Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-07-05

| 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 coastwise
laws until April IL, 1909; another re-
vising the Philippines tariff, and
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 bill 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
| Sc hours without unloading.
Immigration Bill Fails.
Among the important measures that
have failed the immigration bill de-
mands first consideration 1t failed
because a conference committee was
not appointed to settle the disagree
| ment between the two houses. After
a spirited fight in the house, in which
| Speaker Cannon participated, the i'm
migration bill, originally senate
measure, was passed, with substitute
for the educational test" which re-
quired immigrants to possess the abil-
ity to read English or some other Ian
guage. The house substituted a sec
ton providing for a commission to in
vestigate the subject of immigration.
The bill will command attention when
congress reconvenes in the fall.
The bill to prevent contributions by
| corporations to campaign funds was
started in the house. 1t 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
! 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. 1t was one of
the features of the original adminis-
ton programme, was whipped through
| the house after celebrated fight with
the Insurgents, and eventually landed
in the seclusion of a senate commit
tee-room. 1t 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 jul
dietary. Ever since then efforts to get
it up have failed owing to the objec-
ton of some senator or other.
1t has been hard session fer treat
les. The Santo Domingo convention,
| much desired by the administration,
has Deen 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:
1. The anti-injunction bill-dead in
the judiciary committee.
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 in committee.
4. The publicity of campaign ex-
penses' bill, recently reported to the
house, but not acted upon.
5. The letter carriers bill-dead in
committee.
6. The bill to regulate the hours of
railway trainmen-dead in committee.
Z. The bill for the relief of the Slo-
cum survivors in committee
8. The bill to prevent convict made
goods from competing with the goods
manufactured by honest labcr-dead in
committee.
Outside the line of actual legi7lation,
the present session will be historic
through having authorized the investi-
| cation that has led to the railroad-coal
exposures. Another resolution adorted
by the senate will cause an investiga-
ticn Of the alleged grain trust and
railroad-elevator combine in the w-st,
that PROMISES to be equally if not
more sensational.
What Congress Has Spent.
The following is given as practically
an accurate statement of the disburse-
ments authorized from the public
| treasury:
Sundry civil Observation-Disclosures. s9S, 1000
District of Columbia. ............. 100000
Army Observation-Disclosures. II 900. 0cO
Naval ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1902 100000
Fortifcations Observation-Disclosures. 100000
Military academy 100000
Pensions 140O0O.0o0
Permanent ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10000 900
Agricultural Observation-Disclosures. 10000
Public buildings ........-.......... 25OOO,OOO
Indian .-...............-......... 9000.OG0
Militia OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 600. non
Statehood ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100000
Urgent deficiency -..............-.. 15.00O.000
General deficiency :........:....... 11,500,000
Legislative, executive and judi
ciaI ..................... %. 900. 900
Post office 193 OOO.OOO
Miscellaneous ...-..-.........-...... 100000
Total ......................... sS78, 900