Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-03
NEWLANDS BILL TALK
CONTINUES IN SENATE
Efforts to Set Day for Vote on
Measure Are Not Sue
cessful.

Debate on the Newlands trade COM
mission bill was continued in the Senate
today. Senator Salisbury of Delaware
member OF the interstate commerce
committee. supported the measure, and
argued that 1t was sup erior in many re-
spects to the trade commission bill passed
by the House.
He said that 1t was broader In Its
power.
Unable to Get Vote.
Senator Newlands failed again yester-
day afternoon to get agreement on a
time to vote on the trade commission
bill He finally announced that he in
tended to keep the bill before the Sen
ate to the exclusion of other business
as far as possible. with the hope OF
getting a vote next week.
A general broadening of the pending
administration trade commission bill to
give the proposed commission authority
to regulate interlocking directorates and
holding companies was proposed by Sem
ator Cummins In speech supporting
the measure. Senator Cummins present.
ed five amendments which would give
the commission power over these mat
tiers in regard to industrial corporations,
and the interstate commerce commits
sion authority over the same matters
in railroad corporations.
In addition, Senator Cummins proposed
an amendment which would specifically
disavow any interference by the pend
ing bill with the present antitrust laws.
objection raised by Senator Borah, who
opposed the bill on the ground that
while the antitrust laws at present
directed toward limiting competition.
the trade commission measure, by max
Ing unfair competition" unlawful, was
directed toward limiting corporations.
This objection, Senator Cummins said,
was In no way justified. and he declared
the measure was designed to aid and
order to make this clear, he proposed
an amendment providing that no order
Of the trade commission respecting "un-
fair competition should have any force
or be admissible as evidence In a suit
brought under the Sherman law The
amendment would also provide:
Nor shall anything herein contained
be construed to alter, amend or repeal
the Sherman antitrust law or any part
thereof
Quorum Hard to Hold.
During yesterdays session the attend
ance IN the Senate chamber was light
and the speeches were frequently inter-
rupted by roll calls to bring a quorum to
the floor. Senator Cummins criticised the
conditions under which the Senate was
working declaring that senators were
unable to attend the Senate sessions be-
cause they were forced to be at com
mittee meetings where other bills on the
administration antitrust program were
under consideration. He said the pro-
ceedfngs were "a disgrace to our laws
and our civilization" and an insult to
the intelligence of the people"
Senator Brandegee also denounced the
proceedings In the Senate as a farce and
protested against committees dumping
any more legislation on this body" He
characterized the consideration of the
antitrust laws as "fippant and contemp-
tuous, tampering with the gravest prob
lens of the business world"
Senator Newlands suggested that SEN
ators would not attend because they had
already made up their minds how to vote
on the bill. and suggested that a time be
set for vote. No attempt was made to
fix time, however