The Sentinel=record., 1914-01-22
DEMOCRATS ANNOUNCE THAT DELiBERATloN WILL BE THE
 ETERNAL WATcHWoRD.
PLAN EXHAUSTIVE HEARINGS
To Work Out the Details of the Pro- posed Legislation to Regulate Busi- ness and to Curb Monopoly and tn. fair Competition.

Washington Jan. 21-Publicity fi the tentative drafts of antitrust leg. islation measures suggested by ,he president in his message to congress was determined on today by the leg isla.iye committees in the house and senate. All bills will be introduced as soon as passed on by the commit. tees, to be considered as a working basis for full discussion in open hear ings
 That there would b2 no attempt to unduly rush trust regula ion measures was asserted positively on all sides, the president having assured Sena tor Newands, chairman of the inter state commerce committee. Repre- sentative Clayton, chairman of the judiciary committee, and Representa-. tive Adamson, chairman of the inter state and foreign commerce commit tee that he was in full accord with the purpose to hold exhaustive hear inzs
 Representative Clayton announced tonight that such of the five bills as nave been prepared tentatively by his subcommittee would be laid before Democratic members of the judiciary committee tomorrow and made pub- Tic as soon as possible He thought t probable that some of them might be introduced tomorrow The ques ton of hearings will be taken up inn mediately by the committee majority the purpose being 70 begin them when the tentative -.gislative pro gram finally has been outlined.
 Senator Newlands today introduced a resolution which would authorize his committee to hold hearings and sit during sessions of the house, fl necessary, to expedite the sounding of public opinion on the subiecG
 Representative Adamson and the members og the committee which will have jurisdiction oyer the bills to ere ate an interstate trade commission tonight called at the White House fol conference with the president Rep resentative Adamson expects to cal a meeting of the committee within few days
 It was stated from an authoritative source that of the five bills under con sderation the measure which will he of greatest importance in he minds of many is that which will in clude Sherman law definitions, defin ing specifically what constitutes con spiracy in restraint of trade. Ina is the measure proposed to reduce the "debatable ground suggested bN Presiden. Wilson as surrounding th' sherman law,
 Among the suggestions being con sdered by the committees as to thu meaning which should be given re straints under the law are the fol lowing:
 Attempts to restrain or prevent II any manner any vendee to purchas' any article or using any article oh tainad from some other person whether such an attempt be made D, ar agreement provision, expressed O implied or be made by condition Il the sale against such purchase or b, imposing any restriction upon the us Of the article sold or by making Il the price any restriction foroiddinl the nnrchaser from dealing in snc an article made by some other pei son.
 Attempts to restrain or preyen competition by making discrimini ion in the price or other terms base upon whether the yendee purchase articles of particular quantity or ai eregate price
 Attempts to prevent or restrai competition either by refusing to SUI ply to any other person requiring tn same any article sold or by consen ing to supply the same only on term or conditions in some respect less i' vorable than accorded another pc son; by supplying or offering to SUI ply to any person doing business any particular territory articles soi by him on terms or conditions in an respect more favorable than are a corded to others; by making any co tract or arrangement under when purchaser shall not sell an yaftc in which he deals to certain persoi or class of persons or t2 those aoi' business in certain districts or te ritory; by supplying or offering
 supply any article without charge