The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-03
Bill Passes Upper Branch
Practically as It Comes
From the House.
SENATOR MAPP
HOLDS HIS OWN
All Amendments and
Substitutes Are Voted
Down and Lower Body
Will Have Little Trou-
bic on Agreement.

er an all day discussion EaEt-
ing through three sessions un-
I'll almost clever o'clock last
night, the antitrust bill was
passed by the senate in substan-
TALLY the same shape in which
1t left the house. ~rhe biii waa
fought through every step OF its
passage by small coterie led
by Senator Cannon. Of Richmond,
who was seconded BY Senator
Buchanan. of Smyth.
Senator Cannon contested every
foot of ground, offered some half
desen amendments tending to weaken
the measure and finally cast q lone
vote against it's passage when the
roll call was taken. Senator Buch-
anan announced that he voted against
the measure but had paired" w1eA
Senator Drewry. who would have
voted for it.
The fight started on section 4, <x-
empting agricultural, horticultural
and labor organisations from the hill
provided that such organizations do
not have capital stock and are not
conducted for proit Senator Mapp.
patron OF the bill In the senate,
moved that the clause land not hav-
ing capital stock or conductei
for profit" be stricken from the bill.
as 1t was by the senate committee on
courts of justice.
FIGHT on FARMERS
Senator Cannon offered suhsti-
tutc stricking out all of section 3.
holding that II those organizations
did not violate the act, they would
not Feed to be exempted. and that
IL they did constitute trusts intmica-
BILE TO the public welfare. they should
be prosecuted as such.
Debate on the subject Was the
'wasneste 'teardt%o1l the 4feof- OF It's
senate during the special session.
Senator Mapp intimated that oppose
ton TO section 5 was simply a subter-
fuge resorted to by the same inter-
ests which opposed the bill opeuls.
in 1915 and were now fighting It .un-
der cover This drew forth hot re-
forts and demands for an explanation
from Senators Gum and Addison,
who had opposed the exemption
clause.
Senator Gum rose to inquire what
was meant by fighting under, covert
Possibly 1t does not refer to you,ss
answered Senator Mapp.
This seemed to arouse the ire OF fha
senator from Heurico, who asked with
considerable warmth. viii the sena-
tor explain that, please :"
MAPP QUALITIES REMARK.
Senator Mapp qualified his remarks
to some extent at the afternocm 49,
sion. saying that in his fervof 81 tho
morning he had failed to w&ft4T hig
words. He reiterated the belief that
the big interests which would Be af-
fected In. Richmond and other larre
cities were influencing opponents Sc
the bill. whether consciously or uncoI1-
sciously.
There are more men in this CHAM
Der today" he said. who are Inter
ested in this bill than in III other
combined"
1t was assumed that he rSferrAA ID
visitors. Of which there wore qutte
number.
Senator cannon's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
out all reference to farmers, ~ CHEZ
organizations was <5st and s6nnator
Maps amendment to the house bin
was defeated by vote Of Ia 10 -.
Motions by Senator Cannon Ia
strike out sections IA. Is. ii ana II
were made and defeated successave>
~ AhoehCt SAiSHQuGut QUUxD0 ny
the senior senator from RichxnonA ~
eliminate the clause pr0vidinE Il, ~ II
reasonable counsel fee be ~ IN Nh
court in cases where those in3&1S1 ~
trusts sued and recovered 4x III
was loss. ROO !.
Section IA . provides that the 80
that n trust or monopoly EXISTS ia
that the defendant belongs TO It. win
be sufficient in prosecutions. ana that
the fact that each individual naAaahAr
belongs to 1t will not have to b AS1nh-i
fisher. Some fear was expressed ovor
the possibility OF a steno9raphes bailsR
sent to Jail for receiving dictn&l6n lx.
volving violtaioh OF the Law. b1k Ha0l
was finally dispelled and the y
left intact.
Section Is. providing that m 3
showing that violation OF t&S
was being contemplated coUyA Il ~
used by the courts In requiring $3.50
OF from $1,000 to 100000. 49, vxG1c3s
ously assailed by several $50 =
Senator Buchanan confessed u 49,
surprised to astonishment atNkA4 60
posal. repeating several ttua6e tlAak ~
had never heard Of such = III
He said that Il waa tznpen 1s
anyone OF ordinary tntsl1ige1 ~ "
support such : provtmion. Il "A s3s III
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