The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-07-05
CONGRESS CLOSES
Finishes First Session With
Fine Record Established.
ENDS WITH FISCAL YEAR

A Resume Of important Measures
That Were Passed, Signed BY the
President and Which Are
Now Laws Of the Land.
Both houses of congress adjourned
at 10 o'clock Saturday night.
For the first time in the history Of
the government congress adjourned on
the day which closed the fiscal year.
Other sessions had adjourned before
and some after June 30, but the fif-
ty-ninth congress ended it's first $685.
sion On the day when the govern
ment strikes it's balance and closes its
books.
There were some interesting fea-
lures to mark the end which finally
came when there was Less than a quo
rum in either house, as many sena-
tors and representatives relying on the
belief that the adjournment would
come early In the day, made their
arrangements to leave in the after
noon and they did not remain Tor the
closing scenes.
Speaker Cannon rigidly carried out
his intention Of keeping back the ad.
journment resolution until the biIls
were all passed and signed, and the
hour for the end was not known until
short time before the gavel fell
The closing scenes in the senate
were formal and without interest. In
the house there were the usual hill
arious performances consisting Of
amusing speeches and songs which oc-
cupied the time during the long waits,
and members made the best Of the
hottest day of the season with merri-
ment.
Altogether the session just closed
has been a strenuous one from start
to finish. The measure which caused
the greatest debate is the railroad
rate DILL. Begun with the session its
consideration continued throughout.
Pure food enactment and meat in
spection provision are also important
changes in the federal attitude to-
ward both the producer and consumer
of the country. A uniform and more
strict method Of naturalizing aliens
was enacted.
The type Of the Panama canal was
fixed, thus settling a question Which
has perplexed both the professional
and lay mind. The president is to
build a lock waterway and was
given a total Of sss,00O,oc0 for the
year for that purpose: It was re-
! ouired that material for the canal
should be Of American manufacture,
unless the president shall find the
pride excessive, in which case he Is
given authority to buy abroad.
The, consular service was given q
complete new legal status, WI-ch Will
permit of an entire reorganization.
When the appropriations for the
session are trtaled it will be found
that their aggregate has reached near
ly ssGO, 100000. This is greater sum
than has been made available since
the war congress of 1898. or this
amount $25, 100000 will go into new
public buildings in various sections
Of the country.
The annual appropriation for the
state militia was doubled and here
after s2,O00,ooo will be spent from
the federal treasury for the purpose
of keeping the state military organ
izations in touch with the regular
army.
A measure of Importance to rail-
| road and other employees engaged In
hazardous employments, known as the
| employers liability bill. became a law
The government will participate III
the jamestown ter-centennial exposi
| lion and s1,S25, 900 was authorized ex'
nended out of the federal treasury for
that event.
Speedy appropriations for the San
! Francisco sufferers resulted from re-
ouests by the president. Two and a
hall millions was donated directly
am. supplies from the stores OF tne
government nearly equaled tna1
amount.