The Monticellonian., 1906-07-05

year makes small provision otherwise for the increase of the navy
 A bill was passed defining hazing and providing for the punishment Of midshipmen guilty of the offense
 No opposition of importance devel- oped when the motion was made to concur in the conference report on the naturalization bill. It provides a board which will have charge of the naturalization of aliens, and makes some changes in the law relating to court proceedings in naturalization cases.
 General legislation during this ses- sion included an act prohibiting in terstate commerce in spurious or falsely stamped articles made of gold or silver alloy. an act providing for the marking of the graves Of confed- crate soldiers and sailors and an act providing for the disposition of the five civilized tribes of Indians.
 The principal legislation affecting the Philippines was an act postpon- ing the operation of the eoastwise laws until April II. 1909: another re- yising the Philippines tariff, and a third authorizing, the purchase of coal claims by the secretary of war.
 A bill was passed providing for the election of delegate in congress from Alaska Provision was made for the allotment of homesteads to natives of that district. The Alaska fund" was created, through which receipts from liquor and business licenses will be devoted to the schools and road build. ing. A Dill was passed prohibiting aliens from fishing in Alaskan waters
 An important measure to cattle in terests is that changing the 2S-hour law so that cattle may be kept in cars 36 hours without unloading.
 Immigration Bill Fails.
 Among the important measures that have failed the immigration bill de- mands first consideration. It failed because a conference committee was not appointed to settle the disagree ment between the two houses. After spirited fight in the house, in which Speaker Cannon participated, the i'm migration bill. originally a senate measure. was passed, with a substitute for the educational test" which re- quired immigrants to possess the abil- ity to read English or some other lan- guage. The house substituted a sec- tion providing for commission to in yestigate the subject of immigration. The bill will command attention when congress reeonvenes in the fall.
 The bill to prevent contributions by corporations to campaign funds was started in the house. It was forced through the senate by the indefatig- able efforts of Senator Tillman. The house leaders refused to let it come up there, although it is understood 1 action will be permitted at the next | session. The Democrats charge that the Republicans want to lay it over until after the congressional elections. in order to get one more chance at the corporation barrel
 The Philippine tariff bill is still an- other notable failure It was one of the features of the original adminis- ton programme, was whipped through the house after a celebrated fight with the insurgents and eventually landed in the seclusion of senate oommit- tee-room. IL has been allowed to be forgotten for the present.
 The immunity bill, designed to pre- vent the recurrence of fiascos such as attended the prosecution of the Chi cago beef cases, passed the house and in amended form was reported favor ably from the senate committee on ju- dietary. Ever since then efforts to get it up have failed owing to the objec- tion of some senator or other
 It has been a hard session for treat ies. The Santo Domingo convention, much desired by the administration, has been kept down by the hostile mi- nority in the senate No action has been taken either on the Isle of Pines or Algeciras treaties.
 Fate of Labor Bills.
 Bills, most of which were demanded by the leaders of organized labor, have met their fate as follows:
 l. The anti-injunction bilI-de2d in the judiciary committed
 2. The eight-hour bill, reported from the committee on labor, but not acted upon.
 3. The election of senators in con- gress by direct vote of the people dead Tn committee
 4. The publicity of campaign ex- penses bill, recently reported to tho house. but not acted upon
 5. The letter carriers bill-dead In committee
 G. The bill to regulate the hours of railway trainmen-dead in committee.
 '. The bill for the relief of the Slo~ cum survivors-dead in committee
 s. The bill to prevent convict made goods from competing with the goods manufactured by honest labor-dead in committee.
 Outside the line of actual legislation, the present session will be historic through having authorized the investi- gatio1 that has led to the railroad-coal exposures. Another resolution adopted by the senate will cause an investiga- tion Of the alleged grain trust and railroad-elevator combine in the west, that Iromises to be equally if not more sensational.
 What Congress Has Spent
 The following is given as practically an accurate statement of the disburse-