Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-05
Rep Martin Would Like to Know
Cause of the Difference In
Their Price
ASKS FOR AN INVESTIGATION.
Would Have the Department OF Com.
merce and Labor Con.
duct Ii.

Washington March i.--The house to-.
day adopted a resolution unanimously
reported by the elections committee de.
claring Mn Simms dem, Tenn. en-
titled TO the seat which was contested
by f, NJ, Davis, Republican,
The conference report on the dIplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill
was adopted. The house then went in
to committee Of the whole to consider
the Indian appropriation bill.
Mr. Herman orr, addressed the
house IN favor Of an appropriation bill
for the Lewis & Clark exposition,
Mr. Stanley Of Kentucky made an
appeal for the tobacco growers COM
planning Of the monopoly in the to-
bacCo trade.
Mr.. Martin of South Dakota was al
lotted so minutes for the minority when
he addressed the house on his resolu-
ton providing for an investigation by
the department OF commerce and labor
Of the cause Of the difference In price
Of hecf on the hoof and when dressed
He prelaced his remarks with a high
tribute TO Atty.-Gen. Knox. saying
ho considered him the most efficient
attorney general the country has had
In the prosecution Of antitrust laws,
Mr. Martin said that the western
stock men had been forced TO the con.
cluslon that the great meat markets
OF the country were manipulated
against them The recent meeting Of
The Stock Raisers association had rec
ognized This fact by resolutions favor
ing the establishment Of independent
packing houses.
MIR Martin turned his attention to
the proceedings Of the attorney general
IN 1902 against the beef trust which
Is now on appeal before the supreme
court of the United States, but, 70
continued Mr.. Martin. 80 far as the
rights of the producer and consumer
are concerned, they are even worse
than before this injunction was placed
is every indication that after the In
Junction they changed their methods,
and instead Of agreeing and combining
In advance their representatives. go
into the market every day and when
one buys a lot Of beef the others re-
frain from bidding against him, and
afterward divide up the purchase
among themselves
This method, Mr. Martin declared,
was clear violation Of the terms OF
the Sherman antitrust law. which he
believed was adequate 20 remedy the
evil. He paid his compliments to Sem
ator Foraker for introducing a bill In
the senate TO repeal the forfeiture
clause Of the Sherman law and gained
Democratic applause by declaring that
instead Of removing that clause II
should be enforced more vigorously.
Mr. Martin related the experience OF
stOckmen IN their efforts to dispose Of
one, he mentioned received a bid ON
trlinoud Of stock at South Omaha.
lie did not accent this bid, but his cars
were all tlcketed by some one after he
had refused the bid. When he reached
Chicago he could get no other bid than
the precise one made ut South Omaha
He determined not to sell, and had To
wait for some time, until finally he ac.
capted the bid Of AN Independent pack"
en- NJ Indiana,
Mr.. Martin said he was not one who
went into hysterla every time the word
trust VAS mentioned The trust had
come 10 stay. The question wHs would
they let the rest OF us stay. He be-
lieycd big monopoly existed In one Of
the food products which should be in
vosiigatcd bv the department Of com-
merce and labor In accordance with
his resolution. you will yet every vote
on this side said Mr. Stephens, adj
dressing Mr. Martin.
Nv, Hedges VI Iowa, suggesting that
he had been solicited 10 eXulain the
"lowa idea. said that idea first con-
tcmplaied revision and now reciprocity
with Canada. The Iowa idea," he
Soid, had the endorsement Of every
Democrat I'm that state, Mr. Hedges
opposed the "Iown idea" either with re-
spect 10 tnrlrf revision or reciprocity
with Canada,
Nv Robinson of Indiana closed the
general debate on the hill. lie charged
that u monopoly NJ the cool business
existed IN tho Indian Terrltovv. and
that Goo NOO people IN that territory had
no rodross.
The house, ut $3.50 p, M, adjourned
until tomorrow