The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-10-01
.EXPECT REED
| TO LOSE.
On Motion to Recommit the
Trust Meas
ure
CONCLUDES TWO
DAYS OF SPEAKING
The Democrats Have Played
Hypocrite, He De-
clares

Washington, Oct. SENATOR Reed OF
Missouri Tuesday concluded two-day
speech in opposition to the conference re-
port on the Clayton antitrust bill with
a bitter attack upon his colleagues for
eliminating specific penalties from the
measure He predicted that the time
soon would come wheB they would be
compelled to write into the law more
severe penalties for violation OF trust
laws than had been contemplated orig
| inally in the Clayton bill. The senator
ANNOUNCED that be would move to recon-
NIT the bill to the conference commit
tee with instructions. Administration
leaders declared, however that the mo-
ton to recommt would be lost and the
report approved.
Senator Reed severely criticised the
conferees for striking from the bill his
amendment which would authorize the
courts to appoint receivers and sell the
property OF convicted corporations. Dis
solution of corporations without sale,
he declared, awaited nothing. He took
the case OF the Standard Oil company
for illustration The ticker in Wall
street" he said told the story OF that
dissolution in its rising profits"
I'VE have played the hyprocrite," he
continued, I'VE said when this great
Democratic host assembled that We
would hew clean path for the common
people TO tread Having marched to the
hill to the heroic blast OF bugles of war
we settled By the campfire, tuning our
ears to the seductive notes OF Home,
Sweet Home Some OF us will hear from
home"
Harbors Bill Ready to Be Signed
The rivers and harbors appropriation
bill, in the form OF Senate substitute,
carrying only general fund of 10000
Oo0 for continuing present projects in
the discretion Of the war department,
was passed yesterday by the House. II
now only needs the presidents approval
10 become law. As reported by the |
senate committee. the bill carried S53,- |
100000, but the successful filibuster con
Quoted by Senator Burton resulted in
the adoption OF the substitute Numer
Gus amendments we're defeated Tuesday |
before the final vote. Representative /
Of New York wanted specific /
Tor the expenditure OF
100000 for improving Hell Gate and
East River, including the blowing up of
Ioenties Reef. Delay IN this work, he
.aid. meant enormously greater cost
ard immediate danger TO lives,
Representative Rainey Of Illinois,
sought TO extend the Mississippi river
eVee improvement as far north as Rock
sland Speaker Clark took the floor 10
support this amendment 1t was re-
ected l25 10 l6 The final effort OF the
opposition. in an amendment by Repre-
sentative Humphries of Washington TO
eduee the appropriation from S20,00N,- I
'00 10 S5000000 was defeated l72 to
80 The bill was then passed without
record vote Il,
Clarence y. Baxter Of Paterson, \. j., |,
as been selected by President Wilson {,
or collector Of customs of the Domini-
an republic to succeed Walker w Wick, /,
Who recently resigned The nomination
viii be sent 70 the Senate this week
officials yesterday refused to discuss re-
orts that Mr. Wick had lodged charges o
ganst American Minister sullivan. HI