The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-01-31
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM THE
Nations Capital. Things Being
Done and Talked About.
ALASKAN BOUNDARY MATTER.
The Anti Trust Bill. Deadlock on State
hood Bill, The Cuban Reciprocity
Bill. Treaty with Colombia, Etc.
Washington. Jan. 26. 1903.

w nat promises 10 CONSTITUTE the
greatest triumph IN the preseD,
administrator vas accomplished III
Washington late Saturday, afternoon
when Secretary Of State Hay and
Sir Michael Herbert signed treaty
providing for the final settlement
of the Alaskan boundary difficulty,
the last oicS SION of dispute between
Great Britain and the United States
Three eminent iur,sts are to be az
pointed by each of the treating
countries at d the SIX will constitute
a i,int commission by the decision
OF whlch each is bnuhd by treaty to
abide. The settlement Of this l,st
remaining dispute between 'irea'
Britain and hs country removes
every grounh i,r difference between
the Two nations and makes fer that
erfect harm ny which has been
the object at Spcre arl Hay ever
since he took charge of the dipio-
matte rela ions of the eUniled States.
Congress now ha. before il q
carefully considered, >kllifn!Issd'awn
and conservative antitrust bill,
which while /, would not njure any
sc.oalled trust doing a legitimate
business would, If placed on the
statutes and enioreed, prevent the
unjust aud nefarl1u, practices winch
have 10 The past opera ed To build
up gigantic mon pole, and drive
competitors uut of tie market. The
b,ll ,ep9rlei by the House JUDICIARY
Comu,It',e has II ce;yei the apl'r val
f the Attorney General who states
that it contains PROVISIONS which
are ueedtul to the proper urosecn-
tion OF the presei law against trade
discrimination and that it in no IN
stance violates the Constitution OF
the United States. While the demo
Gratis will urge the adoption of more
drastic provisions than those con-
tanned III 'he proposed law, they
will support it lii lieu OF sometlnp
more In accord with their ideas.
Blefly, the proposed law pro.
vides for publicity tor corporations
dong an interstate business, pro-
hiblts rebates or discrimination in
rates and service by transportation
companies and forbids conspiracy,
cutting prices, ETC., With a view to
running competitors. Reviewing
the measure, Representative Powers,
of Massachusetts said to your cor
responder, at lies fully within the
constitutional authority Of Con
gress, but it marks . distinct ad
vance in the, legislation already
provided to prevent rebates and dis
and the destruction of
competition b7 large corporations
and combinations. Publicity for
corporate statistics is left largely in
the discretion of the Interstate
Commerce Commission which will
not make public such facts and tg-
ures as could be used to the dis
advantage of legitimate enterprises
No corporation is endangered by the
provisions of the bill unless it is
engaged III operations in violation
of the law now on the statute or OF
its spirit"
The Littlefield antitrust bill will
doubtless pass the House at an early
date with few dissenting votes. 1t
remains to be seen, however, wha,
The Senate will do with it. "lt is
well known that the upper chamber
cen aims champlons-lt might al
most be written creatures-Of the
srest corporate interests OF ,h'
country and the7 are to be found II
both parties. Under the rules Of sh'
Senat, few men are all, powertu
and the question which now in
terests the vast army Of consumer
is whether the Senate will permi
| an adequate and effectual trust oil
to be placed on the statu'ts.
| Wien The Senate first convene'
| his winter. the leaders were unan'
mons in their statements that ther
/ would be no antitrust Legislation
III ,ater the President announced ths
liz there were none he would ca
Congress IN extra session. Ths
1.-The leaders experienced change I
hesrt and announced that the
h would be some. e.sstatutory revision,