The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-05
SOUTH DAKOTA
MAN ON WARPATH
Beef Trust Attacked by Con-
gresham Martin.
DEMOCRATS ARE WITH HIM
sIMMs OF TENNESSEE RETAINS
HIS SEAT.

Washington, March 4.-The house to-
DAY adopted a resolution unanimously
reported by the elections committee de-
claring Mr.. Simms Dem. Tenn.) en-
titled TO the seat which was contested
by F. NJ. Davis, a Republican.
The conference report on the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill
was adopted. The house then went in
. committee Of the whole to consider
the Indian appropriation bill.
Mr.. Herman (Ore.) 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.
Attack of Beef Trust.
Mr.. Martin of South Dakota was al
loted thirty minutes for the minority
when he addressed the house on his
resolution providing for an investiga-
ton by the department Of commerce
and labor of the cause of the difference
in price of beef on the hoof and when
dressed.
He prefaced his remarks with a high
tribute to Attorney General Knox, say
ing he 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 10 the con-
clusion that the great meat markets
or 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.
Worse Than Before.
Mr.. 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"
continued Mr.. Martin, so far as the
rights Of the producer and consumer
are concerned. they are even worse
than before this injunction was placed
on this so-called trust. I think there
Is every indication that after the in
junction they changed their methods.
and instead of agreeing and cOmbin-
ing in advance their representatives go
into the market every day and when
one buys lot of beef the others re-
frain from bidding against him. and
afterward divide up the purchase
among themselves"
Foraker's Folly.
This method, Mr.. Martin declared.
was a clear violation of the terms of
the Sherman antitrust law, which he
believed was adequate 10 remedy the
evil. He paid his compliments to Sen
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 it
should be enforced more vigorously
Mr.. Martin related the experience OF
stockmen in their efforts to dispose of
their stock on the Chicago market.
One, he mentioned, received a bid on
a trainload of stock at South Omaha.
he did not accept this bid, but his cars
were all ticketed by some one after he
had refused the bid. When he reached
Chicago he could get TO other bid than
the precise one made at South Omaha.
He determined not TO sell. and had to
wait for some time, until finally he ac-
cepted the bid of an independent pack
er Of Indiana.
Democrats With Him.
Mr. Martin said he was not one who
went into hysteria every time the word
trust was mentioned. The trust had
come TO stay. The question was would
they let the rest of us stay. He be-
lieved a big monopoly existed IN one OF
lue IOOu pTOuuCLS winch should De IN
Vestigated by the department OF COM
merce and labor in accordance with his
resolution. You will get every vote
on this side" said Mr.. Stephens, adj
dressing Mr.. Martin.
Mr.. Hedges of Iowa, suggesting that
he had been solicited to explain the
Iowa idea" said that idea first con-
templated revision and now reciprocity
with Canada. The Iowa idea" he
said. had the endorsement of every
Democrat in that state. Mr.. Hedges |
opposed the 'Jowa. idea" either with re-
spect to tariff revision or reciprocity
with Canada.
Mr.. Robinson Of Indiana closed the |
general debate on the bill. He charged |
that a monopoly Of the coal business !
existed in the Indian Territory, ard !
that 600,00O people in that territory had |
no redress.
The house. at $50 p. m, adjourned |
until tomorrow.