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Otber Legislation Goes
to a Sub-Com
mittee.
MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REP- *
RESENTATIVES, TO* WHOM W IL.U | BE REFERRED ... ALL ANTI
' - TRUST BILiLS^DURING THE PRESENT SESSION OF CONGRESS.
Tax Is Impdsed on|S^l^ftat|Is| Not v Fully
V ' v Paid Up in Hard Gash: I
it was received in payment shall be
stated.. The indebtedness., its nature and
for what purpose incurred isto be given;
also r - a. : statement; of ¦ the* assets "at their
present cash njarket valued giving the
. AMSTERDAM, Dec. 5. — A general strike has
been proclaimed here by the Dockers' Union.
Provision is made that ' the Interstate
Commerce Commission shall prepare and
publish a statement showing a list of cor
porations and disclosing their condition.
The . bill does not apply to j any concern
the amount of capital stock of which does
not. exceed $500,000. . *
A tax. of 1 per cent per annum is im
posed on so much of the capital stock
outstanding which ' is not fully paid In
cash or other property at its full market
value and provision Is made for collect
ing the tax.
Any concern contemplated in this bill
falling to make the return as required
under, this bill and any concern failing
to pay the tax imposed is to be restrained
on the suit of the United States from en
gaging in interstate or foreign commerce.
It is made the duty of the Attorney Gen
eral at the request of the Interstate Com
merce Commission to enforce the provi
sions of the proposed act, and suit may
be brought in any District Court of the
United States at the election of the At
torney General where "an: offending, con
cern has a place of business.
It is provided further that the treasurer
or other officer of concerns affected by
the bill having the requisite knowledge
shall answer on oath all inquiries that
may be made in writing, under the direc
tion of the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion, relative to its financial condition or
to its capital stock. Such answer Is not
to be used as evidence against the per
sofHnaking it except in prosecutions un
der the proposed act.
TAX IS IMPOSED.
net earnings, dividends declared, with rate
and date during the year preceding the
first of the preceding - July, salaries of
officials .and wages of. employes be dis
closed. : • ¦,
Government contract at the option , of
some official. What-effect this would have
upon the value of a contract is fully evi
dent.'- . ¦ . r '¦':'' : - i'"!' ; ¦",'¦ - ¦ '
Shrewd shipping men " r In this city of
yery^ large . experience,^ who have had an
opportunity j to see the specifications that,
were* sent out concerning the Government
transportation contract , point out / that
The now commonly known fact is that
only Hill made a bid. The Pacific Mail,
the '.: Occidental and Oriental and .the.
Japanese ' line ; made no sign. At the of
fices of these lines no opinion is expressed
to Interviewers, v .-" ¦... '
Alexander 1 Center, when asked yester
day ,'for\ a reason. why- the : Pacific. Mail
did liof make a bid, said: - . -o . .; -.
' " "I ; do not ' know ¦' anything ; about 'it. , If
It . had been .considered advantageous : to
bid prbDably " a bid "would have '.' been
put '• in." "..¦':¦.•¦¦¦¦..'¦•*¦• "_.'- ; v-- "- . ¦'
- The 'obstacles -to bidding locally : have
been fairly well; outlined In the foregoing.-
R. .P.; Schwerin- is~ in New
Avery, ¦ the representative "of . the Japan
ese line,' was also away yesterday! and
was not reached.^ Mr. Stubba, representing
the Occidental and ¦ Oriental ¦ line,': declined
to give any, statement as ; to .why the Oc
cidental and Oriental ¦* did ' not .-make., a
bid. He 'said that he was away,wh6n the
specifications .and advertisement v were
sent out.(_.* ;i^ .;-/ ;"¦'" V"--\ ¦'"':; ::¦ \-\'''\:
¦}' The f various ; mercantile associations ' of
San'" Francisco ' Intend ? to ; do all ; In . their
power to secure for this city, the benefits
ONLY ONE BID MADE.
That is the verdict that one of the large
shipping, men of - the port: passed - u P°n
the vague lot of specifications that : the
Government ' sent to the San Francisco
transportation lines preparatory to get
ting.bids from them. Nothing is defined.
Of course, the transportation people could
make a less ' rate for ten years than for
one. ¦ How long the " service is Intended
to last possibly Jim Hill can explain and
probably, has satisfied himself, but San
Francisco is still entirely irf- the ,dark.
The ; question • will: be often .'asked why
there is this vagueness, in a; large, gov
ernmental, proposition like the one .in
view; '•'- : " —-..¦.¦"¦'-•.. ; .':--" ¦" • '¦'
'.'There is too much left In the air."
with the acceptance of a vessel to carry
passengers and freight, dependent upon
the judgment of some one officer, a line
that 1 made its ships ready to do the Gov
ernment business might easily have them
turned .back and see the Government step
In and do/ the business in \ Government
owned ships. \ Something like six months
would be required to fix the ships of any
private line to suit the governmental re
quirements, so it is estimated by shipping.
men.' .; '-¦•;/- . :¦•¦. ,. •'¦ " '.. '.'-¦ .'\
elements upon which the market value is
based.: " - ¦
:It also is required that the total . earn
ings'; and income/ operating expenses, in
terest, taxes, permanent improvements,
Continued on Page 4, Column 2.
It will bo observed that there Is no
• This . paragraph ' certainly * needs * no in
terpretation. collateral • fact v Is ; that
Secretary Root has | said | that | the ' trans
ports now'owned 1 by # - the Government will
not- be sold, but: wlll.be held feaiy; for
use. They would be ready • to~ ! , take - the
business away, from the line that had the
In the specifications were included two
that will especially attract -attention and
they were taken note of by' local trans
portation-men; The" first- provides i that
the qpverhment Is to be "given .preference
in the transportation of. passengers and
freight, wherein the oplnion'of the ' officer .
or agent of the Quartermaster's Depart
ment, "a military exigency exists there
for requiring . such\ preference in the in
terest and economy, of the service." ./.
This says,, as plainly as the mattercan.be
expressed, that the Government reserved
the righ\to fill up any steamer. with its
freight \ or passengers at any time, en
tirely, to the exclusion of, all other busi
ness that might have been contracted for
¦by the transportation 'line securing the
Government contract. s The consequences
of such a "military exigency", upon local
business that might thus be summarily
interfered with and. arrested are evi
dent. Unless ; therie^ was" a clause. In. every
freight j contract and on ' every J passenger
ticket,, embodying "an agreement that the
patrons' of- the .line? might "be set aside
at option of the Government the prospect
for a large crop of lawsuits over viola
tions of contract would be .'menacing. ; .
J \The other specification alluded to pro
vides \ that . .'nothing* in t the contract for
service to; the Government '_ should be ; so
construed '<-. as '•, to limit 1 or abrogate - f the
right of the United , States to use any
owned ship for service whenever At might
be deemed in the interest. of the, United
Statesto' make such use. <N
date set in the advertisement for the be
ginning of the service. and this, left the
whole tenure of the term j of service in
the dark. This was'no .unessential con
sideration in a business way ¦ when ap
plied to; the proposition pending. It might
and probably would; take months for ; the'
fitting up of a steamer to the satisfaction
of the Government. In . the circular to
bidders that . accompanied , the adyertise
ment there was ,the specification— "All
•subject | to the- Inspection of a duly
authorized officer or agent of the Quar
termaster^^Department of the Army in
the event of acceptance of bid.!'-
DRASTIC PROVISIONS.
No one _ will • believe in San "Francisco
that Hill "proceeded without, information,
the lack of which was sufficient to deter
others no less keen than he. * :
The Btory of the entire matter Is not
long in so far as the open hist ory of the
transaction is known in Sari Francisco.
On October '25 there Issued from the 'gen
eral depot of the Quartermaster's Depart
ment of the Army at 36 New Montgomery
street, a circular to bidders, for (army
transportation 'under an advertisement
that was appended to. the circular. This
was signed by C. P. Miller, Deputy Quar
termaster General of the United States
Army, depot quartermaster. • .With this
was also a type written memorandum,' so
entitled, of even date. That there may
be no misunderstanding of ; ' the exact
facts a copy of the advertisement which
•was given due publication is herewith re
produced as follows: \
ries on his transportation, inter
ests in haphazard style.
It also is provided that the amount of
authorized capital stock, shares into
which divided, par value, whether com
mon or preferred, and distinction between
each, amount Issued and outstanding,
amount paid in, much, if. any, paid
in cash andj how\mucb, ;if any, iiv prop
erty, and if paid in property at the time
Interstate or. foreign commerce, and every
separate corporation which shall hereaft
er be organized, shall file with the Inter
state Commerce'. Commission on or . be
fore September 1 each year a return stat
ing among other things its name, date of
organization, when and where organized,
the statutes under which organized and
if consolidated, the names of the constit
uent companies and the same information
concerning them.; If the concerns have
been reorganized the original corporation
or corporations is to be stated with in
formation concerning them. ~ " -.
MUST FURNISH FIGURES.
The publicity, bill as amended provides
that every corporation, joint stoc't com
pany or similar organization engaged in
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.— The sub
committee of the House Judiciary
Committee to which .was referred
anti-trust bills reported favorabl;
to the full committee to-day o i
Littlefield's bill providing- for giv
ing publicity to the affairs of commcrci il
combinations, with certain amendments.
Acting Chairman Jenkins of the Judi
ciary Committee appointed a sub-comriit
tee to-day consisting of" Representat ves
Littlefield of Maine, Overstreet of Indi
ana, Powers of Massachusetts, De Ar
mond of Missouri and Clayton of Ala
bama, to which all anti-trust bills, in
cluding, the publicity bill, have been re
ferred. A meeting of the committee is
called for to-morrow.
Measure Will Insure Sworn Reports From
Interstate Corporations.
PARIS. Dec. 5.— At a Cabinet council
to-day Premier Combes announced thkt
ho had suspended ' the salaries of the
Archbishop of Besancon and the Bishops
of Orleans and Seez In connection .with,
the action of the greater part of tho
French episcopate. In signing last Oc
tober a manifesto for presentation to the
Senate and Chamber of Deputies.
The manifesto discussed the law of as
sociations and urged a return to the prin
ciples of the concordat as the only means
of securing: religious peace in France. The
matter was submitted by the Govern
ment to the Council of State, which 1 de
cided that the signatories committed an
abuse of authority.
• The Archbishop of Besancon and the
Bishops of Orleans and Seez were se
lected for punishment because they were
especially active in securing signatures
to the manifesto. This makes seven
archbishops and bishops whose salaries
have been suppressed for acts connected
with the measures taken against the re
ligious congregations.
Premier Gpmbea Tells of
Action Against tfce
Clergy.
last two named considerations,
both of which are vital in provid
ing vessels. The inference is
plain that Hill knew^in" view of
his action, he not being a callow
man of business nor one who car-
what would be demanded of him
by the GovernrrTent?. Did he
make a proposition for a contract
not knowing what the Govern
ment would require in the matter
of speed for his vessels; or in ig
norance of the carrying capacity
of them that would be demanded
by the United States?
There is no mention in the
specifications submitted to the
San Francisco carriers that re
motelv touches on either of the
ascertained why the steamship
lines did not bid against Hill for
the service. That explanation is
ghren below, and it is so plain
that it is absolutely convincing
upon its face.
The specifications submitted
by the War Department of the
United States to the transporta
tion lines doing Pacific Ocean*
business were so blind that they
formed no tangible basis for bid
ding. This must have been ap
parent to the War Department
officials when the specifications
were sent out. All the elements
that are essential to a transporta
tion contract were omitted.
There was no statement in
them concerning the duration of
the proposed contract; nothing
relative to the number of trips to
be made per month, or . per an
num; absolute silence upon the
subject of time to be consumed
in making either a round or one
way-trip voyage across the Pa
cific. Therefore, no assurance
that any San Francisco transpor
tation line would naturally de
mand in a purely business trans
action was presented. .
Did Jim Hill bid blindly in
these particulars? Did he agree
to make a price for the transpor
tation of freight and passengers
for the Government without
knowing how long he would
have the sen-ice in his control, or
Continued From rage 1, Column 5.
"JIM" HILL'S
" BIO ADVANTAGE
OVER RIVALS
PRELATES LOSE
THEIR SALARIES
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S plan to remedy through publicity the alleged evils growing out 'of combinations that do an interstate business is rapidly bearing fruit. Congress has been in session less than a week, but Repre
sentative Littlefield's anti-trust bill has already been favorably reported by a sub-committee to the House Judiciary .-.Committee/ This measure is known as the publicity bill, and provides for the filing of sworn statements by
such corporations, or trusts, as come under its provisions. All other anti-trust bills have been referred to a special •committee consisting of Representatives Littlefield, Overstreet, Powers (of Massachusetts), De Armond
LITTLEFIELD'S BILL PROVIDING PUBLICITY AS A REMEDY FOR TRUST EVILS
IS PROMPTLY AND FAVORABLY REPORTED TO THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
THE I SAN-V FKANCISGQ , CALI;,, SATJJRDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1902.
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Depot Quartermaster's
office, 36 New Montgom-
ery street, San Francisco, Cali-
fornia, October 25, 19O2.— L
Sealed proposals . will be re-
ceived at this office until 12
o'clock noon, Wednesday, No-
vember 19, 1902, for trans-
portation of passengers, ani-
mals and freight for the army ||
to and from San Francisco,
California; Portland, Oregon;
Seattle, Washington; Tacoma,
Washington, and Manila, P.
I., until June 30, 1903. Bids
will be received f or > such \
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more or all ports of departure
mentioned. Full particulars ;
will be furnished oh applica-' .,
tion to Lieutenant Colonel C. '
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