Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-02-19
HOUSE A UNIT
ON ANTITRUST
Bill Adopted By Unanimous
Vote By Both Parties and
Without Excitement.
MANY AMENDMENTS OFFERED
Democrats Endeavor to Put Teeth" In
the BiiI, Hut Are Unsuccessfui-.Party
Ranks Were Broken but Once. and Then
on an Amendment by Thomas

Washington. Feb, 7.-Senate-The
statehood bill again today claimed the
greater share of the senate's attention.
Mr.. Mean continued, but did not con-
clude his speech on that subject, and
toward the close of the day there was
a general debate on the allegation of
the opposition to the bill that it does
not contain a a sufficient safeguard
against polygamy. A large number of
bills to which there was no objection
were passed during the day.
House.-By a unanimous vote, 245
to 0, the house today passed the anti.
trust bill. The closing chapter was
| devoid OF excitement. For three
hours the democrats offered series of
| amendments assigned to place teeth"
In the bill, but they were either ruled
out OF order or voted down by a strict
| party vote. On only one vote were the
| political ranks broken. II was on an
amendment offered by Mr.. Thomas
| (rep.) of Iowa 20 make the filing of re-
turns incumbent upon all corporations
| mandatory. On that amendment seven
| republicans voted with the democrats.
| The bill as passed requires corpora
lions hereafter organized" to file re-
turns covering their articles of incor-
| poration. financial composition, condi-
| ton, ETC., with the interstate COM
| merce commission on penalty of being
| restrained from engaging in interstate
| commerce.; prescribes penalties for
false returns, etc. The commission
is given authority in it's discretion to
call for similar returns from existing
corporations doing an interstate bust
ness. The commission Is given power
to compel the answer to questions and
fine of not to exceed $4,000 is i'm
posed for failure to obey the commits
sion in this respect. Rebates by car.
riers is made punishable with fine Of
not less than $1,000 and corporations
violating the provisions Of this section
are forbidden the use of the instru-
mentalities of interstate commerce.
Carriers are prohibited from knowing
ly transporting articles produced, man.
ufactured or sold in violation of the
| Sherman act. In cases Of prosecu-
tons no person is to be excused from
testifying on the ground that such ties.
timony would tend to incriminate MIN,
but for such testimony the witness is
not to be prosecuted. The circuit
courts are given jurisdiction in cases
oil violation and it Is made the duty Of
the district attorney to institute pro-
ceedings to prevent violations and in
| dividual persons damaged by viola
tons are given authority to sue.
Washington. Feb. 9.-Senate.-In
the senate today Mr.. Carmack spoke
on the Rawlins resolution calling on
the secretary of war to send to con.
greSs certain records Of courts mar.
tial. He charged that murders in the
Philippines by American soldiers had
become so common that they would
not bear investigation, and that this
answer was entirely satisfactory Ito
our noble, generous and humane sec
rotary of war" He also criticised the
president for never having heard of
the Captain Brownell case after hav-
| ing announced his intention of prob
| ing crimes in the Philippines" Mr..
Kean spoke on the statehood bill for
a short time, when he yielded to
various senators, who INDUCED in de-
bate over the question, of the inter-
ference of the Mormon church in poll
tics. Mr.. EllIins also spoke at length
in defense Of the claims of New
Mexico statehood.
Washington, Feb. 10.-Senate.-The
statehood bill again came up in the
senate and Mr.. Morgan of Alabama
! spoke on 1t for some time. In the
course Of his remarks he referred to
bills regarding trusts, which he said
have been kept back and will be kept
back until it is too late for discussion
regarding them. The time Of the SEN
ate was being wasted on account Of
what he termed "a peaceful political
blockade" on the statehood bill, when
more important measures were wait.
ing action. Mr.. Hanna presented the
conference report on the department
of commerce BILL final vote on 1t be-
ing deferred until tomorrow in order
that 1t might be printed. The confer.
ence report on the general staff bill
was agreed to. A number of other
bills were passed.
House.-The house today adopted
the conference report on the depart
ment of commerce bill by a vote Of
251 to 10. One republican (Mr. Little
field and nine democrats voted
against this action. Several demo
Gratis took the position that the Mel.
son amendment to the bureau OF cor
porations was a weak and ineffectual
attempt to provide the machinery for
corporation publicity. Mr.. Mann OF
Illinois, on behalf of the republicans,
contended, on the contrary, that 1t
was better measure of publicity than
had been presented in any other bill.
The remainder of the day was devoted
to sundry civil appropriation bill. Mr..
Cannon, chairman Of the appropriation
committee, gave notice that at the
proper time he would move two
amendments, one to provide for the
purchase of a site and the erection OF
a three-story 400 room Office building
for members, to be connected with the
China is gradually emerging from
the Dark Ages, and will send young
men to United States and Europe, so
they may be taught new accomplish
ments, and 1t Is sad to say-new
vices.
Trusts have begun to carry their
own Insurance.; the International Ma
rine Company having cancelled all its
policies, VIVA the view Of laying aside
an "emergency-fund" to meet possible
losses.
An express robper near WATERFOWL,
N. Y, leaped from the train while 1t
was running fifty miles an hour. and
was arrested in a grocery when he
was trying to dry the mud of his
clothes and get something to eat.
Weevils destroy not only wheat, but
cotton, and a convention Of 600 grow.
ers of the plant, in Texas, has been
trying to devise means to do away
with the pest.
Drunkenness in Madagascar Is ON
the increase, and 1t has been neces-
sary to pass restraining laws In the
matter. It is wonderful how civiliza-
ton is spreading.