Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-07-05

n Sufct accounting is hereafter
to be received from all United States /
court clerks. A revelation that (
one such clerk had received emolu-
ments amounting to 1896 in one
day brought about this provision.
Although there has been an eff |
fort to prevent the enlargement of |
what is known as ''thc permanent
annual appropriations" this char
actcr of expense has increased dur
ing the session to the extent of
nearly five million dollars, making
total permanent annual appropri-
alton of more than $14, 10000, 600. |
Measures were introduced on which
action will be pressed at the next
session, to repeal a portion of the
permanent annual appropriations of
the government.
Organized labor has succeeded in
its requests of the present session
of congress to the extent Of secur-
! ing the enactment Of what is known
as the employers liability BILL"
This enactment will make it pos
sible for an employee to secure
damages for his injury, notwith-
standing his own negligence may
have been in part responsible for
that injury.
Another bill that will doubtless
become law is that limiting the
hours of continuous service of rail-
way train men to 10 hours consecu-
tive work, to be followed by 10
hours rest The much agitated
eight hour day bill received favor
able vote from the house labor
committee, but too late to secure
action at the hand of congress.
The anit-injunction bill was post
poned in committee until the next
session.
One of the novel features of law
making was the enactment OF a
measure to preserve the scenic
beauty of Niagara falls. This action
was in direct response to popular
demand that the falls be not denud-
ed of their beauty to serve the pur-
poses of commerce.
Enthusiasts for the greater
! navy regard the legislation of the
session as essential to the proper
growth of that arm of our fighting
force. Congress authorized the con-
struction of the biggest battleship
afloat' with the provision that be-
, fore the plans are submitted or bids
received or accepted the plans of the
ship must be submitted to congress
, at its next session. This provision
was fought in the house with
great zeal, and was carried, but
with a small majority.
, Hazing at the naval academy was
!; given a further legislative rebuke
by the passage of bill giving the
secretary of the navy discretion to
i dismiss or otherwise punish hazers
! at that institution. A law was
passed which will result in appro-
: pirate markings being made over
the graves of confederate veterans of
+ the army and navy who died in
| northern prisons during the civil
S war. The wearing of the insignia
: of the Grand Army of the Republic
: or other soldier insignias by other
. than members of these organizations
: was made a misdemeanor.
0 The president was authorized tc
S take the necessary steps to preserve
4 american antiquities' by Great.
4 ing government reservations in 10.
: cations where such antiquities ex-
: list.
i Alaska was given the right tC
. send delegate to congress and az
t atct was passed whereby that terri
: tory will have a larger school anC
e public improvement fund. The sec
n rotary of the interior was also au
!. thorized to allot homesteads to ma
:. tives of Alaska.
: Although the ship subsidy meas
n ure did not become a law, "a publi
It acts relative to shipbuilding wer,
l. enacted. These were all minor il
d character and inaugurated no nev
i policy. The application of tn
t. coastwise laws to the Philippine
is was postponed until 1909. An ON
k nibus bill authorizing the erection
l. of number of aids to navigation
y became law.
n Liberality toward the Indian, tn
/. ward of the nation, characterize
s. the several enactments on that sub
Is jcct. The tendency shown was
= grant full citizenship to those In
st dams who show capability for il
az to nr,er1 for settlement certain of tn