Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-10-29
WHAT CONGRESS DID
LEGISLATION OF Fifty. ninth
Congress CONSIDERED.
More Good Measures Rejected and
Bad Ones Adopted Than at ANY
Other Congress In the History Of
the United States. Synopsis of
What Was Done.

President Roosevelt says that the 59th
Congress at its first session effected more
good legislation than any otter congress
in many years. The truth is that it
effected nothing OF any permanent value,
while it rejected more good measures
ami adopted more bad ones than any
other congress in the history of the
United States.
1t rejected the Tilman bill 10 prevent
contributions by corporations to party
campaign funds, although that excellent
bill passed the senate.
1t rejected the Williams i'll to reduce
the tariff on all articles Oh which the
duty now exceeds 100 per cent. the
Philippine tariff bill, and all other tariff
propositions.
1t rejected the anti-injunction bill,
which mad passed the hou y vf repre-
ssntatives unanimously ON May 2, 1902.
1t rejected the eight hour bill, after
the committee on education and labor
had reported it fAvo'aby.
1t rejected the bill relating to suits Tor
injuries brouxh hit by employees Of railroad
and mining corporations.
1t rejected the bill relating to con-
tempts in federal courts and providing
for trial by jury IN cases OF indirect con-
tempt.
1t rejected the prison contract labor
bill.
1t rejected the bill relating to hours OF
labor oi railroad employees.
1t rejected the La Toilette amendment
to the railroad rate bill, a proposition
endorsed by organized labor, defining
the liability OF employers 'or injuries to
employees while engaged in the re. orm.
ance of duty; and passed a separate bill.
opposed by organized labor. decidedly
styled the "employer's liability bill"
1t rejected an amendment to the rail-
road rate bill to provide for excluding
watered stock from the valuation put
upon railroads by the Interstate Gem
MERGE Commission in determining res =
sonable com pensation for capital in.
vested.
1t rejected another amendment 10 the
same bill, intended to prevent judges
having = personal interest in railroad
cases from sitting in judgment in such
cases.
Itrejecteh the Baily amendment to the
same bill, intended to prevent federal
judges from enjoining, restraining OF
setting aside orders OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission fixing reasonable
rates.
1t rejected the immigration bill.
1t defeated the Beveridge amendment
to the agricultural appropriation bill re-
quiring the beef packers to pay expensee
of federal inspection, and placing the
cost of such inspection OH the tax payers.
/: rejected hill to untax building ma
terial for stricken Frisco. and the re.
publicans OF that state have -ince ELL
dorsed such bill.
All these measures and many more Of
similar character congress refused &c
pass.
Congress did pass the Aldrich reeolu'
ton for the protection OF the Steel Trust
and other trusts, by requiring all ma
terial and equipment for the conetruc'
ton of the Panama Canal to be bought
from the trusts.
1t did pass an amendment to the
urgent deficiency bill. aboli.hing the
eight hour law, the alien contract Labor
law, and the Chinese exclusion act rs te
the laborers on the Panama Canal.
This congress has appropriated more
money for the army and navy at one res
sion than any other congress ever did al
one session in time Of peace-$l 02 .O9l, sc
for the navy and $7l ,8l7 .l6o for the
amy.
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