The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-17
SENATE AND HOUSE.
MIR. Tillman Again Charges At
torney General With mac
tfvity Against Trusts.
ARMY APPROPRIATIONS pAesEn
ARMY APPROPRIATIONS PASSED
House Then Began Considering the
Department Of Commerce Hlli-The
Cuban Reciprocity Measure Report
ed with TWO Amendments.
Considering the

CUBAN reciprocity Measure Report
ed With Two Amendments.
Washington. Jan. len the senate
yesterday Senator Tillman continued
his arraignment Of trusts and monop
olies, and again charged the attorney
general was responsible primarily TOR
lack of action against trustS.
The statehood bill was under dis
cussion for short time, Nj. Foraker
urging the right OF Oklahoma, Arizona
and New Mexico to be admitted into
the Union.
Mr.. McLaurin tsIiss.) called atten
ton to charges that the people OF In.
dianola, Mss. had been guilty OF
threats AMI intimidation against the
postmaster, and declared them to BE-
untrue, remarking that his object IN
bringing the matter to the attention
OF the senate was in order that his
denial might go into the Congressional
Record as tn answer to those VINO
made the charge.
Mr.. Fairbanks gave notice that he
would call up tie immigration bill on
Monday.
At 4.5o p. m. the senate went into
executive session and soon afterward
adjourned until Monday
In the House.
The house yesterday passed the
army appropriation bill and began con.
sideration of the department of com.
merce bill, under special rule max.
ing it a--eontinuing order until dis.
posed of. The opposition to the meas.
ure came entirely from the Demo
cratic side and was based chiefly on.
the ground that the transfer OF the
bureau Of labor to the new depart.
ment would subordinate that bureau
to a department which would repre-.
sent capitalistic interests. The friends
Of the bill denied the assumption that
the head Of the new department would
be hostile to labor. They maintained
that the bill would increase the dig
nifty Of the bureau of labor by giving
the head of the department a seat in
the cabinet. Those who participated
In the debate were Messrs. Mann Qll.), .
Corliss (Mich.), Adamson (Ga.), Scott
(Kan) and Hepburn Qa.), in favor OF
the measure. and Messrs. Richardson
(Ala), Haines (Tenn.), Davis (Fla.)
Clayton (Ala.), Shackleford (Mo.l
Cochran (Mo.) and wooten CTexasl,
against II.
At $40 p. m.~the house adjourned.
Cuban Reciprocity.
The senate committee on foreign
relations yesterday agreed to report
the Cuban reciprocity treaty to the
senate with no amendments. The
first of these is, the guarantee against
further reduction of the sugar tariff,
which was adopted Wednesday, and
the other makes a reduction of 40 per
cent in the reduction of the duty on
American cattle exported to Cuba, in
stead of 20 per cent, as provided In
the treaty as 1t was originally trans
mitted to the senate. Senators Bacon.
and Bailey cast their votes against
the resolution for favorable report,
but all the other votes were In the af-
firmative.
Later in the day, in the executive
session of the senate, Senator Cullom
reported the treaty as amended by the
foreign relations committee, and gave
notice that he would call 1t up Mon.
day next and would endeavor to Sc.
cure action upon It at the earliest DOS
sible day This notice was in accord.
ance with general understanding
among Republican senators. 1t is ex-
pected that there will be considerable
debate on the treaty and that some
time win elapse before It can be acted
upon.
Antitrust Bill.
The following statement was given
out by the sub-house judiciary com.
mittee, which is charged with the
preparation Of an antitrust bill:
I'VE have had conference with the
attorney general and have been In.
formally considering among other
things his suggestions. as wen as dIs-
cussing the general form Of the leg.
islation. No definite action has been
taken by the subcommittee and we
shall not be prepared to report to the
full committee before the early part
of next week
The positive statement was made
that there has been no hitch to occa-
sion the delay. 1T Is simply a ques.
ton now Of perfecting the bill." said
one member Of the subcommittee.
coienel Thompson.
Sioux City, Ia. Jan. 16.-colonel
Thompson. of Rock Rapids. former
Thompson. of Rock Ranfde form s4r