Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-03
CLAYTON BILL IS
PASSED; SENATE
VOTE IS as TO IS
Seven Republicans Vote With
Democrats for the Anti
Trust Measure.
MUST GO TO CONFERENCE
Changes Made Since II Went Throvob
the House Delay Final Action
in Upper Branch. :

Washington, d. C., Sept 3. - The
Clayton antitrust bill, supplementing
the Sherman act to prevent monopo
lies and competition-destroyin con-
binations, passed the senate YESTERDAY
by vote of As to Is.
Material changes made in the bill
as it passed the house will require that
it be sent to conference, and It is not
expected to reach the president for his
approval for two weeks.
All the democrats present support
ed the bill, as did seven republicans
and Poindexter, progressive. The re-
publicans were Brady, Clapp, Cum
minis, Jones, Kenyon, Norris and Per-
kins Sixteen republicans voted
against the bill-Borah, Burton, Clark
of wyoming, Colt, Dillingham;, Dupont,
Fall, Gallinger, Lippitt, McCumber,
Mclean, Nelson, Oliver Smith OF
Michigan, Smoot and Townsend
Prohibitions In the Bill.
The bill prohibits interlocking d.
rectorates among corporations where
there should be competition and ty-
ing contracts covering articles not
of large contracts for supplies by rail-
roads to supply companies in which
the railroad officials are interested;
exempts labor, agricultural and horti-
cultural associations from prosecu-
ton as trusts under antitrust laws
and restricts the federal courts in
prosecutions for contempt and in the
issuance of injunctions and restrain
ing orders.
Prison terms and fines are provided
for violations of the proposed law. d.
rectors of railroads cannot be inter
locked with corporations dealing in
securities, railroad supplies or other
articles of commerce or contracts for
construction, maintenance, etc, TO an
amount of more than $4,000 in any
one year. unless purchases are made
after competitive bidding under regu-
lations of the interstate commerce
commission. A penalty of two years
and $4,000 fine is pre-
scribed for violation.
Gives Right to Strike.
The section dealing with court pro-
cedure provides that no injunction
shall issue between employers and en-
ployes in labor disputes unless neces-
sary TO prevent injury to property or
property rights, and no such order
shall prohibit the right of employees to
strike or peacefully persuade others
to do so. Disobedience of writs sub
jects offenders to contempt proceed
ings, accused in indirect cases being
granted trial by jury.
President Wilson will delay his Sc
lection of the members of the new
trade commission until after the meas
ure has been harmonized with the
Clayton bill by the conference reports
The senate changed this bill to
make it conform to the trade COM
bill passed some weeks ago
and held in conference until the gen
eral antitrust bill could be put
the senate. The committee
bill will be put on passage through
the house and senate early next week.
May Be Sidetracked.
The third of the trust bills, that reg
ulating the issue of securities by the
is to be sidetracked under
present plans for this session. Rail-
roads have protested vigorously
against it, declaring that if enacted
it would prevent them from raising
necessary money to meet their needs
because of existing conditions in this
country and inability to sell securi-
ties in the foreign countries because
Of the European war.