Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-21
A new DEP'AR TlME.NT
House Passes Measure for Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor.
ONLY FORTY VOTES CAST AGAINST IT
A Change from the Senate Bill, But
Conference Agreement Ii Pre-
dicted-It Will Include Many
ImpOrtant Bureaus.

born fight the house Saturday after
noon passed the department of COM
merce and labor bill, by vote OF 157
to 40. All the republicans and 20 dem
ocrats voted for the bill. The demo-
Gratis made a determined effort to re-
strict the new department to COM
merce alone, but failed to prevent the
incorporation in it of labor. Several
amendments offered by the committee
were adopted. Mr.. Mann, of Chicago,
who had the bill in charge, was warmly
congratulated after it's passage upon
his success. AS the bill now goes to
the senate it empowers the president
to place in the new department at his
discretion all bureaus or divisions that
have to do with statistical or scientific
work.
Will Include Many Bureaus.
The measure is materially different
from the one passed by the senate at
the last session, but there is no doubt
that in conference an agreement can
be reached, and that before the close
of this session law will be placed up
on the statute books providing for the
organization of the new department.
The measure, as passed by the house,
leaves the life-saving service, the ma
rine hospital service, the steam
boat inspection service, the bureau of
navigation and the shipping commits
sioners under the control of the treas
ury department, but authorizes the
president in his discretion to transfer
other bureaus for the collection of sta
tistics and the interstate commerce
commission to the new department.. 1t
places under the control of the new
department the national bureau of
standards, the coast and geodetic sur
vey, the bureau of statistics, the CEN
sus bureau, the bureau of foreign COM
merce, the bureau of immigration, in
GLIDING jurisdiction over Chinese immi-
manufactures and corporations
Provides Heavy Penalty.
A bill was introduced by Representa-
tive Bell, of Colorado providing that
any producer, dealer, transporter.
agent or other person in any territory
of the United States who shall ioin
with any other person or persons for
the purpose of raising the price of any
article of food or fuel, or it's carriage
and handling, shall be guilty of extor-
ton. A maximum penalty of S., 900
fine or imprisonment for one year is
provided.
Pledge Aid to President.
Washington, Jan. 10. - President
Roosevelt and prominent members of
the senate conferred Saturday re-
garding the outlook for legislation
during the remainder of the session.
The president is said to desire anti
trust legislation, as we'll as ratifi-
cation of the Cuban treaty, and it is
believed efforts will be directed to-
ward the accomplishment of these
ends.
Senator Fairbanks assured the
president that the Cuban treaty
would be ratified and that perhaps
some legislation bearing upon the
trust question would be enacted.
Senator Beveridge told the president
it was certain now that the omnibus
statehood bill could not be passed bv
the senate.
Senator Burrows, of Michigan, who
last spring led the opponents of reci-
procity legislation, told the president
that with possibly one exception the
10 senator's who opposed that legis-
1ation would support the pending Gu
ban reciprocity treaty as amended.
He had no doubt the treaty would be
ratified, as he was assured that no
captious opposition was to be ex-
pected from those democratic sena-
tors who regarded the treaty with
disfavor.
Senator's Platt, of Connecticut, and
Aldrich of Rhode Island, discussed
with the president the prospect of
antitrust legislation. Both were of
| opinion that some measure perhaps
| could be passed at this session, al
| though it was pointed out that, with
less than six weeks of the session re-
| naming, it would be serious prob
lem to overcome any very strenuous
opposition to any measure.
|! May Pass Antitrust Bills.
| Washington, Jan. 19.-The indica-
tions are that the present week will
witness the passage by the house of
the antitrust measures being pre-
pared by the judiciary committee.
The subcommittee which is at work
on the bill expect to have it ready to
report to the full committee on Tues
day, and no delay is expected in the
full committee. It is still possible that
| a separate measure will be reported to
cover the publicity features. As soon
as the measure or measures are re-
ported everything will be sidetracked
and they will be brought into the
house. The leaders already have
~ agreed to this course, and special or
der for consideration will be prepared.
No decision has yet been reached as to
the length of time which will be al
lowed for discussion. or whether OPP
portunity will be given for amend
ment. The democrats will desire ex-
tended debate, but owing to the late