West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-10-04

NoA near AnepcCtion - Outrageous
ana Wholly tudefensibis-VNhy the
President Defends Bis rarty Asso-
ciates-Fortuno In Grnft
The letter OF President Roosevelt 90
Congressman James u. WA'son of In
diana ls an extraordinary Illustration
Of bis heXlbility ANA utter disregard
for facts when 10 suits his purpose to
pcrycrt them lie says that the Fifty.
ninth CONGRESS M It's Grst session ef-
fcctcd more good legislation than any
other congress In many years. The
truth So that Il effected nothing OF any
permanent value, while IL rejected
more good measures and adopted more
bad ones than any other congress In
taa history of the United states.
IL rejected the Tlllmnn bin 20 pre-
vent contributions 10y corporations TO
party campaign funds, although that
excellent bill passed the senate.
II rejected the Williams uill 20 re
duce the tarlm on al articles on which
the duty now exceeds 100 per cent. the
philippine tarlT bin aud nu other tar!n
propositions
II rejected the anti-iniunctlon bin.
which had passed the house Of repre-
acatntives unanimously ON May ., 1902.
II rejected the eight hour bin after
the committee on education aud labor
had reported u fayorably.
!t rejected the bIl relating to suits
tCr Injuries brought by employees OF
railroad aud mining corporations.
lt rejected the bin relating to con.
tcmpts in federal courts and providing
for trial by jury ln cases Of indirect
contempt
II rejected the prison contract labor
b!n
II rejected the bin relating 10 hours
oi labor of railroad employees
it rejected the IA Toilette amend
mont % The railroad rate uI. a prop
osition mdorsed by organized labor de.
haiag the liability OF employers for In.
juries 20 employees while engaged in
tie performance of duty, ana pussed a
separate bin, opposed by organized la
Dor, dccc'tfully styled the employers
liability bil"
u rejected Gn amendment TO the rail.
Dad rate bill TO provide FOR excluding
Tatered stock from the valuation put
upon railroads by the Interstate com
rcrce commission I'm determining rea.
sonablo compensation for capital In
vested
IL rejected another amendment 10 the
'nme bill Intended 20 prevent federal
judges from cujoining, restraining or
aetting aside orders of the interstate
commerce commission fixing reason
able rates.
lt rejected tho immigration bill
II defeated the BcveriGgc amendment
90 the agricultural appropriation bin
requiring beef packers to pay the eN-
pcnses OF federal inspection and placed
the cost OF such inspection on the tax
payers
II rejected tie amendment offered by
Mr. Bailey 10 the same bill intended 10
prevent federal Judges from enjOInlng,
restraining or setting aside orders OF
tia Interstate commerce commission
f2iug reasonable rates.
Ail lAcse measures ana mnuy more
o.: similar character congress refused
to isra
CoaGse-5 cid pass tae Aldrch rcso-
lciiGn fJ- thc protection cf TIE steel
,i15t aad otter trugts by requiring all
at.e:ial aaa equipment for the CON
9.Uejya If the p1nGma canal to be
bcu.-t from the TRUSTS
II diG gg53 "n amendment to the ar
gent deficiency bill aboUal,nc the eight
hour law. tbo alien contract labor law
en1 the Chiacie exclusion Get as b tho
Ibo.nrs on !rc Panama canal
TIE pteaileut recommended and the
senate pnsse1 The slip subsidy m the
intere OF tic steamship trust. and II
Republican CONGRESS ls elected this
year that iIfamO-s measure. opposed
by ali Democrats and by organized Ia.
Dor, VIII become % law next winter
This co.E.T'ss hns appropriated for
all purposes SS79.5S9. 1s5. and Mr. Taw-
ey. chairman Of the house committee
on appropriations. says that $780, 49,
2lG Of this enormous total was made
necessary by unbusinesslike admins
tration"-by tie lnenlciency Of the pros
idents appointees
This congress gave the president $2j
COO o year for travelling expenses
Taken all m oll. thc record Of the
pre- eut congress Is outrageous and IN
dcfensiblc. But % suits the president
becGuc it nve him a fortune every
yotr by wIy of graft