Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-30
Fist Session Of The FiiIy-Dinth
Congress Will Go Into
History Today.
WAS ACTIVE THROUGHOUT
The Measure Which Caused The Greatest
Debate is The Railroad Rates Bill
Other Important Matters Considered
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Washington. June 30.--The first ses-
sion of The Fiity-ninth Congress goes into
history today IL has been a strenuous
session from start to finish.
me measure which caused the greatest
Idobste is the Railroad Rates bill. Begun
. MIN the session, this consideration con
tnued throughout.
The Pure Food enactment and the
Meat Inspection provision are also inn
rortant changes in the Federal attitude
towards both the producer and CON
sumer Of the country
uniform and more strict method OF
Erouralzng aliens was enacted
The immunity from prosecution of
witnesses who give testimony before
4 government tribunals was made he sub
isct Of an enactment which clearly states
. Wien such immunity obtains and when
otherwise
A bin removing the internal revenue
nx on denatned alcohol also was
4 passed
The type Of the Panama Canal was
fixed thus settling o question which has
4 rerplexed both the professional and lay
|mind. The President is 90 build a lock
4 level canal and was given total OF
f S8Q 600 600 for the year for that pur-
+ nose. It was required that mateTalior the
4 canal shall be of American manufacture
f unless the President shall hnd the pnce
4 excessive, in which case he is given
authority to buy abroad
The consular service was given COM
pletely new legal status, which Will per-
f nit Of an entire reorganization.
When the appropriations for the ses-
sions are totalled. it viii be found that
their aggregate has reached 5000 600 900
f This is o greater sum than has been made
available since the war Congress of lS9S.
4 Of this amount. S25. 100000 will 60 into
new buildings in various sections OF
f The country The lcg.slation on Appro-
. d rat on bills has the Characteristic
limo clout Of being restrictive upon the
f. government department heads in the
mater Of making their expenditures and
IN submitting their estimates to Con-
grsl It has been the desire of Con-
gross 10 put an end, as far as possible to
Efficiency appropriations. The naval
Increase. which has been going on an
nually. received somewhat Of q setback.
The largest battleship ahoat' was
suhorized but Congress required that
before bids for its construction could be
ubmitted the plsns must be sent TO Con-
ress at its next session. The annual
appropriation for the State militia was
doubled and hereafter $1,000 600 will
,e spent from the Federal treasury ioI
he purpose Of keeping the State military
organisations in touch with the regular
army.
Congress gave great care to the draft
d q bill intended 10 preserve the scenic
beauty Of Niagara Falls, and the measure
vas passed
The tariff 10 be collected by the Philip
pine government on goods entering the
sland trade was revised
A measure OF Impotence 10 railroad
md other employees engaged in hazardou
mployments, known as the Employer
Liability bill became a law.
The government will participate In th
jamestown Ter-Centennial Exposition
and 81 .325 600 was authorized expended
out Of the Federal treasury for that event
Speedy appropriations for the San Fran
cisco sufferers resulted from requests b.
he President The sum of S2,500O0
was donated directly, and supplies fror
The stores Of the government nearly equa
that amount
Private pension legislation, for IN
benefit Of the old soldier who is unable {
receive a pension under the statute law
kept up it's usual heavy pace.