The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-27
Philippine Tariff, Pure Food,
and Canal Type Bills
Go Over.
Ship Subsidy, Niagara Falls,
and immigration Meas
ures Wait.
BY w. W. Jernane.

AAE present session Of congress
w will adjourn with four i'm
portant pieces of legislation to its cred
it-free alcohol, railroad rates, consul
lar reform and statehood.
Consular reform was recommended
by the president in his message last
December, but it has been accomplished
only in part, owing to the unwilling
ness of senators to- relinquish the best
that now remains of official patronage.
Still, the new law will accomplish
much. 1t will perhaps prevent an
other era of consular corruption in the
far east, and there will be promotions
in the service, and strict examinations
previous to appointment, that will help
make the service what 1t ought to be.
Statehood-in Part. 49, 49,
Statehood will be accomplished only
in part, SO far as the executive recon-
mendation is concerned. Oklahoma and
Indian Territory will be admitted, but
Arizona and New Mexico will be per-
mitted, at a special election, to vote on
the proposition. .- B.:
AS to railroad rates, the president
GETS even more than he asked for in
his message. All that he there asked
was power in the commission to name
rate to take the place of an unjust rate
complained of. The bill, as amended in
the senate, carries much more than this
provision.
Free alcohol was not recommended IN
the annual message, but it received the
presidents cordial approval when it
came up later on, and he urged it in
his recent message about the Standard
Oil company.
These four important, legislative en-
actments make a pretty good session
record, and both houses, now that the
hot weather is at hand, are willing to
rest on it and postpone everything else
until the short session next winter.
Measures That Wait.
Among the important matters that
will thus 60 over are Philippine tariff,
preservation of Niagara Fails, Santo
Domingo, pure food, ship subsidy, i'm
ably the type of canal.
Santo Domingo is purely matter
for the senate to consider. Philippine
tariff. pure food, immigration and nat
uralization and ship subsidy have gon'
thru one house.
The type Of canal has been decided
by neither house, altho Senator Kit
fridge has made his sea level bill tn
unfinished business of the. senate
Should it pass that body, it will prob
ably be hung up in the house, whic
always responds to the wishes of tn
administration.
Legislation for Niagara Falls wa
urged in special message this spring
Tariff Situation.
The tariff, while not embodied in an
pending legislation, has been the thin
most talked about during this session
after railroad rates, for the reason ths
the democrats expect to make the
congressional campaign this yea
upon it. 49,. -. .-.-.
Under certain conditions the pres
dent, who believes in revision, ma
bring the matter before congress
special session next spring. Everythin
depends upon the result Of the election
With the tariff the issue in the can
paign, and the republicans retainin
control Of the house by a narrow ma
gin, revision would be perhaps inevi
able. &c. -. ~..1~';s-
Looking over the presidents messa
TO congress last December, it is di
covered that he made about twent
five recommendations of more or le
general interest. Five of these ha,
been adopted-railroad rate regulatio
economy in expenditures, care of co
federate graves in the northern stat,
delegate for Alaska, and consular I
form. l.s-.-..-s..c.~
! Meat Inspection.
Another Recommendation looking
legislation that will help keep the gre
corporations in check, is foreshadow
by the action of the senate yesterd
4 in adopting the Beverage amendme
to the agricultural appropriation b
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