Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-25
A GOOD RECORD.
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MAINE, succeeded to the noo,. lo,.,
snip of the ma jority and Mr. p;a,a.,
son OF tennessee, became noo,. ,na',"
OF the minority. succceodirm A.,
: ley of Texas 49, nt'i-
The aprc priations of the nroso,+ ,.o.,
Siess will reach an upusuau..
iiSure, agsrcgating for tha two 800 '''i sc
approximately Sl451 .269. Az ,rhi. !,
ABOUT $1l0,00o. 0O0 less than the, 10
SOU appropriations of the nrernJino.
congress. which. however cova,,l,' ~
period of the Spanish war u.han ~,
appro pl iations ran in a sincI, 80 .iie
TO SS93,23l els The total fn,. - up
TWO sessions of the present C,,nu,al
az recently summarized by Chairman
cannon of the House cop,r,it,o,' -. ''i'
preparations is as follows. Annronr;,
tons, first session. includipa ,;,,,l:
iund. SIl0,l50,S62 Appronriation. Na'+
| ond session. including sin,.ip- c,,,.s
Sal. 1855. ioi'u'
The act reorGanizing the army. l
placing the military establishment
permanent basis probably II tbo ,,os, i;
por'ant piece of general legislation enact
:" u"'ihS the present session and one of
'"e most important measures placed m,
pophS III recent wears
i"c financial legislation of this Con
7icSS mas pccA of unusual Importance ana
raS placed on the statute books the law
establishing the gold standard provid n.
ioF the redemption and Reissue of The
interest bearing bonded obligations of IN
'hlted States establishing "A pern1pe,.
gold reserve of $50 900 regulating M
tlonal banks and making numerous nro-
VISIONS, respecting circulation and Tho t,,
on circulation.
Inc revenue legislation of the Congress
mas been confined to an effort ia rad,ic,
the taxation imposcd when the war with
Spain began. The bill as il PASSED III,
House reduced the revenue about l0O1o
600, the chief reductions being on beer
and in the remoN al of the STAMP taxes IN |
bank checks, kilograms. commercial pap-
ers. life insuranc policies. proprietary
medicines and many other articles. In |
the Senate an entirely new substitute wa !
passed. This, however, retained the main
features of the House bill. but material, |
changed all rates throughout adding re- !
auctions on tobacco in various forms ana |
restoring the tax ON bank checks This |
revenue reduction measure is still in CON |
conference committee not having reached |
an agreement
The act apportionins to the several |
skates their representation in the House
followed as a result of the twelfth census |
As finally enacted the total representation .
is fixed at 3S6 members, or y more than
in the present House.
Government participation and aid in the |
Louisiana Purchase exposition seems as
sured during this Congress At the frs;
session a senate amendment to the sun |
dry civil bill pledged the government to
appropriate $5.0o0,nc0 when the St Louis |
people had raised $lnooo.c0o The bill i, /
now pending and is likely 10 become Il /
law making the appropriation Sj0n.0J1 |
and providing general plans for the expo
sitOn.
Among the many other important gem
eral measures enacted during this Con
gress are those giving free homes on ,he
public lands acquired from ts,e Indians
and known as the Free Homes Act
providing a system Of extradtion for in-
sular possessions. under which c. +. W. !
Nicely was cXtraditcd To Cuba for alleged |
postal frauds; authorizing the "aS;,regat-
ing Of pension disabilities ana increasing I
the $3.50 the allowance to widows in Ger
tions by the &. \. r. and authorizing thc
appointment OF Charles y. Boutcllc.
veteran member of Congress. as coptJt,
on the retired list Of the navy.
Aside from leSslation the two
Houses have seen several animated /.
personal controversies. Charges Of (
treason were made against Delegate .
Wilcox of Hawaii. but ON inquiry by /
tn House committee. the delegate WIS
upheld in the right to his seat on the |
ground that the charges referred to
occurred prior to the Hawaiian terri
torial act At the first session Brig /
ham H. Roberts of Utah. was expelled |
from the House after an exciting CON
test. Senator Quay of Pennsylvania, |
was refused a seat in the Senate on the
appointment of GOV. Stone; sensational |
charges against Senator Clark of Mon
tana were investigated by a Senate
committee: the exciting mining riots
in the Coucr D'Alenc district of Idaho
were investigated by a committee Of
the House The Senate also appointed
a Cuban inquiring committee, but little
has been accomplished on that line.
Four of the most important measures
before the present Congress, namely
the Nicaragua canal bill. the shipping
subsidy bill. the Pacific cable bill, and
the oIeomargine bill have occupied
much time and have aroused great
public attention, although their enact
ment is not probable at this late day IN
the session.