The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-23
Representative Lituefle|d Will Report His Measure Today
CONTAINS THE KNOX IDEAS
Provides for Publication of Corpora ton Business and Has Section Gov ering the Hauling of Trust
 Products by Railroads.

Washington, January 22-Representa- tive Littlefield of Maine. chairman of the subcommittee of the house judiciary . committee. to which the anti-trust bills were referred, tomorrow will report to the full judiciary committee a bill which has been drawn and adopted by the sup-com- mittee.
 The bill Is offered as a substitute for the publicity bill introduced by Represen- tative Littlef1eld at the last session. The full committee is expected to take the bill up tomorrow and decide if 1t is to be reported to the house as now framed. The text of the bill follows:
 Text of the Bill.
 "A bill requiring corporations engaged in interstate commerce to make, returns prohibiting rebates and determinations, the use. of interstate commerce in at tempts to destroy competition, and for other purposes.
 Section 1. Be it enacted, etc., that every corporation which may be here- after organized shall at the time of en- gazing In interstate or foreign commerce file the return hereinafter provided for; and every corpora ton whenever engaged In interstate or foreign commerce shall file return with the interstate com. merce committee for the year ending De- cember 31 whenever and at such time as required by said commission, stating It's name, date of organization where and when organized giving statutes under which 1t is organized and all amendments thereof; If concluded, naming constituent companies; if re-organized, name of orig inal corporation or corporations; amount of authorized capital stock, shares Into which 1t Is divided, par value, whether common or preferred, and distinction be- tween each, amount issued and outstand- ing, amount paid in, and how much, if any cash; giving in whole or in part upon the capitalization In earnings and earning capacity, the name and address of each officer, managing agent and director and a true and correct copy of any and all rules, regulations and bylaws. Noth- ing herein contained shall be construed as relieving any corporation from making in addition to the foregoing, such returns as are now required by the act to regu- late commerce. approved February 4, 1887, and all amendments thereof, but the provisions of this act as to signing and making oath to returns and making an- swers on oath to written inquiries shall be applicable to returns and such an- swers made under said act and amend ments thereof.
 To Prevent Repetition.
 "So far as any return may be dupli- cate of one already filed that fact may be stated and the details. which are in such case duplicated need not be re- peated The president, treasurer and majority of the directors of such corpor- ation shall make oath in writing on a return blank that said return is true. Any corporation failing to make such re- turn, or whose treasurer, or other of- ficer, shall fail to make answer, may be restrained, on the suit of the United States, from engaging in interstate com merce until such return Is made Suit may be brought in any district of the United States at the election of the at- torney general.
 Sec. ?. That whoever knowingly swears to an answer to any such in- quiry that Is false. shall be deemed guilty of perjury and punished. Whoever shall knowingly prepare or cause to be prepared a return or answer that Is false as afore- raid. shall be deemed guilty of subord,- nation of perjury and punished.
 Sec. 8. That it shall be the duty of said commission to cause to be prepared and published on or before the first day of June each year, a list of all corpora tions making returns, with an abstract of such returns for free distribution in such number as said commission may deem necessary to meet any reasonable and proper demand therefor, to be distrib- uted under the direction of the commis- sion.
 Sec 4. That said commission shall have the same authority to inquire into the management of the business or said cor porations relating to interstate and for eign commerce in the same manner, and to the same extent, with the same power to compel the attendance and the giving of testimony by witnesses and the produc- ton of books, papers. contracts and agree ments as is provided in "an act to regu- | late commerce." approved February f. | 1887 Said commission shall make an an- nual report to the President containing among other things such specific recom- mendations for additional legislation as 1t may deem necessary.
 Punishable By Fine. Any person who shall neglect or re- | fuse to make returns. attend, or testify or answer any lawful inquiry nereinbefore | provided for, or produce books. papers, 1 contracts agreements and documents in | obedience to the subpoenae or lawful re- | quir ements of the commission. shall be l deemed guilty of an ofrense against the