Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-18
WHAT CONGRESS DID.

President Roosevelt Gays that the
seth Congress at its first session effect.
ed more good legislation than any
other Congress in many years. The
truth is that il effected nothing of any
permanent value, while it rejected
more good measures and adopted more
bad ones than any other Congress in
the history of the United States.
Il rejected the Tillmsn bill to pre-
vent contributions by corporations TO
party campaign funds, although that
excellent bill passed the Senate,
1t rejected the Williams hill to re-
duce the tariff on all articles on which
the duty now exceeds 100 per cent, the
Philippine tariff bill, and all other tar
iff propositions.
Il rejected the snti.injuncton bill,
which had passed the House Of Rep
resenlatives unanimously on May 2,
1902.
Ii rejected the eight-hour bill, after
tine Committee on Education and Ia
Dor had reported it iavorably.
1t rejected the bill relating to suits
for injuries brought by employees OF
railroad and mining corporations.
1t rejected the bill relating 10
contempts in Federal Courts and pro-
viding for trial by jury in cases OF in
direct contempt.
II rejected the prison contract
labor bill.
II rejected the bill relating to hours
OF labor OF railroad employees,
It rejected the LsFollette amend.
ment to the railrosd rate bill, propo-
sition endorsed by Organized Labor,
defining the liability Of employers for
injuries to employees while engaged
in the performance Of duty and pass
ed separate bill, opposed by Organ.
ICED Labor, deceitfully styled the "em-
ployer's liability BILL"
Il rejected an amendment to the
Tailrosd rate bill to provide for ex-
GLIDING watered stock from the valus-
tion put upon railroads by the Inter
state Commerce Commission in deter.
mining reasonable compensation for
capital invested.
Il rejected another amendment to
the same bill, intending to prevent
judges having a personal interest in
railroad cases from sitting In tudg'
ment in such cases.
II rejected the Bailey amendment
70 the same bill, intended TO prevent
Federal judges from enjoining. re-
straining or setting aside orders OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission FIX
ing reasonable rates.
II rejected the Immigration bill.
1t defeated the Beveridge amend
ment 20 the Agricultural Appropria-
ton bill requiring the beef packers to
pay expenses OF Federal inspection.
and placing the cost Of such inIpee-
ton on the taxpayers. IL rejected
bill TO untax building material for
stricken Frisco. and the Republicans
OF that State have since endorsed such
bill.
All these measures and many more
OF similar character Congress refused
to pass.
Congress did pass the Aldrieh reso-
lution for she protection Of the Steel
Trust and other Trusts, by requiring
all material and equipment for the
construction Of the Panama Canal TO
be bought from the Trusts.
Il did.pESs an amendment 70 the
Urgent deficiency bill, abolithing the
eight.hour law. and she Chinese eT'
elnslon act 40 20 the laboFers on the
Panama Canal.
This Congress hss appropriated more
money for the Army and Nav a. one
session than any othe, Congress ever
aid at one session 10 time Of pesee-
slO2 .Oei $40 for the Navy sud i7l sl7,'
1856 for ihs army