The Washington times., 1903-01-21
First Step Of Republican
Leaders Toward Taking
Entire Matter Out Of
Hands Of the House Of
Representatives.
Upper Body VIII Now Take
Initiative by Offering
Amendments to Depart
ment of Commerce Bill
Passed by Lower Body.

Senator Elkins. chairman Of the Com
mittee on Interstate Commerce. and of
the subcommittee. which has been pre-,
pairing an antitrust bill. today intro
duced the subcommittee bill.
The introduction of Mr. EIking' bill IS
the first step in the program Of the Re
publican leaders in the Senate to take
the work Of busting out Of the
hands Of the House trust busters" ." wha
have been totally unable to agree ugon
the terms Of a measure that would be
acceptable to The Administration. The
Senate viii now act on its own initia-
tive without regard to what the House
does by offering its propositions as
amendments 10 the bill creating a De
partment Of Commerce.
"A bill to further regulate commerce
with foreign nations and among the
States.
BE it enacted" etc.
Section L That anything done or
omitted TO be done by a corporation
common carrier. subject TO the act 10
regulate commerce and the acts amend
atory thereof which, if done or omitted
by any lessee, trustee. receiver. Of
fcer, agent, or representative of such
corporation. would constitute r5isae-
meanor under said act, shall be held
TO be q misdemeaHor by such corpora
ton, and upon conviction thereof it
shall be subject TO like penalties as are
prescribed IN said acts with reference
to individuals, except as such penalties
are herein changed.
The wilfuI failure upon the part Of
any carrier subject to said acts to file
and publish the tariffs or rates and
charges as required by said acts or
strictly TO observe such tariffs until
changed according 60 law, snail be a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction there
Of the corporation offending shall be
subject TO a fine not less than 5, 600 nor
more than &20.00 for each onense; and
It shall be unlawful for any person. per
sons, or corporation TO offer, grant. or
give, or TO solicit accept. or receive. any
rebate. concession. or discrimination in
respect of transportation of any prop
erty in Interstate or foreign commerce
by any common carrier subject 10 the
acts to regulate commerce whereby any
such property shall. by any device what
ever, be transported at less rate than
that named in the tariffs published and
fled by such carrier, as is required by
said acts 70 regulate commerce.
Every person or corporation who shaI Il
offer, grant. or give, or solicit, accept
or receive any such rebates. concession
or discrimination shall be deemed guilty
Of q misdemeauor. and on conviction
thereof shall be punished by fine Of
not less than 81 600 nor more than
81. GOO In all convictions occurring
after the passage of this act, for ohcnses
under said acts TO regulate commerce
CWhether committed before or after the
passage Of this act), or for offences
under this section. no penalty shall be
imposed on the convicted party other
than the Gne prescribed by law, i'm
prisonment wherever nov. prescribed as
part Of the penalty being hereby
abolished.
Sec. .. That in any proceeding for
the enforcement ofthe provisions of the
statutes relating 10 interstate commerce,
whether such proceedings be instituted
before the Interstate Commerce Comnis-
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