The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-06
Majority of Democrats Want
Measures Sidetracked Till
After Elections.
FEW MEMBERS BOLT
WHEN VOTE Is TAKEN
Forty-one Republicans Support
Clayton Bill. Which Has
Labor Provisions.

WASHINGTON. June 5.-President WILL
sons entire programme OF anti.trust
legislation. embodied in three bills, vas
passed to-day by the House.
Heretofore the passage OF n big A.
ministration measure in the House has
been the occasion for an outburst OF en-
thusiasm. Only perfunctory applause
marked to-day's proceedings The House
appeared to be in a sulen humor and put
its seal OF approval on the Administra-
ton bills as though 1t had been driven to
the task.
The antitrust bills will be sent to the
Senate Tomorrow. Their fate in tnat
body Is uncertain. A majority OF the
Democrats who voted for the bills In the
be sidetracked by the Senate until after
the November elections.
They fear that the antitrust pro-
gramme is loaded with political dynamite
and hope that any i'll effects on business
may be postponed at least until after the
fall elections
The Republican, suspicion.
President Wilson has repeatedly ds-
clared that Congress must pass the anti
trust bills at this session and his recent
utterances indicate that he still adheres
to this determination. Yet there Is a sus-
p.cion among Republicans that part, II
not all of the trust programme will be
laid aside for future consideration be-
fore the Senate has proceeded far with q
discussion OF II.
Republicans are of the opinion that In
lue season President Wilson will hearken
to the advice o. Oscar w. Underwood that
business needs a rest" and that quie;ude
VIII be restored only by an early ad-
journment OF Congress.
The programme passed to-day includes
all of the proposals comforting special
privileges on labor unions. II also EN-
bodies the provisions which railroad pres"
dents, including Judge Lovett OF the Union
Pacific, have said would disrupt every pig
system in the United States.
Summary of the Bills.
The bills passed to-day may be briehy
summarized as follows:
| Clayton Antitrust Bills designed
to supplement the Sherman anti trust
law. Prohibits price determinations
under penalty of fine and imprison-
ment. Makes II unlawful for the
owner. operator or transporter oil or
gas well. reduction works. refinery
| or hydroe ectric plant to refuse ar
bitrariiy to sell such product 10 any
~
ton: such refusal made a misde-
meanor, punishable by fine and inn
prsonment Prohibits discounts" or
| rebates" under pain of fine and inn
| prisonment Persons claiming to be
| Injured by reason of any act forbid
den by the bill may sue and recover
threefold damages. Combinations
and mergers hat ''lessen compete
| ton" are forbidden. Railroad pools"
are prohibited. except such as are
now held to be lawful upon approval
| by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. Holding companies" are pro-
| hibited and interiocking directora es
are made unla wful under penalty in
| volv!ng both fine and Imprisonment.
| Guilt is made personal throughout the
bill. Labor unions and voluntary as
| sociations Of farmers are de clared to
| be legal entities. The power of tho
| Federal courts In issuing injunctions
| and Furnishing for contempt in labor
disputes is restricted Exclusive and
tying" contracts are prohibited.
private suit or seeking damages may
| offer evidence OBJ aimed by the United
States In a suit to dissolve corpo-
ration.