Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-03-09
NEBRASKA ALSO IN THE GAME
PASSES AN ANTITRUST BILL -
BEEF TRUST CASE BEING
PUSHED.

Topeka. Kan, March 4.--The Atchi-
son. Topeka & Santa Fee Railroad COM
pany is to be included in Attorney
General Coleman's suit for conspiracy
against the Standard Oil company.
Mr.. Coleman said last night that the
Santa Fee was left out of the original
petition by an error of the stenograph-
er. Ae will at once file an amended
petition to include the Santa Fee. The
suit is brought against all the rail-
roads in the state.
The strongest feature of the suit,
according to the attorney general is
that relating to the failure of the
Standard OH to pay charter fees, thus
having no authority to do business in
the state. To fight the Standard is the
object Of the suit. The action against
the railroads is brought to dissolve
the freight rate combination.
In case the quo warranto action
against the Standard fails, the officials
will press the suit brought in Sedan
yesterday against the Santa Fee. This
will have the same effect on the
freight rate situation as the suit
brought by the attorney general.
Campaign Of Lawmaking.
The Kansas legislature is pushing
through antitrust bills for a final ad-
journment Saturday night. The fifty
days allowed by the constitution for a
session expired Tuesday. Members
are now working without pay.
The most important antitrust law
enacted by the Kansas legislature is
one to prohibit determinations.
The penalty is a forfeiture to the
state of 5000 for each offense. If a do
nestle corporation be guilty, it's char
ter shall be revoked.
Another bill passed by the senate
and pending in the house is even more
drastic, providing fine of 1000 for
every act of corporation which tends
to drive out or injure competitors.
Laws Hit Hard.
Five laws enacted this winter are
aimed at the Standard Oil company
and it's railroad connections. The
first was the statute establishing a
100000 state oil refinery. To make
the refinery scheme operative it was
necessary for the legislature to:
(a) Make all oil pipe lines common
carriers.
(b) To place all pipe lines under the
control of the state board of railroad
commissioners.
(c) To prohibit discrimination be-
tween localities.
Cd To establish maximum freight
rates on oil.
The railroads already have changed
their freight schedules to meet the re-
quirements of the maximum rate law.
Nebraska Gets Busy.
Lincoln, Neb., March 4.-The house
yesterday passed the antitrust bill by
vote of II to 10. 1t still has to be
considered by the senate. The bill
exempts domestic corporations in it's
provisions, and it's author, Representa-
tive Jenkins, said that while it affected
all foreign public corporations it was
aimed specifically at the so-called beef
trust and Standard Oil company. Pub
licity by the medium of complete re-
ports to the attorney general and Sc
we're pcudlIlSS LII NIOldllCii vi tuS dIlLl-
rebate provisions are leading features
of the bill.
Beef Trust Fight.
Chicago, March ALL United States
district attorneys in the country have
been enlisted in the fight against the
beef trust.
Word comes from Washington that
Attorney General Moody has sent out
circular letter directing his assist
ants to secure all the evidence posi-
BILE for the inquiry which is to open in
Chicago March 20.
The fact that the instructions do not
limit the attorney to any phase of the
subject is taken as an indication that
the inquiry is to be general, as well as
specific.