Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-07-12

important BiIls Tbs, paiIsA

The Philippine tariff bin, which "
one OF the pet administration mes
ures and which was forced through Il
house by making a concession OF q ID
cent Of the Dingley rates ON sugar, Z
bacco aud rice. by the vote OF 25s 10 /
as early AK Jan. 16 was put TO sleep e
fectually In the senate committee O
the Philippines through comblnatio
or Democrats and stand pat Republic
an senators. The committee voted 8 Z
Q against reporting this cherished ad
ministratlon measure, and the effort
10 bring about reconsideration provet
futile
The senate on June tabled the pro
posed constitutional amendment per.
hitting federal divorce law.
The house defeated by a large major
lily the Adams bill authorizing whip
ping posts for wife heaters In the Dis
trict OF Columbia.
The senate on Feb IL voted IS 10 %
In favor Of the ship subsidy bill estab-
I fishing thirteen new contract mail lines
Z 10 Central American. South African.
Australian ana Pacific island ports at
the rate of 50 per ton a year for the
foreign trade and $3.50 per ton for the
colonial trade. II includes provision
for naval reserve force by payment
Of retainers 10 officers Of subsidized
vessels This measure Is stranded.
however. In the unfriendly house com
mittee on the merchant marine
4 new bill 10 restrict and regulate
immigration. which passed the senate
May %. contained provision for an
educational test namely. the ability TO
understand the English language-and .
raised the head tax from So 20 81. /
while creating commission TO invest
gate the entire subject When, how
ever. the house passed this bin June 26
the educational test ard the head tax
were stricken out and. the senate re
fusing 10 agree. the bin died I'm confer
ence
Throughout the session the senate
committee on foreign relations reso-
lutely resisted the administrators In
nuence TO report favorably the Santo
Domingo treaty.
Other administration measures which
Jared badly in one house or the other
were.
For federal control Of life insurance
SPECIFIC laws for prevention OF cleo ,
ton corruption.
Unele Sans Big Expense Account.
Just before the close Of the session
il became apparent that the total OF :
appropriations 10 carry on the govern {
ment for the next fiscal year would be ,
in the neighborhood Of
S900O00OO0 At this writing the exact I
figures have not been officially report &
II. II Is customary for each party 10
insert In the record a week or two
lfter the end OF the session statement
II the appropriations and its own ex-
'lnnatIon thereof. This total recalls the
'utcry that was made only fifteen
ears ago. when the Fifty-frst con
'ress. under Reeds speakership. appro-
,riated little over OoO,OO0,OOO IN
he two years OF IT'S existence. Reply y
AK 10 the criticism that II was bill
ION dollar congress-" Reed said 1T
: billion dollar country" Even the
'ifty-tfth congress. which covered \
much Of the Spanish war expenses.
pent only s1.553. 100000 IN It's two
ears; hence. az the pace set by this
Irst session. the Fifty-nlnth congress
= certain to outstrip all its predeccs- 2
ors In the matter Of public cxpcndi- &
urcs To the criticism of the minority
he dominant party replies that the :
ountry has grown In all directions As
matter Of fact the numerous invcsti- :
ations and federal Inspections proyid-
Il for have added largely to the cost o.
I government
The approximate amounts carried by
he different Appropriation bills and
ONE extraordinary appropriations
-er,a "a = follnus.