Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-06-07
18TH CONGRESS.
Much Important Work Accom-
plished During the Pres
ent Session.
GOLD STANDARD ADOPTED.
Form of Government Provided For
Hawaii and Porto Rico Alaska Code
Bill and Free Homes" Act Pass
Nicaragua Canal Bill Has
Passed the House.

first session of tho ISiftV-Sixth Congress
is now practically CLOSED ana it is pos
uric IN sirvc,, tho important work il has
u.,on,n1iebed during tho last six months
II has beon a busv congress the busiest
according to veterau officials in MANY
volrs In some rcspcrts the work has
Ioou loss cxcitinp than that of the pre-
,aliup Concrcss which covered the ,lra-
matte nariod v,bon war was declared
u,,tinst Spuir ana also thc pcriod of re-
construction and trent making with
Suqtn following the successful close OF the
war mi in york actually ACCOMPLISH, d
and startod toward accomnlishmont the
record of the present session stands wei
in, rornarisnn with TN, most energetic
Conyrrssos
or new territorial uosscssi5rs have re-
cai,ed rnicb attention and while there has
noon mo- det,it, nctirn as to the Phillip
ninns oT Cuhn a form of Government and
- means az raising revenue has been pro-
WHO'D for Porto Rico and 4 comprehensive
torrito,ial FORM Of Government has been
oiven IN Hawaii rh, financial act has
,,,,j ir,n-r,a,t changes i'm the laws re-
i,Iinp ia the uaritv of the metals The
bcrded irdebteduess national banks and
t,. seruritv Of mo treasury by "A gold re-
,erre The Nicar7asuau canal bill has
o,ssed the House and is on the calendar
~ mo Snra,c raadv for attention when
',ngrrss reconvencs The antitrust hill
similarly advanced. the ANTITRUST con-
eti.uriornl amendment has n defeat re-
corded against # The Pacific cable meas
ure has passed the Senate and it await
Inc final action in the House The exclu-
rior Of Rr-irhar, n Roberts from a seat
In the House because of his polygamous
,tatus the refusal of the Senate to admit
Mr. QUAY on the appointment Of the gov
prnor of pennsvlvania and the sensation
Al .hargos investigation and Developments
In the Senate in the case of Mr.. Clark
of Montana have added some exciting per
I,,
tious have been prolific including the in
ourv into the Couer D'Alenc mining riots
in Idaho the various inquiries on poly
pamv growing out of the Roberts case,
and more recently the Senate investiga-
tlcu Of the postal and other irregularities
In Cuba
Th, total of appropriatiors cannot yet
h. stated with eXdctuess. as five bills are
bending. hut if is approximately 500 00o.-
s,o for the session
The Senate in executive session has been
pccupied to A considerable extent with inn
portsnt treaties OF these the treaties
with Great Britain and Germany closing
the tri-parte government in Samoa and
awarding to the [ -nited States the Island
Of TutlIila with it's valuable harbor of
Paro Page, has been ratified. while the
commercial reciprocity treaties with
France and the British West indian ISL
ands and the Hay-Pauncefote treaty con-
corning the inter-oceanic canal go over
wit hout action.
Of the Legislation actually accomplishe ed
and now on the statute books the tinaH-
cldl act is regarded as the chief achieve
mont of the year The noteworthy fca-
tl.re of the debate on this measure in the
House was that party lines were broken
TO some extent, a number of democratic
members from the Eastern aud New Eng
land States joining with the majority in
passing it. In the Senate, also, party lines
were not entirely regarded, Senators Lins-
say and Caffrey voting for the measure
and MI Chandler against II. As it be-
came 4 law by the Presidents signature,
on March ID, ii makes specific the dcclara-
ton OF the gold standard, provides
treasury reserve OF SJ0OQo 600 establishes
- division Of issue and redemption and re
issue of interest bearing bonds of The
United States, and makes new regulations
rs to national banks, their circulation cS-
adjustment in small communities ana the
TAX they pay. The aci also contains IL
specific declaration that its provisions are
mot intended to preclude the accomplish n
ment of international hi-me talilsm.'
of Congress during the session The dis
.uession first tlirned on the revenue bill
Ia,.y,rg d,,t, Of II nor cont of fin. Ding
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