The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-07-05

Alaska; TO prevent hazing at naval /
academy; TO rrrganize army medical .
corps
Important nils That Faii@I.
The Philippine tariff uHl. which wns /
one 81 The pct administration measures !
md which was forced through the !
house 10y making q concession of 20 /
ner cent. ~ the biuslcy rates on sugar. /
tohacto and rice, by tire vote Of 25S /
IN - as early as Jan. III. was put to |
sleep "ncctually In the senate commit. /
lee on the Philippines through a combl- !
nation " benA'rrutS and standpat Re. |
puhiicgn senators. The committee
voted To- against reporting
this cherished administration measure.
and tho 20 urts 10 bring about recon.
sitcrai'nn royod futile The senate on
June = tabled the proposed constiiu.
tonal amendment permitting u federal
divorce law. The house defeated hy
large ma iurity the Adams bill author.
znc whipping posts FOR wife-heatcrS
w The District ~ Columbia. The sen
Gtc OIL Feb. n. voted - {, % M favor
Of 'nc ship subsidy bill establishing
Thirteen new contract mail lines ~ Cen
trll American. South African. Austria
lian aud Pacific island ports nt tie
raio " - per tom year for tie for.
cirn trade. aud $3.50 per ton for the
colonial trade. II Includes provision
Tor q naval reserve force 10y payment
of reialucrs to officers uf Subsidized
vessels. This measure is stranded. how.
ever. In the unrrirld'y house commit.
tee or merchant marine.
\ new bill to restrict aud regulate
Immigration. which passed the senate
May - contained provision for an cd.
ucaiioual test. namely. tho ability 10
understand the English language. and
| raised the head tnN from - 10 s.. while
| creating u commission tu investigate
the entire subject. when. however. the
house PASSED this bin. June ~ the ed
ucatioual test aud the head tax were
stricken out aud. the senate refusing 60
agree. the hill died iu conference
Throughout the session the senate
committcton foreign relations rcsplutc.
| ~ resisted All the administrations IN
| fucncc to report favoruhly the Santo
measures which Jared badly IN one
house or the other were: For federal
control of life Insurance companies.
the employers liability act. requiring
the Interstate carriers to become liable
for accidents to employees In the alb
sencc Of prescribed safeguards. which
passed the house April >: modification
Of Chinese exclusion: specific laws FOR
prevention of election corruption.
Uncle Sans Big Expense Account.
Just before the close ~ the session
II became apparent that the total of ap-
preparations to carry on the govern
ment for the next fiscal year would be-
somewhere IN the noighhorhuDd OF
SOO0OUU.OOO At this writing the exact
figures have not been officially report Il.
10 Is customary for each party 10 In
scrt IN the record q week or two after
the end of the session statement uf
the appropriations and its own cNplana-
tion thereof. The total recalls the out
cry that was made only fifteen years
ago. whom the Fifty FIRST congress under
Reeds spcdkership appropriated 1T
tie over 81 .OOu.OQO.OOO In the two years
Of It's existence Replying 10 the critl-
cism that II was IN million dollar con
Crcss" Reed said: 1T Is u billion dollar
country" Even the Fifty-hfth congress
which covered much Of the Spanish
war expenses. spent auly Sl.553,OOO.OOO
In It's two years Hence. az the pace set
10y this first session. the Fifty-nlnth
congress IS certain Ia outstrlp all ~
predecessors In the matter Of public
expenditures. 10 the criticism uf tho
minority the dominant party replies
that the country has grown in all III.
rCciipns As matter Of fact. the
numerous Investigations and federal
inspections provided for have added
largely 10 the cost OF government.
The approximate amounts carried 10y
the different appropriation bills. and
some extraordinary appropriations
were as follows:
Permanent annual. Sl41 .4Gi $50
postal. Sl0l,G050aS; pensions. Sl40
oi5,5CO: naval SlO2,OTl.G .G5G: army, SIl
SlTIGl; Qualifications. >5.053 093; mil
ltary academy, SlW3.ll5; sundry
civil, S102s3OO.OOO; legislative, exccu
tive ana judicial, Ss9,1iO,OOO; District
Of Columbia. $lO.ls1,2 BOG: urgent de
Gceucy, SlG.OC0,Oo0; general deficiency
Sll.GI5UO0; agriculture, $500, 900; In
dian. SlO.233. iO0; diplomatic. SoS0,
a0l public buildings S25,0OO,0O0. Pan
I fornia relief, S2.500,OO0; militia, 50,
Senate's Action on Treaties.
After having refused 10 ratify thu
san Domingo treaty, for which the al
mnstrntiCn had done It's utmost, th'
senate agreed Just before adjournmcn
that the Moroccan treaty should CONT
90 u vote not later than Dee. ~ next
before II could die 10y limitation. Th'
b japanese copyright treaty was ratified
? Feb. ~. aud the trademark treaty will
Roumanla, May 4.
: The death OF Senator German a