The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-03-05
TREND OF EVENTS
AT WASHINGTON.
Transpiracies of Mote, News and
Views of National Interest.
W DIRK OF CONGRESS.
What Present Session Has Accomplished.
---Created a New Department; Passed
Elkins BiIl.--Took Duty Off CoaI.--.
Measures Of Importance to Philippines

Measures of Importance to Philippines
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Washington.-The work Of this
session of the congress, closing of
which marks the expiration of the
Fifty:seventh congress, is practically
at amend except for the passage of
the Appropriated bills now pending.
and these are III the final stages, A
Of theilegislationse naeted
during the two seasons makes an, in.
teteting showing Among the acts
Ct his session is that creating the de
paftrnent Of commerce and'laber. and
adding another cabinet officer to the
preside ht's' official family, The de;
,partmeGt with ,'GortelYou at the
head, is now in process Of organiza-
ton. Another important piece of
legislation enacted at this session is
the anti rebate act, commonly
known as the Efkins iaw..Do3
Another bill was passed which en-
ables the attorney general to expe-
iiate suits brought Under the Sher-
nan ANTITRUST law, and Incorporated
in sthe Legislative, executive and
judicial act. is a provision which
places at the Immediate disposal of
the attorney general tie sof
$500, ooosto better equip him for the
enforcement of the. ANTITRUST laws
bow existing. }Afprther provision
is made in tits .geEelal deficiency
bill for two assistants to>the attorney
general and additional clerks.
The house also passed ;the Little
field ANTITRUST biti.s The bill failed
to. pass tie senate. One of s.the first
acts of this session was tie removal
of the tariff on coal of all. kinds com
lug from any foreign country. Leg,
islation of in portapce~toa. the navy
and army. WAS enacted. The general
staff corps has beer. provided for
the United States. amy, the duties
of which are, to. prepare plans for
the mobilization Of the armies OF tic
United. States in times l'of war fas
the secretary Of war and the geherz
al othcers Ct thesarmy. This meas
ure was opposed by the secretaryo '
war The military bilf which raSs
ed the house during the first ges-
sion, passed the senate has become a
law. This act proyIdesefor the gen
eral organizations oil. the militia Of
the United States ard makes it avail
able when its services may be re
CURED by the government, 49,.
The naval appropriation. which
has passed both. houses, provides fol
a material increase. in the personnel
in the ravy to meet the growing de
mands for officers and men; also fol
increase in the, number of varships
Measures OF great Importance t.
the Philippines have been adopted
at thls session. An appropriation
Eof $4,000, ooo. was made. to relieve
the distress and suffering caused, bJ
the rayages OF disease among tht
water buffalo in the islands, upon
WHICH the .Eatives are almost wholly
depenentsin the pursuit ofnlant4ng
shortage of crops due TIC war sand
other causes. A. system
has been proviedfor the Philippin,
island. Us
AnotheE aetspromoted the. et1icien
ey Of the Philippine ~.constabulars
and another provided for extradi
ticn of criminals to and from the isl
ands. The house passed a bill to IRE
dnce the Philippine. tariff and TIL,
Z - 80 - e. a.
senate has Been urged blythe .presi
denttto complete the act,
OF importance to Hawaii Is the &C
saf the. REDEMPTION by the sUnitet
States Of Hawaiian Silver money
and the appropriation TO pay judg
ment is growing out of the suppress
sion of the bubonlc plague. /,
} TIE sundgy eivii; bill, soon to, be
come a law makes appropriate,
for carrying forward river and. bar
/ bprl work and Federal buiidine'
consr ucltifon. While, the amniou
pubic buildings biI1 new pending
aifhorifaes a .farge n stnber of nev
buildings. throughout the Unitec
] States IA II .sss.s
The aa asi,li9 )bint ppovfsins 70,
r. smT-
+ The senate has passed the Foriiica
h+o.. ooroo.;al,on. h;ll ~