Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-07-01

sIonai nealtn naroan anu gives the
bureau larger powers and facilitates
cooperation with the state health au-
thorities iu quarantine and health
affairs
The bill 10 establish cable be.
tween the United States. Hawaii and
the Philippines was retired by defeat
In the house.
Several other measures have al.
vanccd 70 a certain stage and have
then halted without much prospect
for further advancement These In
clude the bin for the election OF Unit
ed States senators BY direct vote OF
the people. Il passed the house By
practically unanimous vote but IN
the senate has received little atten
ton and Is not likely 20 pass.
The house passed a bill relating 70
the immigration laws. codifying and
amending these laws relating 10 I'm
portant changes. Il has been reported
to the senate but there Is not much
prospect Of rs passage at this session.
The bill defining the meaning oi
conspiracy In Injunction cases passed
the house OF representatives but mas
not made much progress 10 the sen
ate.
The sctnte passed an important
measure creating n department OK
commerce. TO be presided over by
cabinet officer. but Il has made no
progress in the house. not having
been reported from committee.
Another bin Of interest TO the com
merclal world Is the pure food meas
ure which was drafted by the pure
food congress. and after extended near
lnEs was reported fro the house com
mittce on commerce but not passed..
The Fowler bill was probably the
most important financial measure
which has been brought before con-
rrcss. After considerable public dls-
cusslon and several conferences by the
members OF the house II haA gone over
FOR consideration until next December
Another financial measure. known a.
the hin bill. providing for the coinage
Of subsidiary silver and for the retire
ment Of the present standard silver
dollar. has passed the house. but haa
not been acted on In the senate.
Among the other important meas
ures Of general legislation not here
tofore named. which have been hnaiiy
enacted as laws; are the following:
To prevent the sale OF firearms.
opium and intoxicating liquors 70 the
natives OF certain OF the Pacific ls-
lands; 10 promote the efficiency OF the
revenue cutter service and 90 provide
for the retirement OF It's officers; 70
refund the duties paid In Porto Rico
on articles imported from the United
States during the military occupation:
nppropriaflng 500 GOO for the relief OF
the volcano sufferers az Martinique;
authorizing the erection OF I. ii. C. A.
buildings on United States military
reservations: regulating the intr0duc-
tion OF English game BIRDS for the pur-
pose OF propagation: proyindlng for the
protection OF game In Alaska: extend
ing an invitation 10 the French gov
eminent TO participate In the unvell-
ing In Washington OF the statute Of
Marshall de Rochambcau: refunding the
amount Of legacy tax paid by charita-
bic, benevolent and eleemosynary In
stitutions.
The amount or appropriations Tor the
session will run unusually higa. owing
In part TO the amount required to build
the isthman canal. When Mr.. Cannon
submitted a general estimate OF appro-
priations a few weeks ago. be made
the total up 10 that time ss9i. AS 900.
Since then the canal bill has passed.
carrying a present appropriation OF
$4,000 900 for the franchise and
enough more for IN erights OF Colom-
bia and for beginning the work. to
carry the total up to $50 900. 900. The
entire cost OF the undertaking Is ap-
proximately s1Si 900 900. Mr.. Cannon's
estimate also omitted contracts for fu-
ture expenditures. including the omni-
bus public buildings and various other
bills. aggrcgating large amount This
will carry the total for the session. fg-
uring In these future accounts. almost.
II not quite, up to the billlon-dollar
mark.