Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-10
ANTITRUST BILL PASSED.
The Littlefeld Measure Is Adopted
by theHouse by Vote
of 245 to o.
MANY AMENDMENTS TO BILL OFFERED.

sulxer Declares Present Measure Uns
der Confederation Has Been Pre-
pared by Clever Trust Lawyers of
New York-senator Morgan Meets
with Defeat In Senate.
Washington, Feb. 9.-The Littlefeld
antitrust bill passed the house 245 to 0
on roll call.
Washington, Feb. 9.-In the abb
sence of Speaker Henderson, who is
confined to his hotel with a sore
throat, Mr.. Lacey, of Iowa, Saturday
presided over the house.
Some routine business preceded the
resumption of the consideration of
the antitrust bill. The senate
amendments to the army appropria-
ton bill were non-concurred in and
the bill was sent to conference.
Messrs. Hull Qa.), Capron (R. ~ and
Hay (Va.) were appointed conferees.
General debate on the antitrust
bill having closed Friday, the bill was
read for amendment under the FIVE
minute rule. Mr.. Littlefeld, in charge
of the bill, offered an amendment to
section /, which was adopted, pro-
viding that suits for failure to make
returns under the bill could be
brought wherever the defaulting cor
poration ''has a place of business"
Mr.. De Almond (Mo.) offered the
minority amendment TO this section,
providing that all corporations with
a capital of 100000 or more doing
an interstate business now or here
after" organized, should make an
nual returns.
Amendment Voted Down.
The amendment was voted down, 20
to 90. Mr.. Thomas (rep. Ia.) offered
another amendment in substance like
that offered by Mr.. De Almond, ex-
cept that there was no limitation
upon the capital stock of corpora
tions required to file returns, and it
also was voted down, 76 to 81.
Mr.. Sulzer (dem., N. " charged
that clever trust lawyers of New
York had prepared the pending bill.
He said at one time he thought Mr..
Littlefeld was sincere, but he was
now reluctantly compelled to give
the opinion that the bill of the trust
buster from Maine" was ''seven
pounds lighter than straw hat"
Mr.. Sulzer said he believed the pres
ident was honestly attempting to ac-
complish something. The difficulty
was that his party would not support
him. The pending bill was as inef-
fectual as a putty blower would be
to stop an elephant on the rampage"
Mr.. Henry (dem., Tex.) offered as a
new section an amendment to place
steel rails, binding Irvine, paper and
some other articles on the free list. TIC
it Mr.. Littlefield made point of order
This matter was allowed to go over
until the reading of the bill was re.
ported.
Morsa. Meets Defeat.
Washington, Feb. AT the open.
ing of the session of the senate Sat
urday Senator Gallinger presented a
partial report of the conferees Of the
two houses of congress on the bill
increasing pensions to ex-soldiers
who have lost limbs. He stated that
the house had changed the rates ma
| 'terially, increasing some of the pen.
sions allowed under the act of 1890
The report was adopted and fur.
Their conference ordered.
Senator Morgan again called up his
resolution requesting the secretary
of the navy to forward papers on file
in his department concerning the
movements and correspondence Of
naval officers in Colombian waters
during the past years, but was in
formed that the resolution had gone
to the calendar, under the rules. He
| claimed that, notwithstanding the
rule, the resolution is before the sen.
ate and he pleaded for vote upon
it, saying that he wanted the infor-
nation asked for and that the world
wanted it, whether the senate wanted
it or not. He claimed that undue
pressure had been used in disposing
of the resolution.
By unanimous consent the resolu-
ton was taken up and vote was
taken on Senator Hale's motion to
refer to the committee on naval af-
fairs. The motion prevailed by q
strict party vote, 81 to IS. The reso-
luton was therefore referred, and
| when Senator Morgan complained
that it would not be acted upon l.y
| the committee, Senator Hale replied
that it would not be favorably re.
| ported in its present form with his
consent.
Confere.es Agree.
Washington, Feb. 9.-The conferees
on the department of commerce bill
have reached an agreement. The con-
tentions of the senate in the m lost i'm
portant matters have been acceded to
by the house conferees, which leaves
the interstate commerce commission a
separate organization. All reference
to the interstate commerce commits
sion is eliminated, and the statistical
bureaus to be transferred are specified,
being confined to the war department.,
the navy department and the depart
ment of justice.
Amendment to Philippine Bill.
Washington, Feb. 9.-Senator Patter-
son Saturday introduced an amend.
ment to the Philippine currency bill to
carry into effect the recommendation
of the president for the appointment of
commission to devise a plan for a