The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-22
TRUST LEGISLATION
(continusd iron. Firs, rars)

sentative Adamson expects to call a
meeting of the committee within a
rev days 10 carry out the presidents
ideas along these lines. The trade
commission bill which the judiciary
/ subcommittee has prepared will be-
referred to Mr.. Adamson's committee
when introduced. II was stated
from an authoritative source that OF
the five bills under consideration.
the measure which is requiring the
deepest thought and which will be OF
the greatest Importance In the minds
of many. is that which will include
sherman law definitions. defining
specifically what constitutes conspir-
acy in restaint OF trade. That Is the
measure proposed to reduce the de
dent Wilson as surrounding the
Sherman law.
What Constitutes Restraint
Among suggestions being consid-
cred by the committees as TO the
meaning which should be given re-
straints under the law are the fol
| lowing:
Attempts TO restrain or prevent in
any manner either directly or indi-
( rectly any vendee from purchasing
articles from another or using any
I article obtained from some other per
son. whether such an attempt be
made by an agreement. provision eX-
! pressed or implied. or be made by
condition In the sale against such pur-
chase or by imposing any restriction
upon the use of the article sold or
by making in the price any restriction
/ forbidding the purchasers from deal
ing in such articles made by some
| other person.
| Attempt TO restrain or prevent com.
petition by making determination in
/ the price or other terms based upon
whether the vendee purchases articles
OF particular quantity or aggregate
| price.
Attempts To prevent or restrain
competition either by refusing TO sup
] ply TO any other person requesting
1.-THE same. any article sold or by con.
! senting TO supply the same only upon
terms or conditions in some respect
1 less favorable than accorded another
person; by supplying or Offering 10
supply TO any person doing business
| IN any particular territory articles
sold by him upon terms or conditions
in any respect more favorable than
are accorded to other customers; by
making contract or arrangement I'M
der which a purchaser shall not sell
, any article in which he deals TO GER
tain persons or class OF persons or to
those doing business in certain dis
trlcts or territory: by supplying or
Offering TO supply any article without
charge or below cost OF production
! anu
Other Violations
| other acts which may be laid downas
violations OF the sherman law include
/ spying upon the business OF a cornpeti-
tor. securing Information Concerning MS
| business through bribery Of an agent
! employe or n competitor and fixing an
| unreasonably high price upon some raw
! petitive article
These definitions have all been sub
united 20 the house and senate commit
tees and are under consideration for In
corporation In the proposed sherman
| law definitions bill.
! Phraseology was suggested to the
committee ia connection with the fen-
ture or the trust legislation 10 make IL
FOR relief when DAMAGED nv monopolies.
IGNORANT Of Rules.
| - IIesldent wilson frankly told the
| democratic members Of the interstate
commerce committee tonight that in con-
terrtng heretofore only with the Judi
CARY committee Democrats he had acted
house. lie said lauEhiuEiy that he ala
b NOT desire 70 mutt in and had no in
/ wrench into tho machinery Of the
house The question Of Jurisdiction 81
4 Tie two committees raised by the refer
euce or those parts Of the presidents
| message referring TO the Interstate trade
commission and control ~ stock rr~
Q bond issues To- the interstate commerce
miftcc had been working on bills along
tuoSe lines. had created considerable in
l l'Iest. ana reports at the capital had ~
that the president was not pleased by
. thts division Of the WORK.
The president told tho committeeman
that He did not want Co load down tie
proposed bills with extreme legislation.
| but wanted them Co Pc sufficiently
strong 60 30 effective. that Dc hslicy cd
hearings were essential aud favored Civ
! ing legitimate business interests the
riEnt 90 present amy sucgcs ti0us 80 has
d Tor fun consideration. lie said ne hoped
that tHe senate and house committee
would WORK In cooperation on these
measures aud DO offered his own assist
uuCe Whenever 10 might he desired.
The Interstate commerce committee
will await further action pending the
/ Introduction uI the bills already pre-
pared hy the judiciary committee. and
then viii arrange hearings Hearings
also are contemplated hy the judiciary
committee.