The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08

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Section 5 Of the bill, Senator Hear thinks,
will reach such corporations as the Ameri'
can Sugar Reclining company, which, under
decisions OF the supreme court, has been
held 10 he not liable 10 prosecution under
the so-caiied Sherman antitrust law. Tais
action on the part Of the highest tribunal
In the land was based the representa-
ton Of the attorneys Of the sugar trust
that II was not engaged in Interstate COM
merce. but 10 manufacturing; that its prod
uct was manufactured ia the State Of New
York by one concern and disposed OF In
that aud other states by other concerns.
Under this patent subterfuge practically
every ono Of tho existing trusts could IS
cape punishment, III any action brought
nnder the provisions Of the existing law
Ia section i ~ the Hoar bill Sc is proeided
that mo corporation Joint stock company
or other association shall engage ia con-.
merce with foreign nations. or among the
several States, = majority Of whose stock y
owned by or controlled or held In trusts
for any manufacturing or other corpnTs-
ton which, IN the course OF US manu- ctufe
or production conducts It's business or any
part thereof IN a manner which would DC
prohibited By this act Y II were so CON
Quoted In the course OF such commerce
senator Hoar also points With pride.
as IL were. 10 that potion or his hili whl.h
provides that the attorney general may, ~
hjs discretion. refrain from proceeding to
obtain decree which VIII absolutely pre-
vent the continuance In business of an as'
ISOLATION against which any cNh RroeeS,
Ing may be Instituted II, In his Judgment.
tho interruntiou Of business Will cause seIi-
Gus public loss or inconvenlence This. ne
thinks, will exempt his measure trHn
specihc criticism, Wnlch has peeA ieFe!eo
While the Hoar hin ;. generally under.
stood 70 hc an administration measure, IL
mot the administration measure, Is Is Wig,
Knnx had nothing 10 DO with preparing u.
Senator HOar Is chairman OF TIE senate
Judiciary committee, 20 when u's o.1'' va
feTred ThiS fact adds interest 70 the
situation and increases the speculation con
corning the probable attitude of the con-,
r,ittee toward the measure, That II wouIn
No onposed i,v tho leaders Of the house
tvdi,Isrv committee should Il ever he taken
~ there, Is Indicated BY the attitude .,s o,
Chairman jenkins. whose Elp 81, "''' s''e'
IN recent dispatch to he fost
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There are some people In Washington who
believe that hereafter the New York Jour
nal OF Commerce win not be so active In
ia attacks on the integrity and Efficiency
Of John Hyde. stntistician OF the depart
ment OF agriculture. This belief Is based
on the fact that the Journal Of Commerce
has seen at TO make change IN IT'S wash
lngton bureau as result OF which the
young man who was responsible for the
attacks on Mr.. Hyde retires and b re-
placed by a newspaper writer who Ia well
known In Washington. having been here
at Intervals for several years past, There
Is nothing 20 indicate positively that the
change was made because ct the general
dissatisfaction with the manner IN which
Tie PAPER WIS conducting IT'S crusade
against Mr. Hyde. but IN many quarters u
Is asserted that this IL really the case
The management 81 the Journal Of Com
mercc supported IFS Local representative n
every thing ne did up 20 a certsin potAt.
even permitting BIN 70 write editorials
IN which the statistical division of the
department % agriculture was as severely
criticised as IA the news dispatches enla-
mating FROM the same source Even when
a. H. Murray % Cincinnati, who acted as
secretary ~ the National board 81 trade
committee wrote the management of the
raper calling attention 70 gross inRccura-
oies in the dispatches referred TO, the let
Ter was sent 70 the correspondent here
and ne was asked 70 reply 70 Mr. MURRAY
The retiring correspondent leaves the
newspaper hsld 10 resume work 10 q profes
sion ia which ne was engaged before ccni-
ing 70 washington-- thar Of teaching He
has been given az assistant professorship
IN = ecliegs 81 scns nctA This fact u