The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-06

OF inquiry Into the operations OF cor
porations exercised by the Commits
soner of Corporations are transferred
TO the commission. The commits
sionership is abolished. All investi-
cations into the activities OF corpora
lions. conducted by the commission,
are TO be made upon its own motion
Instead OF being under the direction OF
the President. as Is the Commissioner
OF Corporations Publicity OF reports
OF corporations IL required Section
10 OF the bill requires tho commission
~ direction OF the President the At
torney-General or either house OF
Congress TO investigate alleged eva
sion OF the antitrust Law and to make
recommendations for changes In all
laws affecting business. The COM
mission Is required to see that the
execution OF any decree against any
corporation to prevent or restrain
violation OF the antitrust acts Ia eff
fective, thus acting as an arm OF the
Department OF Justice. In making It's
Inquiries the commission lay enforce
the attendance OF witnesses and COM
pei the production of books and
papers The report OF the bill said In
part: THE whole theory OF the crea-
ton of the commission has been to
make II an efficient and useful indie
pendent body, concerned with the
maintenance OF proper supervisory
TtlNtlODs OF tHt ItutIdi 'fpN'TlAftHN
over Industrial corporations engaged
In interstate commerce"
Debate on the trust programme came
20 close in the House sooner than was
expected Early In the day there were
evidences that the House had tired OF the
subject and would be ready to pass the
three bills before adjournment tonight.
This prospect was realized late In the
afternoon. and about 80 the House got
down TO the business of voting
There was only perfunctory opposition
40 the bills
The bill proposing the creation OF an
by viva voce vote
The Clayton bill containing the major
portion of the antitrust programme was
passed by a vote of 275 to 81.
The third bin In the series. giving the
Interstate Commerce Commission super
vision over the issuance OF railway Sc
curities was passed by vote OF 1926 to IL.
Few Democrats bolt.
Only few Democrats strayed from the
party reservation. One member OF Presi-
dent Wilson's party voted against the
Clayton bill and four against the railway
capitalization bill.
Representative White OF Ohio. a Demo-
crat. sided against the Clayton bill be-
cause he objected to the legislation gem
orally. but particularly to the provisions
exempting labor from prosecution for
acts OF violence. On the first roll call
Representative Gerry of Rhode Island.
Democrat. voted In the negative. but he
later withdrew II. explaining that he was
paired In opposition.
Representatives Bartlett OF Georgia.
Garner and Buchanan of Texas and
Witherspoon OF Mississippi were the
democrats who voted against the railway
capitalization bill. They were impelled
10 ~ vote on the ground that the bill as
drawn encroached upon the authority of
State railway commissions.
Forty-one Republicans voted for the
Clayton bill. The main body of the Re-
publicans voted against It. primarily be-
cause OF their opposition to the labor
provisions.
Republicans for Clayton BiiI.
Ano hepuDilcahs VINO voted Tor the
Clayton bin were:
Messrs. Anderson, Minnesota, Martin,
Nebraskai Burke, South Dakota, Camp
bell, Kansas, Cranston, Michigan, Curry,
Californian Davis, Minnesotau Dillon,
south DakotaI Farr, Pennsylvania, Frear,
wisconsin, French. Idaho, Gardner,
MassachusettsI Good, Iowat Green. Iowa,
Greene, Vermont Haugen, Iowa, Hawiey,
Oresoni Heisesen, North Dakota, John
ssn. washingtoni Kelley. Michisan,
Kennedy, Iowai Kinkaid, Nebraskat La
Fsilette, Washinstoni Lenroot, Wisconsin,
Mckenzie. IllinOisi Mclaughlin, Miehi.
gan, Mapes, Michigan, Mondell. wyo-
ming, Morgan. Oklahoma, Noon. West
virginia. Porter Pennsyivania, Roberts,
Nevada, Scott, Iowa, Siuuott, Oregon,
Sloan, Nebraska, smith, Idaho, J. NJ. c.
Smith. Michigan, sutherland. West viz.
siniai Towner. Iowa, Ware, Pennsylvania,
and Woods, Iowa.
Republicans Against Railway BiII.
Eight Republicans voted against the
railway capitalization bill. They were:
Cranston, Michigant Dunn, New York,
Fairchild, New York, GilIett, Massachu-
settsi Moore. Pennsylvania, Parker, New
York, Payne, New York; waIlin, New
York.
Progressive Votes,
All the Progressves voted for the rail-
way bill. Fifteen Of them voted for the
Clayton bill. as follows.
Messrs. Bell. California, Bryan, wash.
inston, Copiey. Illinois, Faiconer. wash
ington, Hinebaugh, Illinois, Rulings,
Pennsylvania, Kelly, Pennsylvania, Lind.
Bergh, Minnesota, Macdonald, Michigan,
Murdoch, Kansas, Nolan, California,
Ripley, Pennsylvania, Temple, PennsyI-
ysniai Thomson, Illinois, and Woodruff,
Michigan.
Republicans insist that II the pro-
gramme passed by the House becomes a
law 1t will play havoc with business.
Democrats, on the other hand. assert that
the legislation will help business.
Progressive leaders do not agree with
either conclusion. They say the legis.a-
ton will not affect business one way or
the other.
THE bills. II enacted into law. will
bring relief to the business of the coun-
try and will hasten and accentuate pros
perlty." said Representative Carlin OF
Virginia. a Democratic leader, who had a
large share In the work of perfect!ng the
programme