Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-30
CONGRESS ENDS
SESSION TODAY
Odds and Ends of Legislation
Put Thru and Adjourn
ment Taken
HAS BEEN STRENUOUS SESSION
Much Important Legislation Has Been
Enacted, the Most Important Being
che Railroad Rate BiIl-A Summary
of the More Prominent Measures
That Became Laws.

~ nat Became Laws
Washington, June 30.-The animosi-
ties and political differences of the
present session of congress were to-
tally forgotten or laid aside in the
house today and the sweet singers
among the members Joined in songs
that are sung about every hearthstone
In the land where the English Ian
guage is spoken. Gathered about Wat
son, of Indiana, Tawney Of Minnesota.
Carolina, Olmsted Of Pennsylvania, and
others whose musical qualities are
well known, with the house and gall
lcries to join in the chorus, the his
toric chamber rang with melody dur
4 Ing the long and tiresome waits to-
day, occasioned by the delay in agree
Ing to the conference reports.
Everybody works but Fairbanks"
was relegated to the limbo of songs
that were, and Everybody works but
Cannon" was sung in the house by
some Of the sweet singers from the
southland, the chorus running:
Everybody works but Cannon;
He sits around all day,
Talking in his office,
In his fascinating way.
He's supposed to be our speaker.
But Kinds really makes things go;
Everybody works in congress,
But good old Uncle Joe"
Asher c. Kinds is the parliamentary
adviser at the speakers desk.
"Give US song, Mr.. Speaker" call
ed dozen voices during lapse in the
singing.
Every eye was focused on "Uncle
Joe" who blnshed like a baby. He
suggested as substitute. that Will
fans, Of Mississippi Clarke, of Mis-
souri,, and Watson, with anybody else
who wanted to volunteer, do the sing
ing. Then Henry, of Texas, "by unan-
in Gus consent" moved that ten min
utes be permitted for debate, five to
.ohn Wesley Gaines, of Tennessee, who
shall discuss the "C@ne Of 49," and
five to Charles B. Landis Of Indiana,
who shall discuss the question CAL,
kinds Of work for all kinds of men,"
This created the greatest amount of
nerriment.
Washington, June 3o-The house
adopted the conference report on the
public building bill.
Washington, June so.-The first ses-
sion Of the lTifty-ninth congress goes
into history today. 1t has been
strenuous session from start to finish.
The measure which caused the greatest
debate is the railroad rate bill. Begun
with the session, its consideration con-
tinued thruout. The pure food enact
saant and meat inspection provision
are also important changes in the fed
eral attitude towards both the produc-
er and consumer of the country. A un
form and more strict method of nat
uralizing aliens was enacted. Immun-
ity of witnesses from prosecution who
siva testimony before the government
tribunals was made the subject of an
enactment which clearly states when
such immunity obtains and when 9TH
erwise. The bill removing the internal
was passed. The type of Panama ca
nal was fixed, thus settling a question
which has perplexed both professional
and lay mind. The president is to
build lock level canal, and was Civ
en- total OF $39,000,0Oo for the year
for that purpose. It was required that
material for the canal should be of
American manufacture unless the pres
which case he is given authority to buy
abroad. The consular service was
given complete new legal status,
which will permit of entire reorganiza
ton. When the appropriations for
the session are totalled it will be found
their aggregate has reached nearly
nine hundred million dollars. This is
a greater sum than has been made
available since the war congress Of
1898. OF this amount, twenty-five mil
lion, will go into new public buildings
in various sections of the country.
Legislation on appropria tion bills
has been characterized thruout of be-
ing restrictive upon government de-
partment heads in the matter of max
ing their expenditures and in submit
ting their estimates to congress. 1t has
been the desire of congress to put ar
end as far as possible, to deficiency
appropriations.
The naval increase, which has been
going on annually, received somewhat
of setback The largest battleship
ahoat' was authorized, but congress
required that before bids for its con-
struction could be submitted the plans
must be sent to congress at its next
session. The annual appropriation for
the state militia was doubled and here
after $2,000090 will be spent from the
federal treasury for the purpose of
keeping the state military organiza-
tions in touch with the regular army.
Congress gave great care to draft the
bill intended to preserve the scenic
beauty of Niagara Falls. and the meas
ure was passed.
Tariff to bs collected by the Philip