El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-22
IMMIGRATION
PROBLEM IS
LAID ASIDE
Attitude of Administration
Is Desired Before Con
gress Takes Action.
SENATE TO VOTE ON
ALASKAN RAILROAD

IL T AsHINGTON D, c. Jan. a.
! w Congressional interest was di-
w vided today between Raker's
mill to bar immigration. considered in
house committee. and the senate's con
sideration Of the government owned
and operated railroad into Alaskan
coal fields.
The senate is expected to determine
its stand on the Alaskan railroad meas
ure before the close of the days ses-
sion.
T Little prospect of speedy considera-
zion of immigration problems devel-
Oped today. Congressional sentiment
appears to favor learning the views
Of the administration with regard TO
Asiatic developments, and especially
in connection with the opinions ox-
pressed yesterday before the Japanese
pa nam Long Debate Ended.
The project for the government
owned and operated railway in Alaska
came up for vote after nearly two
weeks of debate. By unanimous con-
sent it had been agreed to begin the
roll call at four o'clock after sena-
tors Pittman and Dillingham; con-
Guided their announced speeches on
the bill
The nomination of H. NJ. PindeII. of
Peoria, to be ambassador to Russia
was ordered favOrably reported today
mittee.
Not Ready for Immigrant Bill.
After an executive conference the
house immigration committee today
declined to open hearings on the
Raker bill to bar immigrants. Chair
man Burnett declared the committee
found itself not yet ready to proceed
with the bill and other members said
they wished to hear from secretary
Bryan before taking up the measure.
The address of the Japanese minis
ter Of foreign affairs to the parlia-
ment at TOXIC yesterday was read in
the meeting and discussed at length.
A communication from the state de-
partmenr also was received. For an
hour and a half the committee de-
bated with representative Raker urg-
ing immediate opening of the hear
lngs. Further consideration finally
was POSTPONED until January %.
VIII Not Rush Trust Bills.
Publicity Of the tentative drafts of !
antitrust legislation measures, sug-
gested by the president in his message
to congress was determined upon bv |
the legislative committees in the house /
and senate. All the bills will be in
UOduced as soon as passed upon bv
the majority committees in open hear !
There viii be no attempt to unduIy
rush the trust measures it was as
serted, the president having given as
80 : ~ a tI LnaL ne was IN tulI accord
WIN the purpose to hold hearings that |
all who have ideas on the important
subject in hand might be heard
Inere. was statement from an au-
thorltative source that of the five
bills under consideration, the measure /
Whlch was receiving the deepest !
thought and Of the greatest importa-
I1Ou was that defining specifically !
what constitutes conspiracy in re-
stra1nt of trade. That is the measure
proposed to reduce the "debatabIe |
ground suggested by President VIII ]
son as surrounding the Sherman law !
Restraint OF Trade.
among the suggestions being con- I
sidered by the committee as to the
meaning which should be given re-
straints under the law are the follow !
ing:
Attempts to restrain or prevent eth
er directly or indirectly. any vendee
from purchasing any article from an /
OLher or using any article obtained |
from some other person whether such /
an attempt be made by an agreement, |
PROVISION, expressed or implied or be |
made by condition in the sale against |
such purchase, or by imposing any re
upon the use of the article 1
sold, or by making in the price anv /
restriction fOrbidding the purchaser |
from dealing in such an article made /
by some other person.
Attempts to restrain or prevent COM !
petition by making discrimination in /
the price or other terms based uDOn
the yendee purchases articles /
of. particular quantity or aggregate |
Attempts to prevent or restrain COM
petition either by refusing to supply |
other persons requiring the same ar |
ucIes or by consenting to supply the /
same only upon terms or conditions |
IN some respects, less favorable than
ACCORDED another person; by supplying
or Offering to supply to any person do |
ing business in any particular terri 1
tory, articles sold by him on terms or
conditions in any respect more favor |
able than are accorded to other cus- !
toners; by making any contract or
arrangement under which a purchaser
shall not sell any article in which ne /
deals to certain persons or class of /
persons or to those doing business in !
certain districts or territory; by sup
plying or offering to supply any ar
-icle without charge or below cost of
production and distribution.
Other acts which may be laid down Z
as violations of the Sherman law in
olude spying upon the business of a |
competitor, securing information con- |
his business through bribery
Of an agent employee or a competitor !
ana fixing an unreasOnably high price |
upon some raw material required for !
producing a connective article