New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-07-09
WORK DONE BY CONGRESS
A Review Of Business Accomplished
by the Fifty Seventh Ma
tiona1 Assembly.
RESULTS OF SEVEN MONTHS SESSION.
Marked by Exceptional Activity,
xvith Numerous Questions of Far
Reaching General Interest En-
ii gaging4 Attention = Cuban Rec
= iprocity Bill Failed to Pass.

s ~ I ! g..
Washington, Julyss2.y-The work of con-
gress has closed. sandsit is now possible
to sum up the record of what mas
been accomplished during the past seven
months which constitute the first session |
of the 57th congress. The session. has peen
marked by exceptional business activity,
with many questions of far-reaching gen
eral interest engaging attention win the
exception of the Cuban:reciprocity Dill most
of the larger subjects of general legislation
have been enacted as laws or Will become
such before the session closes. -
t. e .as Important Legislation
Notable among these larger measures Is
the isthmian canal bill, which consummates
| the efforts of half century to link together
| the waters of the Atlantic and the Pacific
| Aside from its national and International
Importance this bill probably involves
L larger sum of money tha tina covering
Iany other single undertaking by the govern
ment outside of war expenditures Inc
| Philippine civil government bill is another
| measure of far-reac ching importance, ex-
| tending to our remote PacfheB possessions
!. "a system of internal civil government, To-
| gether with coinages currency.banklngc cor
| poration. timber. and homestead laws
/ Among the other important general laws
/ enacted are those repeating the war reve-
I nue. taxes - ex tending and making more
| effective the Chinese exclusion laws; estap-
| fishing tariff for goods to and from the
| Philippines; extending the charter OF ma,
tionaI banks for 20 years; esta llshlngsa
I permanent census office; restricting the
sale of oleomargarine by placing high
on imitation butter; providing consular
| and diplomatic service for Cuba; ESTABLISH
ing an extensive system.by which the gov
eminent will aid in the irrigation f@the
arid sections Of the west. sSaS@
War Revenue Tax Repeated
| The repeal of the war revenue taxes re-
| duced taXation#$73 $1,000. and is SAID to pc
- | the largest single reduction of taxation ever
| made in this country. By this step the last
| of the taxes imposed, at the beginning OF
! our war with Spain was wiped out. Enc
Philippine tariff act imposes 70 per cene.aol
theaDingley@tariH rates on articles conins
from the Philippines to the United STATES
| and also imposes on articles entering tHs
| Philippines from the United States tbs
| rates of duties established by the Philip
| pine commission. The oleomargarlne &C
results from several years of agitation
Il places astaxs of ten cents a pound on SUP
j st ances% colored ato. imitate3butter., s5s
"A t~% IA - Irrigation Act ~sF8l
The irrigation act is Of special mportanc
? | to the development of the west. 1tcreate
| an irrigat ton fund an the treasury depart
y I, nent. $intoawhichiss III ODE pasoit proceed
| Of the sales Of spublicAlancs% in the@ arr
| states. This~fund in,turn is to be used Il
storing water and establishing irrigation
i to hopasteaGers, who are To- be- che rged
!, preportienate SHARE the eost8of t he i'm
> proverneI1t: s"s~s@' sFg,
~.n~ Chinese Exclusion S@
n The Chinese exclusion law }continuesSsx
Il clusion until otherwise provided by law.
and $also applies the exclusion TO tn
island territory under the jurisdiction ofsth
| United States" %sa
stir Pending. &SsS
Aci6a ffror these impOrtant laws Their
Il are a number of other me assures of genera
| Importance which have passed one or Dot
| houses, but have not progress edsto the nns
! stage. These includ the anti-anar chyiee
islation,s which grew out Of the assassins
| ton of President MCKINLEY. Bills res tTic1
ing anarchy and throwing Safeguard abot
| the president have passed both bran cheese
| congress, but it has been imposslbieAt
IS reach an agreement in conference, SO thu
r. the subject goes. over until next Decempel
A bill giving statehood to Arizona, Ne
| Mexico and Okla hOnna, known as the$omn
bus statehood bill, passed the hausefan
N the senate has determined to take upaath
N | matter early in the next session. y As
The ship subsidy bill secured early a tier
| ton in the senate, but the END of the SesSin
tahas come without the measure beingSN
ys I ported to the house. AS It passed the SCI
II ate the bill grants graded subsidies
- steam and sailing vessels America
II buiIa. Il n the house 1t ma been deemed sd'
sirable to let the subject go over9unt 81
= short session, when it is expected that
!, bill on the subject will be report fi8sal
urged togpassage, ga SsF
II Another bill ofinterest to the commeTct
world issathe, pure8food measure WhichaWE
l drafted by the Pure Food congress. Aar
IT after extended hearings was reported fro
the but al
IS passed. 81
ISL The sApproI,rin II ons.ssssee
al Senator Allison Announced the total. a
" priations for the session by bills as follow
$50 AgrfcuNu 20S, $780, arnny,s $50 j;
~ diplomaticsand consular, $l,95z.2255 Distri
of Columbia sS.647,526; fortihcat lions, 7,29
nei s55; indian 50, IA. s92 legisla tive. etc. 81
Of II 39s, 2SI: military academy. s2.6g7, 324; nav
er s7s SIS 81 persions $3.50 s+2, $50; post ofht
II s13s 59S; river and harbor, $26 726, Az (e
- elusive of contracts authorized ~ sund
w civil $50 12a 359; eficiencies. SIS Os9, 81 mi
~ scelIaneous, 50. &C., 0O0;s dsthmtan canal, S.
"a / 1856 COO; permanent annual appropdat ior
1T .22O; grand total. 800 193, sSS7 Thetot
81. last year, was $3.50. 33s575. ~
go Badly Injured.
81 Marquette, Mich July ST. Sta
20 1 I1egisla tor j ohm r. Gordon had a ho