The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-07-06
Congress Adjourned Amid Shower Of
Rhetorical Bouquets.
PRESIDENT is WELL SATISFIED
Fairbanks and "Uncle" Joe Also
Pleased With Results-Summary OF
Bills President Succeeded in Ger.
ting Through.

Washington, July 1.-THE important
legislation which the president has
succeeded in obtaining from congress
Includes
A railway rate bill, with provision
for review by he courts of the findings
OF the interstate commerce commits.
sion.
Thorough federal inspection of
packing house plants in Chicago, as u
result Of exposure of uusanitacy con-
ditions.
Provision for the construction of a
lock type of canal through the lsthmus
of Panama.
Non-immunity bill for trusts and
corporations alleged to be illegal.
Twenty-Five thousand dollars q year
to pay his travelling expenses while on
tours through the country.
Confirmation of the appointment Of
Ii. F. Barnes, former assistant secre-
tary to the president, as postmaster of
Washington.
A pure food bill, prohibiting adulter-
alton in food.
A uniforly strict method N natural
izing aliens.
The consular service given com
plete new legal status, which will per-
NIT of an entire reorganization.
A bill reomving the internal revenue
tax on denatured alcohol.
The annual appropriation for the
state militia was doubled and $4,000,
900 will be spent from the federal
treasury for the purpose of keeping
the state military organizations in
touch with the regular army.
Speedy appropriations for the San
Francisco earthquake sufferers, which
resulted from requests by the presi-
dent; s2,500,0O0 was appropriated and
relief supplies were sent Immediately
Legislation which Mr. Roosevelt de-
sired and has failed to obtain from
congress includes:
The Philippine tariff measure, which
the executive was anxious 10 have
passed.
The Santo Domingo treaty, which
It is now believed will be, defeated.
Specific laws for the purpose of pre-
venting corruption at elections.
Modification Of the present laws eX
Guiding Chinese from emigrating to
this country.
Immediate construction of a 10000
ton battleship for the navy.
Direct federal control of and super
vision over life insurance companies
Washington, July First session
0f fif:y-ninth congress ended at 10 D.
III. Saturday
President Roosevelt, on the adjourn
men; Of the congress. dictated a state
mont concerning the work accom-
plishod during the session just con.
Guided. He says that the present con
eress has done more substantial work
along the liaes OF real constructive
craftsmanship than has been accom-
plfshed at any session of congress with
which the president is familiar. He
have right to feel "a profound salts
faction in the entire course of this
congress.
During this session there have been
introduced, 20,5iS bills and reports
| made by committees on 1904 Of them
! while 4,489 onf the bills have become
laws. Now in the entire fifty-eightl
congress, which congress held three
sessions, there were only 20,074 bills
| introduced, reports made on 1904 Of
them. and 40t1 enacted into law. Ii
the first session of the fifty-eighth con
gress only, 1856 bills were intro
| duced, and only 1920 Of them passed
At this session Of congress of thu
bills passed 3,24S were private meas
| ures and 34S public, with $40 private
bills still to hear from, and also 81
public bills not yet placed in the books
tc. show whether they passed or not
To sum it all up the record OF the
ffty-ninth congress exceeds all as t.
| bills introduced and as to bills passeJ
and days in session and pages of the
| Congressional Record filled with tn,
talk. The entire fifty-seventh congress.
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