Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-07-05
review Of WORK
Done BY congress
MANY VECY IMPORTANT MEAS.
URES ARE PASSED.
Railroad Rate, Meat Inspection and
Pure Food Legislation Accom-
plished at Last Hummelshine,
Bills That Failed to Fass-What
Congress Spent.

Washington, June 5].-SaCurGay saw
the close OIL one OF the most remark
able sessions OF congress OF the last
20 years Or more As is usual, the
session closed with rush with the
most important legislation pushed
through at almost the last moment
The railroad rate bill, the pure food
bill and the agricultural appropriation,
carrying with it the meat inspection
amendment, went to the president On
Friday night and were promptly
signed by him The following were the
important bills passed on Friday:
Railroad Rate-Passed: signed by
the president at HIS .. III.
Meat nspectIon-Passed after SEN
ate yielded to house amendments
Pure Food-Passed and sent to pres
idenl for his signature
Niagara Falls-Signed by president:
regulates water OF Niagara river to
preserve the falls.
CONGRATULATIONS adopted con-
ference report, passing the bill
Lake Erie CanaI-Passad; house
agreed to conference report.
Sundry Civil Apr p-iat,on-Pa- sed
and sent to president
General Dehcieucy-Passed appro-
PIRATES S11,5Go, 800.
Edward S. Bragg-Bll granting Wis
consin general pension passed.
Canal Type Is Fixed.
With the adjournment of congress
it is possible to make a survey of the
entire field of important legislation
enacted during the session. The three
most prominent measures already
have been referred to, and their gen.
eral provisions are we'll known to the
country. Next in point of interest
perhaps comes the Panama canal act
The house first declared in favor Of
the lock canal, by providing that no
portion of the money appropriated in
the sundry civil bill should be ex-
pended on a sea level project. A ma
iority OF the senate committee report
ed in favor OF a sea level canal, but
after d vigorous debate the presidents
recommendation in favor OF lock
type was approved by vote Of So
to 81
A&jofnt resolution was passed by
congress requiring the purchase of
supplies and materials for the canal in
the American market unless the presi-
dent shall determine that the bids of
domestic producers are extortionate Or
unreasona BILE ~ ~
Congress appropriated 81. SOC, 900
for continuing work on the canal,
SIG, 800, 600 being deficiency appropria-
tons and $4,000, GOO being for work
during the fiscal year 1907. e.s
Statehood Issue Settled.
The admission of Oklahoma and In
dian territory as single state was
accomplished sy the act approved
June Is. The act also admits Arizona
and New Mexico into the union as a
single state, provided that a majority
n each of the territories shall vote
or joint statehood. "and not other
wise
After several years of effort on the
,art of the state department congress
t this session passed an act reorgan-
zIng the consular service.
A most important piece of legisla-
ton is the removal of the tax upon
enatured alcohol It was strongly
rpesad by manufacturers of kerosene
I'D gasoline
An employers liability bill, to meet
Il demands of the trainmen of the
tel States, has been placed upon
statute books after years of effort.
Greater Aid for Militia.
tloHg the acts affecting the mill
establishment were those in
| ting the efficiency of the ordnance
fruent ct the army and increas-
the appropriation for the militia