Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-03-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent)
Washington, March 9, 1908.

Editer Press
The Fifty-seventh Congress has
PASSED into history with a most
creditable record on the statute
books. Perhapsthe most important
of recent enactments are the anti
trust provisions of the last sessions
which, it is believed will prevent
the destruction of competition by
the great corporations and inciden-
tally will facilitate the bringing to
justice those companies which at
tempt to violate thela Both the
President and Attorney General
Knox have expressed satisfaction
with the progress made in this di-
rection and the republican leaders
say that if it is demonstrated that
further amendment of the statutes
is found necessary such will be pro-
vided by the next Congress. A
thoroughly adequate and compre-
hensive immigration law has been
added to the statutes. 1t contains
no new and medal features but
coordinates and harmonizes those
enacted in the past.
Secretary Lodge speaking to your
correspondent on the work of Con-
gress, said after adjournment.
"'Two Of the most important laws
2ted this session, in my judg-
ment, are the Army and Militia re-
organization bills. The creation of
general staff for the control of the
army has long been advocated by
Secretary Root and is everywhere
acknowledged to be step in the
right direction. The Militia law
will enable the authorities in the
War Department to supervise, to
some extent, the organization of the
militia and unity its saccoutrements,
drill and tactics so thatin the event
of an emergency the Fedral govern
ment would find in the state guard
a far more effective organization
than was the case at the beginning
of the Spanish war. / am of course
deeply disappointed at the failure
of the Philippine tariff bill and con-
slider the method of the democrats
who defeated it inexcusable. l al
so regret the failure of the Aldrich
financial bill" 1t may be said
however that there are some Re-
publicans in Congress who are glad
Of II failure of the Aldrich bill.
One of the missing faces in the
new Senate is that of Senator Jones
of Nevada who has served for thirty
years and has long been recognized
as an able authority on tariff ques-
tions. Senator Allison took the
oath for his sixth term, the Longest
on record. AS chairman of the
the committee on appropriation:
Mr.. Allison has rendered invalu
able service to his party. Among
the retiring senators was Mr.. Vest
long and effectionately known a'
'"The little Giant of Missouri. .
He had many warm friends on the
republican side of the chamber anC
was regarded as the representativ,
of the best element among thC
democratic senators. His genia
presence will be missed. Mr.. Yes
was the last man in the Senate wht
had served as a member of the Con
federate Congress. Two men Well
ington and Simon. Mr.. yelling
ton has long been out of touch will
his party and, since his famous re
ference to President Mckinley, ha'
been Stunned by the members o
both parties. Senator Simon o
!, Oregon has never mingled with hi
: colleagues. Reserved and taciturn
he never seemed to be able {,
understand the spirit of the Senat,
or to take in good part the iokinl
to which every S Hator must sub
nit. lie had ho.l himself aloo
from the first and expressed grea
satisfaction at the conclusion O
his public service.