Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-07-10

NOTABLE LAWS PASSED BY CONGRESS.
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mitted to the Union as soon as the people
CT the two territories in delegate conven-
ton. have adopted a constitution. Its sec
ond feature provides that Arizona and New
Mexico shall be made one State provided
that majority of the electors of each
shall at the next November election vote
for the union.
Denatured AIcoroI.
This act, commonly known as the free
alcohol bill, provides for the withdrawal
from bond, tax free, of domestic alcohol
when rendered unit for beverage or liq1id
medicinal uses by mixture with suitable de-
naturiZing materials This law becomes
effective Jan. 1, 1907. and it permits the
withdrawal from bond, without the pay
ment of internal revenue tax, denatured al
cohol Tor use as fuel, light and power or
for use in the arts and industries The
law provides for the employment of the
necessary force of chemists and revenue
agents to enforce its provisions Violations
OF the statute or attempt to manufacture
any liquid from denatured alcohol or to
redistill den&tured alcohol is punishable by
line or Imprisonment.
Naturalization.
The naturalization law provides for the
establishment of a bureau of immigration
and naturalization, the duty of which shall
be TO register a personal description of each
alien as he arrives in the United States
The Immigrant is then given a cerficate
which must be produced when he declares
his intention of becoming a citizen. The
certificates are printed on safety" paper
as are bonds and bank notes, and the num-
bers are consecutive. Duplicates on file at
Washington must correspond with the GER
tlhcate presented by the applicant for citi-
zenship.
Consular Service.
Under the terms of the new bill the CON
sular service is to be reorganized 1t pro-
vides that hereafter consular officers whose
salaries range above $1,000 are to be ap-
tod v-r
Lower grade vacancies, which pay $1,000
and $500 a year, are to be filed either
by the promotion of consular clerks, agents
or deputies, who got into the service on ex-
animation, or by the selection of outsiders
who pass satisfactory examinations. 1t Gre
ates the office of Inspector of consulates
and provides for the appointment of five
officers to be known as ''consuls- general-at-
large Their duties Will be to make a
thorough inspection of each consular office
at least once in every two years The sys-
TEN Of consular fees is abolished and here
after, all fees, instead of going into the
pockets of the consuls, will be turned into
the United States Treasury. The bill fur
Their reclassities the consulates and read
Justs the salaries, and it also provides that
no person other than an American citizen
shall serve in any consulate general or con-
sulate in clerical position the salary of
which exceeds $1,000.
Appropriations.
The total appropriations made at this
session of Congress amount to an aggregate
of $3.50, 49,, 301. an increase of 100000. O0O
over the appropriations made at the last
Congress. The Increase is accounted for
in the following items
For the isthmian canal S42447. 900
Under the statehood bill ..... 10.25O. 900
Construction of new buildings :. 1921 900
San FRANCISCO ..'.........-.. 5,OOo,OOO
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SOS, 01S. 900
Chairman Tawney made the following
statement: Other notable increases are
$3,000,000 on the agricultural bill for
inspection Of meat products and $4,000, 0ur
on account of the postal service.
The total apparent appropriations made
at this session, $3.50. 1873, 301, do not consti-
tute in their entirety charge against the
revenues of the government for the next
fiscal year, for the reason that there must
be deducted from this sum deficiencies that
are chargeable to the service of the current
year and to meet expenditures already in
Cured on account thereof, approxmating at
least So. 900, 600.
There should also be deducted $57 .000,-
600 for the sinking fund, which may or
may not be met in whole or in part, as it
is purely a matter of discretion with the
Secretary of the Treasury to utilize the sur
plus IL the treasury for that purpose
There should also be deducted the sum
of So 900, which is estimated and in
cluded in the whole sum of appropriations
to be paid out of deposits of national banks
in redemption of circulating notes of banks.
The deposits are not credited as a part of
the revenues of the government, and there
fore redemptions made from the fund thus
arising should not be charged to expendi-
lures.
''rhe amount of s25,456,415 appropriated
for work on the isthmian canal during the
next fiscal year is payable from or reimburs-
able to the treasury out of proceeds of
bonds thai are authorized to be sold for
that purpose, and should also be deducted
from the sum of appropriations for 1907.
THE sums mentioned amount to more
man $139,000. 600. and when deducted leave
apparent appropriations of only $741.O00,-
600 to be met out of the revenues of the
next fiscal year
I'm my Judgment the ordinary revenues
Of the government the next fiscal year
will amount to at least 5000 100000. The
postal revenues are estimated at S1S1,573,-
600 for 1907, making the total apparent re-
sources of the government next year not
less than $7S1,573,000, or at least 100000
600 in excess of appropriations that may
be charged against them"
miscellaneous.
law was passed providing for the pun
ishment of midshipmen guilty of hazing.
A national quarantine law, giving the
government power to establish quarantine
in port cities and to supersede the state
and local authorities, was passed.
The Alaska fund was created, through
which receipts from the liquor and business
licenses will be devoted TO schools and road
building. bill was passed providing for
u
Alaska, and another went through prohibit
ing aliens from fishing in Alaskan waters.
One important measure changes the law
so that cattle may be kept in thirty
six hours, instead of twenty eight, without
unloading
The naval increase which has been going
on annually received somewhat of a set
back. The largest battle ship afoat' was
authorized. but Congress required that be-
fore bids for its construction could be sub
mitted the plans must be sent to Congress
at its next session.
The annual appropriation for the State
militia was doubled. and hereafter $4,000
900 will be spent from the federal treasury
for the purpose of keeping the State Mill
tary organizations in touch with the regular
army.
Congress gave great care to the draft of
a bill intended to preserve the scenic beauty
Of Niagara Falls, and the measure was
passed.
pine government on goods entering the ISL
and trade was revised.
measure of Importance 10 railroad and
other employees engaged In hazardous en-
pigments, known as the employers liability
bill. became n law.
jamestown tercentennial exposition, and ST.
325. 600 was authorized expended out of the
federal treasury for that event.
Speedy appropriations for the San Fran
cisco sufferers resulted from requests by
the President Two and one-half million
was donated directly. and supplies from the
stores OF the government nearly equaled
that amount
Private pension legislation for the bene-
fit of the old soldier who is unable TO OBJ
tain a pension under the statute laws kept
up its usual heavy pace
Sparks from the Wires.