Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-01-09
RESOLUTIONS CHARGE MORTON
WITH DEFENDING REBATES.
WOULD ARREST NAVY HEAD
Baker of New York Asks Vigorous
Action-Statehood Bill Has Right
of Way in the Senate and Plenty
Of Votes Appear in Sight-Spooner
and Taft Confer.

Washington, Jan. 5.-Representa-
tive Baker of New York yesterday IN
tIoduced a, number of resolutions col-
tanning allegations relating to corpor-
ations and rebates. They also al
Jude to testimony given by Secretary
of the Navy Morton in railroad
case before he entered the cabinet.
The resolutions, after asserting that
rebates were granted by the railroad
with which Secretary Morton was for
merly connected, and saying that Mr..
Morton is reported as defending such
rebates, call on the attorney generai
to report whether the act of Mr. Nor
ton as an official of that road in allow
ing a rebate is in violation of law
and what steps if amy should be tax
en- against him. One resolution
seeks to commit the house to the opin-
ion that the secretary of the navy
and the traffic manager of the road
should be arrested.
Short Session of House.
The house was in session but few
moments. Mr.. Grosvenor submitted
a report of the merchant marine COM
mittee Mr.. Mann announced the
death of the late Congressman Mahon
ey and the house adjourned until to-
day.
Senate Talks of New States.
Upon reconvening yesterday after
the holiday recess the senate plunged
directly into the consideration of the
bin for the admission of two state, to
be composed of Arizona and New
Mexico, and Oklahoma and Indian
Territory A motion by Senator Bev
eridge to take up the bill prevailed by
a two-thirds majority. Senator Hey
burn, who renewed his efforts to get
UP the pure food bill, voted with the
democrats on one roll CALL but with
this exception the republicans voted
solidly to proceed with the considera-
ton of the statehood bill and the
democrats solidly against A motion
by Senator Bate to recommit was
voted down. Senator Nelson spoke
at length in advocacy of the bill.
Bill Against Trusts and Mergers.
A national board to exercise super
vision and control over corporations Is
provided for in bill INTRODUCED in the
senate by Senate Hepburn. 1t is
proposed that congress create a new
department Of the government, to ex-
list in connection with the department
of commerce and labor, to be known
as the national board Of corpora
TONS
Authority far greater than that en-
joyed by the department now entrust-
ed with the regulation of so-called
trusts and monopolies will be given
the national board of corporations it
Senator Hepburn's bill becomes law.
The bill provides that the board shall
have power to compel the production
OF all books or documents, or attend.
ance of witnesses necessary to the in,
vestigation of any question affecting
the right of corporation to engage in
business under the provision of tbs
act 1t is provided that an interstate
transportation corporation doing bus
mess as common carrier shall not be
controlled by any other corporation en-
gagged in like or similar business or
by any trust or controlling pool of in
terests, through voting pool or other
arrangement amounting to a merger Of
the operations or interests of such cor
porations. If the corporation is one
engaged in the productive or manufac,
turing or commercial industry it is
provided that it shall not receive any
rebate or advantage in rates or trans,
portation which would give to it any
discriminating advantage as against
any other person or corporation ship
ping products of similar character
over such transportation lines under
like conditions. In case of all corpo,
rations it is provided that they shall
not become parties to any trust ar
rangement which would create a mo-
nopoly of any commercial interest.
More Civil War Claims.
Senator Warren reported to the SEN