Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-07-06
ADJOURNMENT AT LAST
MOST REMARKABLE SESSION OF CON
GRgss IN 80 YEARS"
Ended at Washington Saturday Might
Some Of the Final eeompiishments
cultural, Pure Food and Rate Bills Passed
Expenses Of Roosevelt Administration.

The first session OF the seth congress was
adjourned at Washington saturday--for the
first time in the history Of the government
on the day which closes the fiscal year, when
the government strikes It's balances and
closes its books, Adjournment was delayed
on account OF errors by clerks and printers.
In looking over the sundry civil appropria'
ton BILL after II had been signed by the
president, Secretary Root found that II con.
' tanned an appropriation Of $4,000 900 for a
site for public building in Washington,
a provision which had been eliminated from
two different bills, After some perpexity
the error was corrected by Joint resou.
tion' Public Printer Charles A. Stillings
explained that the proof.readers had put
question marks on the proof containing this
item and that when the proof came back
for final printing these question marks had
been crossed out, which meant TO the print.
ers that the item was to be printed in the
bill lie has directed an investigation Of
the public printing office TO ascertain the
cause OF the delay in returning the omnibus
public building bill to the senate
Speaker Cannon said Of the work accom-.
phshed at this session: In my Judgment,
the work done and the legislation enacted
exceeds In importance, for the best interests
OF all the people Of the republic, the work
OF any session during my 80 years OF pub.
nc HE. The legislation covering appropria.
tons and authorization Of public expendi.
lures has been most carefully considered
and wisely enacted. The legislation com.
monty referred to as the rate legislation, the
purefood bill, the inspection feature OF the
agricultural bill, are all measures that affect
the interests Of all the people and while
nothing perfect can be enacted | am salts.
fled that the operation of these laws will
demonstrate their wisdom. And l believe il
nothing else had been accomplished than the
enactment Of these three measures. they
alone would be sufficient to make the first
session Of the 59th congress memorable
one in the history OF the republic"
Other important measures enacted were
the free denatured alcohol law: the state.
hood bill; national employers liability
act. affecting railroads chiefly; measures re.
stricting within socaled constitutional
bounds the immunity privilege in trust and
raliroad prosecutions; permitting national
banks to lend 10 per cent of capital and
surplus to single borrower, instead OF 10
per cent. Of capital alone, the loan in no
case to exceed 80 per cent. of capital: pro.
viding for an enlargement in the circula.
ton OF money Of small denominations, and
determining the type Of the Panama canal.
The congress failed to pass the ship subsidy
bill and the tariff reduction bill for Philip
pine products
John Sharp Williams, democratic floor /
leader in reviewing the work of the seth
congress, said:
The only notable things congress did /
was to adopt the democratic policy Of rail. |
road rate regulation and the democratic |
policy OF admitting Oklahoma into the union
ma TO refuse TO tie in indissoluble wedlock
arizona and New Mexico The democrats
egret that congress did not do some meas.
ire OF justice to the Filipnos by passing
he Philippine tariff What the congress
Ia was distinctly democratic in initiative,
rigih and character. One of the things
ongress failed to enact which will need
1uch explanation was some measure TO
heck the collection Of vast and eorrupting
ampaign funds.
This congress did the most talking Of any
inee the foundation of the government. The ,
congressional record exceeds 10000 pages
obtaining about 10000, 900 words. The
reatest previous session for talk was in !
he DIST congress, when the democrats made !
re historic tlibuster against the Reed rules {
nd the Dingey tariff bill was discussed.
The conference report on the meat in. {
1ection amendment OF the agricultural an. 7
bill was adopted by the senate :
riday, the house insisting on its amend !,
ents and the senate yielding TO save the !
u. Both the president and Senator Bey.
idge, who introduced the original meat in, !.
,ection amendment expressed themselves |
preferring that the packers should pay v
e costs OF inspection and that the date of a
spection be placed on cans Of meat, but n
ey were willing TO accept the house sub.
itute since in all other points ii was favor. .
ne to the practical publication Of meat
oducts. Senator Proctor presented the re. :
'rt saying that because Of the great prn. u
pie involved the senate conferrees had de. >
ied to advise the senate to yield on the p
eat inspection amendment and not the least =
nefcial OF these effects would be that it -
luld open the way for new packers, for Z
reafter the government stamp and not the 81
cd will Of the house would be the guar.
tee of the character Of meat. President -
'osevelt signed the bill Saturday sending 81
e pen afterward to Senator Beveridge with "
letter crediting the man from Indiana with p
wing first called his attention to the pack. p'
,.house abuses. The president said "You IN
re the legislator who drafted the bill pi
lendment to the agricultural bill. and a.
Itch will enable us to put complete stop D d
the ngdoing complained Of The pen %
worth nothing in itself but I am glad to p
I'd 1t to you as the expression OF my ac v
owledgment of your services 20
Secretary Wilson of the department of ag ~
ulture has decided not to enter upon his u"
nual vacation until he has completed the
necessary to put into operation ~
new meat inspection law. He will give "
lctically his entire time to this work for Y
next two months, The new pure.food -;
' will be left almost wholly to DR.. H. 10y
Wiley chief of the bureau of chemistry ~
By direction of the president, Secretary WV
nj plG
american live stock are the healthest in !
world. The great ranges of the west VS.
duce herds Of cattle in which the per. y,
tage of disease is remarkably small and "0
federal government is steadily reducing, -
approved scientific methods, this small
centage The inspection of the animals
ore and at the time Of slaughter always ~
been thorough. 1t is true that the de-
tment of agriculture has heretofore lacked
power and the money to provide for an
,ient supervision of sanitation and the lis
mods OF preparation of canned meat food ri
ducts. The legislation which has just be- ,yl
= mu,t pfusiues u uepafsm s ;t y, lls
,le money! 70 cow, u ;mto efac+ srnor. GU
on and inspection will be extended from th'
pasture to the package The federal MI
mp upon the can will be a guarantee not bo
Y of the healthfuness Of the animal but toll
that the product was prepared in sani- He
surroundings, and with the addition of
deleterious chemical or preservative-any STR
It food product bearing the government ms
mp will be fit for food pI
With this law in operation, it may be ac- ~
ted as fact that for healthfulness and ", j." u !.
ity the prepared or canned product will IN