Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-30
FIRST SESSION,
59TH CONGRESS
II Ceases From Its LaborS and
It's Works Of All Kind
Do Follow.
ENACTED IMPORTANT LAWS.
Among Them Railroad Rate. Meat In
spcction, Denaturcd Alcohol and
Type Of Canal.

Washington, June 30.-The first 'ses-
sion o.; the Fifty-ninth Congress goes
into history today It has been a
strenuous session from start 20 finish
The measure which caused the greatest
DEBATE is the railroad rate bill. Begun
with the session, consideration eontin-
ued throughout
The pure food enactment and the
meat inspection provision are also I'M
por,ant changes In the federal attitude
towards both the producer and consum-
or ~ the county
4 uniform and more strict method o.
natpralizing aliens was enacted.
The immunity ~ witnesses from
prosecution who give testimony before
government tribunals was made the
subject 81 an enactment which clearly
states when such immunity obtains
and when otherwise
4 BIN removing the internal revenue
tax o. denatured alcohol also MAS
passed.
The type Of the Panama canal vas
fixed, thus settling question which
has IerplcNed both the profession and
lay mind The president is to build
lock level canal and was given a to-
tai ~ $4,000 900 Tor the year Tor that
purpose. II was required that material
for the canal should be Of American
manufacture unless the president shall
md the prices excessive, IN which ca 81
he - given authority 10 buy abroad
The consular service was given a
complete new legal status. which VIII
permit ~ an entire reorganization.
When the appropriations Tor the ses-
sion ore totalled IL VIII be found that
their aggregate has reached nearly
$500 oo0,o 900. This Is a greater sum than
has been made available since the war
Congress Of 1895 OF this amount 2l5.-
100000 will 90 into new public build
ings In various sections Of the coun-
try. The legislation on appropriation
bills has the characteristic through
out N being restrictive upon the gov
eminent department heads IN the mai.
ter Of making their expenditures and
IN submitting their estimates 10 Con.
gresg II has been the desire OF Con-
gress 10 put an end. as far az possi-
bic. to deficiency appropriations
The naval increases. which have been
going on annually. received somewhat
OF a setback The largest hattleshiu
afoat" was authorized, but Congress
required thar before bids for it's con-
struction conld be- submitted the plans
must be sent 20 Congress al It's next
session.
The annual appropriation for the
state militia was doubled, and hereafter
20O0.0o0 will be spent from the federal
treasury for the purpose Of keeping the
state military organizations IN touch
with the regular army
Congress gave great care 20 the draft
~ bin Intended 90 preserve the scenic
beauty of Niagara Falls and the meas
ure was passed.
The tariff to be collected by the Phil
ippine government on goods entering
the Island trade MAS revised.
A measure OF Importance to railroad
and other employees engaged On hazard
Gus employments. known as the EN-
ployers' liability bill became a law.
The government VIII participate IN
the jamestown tercentenuial exposition
and ii32o ono was authorized expended
out of the federal treasury Tor that
event.
Speedy appropriations FOR the san
Francisco sufferers resulted from re-
quests by the president. two and a hall
millions belng donated directly aud
supplies from the stores of the gov
erument nearly equallei that amount
Private pension legislation f1r the
benefit q the old soldier who Is unable
20 receive a pension under the statute
laws kept up It's usual heavy pace.