The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-01-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM THE
Nations Capital. Things Being
Done and Talked About.
THE ANTI TRUST LEGISLATION.
The Cuban Treaty. Beet Sugar Con-
vention Diplomatic Reception :.
Carnegie's Gift, Etc.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM THE
THE ANTI TRUST LEGISLATION
WASHINGTON, Jan. II, 1903

ashlngton, Jan. II, lVOJ.
Anti-,run legislation, the con-
sideratlon OF a Cuban treaty, a
beet. sugar convention and dlplo-
matte reception at the White House
HAYES served to make the past week
IN Washington replete with interest.
History has been made rapidly.
Senator Hoar having introduced
his now famous antitrust measure
has made a remarkable speech IN
Its support. Attorney General Knox
has forwarded to the Judiciary
committees of Congress his view -
TO the character Of legislation es-
sen,ial to proper control Of the
trusts end has supplemented them
with two bills, which were intro.
duced on Friday by Representative
Jenkins. Congressional sentiment
in regard to trust Legislation has, at
The instigatlon Of the President,
undergone a remarkable change
and even some OF the more conser-
valve senator's now admit the pos
sibllity Of some revision OF the
statutes bearing on this subject
There remains little doubt bu,
| that the House will enact two or
three meas lrcs III accordance with
Mr.. Knox's views on the trus, qu"s-
ton One will be favorably re-
ported by the judiciary committee
today. 1t provides for the faclilta-
ton Of court procedure IN cases
brought against trusts by the At.
toruey General. Two others now
IN the hands of the committee on
Judiciary, and drafted by Mr..
Knox, provide respectively for an
amendment TO the Sherman law
which shall make the grantor Of re-
bates on transportation charges cul-
pable and imposes for such viola
ton Of the law fine of IS. 600. II
further provides tina, the recipient,
of such rebate shall forfeit the
privilege Of having lts products
carried in interstate commerce and
forbids common carriers from carry
ing the products of any corporation
which sells its goods at cut prices
with a view TO destroying competi-
ton; the second provides for the
establishment Of commission
which shall be bipartisan and which
shall have full power to enforce The
Sherman law a. it 10 now proposed
to amend It. The tact that neither
Of the Knox laws contains any pro-
vision for that publicity 80 strong
ly advocated by the President Is
the occasion Of much surprise.
The Senate has practically defined
it's position as follows: If the House
can frame and pass one or simple
measures, merely amending the
present statutes, which will call for
little OK no debate and which can
command the practically unanimous
support of the republican mem.
bers Of the Senate, the latter will
attempt to enact them. Otherwise,
| the Senate will not have sufficient
time to accomplish legislation for
trust control. The Statehood bill
IS still dragging along. Almost ever
since Congress reconvened Senator
Nelson has been making a speech
which he announced on Thursday
would take several days mere and
then the chamber, worn out with Its
labors, adjourned until today.
The coal situation has come IN
for considerable attention from the
Senate during what is called "the
morning hour" the interval be.
tween noon and . D. IN. beveral
bills have been introduced removing
the duty on anthracite coal and
Senator Lodge offered measure sus-
pending the duty for the mex, ninety
days. All have been referred to
The Finance Committee, however,
md 1t IL unlikely they will again
see the light Of day. A sharp and
eloquent debate between Senators
Vest and Aldrich was precIpi,ated
,y resolution offered by the for
ncr instructing the Finance com.
nittee 10 prepare a bill removing
)uty on anthracite. Senator Aid rich
Mr.. Vest that the demo.
rats imposed 20 per cent duty on
lathracite coal IN the W,lscn.G,r.