The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-07-07
MEASURES ENACTED BY
F|FTY-N|NTH CONGRESS
Strenuous Exertions Of Appropriation
Committee Fail to Hold App o.
priationo to Much Less Than
$500, 900 900.

Washlngton.--A number of very ma
teriaI measures extending federal reg
ulation and control have been enacted
at the first session of the Fifty-nlntl
congress. The railroad rate and the
meat inspection bills will soon become
laws and before adjournment both
houses will have passed pure food
bills, which, though dissimlar in
terms are both based on the same
principle of federal control. 1t is the
present intention to try and adjust
these differences before adjournment
Besides branching off into this new
feld of legislative endeavor, the pres.
ent session has made itself important
In other ways. II has added one, and
perhaps two states to the union, ana
by so doing has disposed of four terri.
tories. Great results to the people are
expected from the removal of tax on
denatured alcohol and If predictions
are fulfilled, heat, light and power are
to be supplied by alcohol made from
the corn fields Of the country, from
sugar beets and sugar cane, from
fruits and other vegetables BY def
turn of legislative points of view, the
questions that have perplexed congress
for some time regarding the Panama
canal have ben settled.
The president may dig a lock canal
as fast as he pleases. A Joint resolu-
ton was agreed to requiring canal sup
plies to be made of American manufac-
ture. Congress has not dealt with the
foreign situation to any extent. An act
making a much needed reorganization
Of the consular service was passed.
Nothing was done in the Santo Domin-
20 controversy and the legislation af-
fecting our colonial possessions was
meagre and unimportant, although
tariff revision for the Philippines re.
ceived attention and approval of the
house and an act was passed revising
the tariff collection by the Philippine
government. A coinage act for the
islands also was passed.
Our Own Tariff Law.
But congress talked about our own
tariff law. II broke the records for
words. Thousands and hundreds of
thousands more than have been ut
tered at any other session were COM
piled in the congressional record. Not
only on the floors of the two houses
has the word record been heavy, but
the publications resulting from COM
mittee sessions on the subject are
larger and more numerous than ut any
previous session. A large number OF
bills were introduced In the two houses.
The calendar records that the number
has reached nearly 10000, 800 more
than were introduced during the en-
tire three sessions OF the last congress.
Appropriations Large.
Before discussing the number Of acts
passed, It Is interesting to note that
with all the strenuous extertions OF an
appropriation committee in the house
with a new chairman-Represen
Towney-it has been impossible to
hold the appropriations down to much
less than 100000 900, although econ
omy" was the watchword from the
start.
One Of the important features OF the
session was the careful scrutiny with
which the demands OF the different
government departments has been re-
ceived by the house appropriations
committee.
The hearings accorded to govern
ment officials asking for money to run
their departments and bureaus have
been more exhaustive than ever be-
fore. The result has been the enact
ment OF restraining legislation on
nearly every appropriation bill, which
Il ia intended will have beneficial
effect hereafter.
In this class Is undoubtedly that re-
curing the heads of all executive de-
partments 10 apportion the appropria'
Mons they receive in equal parts to
avoid deficiencies. This is to be done
under penalty. The only excuse would
be some unforeseen emergency and un
less this can be shown the head OF
any department shall be summarily re
moved and lays himself liable In the
future to fine and even imprisonment
Restraining Clerks.
Another matter of economy is the
taking away from the clerk the right
10 secure transfer to another depart
ment, at a higher salary, until he has
served three years in the position he
wishes to abandon. The prompt turn
ing into the treasury OF all moneys col
lected by heads of departments as gov
eminent revenue, Is another safeguard
against extravaganza. 1t was found
that during the past year one depart
ment had collected revenue to tho
amount Of $4,000 and disbursed II
without authority OF law.
A strict accounting is hereafter &c
be received from all United States
court clerks. A revelation that one
such clerk has received emolument'
amounting to 1886 in one day brough
about this provision.
Although there has been an enort u
prevent the enlargement OF what II
Many Narrow Escapes.
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