Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-15
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Washington, Jan. 6.--Senate SEN
ator Hoar made a notable speech in
the senate today on his bill regulating
trusts. His utterances were listened
to with marked attention. He said
that nearly all thoughtful men in this
country are agreed that some legisla-
ton, state or national, ought to be
had for the regulation and control of
what are called trusts" and of large
masses of capital accumulated by cor.
porations or artificial persons holding
property and conducting business
without Individual liability. There
was, he said, a general feeling of in
security and alarm about the matter
and we were dealing with a real peril
and not with fancy or imaginary
danger. He argued that If his bill
should become law and prove effec-
tive no corporation engaging in the
commerce which Is within the jurisdic-
tion of congress can keep its condi-
ton secret. The bill, he said de
ponds for its validity on the constitu.
tional power of congress to regulate
international and interstate commerce.
Should the bill not prove effectual he
contended that 1t would be easy to ex-
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personal liability on every stock
holder. Senator Vest made an attack
on protected industries through the
operation of the Dingley law. Vest
used as text for his remarks his reso.
luton introduced yesterday. instruct.
ing the committee on finance to pre-
pare and report bill removing the
duty on coal. Feeble in the extreme
and supporting himself on his desk,
he called attention to the condition of
distress which had arisen as result
OF the shortage in the coal supply.
There was breathless silence in the
chamber as he spoke, and every sen.
ator on the floor turned in his direc-
ton In order to catch his words. lac
said that the question was no longer
personal one, Lut one of humanity
and that We are not on the verge of a
crisis, but actually in it. He charged
the republican senators with being
silent and dumb to the state of affairs
having only in mind the party cry,
stand pat..'' He characterized the
Dingley tariff act as a sacred ele.
plant with which lothing was to be
DONE" He sarcastically remarked
that II the whole question was one of
raising money for the next presiden.
tial campaign, that was the end of the
discussion.
House.'-The house today passed the
bill for the creation of a general STAFF
Tor the army by vote of 1853 to 81.
BY the terms Of the bill it becomes
the duty of the general staff to pre-
pare plans for the national defense
and for the mobilization of the army
IN time of war. to investigate and re-
port on all questions affecting the ef
iciency of the service and to render
professional aid to the secretary and
to general officers and other superior
commanders.
Washington, Jan. 7.-Senate.-The
senate discussed the bill for the re-
organization of the militia and also the
statehood bill. Mallory of Florida led
the democratic senators in opposition
to the section Of the militia bill proyid-
ing for reserve force of trained men,
the contention being that it not only
intringed on the rights of the several
states. but also Increased the standing
army by 100000 men. When the state
hood bill came up Beverage had read
number Of resolutions adopted at
recent convention in Oklahoma favor
Ing single statehood with Indian Ter
ritory. Quay. who is leading the fight
for the admission of Oklahoma. Ari.
zona and New Mexico, criticised the
resolutions, saying the people who
adopted them had not acted intelli
gently because the single statehood
bill had been withdrawn. He further
charged that they did not represent
the sentiment of majority of the peo
pie of Oklahoma.
House.-The session of the house
lasted a little more than two hours.
The senate bill for the redemption of
the silver coinage of the Hawaiian
islands and it's recoinage into United
States coin, was passed after an hours
debate.
Washington, Jan. S.-Senate-To-
day the senate again discussed the
Vest resolution requesting the finance
committee to report a bill removing
the duty on anthracite coal, and Al
drich replied to some of the criticisms
of Vest, made last Tuesday. Aldrich
insisted that the resolution would not
accomplish the result sought, and that
it infringed the constitutional rights
| Of the house in respect to revenue
bills. Aldrich said that a democratic
senate voted to put duty of 40 cents
On coal IN 1894 and that they favored
, Tree coal except on the day when they
could have free coal into the tariff
bill. Vest in reply said that the &C
cent duty on coal was the result of a
"hold-up" by few democratic SEN
ators. To confirm his assertion that
Oingley had mace the statement that
The Dingley rates were placed high in
order to negotiate reciprocity treaties,
Vest read from letter addressed to
him by the editor OF the Philadelphia
Bulletin. in which the writer declared
that Dingley made the statement to
one Of his Washington correspondents.
Hale expressed his disbelief in the
statement, and feelingly referred to
Dingley's services to his state and
country, and paid high tribute to his
character. The Dingley bill, he re.
garded as a great, magnificent gift
10 the American people in the cause
Of protection and prosperity"
House.-The houSe today passed the
reported from the committee except
Tor an amendment limiting the mum.
Der of assistant cniefs to four.
Washington, Jan. 9.-House.-The
military appropriation bill was report.
ed. The house then went into commit.
lee Of the whole to consider private
pension bills. One hundred and forty
four bills were passed, none Of especial
Importance. Russell, Of Texas, criti'
cised the house for undue haste in the
consideration of private pension legis-
lation and precipitated quite debate.
He called attention to the fact that
since the civil war 10000 special bills
had been passed by congress, over
1000 of these in the first session of
the present congress. Replying, Lacy
called attention to the fact that, the
cases before congress were cases II