The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-23

ceeding an estoppcI as between the gov
ernment and such person, constitute
against the defendant conclusive evidence
OF the same facts and be conclusive as
TO the same issues Of law in favor Of
any other party in any other proceeding
brought under or involving the provisions
OF the act.
In all cases where any person injured
by any person or corporation because OF
anything forbidden under the act and
who at the time or previous to the In
stitution OF suit by the United States
has a. cause OF action under the act
against defendant In q suit wherein II
decree has been obtained. the bill would
further provide that the statutes OF llmi-.
tations applicable 10 such ca ses should
be suspended during the pendency of the
suit and not again become operative
until after the date of the final decree.
Any person, firm or corporation, would
under the bill be entitled to ask and re-
ceive njunctive relief against threat
cned loss by violation of the act under
the same conditions as injunctive relief
Is granted by courts of equity against
threa tened damage Upon the execution
Of proper bond and a showing that the
danger of irreparabe loss is immediate,
Il preliminary Injunction is provided for
In the section Of the measure providing
for publicity Of the conditions surround
ing business corporations. despite the
fact that there has been much agitation
against immunity TO individuals Who
might testify or produce evidence in in
quiries conducted by the commission. inn
munity is granted TO individuals, except
for perjury. There is, however, no Inn
munity 10 corporations.
IN detail the bin sets forth that the
commission shall require all corporations
engaged III commerce among the states or
With foreign nations. except common car
rlcrs. whether required by the general
rules and rcgula tionS for information spe-
clally asked from time 10 time to fur
nish TO the commission information, state
nentS and records Of their orsa anlZation,
business. financial condition, conduct
panes, 'at such time. to such degree and
extent. and in such form, as may be pre-
Scribed by the commission
Striking al secret sessions OF director
ates and other bodies, the bill directs
! that the commission shall have complete
access TO all records. accounts, minutes.
books and papers OF the corporations. In
Guiding the records OF any of their eXecu-
| tive or other committees"
Failure or neglect OF corpora lions TO
| comply with this requirement, after writ
| ten demand and within such time as the
commission shall ilX, is made punishable
| as n msdemeaDor. with a fine OF $1,000 n
day upon conviction. The district courts
OF the United states. upon the commi3-
sions application alleging n failure Of
witnesses TO respond TO subpenas or TO
| comply with any commission order for
furnishing OF infornla iion will have
jurisdiction to issue n writ OF mandamuS
| to enforce the commissions order and to
| punish the dIsobedieuce as In other cases
OF contempt OF court
! To aid the equity courts. the bill pro-
vidcs as follows:
I'm suits OF equity brought by or under
| the direction OF the attorney general as
1 provided In the act of July . 1890 Chc
Sherman n laWj, The court in which suit is