The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-05-25
NEWS FROM The NATIONAL CAPITAL.
HentI0n Made Of Many Important News
Items About the Capital City.
Special Correspondence.

OupISluG OOul VI Tic O1lisCu OIceOo
handed down two important decis-
ions Monday. Chief Justice White
rendered the decision in the Stand
ard Oil case ordering its dissolution
in nine months, adjudging it to be
an unlawful conspiracy in restraint
of trade, and monopoly in contra
vention of the Sherman antitrust
law. 1t now remains to be seen
whether it will go out Of business or
change its name, have divisions, and
go on or not. The other case was
the labor case in which Samuel
Gompers, Frank Morrison and John
Mitchell, all of the Federation of
Labor, were held in contempt by
Judge Wright, of the District of
Columbia Court, and sentenced to
terms in jail. The Supreme Court
opinion was that the only sentences
that could be imposed upon the
labor leaders were fines, and that
the lower courts erred in treating
the contempt proceedings as Grim
inal and not civil case.
Charles S. Wilmington, of Kerki-
mer, N. Y. was Monday nominated
by the President for Assistant Treas
urer of the United States at New
York.
A bill has been introduced in the
Senate by Senator Watson, of West
Virginia, to tax every alien who
comes to this country S1G0. Now, a
bill to restrict immigration and keep
out of this country the horde Of un-
desirable and criminal classes of
Europe would be the proper thing.
Who will introduce a bill of this
character? The one who does land
it becomes a law will receive the
thanks of all true Americans.
A bill has been introduced in the
Senate by Senator McCumber, of
North Dakota, to control the inter-
state shipment Of whiskey in prohi-
bition territory. Some such bill as
this is sadly needed. A State passes
a prohibition law, but neighboring
States nullify the law by shipping
whiskey in original packages into
the prohibition territory. This is
wrong, and should be stopped.
The National Moneytary Commits
sion, of which ex-senator Nelson W.
Aldrich, is chairman, has cost the
government $2O7,134 up to date.
This is one Of the Commissions the
Democrats propose to abolish.
It is stated that with the admis-
sion of Arizona and New Mexico as
States in the Union Mormon inhu-
ence will dominate seven or eight
States. The growth of Mormonism
in the West is much greater than is
generally supposed, and no man,
Democrat or Republican, can be
elected and: hold office unless he is
willing to subscribe to Mormonism.
A bill has been introduced in the
House by Representative James R.
Man, the Republican floor leader,
prohibiting any postoffice to remain
open on Sunday for the delivery of
mail to the public. This is in line
with the announced policy of the
Postoffice Department.
The property of the Standard Oil
Company is worth the stupendous
sum of s60O,0O0,00O. Just to think
that corporation could get togeth-
err six hundred million dollars at
once shows the great power it pos
sesses and how it could evade, and
refuse to obey, the law. We hope
that the rest of the unlawful COM
bines in restraint of trade will be
brought to book. The tobacco trust.
the sugar trust, the beef trust, and
numerous other trusts. We have
hopes in the Democrats carrying on
the good work.
The Supreme Court of the United |
States, in its Interpretation of the
Sherman antitrust law, has been
the means of causing several amend
ments to the law to be introduced in
the Senate to broaden it's scope.
Senator Reed, of Missouri, intro
duced the following amendment:
Every such contract, combination.
or conspiracy is hereby declared to
be unreasonable and illegal, and
shall be so considered, taken, and
held in all proceedings at law and
equity" Senator Jones, of Wash
ington, introduced this: EVERY
conspiracy in restraint of
trade or commerce among the sew
eral States, or with foreign nations,
restraint be reasonable or
unreasonable, is hereby declared it,
legal" Senator Culberson, of Tex
as, introduced the following qualif-
cation of the words combination in
restraint of trade" by the phrase,
OF whatever character"
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