The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890
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The Sherman Antitrust Act was enacted in July 1890 and made combining of businesses to prevent competition illegal.
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Sherman Silver Purchase Act, 1890, passed by the U.S. Congress to supplant the Bland-Allison Act of 1878. It not only required the U.S. government to purchase nearly twice as much silver as before, but also added substantially to the amount of money already in circulation. The Sherman Silver Purchase Act (supported by John Sherman only as a compromise with the advocates of free silver) threatened, when put into operation, to undermine the U.S. Treasury's gold reserves. After the panic of 1893 broke, President Cleveland called a special session of Congress and secured (1893) the repeal of the act.
A congressional session describes the period for which the American federal legislature convenes. Furthermore they are also special Congressional sessions, such as the emergency convening of the legislature.