The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-07-08

New Mexico and Oklahoma, as the
house, and the senate will take up
the matter early next session.
The ship subsidy bill secured early
attention in the senate, but the end
of the session has come without the
measure being passed by the house.
The senate bill grants graded subsi-
dies to steam and sailing vessels Of
American build. In the house it has
been desirable to let the subject go
over until the short session. when a
bill will be reposted on the subject
and urged to passage.
A bill passed by the senate and
likely to become a law, changes the
marine hospital service to a national
health bureau and gives the bureau
larger powers and facilities for coop
Grafton with the state health author
tiles in quarantine and health af
fairs.
The bill to establish a cable be-
tween the United States, Hawaii and
the Philippines was retired by defeat
in the house
The bill for the election of United
States senators by direct vote of the
people passed the house by practic-
ally q unanimous vote, but in the
senate received but little attention.
The house passed bill relating
to the immigration laws, codifying
and amending these laws relating to
important changes. 1t has been re-
ported to the senate, but there is not
much prospect of it's passage at this
session.
The bill defining the meaning of
conspiracy in injunction cases passed
the house of representatives, but has
not made much progress in the SEN
ate.
On the other hand, the senate
passed an important measure, Great
ing department of commerce, to be
presided over by a cabinet officer,
but it has made no progress in the
house, not having been reported from
the committee on commerce.
Another bill of interest to the COM
mercial world is the pure food meas
ure, drafted by the pure food confer
ence and after extended hearings,
was reported from the house commit
tee on commerce, but not passed.
The Fowler bill probably was the
most important financial measure
which has been brought before con-
gress. After much discussion and
several conferences it has gone over
for consideration until next Deem
Der.
Another financial measure known
as the Hill bill, providing for the
coinage of subsidiary silver and for
the retirement of the present silver
dollar, has passed the house, but has
not been acted on by the senate.
Among the other measures which
have finally been enacted as laws are
the following:
To prevent the sale of firearms,
opium and intoxicating liquors to GER
tain of the Pacific islands.
To promote the efficiency of the
revenue service, and to provide for
the retirement of it's officers.
To refund the duties paid in Porto
Rico on articles imported from the
United States during the military oc-
cupation.
Appropriating 100000 for the re-
lief of the volcano sufferers at Mar
Unique.
Regulating the introduction of Eng
lish game birds for the purpose of
propagation.
Providing for the protection of
game in Alaska.
Refunding the amount of legacy
tax paid by charitable and eleemosy-
|, nary institutions.
The amount of appropriations of
the session will run unusually high.
owing in part to the amount required
to build the isthmian canal. When
J Mr.. Cannon submitted general esti-
, mate of appropriations a few weeks
ago, he made the total up to that
time 1891 $4,000. Since then the
canal bill has passed. carrying an
appropriation of $40,000,000 for the
franchise and enough more for the
rights of Colombia and for beginning
the work to carry the total up to $780,
900 900.
The entire cost of the undertaking
is approximately $1S4,000,000. Mr..