The state herald., 1902-07-04
MUCH IMPORTANT WORK DONE
BY FIFTY. SEVENTH CONGRESS

over for final adjustment on differ
ences until next December.
Another bill passed by the Senate
and likely to become law changes
the marine hospital service to ma
tonal health bureau and gives the bu-
reau large powers and facilities for CO.
operating with the state health author
tiles In quarantine and health affairs.
The bill to establish n cable between
the United States, Hawaii and the
Philippines was retired by defeat in
the House.
vanced to certain stage and have
then halted without much prospect for
further advancement These include
the bill for the election of United
States senators by direct vote of the
people. 1t passed the House by prac-
tically a unanimous vote, but in the
is not likely to pass.
The House passed bill relating to
the immigration laws, codifying and
amending these laws relating to I'M
portant changes. 1t has been report
ed to the Senate, but there is not much
prospect of its passage at this session.
The bill defining the meaning of con-
spiracy in injunction cases passed the
House of Representatives, but has not
made much progress in tie Senate.
On the other hand the Senate passed
an important measure creating de
partment of commerce, to be presided
over by Cabinet officer, but 1t has
made no progress In the House, not
having been reported from the com
mittee on commerce.
Another bill of interest TO the com
mercial world is the pure food meas
ure, which was drafted by the Pure
Food Congress. and after extended
hearings was reported from the House
committee 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 sew
eral conferences il has gone over for
consideration until next December.
Another financial measure. known as
the Hill bill, providing for the coinage
of subsidiary silver and for the retire
ment of the present standard silver
dollar, has passed the House. but has
not been acted on in the Senate.
Among the other important measures
of general legislation not heretofore
named, which have finally been enact
ed as laws, are the following:
To prevent the sale of firearms. OPT
um and intoxicating liquors 10 the ma
tives of certain of the Pacific Islands
10 promote the efficiency of the reve-
nue. cutter service and 10 provide for
the retirement of It's officers: TO refund
The duties paid in Porto Rico on arti-
cles imported from the United States
during the military occupation: appro-
priating S200,00O for the relief of the
volcano sufferers at Martinique: an-
thoriZing the erection of Y. NJ. G. A.
buildings on United States military
reservations; regulating the lntroduc-
tion of English game birds for the
purpose of propagation: providing for
the protection of game In Alaska. such
ms caribou, moose, etc; extending an
Invitation to the French government
To participate in the unvelling in
Washington of the statue OF Marshal
DE Rochambcau; refundlng the
amount OF legacy tax paid by chari-
table. benevolent and cleemosynary In
stitutions.
The amount of appropriations for
the session VIII run unusually high,
owing In part to the amount required
10 build the Isthmian canal When
Mr.. Cannon submitted general csti-
mate of appropriations few weeks
ago he made the total up 10 that time
SG)1 .i55.OOO Since then the canal bill
has passed, carrying present appro-
printion OF S40OO0.OO0 for the fran
clIiss and enough more for the rights
or Colombia and for beginning the
work TO carry the total up 10 $4,000
COO
The entire cost of the undertaking IL
approximately SlSi. 100000. Mr.. Can
mons estimate also omitted contracts
FOR future expenditure Included In the
omnibus claims and various other
hills. ngFregating n large amount. This
Will carry the total for the session. fig-
nrng In these future amounts. almost.
IL not quite. up to the billion dollar
mark.
The appropriation bills have con
talned little legislation. being con
fined chiefly TO the regular needs OF
the various branches of the govern
mcni. The naval hill provided for an
addition Of two armored cruisers. two
battlrslips and two gunbontS to the
navy, and n provision Is stlll In contro-
versy ms to whether one OF each class
OF these ships shall he built In govern
ment yards.