The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-26
Rate. Pure Food and Meat In
spectiOn Bills.
Panama Canal Appropriation, Militia
Bill and Reforms In Method
OF Action.
HAS MADE EXCELLENT RECORD

congress. now rapidly drawing TO a
close. The railroad rate and the
4 meat inspection bills will soon be-
COME laws and before adjournment
of congress both houses will have
two. new states to the United States,
and by so doing has disposed Of four
territories. Great results to the
people are expected from the re-
moyal OF the tax on denatured alco-
hol, and II predictions are fulfilled
heat, light and power are to be sup
piled by alcohol made from the
cornhelds of the country. from sugar
beets and sugar cane, from fruits
and other vegetation.
Many Questions Settled.
by different turn of legislative
points OF view the questions which
have pefplexed congress for some
time regarding the Panama canal
have been settled. The president
may dig lock canal as fast as he
pleases. A joint resolution was
agreed TO requiring canal supplies
10 be made OF American manufac-
ture
An act making a much-needed re-
organization OF the consular service
was passed.
A large number of bills were intro
duced In the two houses. The cal
ender records that tine number has
reached nearly 10000. 500 more
than were introduced during the en-
tire three sessions of the last con-
gress.
II has been impossible to hold the
appropriations down to much less
than s900.OO0.O 900. although "econo-
my" was the watchword from the
start.
One important feature of the SEES
sion has been the careful scrutiny
with which demands of the different
government departments have been
received by the house Of appropria-
tons committee.
The hearings accorded to govern
ment officials asking for money to
run their departments and bureaus
have been more exhaustive than
ever before. The result has been
the enactment of restraining legisla-
ton on nearly every appropriation
bill which 1t is intended will have a
beneficial effect hereafter. Much OF
this proposed legislation was stricken
out of the house on points OF
order" but some OF the more inn
portant provisions became law.
Another requirement on the ex-
eculye departments to bring the mat
ter of appropriations directly into
the hands OF congress is that con-
tanned in the legislative appropria.
ton act. and that makes It necessary
for each department submit all of
Its estimates for appropriations in the
book Of estimates sent to congress at
tho beginning OF each session.
Prompt Remittance.
Still another matter OF economy is
the taking away from the govern
ment clerk the right to secure a
transfer to another department at a
higher salary until he has served
three years in the position he wishes
to abandon. The prompt turning
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lected by heads of departments as
government revenue, is another
safeguard against extravaganza. II
was found that during the past year
one department had collected reve-
nue. TO the amount of s730,000 and
disbursed It without auth 'rlty Of
law.
/, A strict accounting Is hereafter TO
DO received from all United States
court clerks. A revelation that one
such clerk had received emoluments
amounting to $3.50 in one day
brought about this provision.
Although there has been an effort
to prevent the enlargement OF what
are known as the permanent an
nual appropriations" this character
OF expense has increased during the
session to the extent of nearly Ave
million dollars making total per-
manent annual appropriation OF
more than si40.000,000. As il
happened the increase in this appro-
priation came in one day in the
house. The meat inspection bill
carried permanent annual appro-
priation of s3.O00.O00 and the same
day the house passed the bill adding
100000 to like amount an
nually for the support OF the state
militia. Measures were introduced
on which action will be pressed at
the next session to repeal portion
of the permanent appropriations OF
he government.
Organized Labor's Work.