The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-07-05
Acts of the First Session of the
Fifty.Ninth Congress Have
Gone Into History.
STRENUOUS FROM START TO FINISH
Measure that Caused Creates Debate
Is now a Law, the Railroad
Rate Bill.
Pure Food Amendment and Meat In
spection Provision Are Two lmpor-
tant Additions To the Stat
utes of the Country.

Washington, July 2.-The first ses
sion of the Fifty-ninth congress has
gone into history. 1t has been a siren
uous session from start to finish. The
measure which caused the greatest de
bate is the railroad rate bill Begun
with the session its consideration con
tinued throughout.
The. pure food enactment and the
meat inspection provision are also i'm
portant changes in the federal atti
tude toward both the producer and
consumer of the country. A uniform
and more strict method of naturaliz
ing aliens was enacted
The immunity of witnesses from
prosecution who give testimony before
government tribunals was made the
subject of an enactment which clearly
states when such immunity obtains
and when otherwise.
A bill removing the internal revenue
tax on denatured alcohol was also
passed.
The type of the Panama canal was
fixed. thus settling question which
has perplexed both the professional
and lay mind. The president is 10
build lock level canal and was given
a total Of s39.00O,000 for the year for
that purpose. II was required that ma.
terial for the canal should be of Amerl.
can manufacture. unless the president
shall find the price excessive, in which
case he Is given authority to buy
abroad
The consul service was given com.
plete new legal status which will per.
NIT OF an entire reorganization.
When the appropriations for the ses-
sions are totaled II will be found that
their aggregate has reached nearly
s900.000,000. This is greater sum
than has been made available since
the war congress OF 1898. or this
amount s25.O0O,O0O will go into new
public buildings In various sections OF
the country. The legislation on ap-
preparation bills has the characteristic
throughout of being restrictive on the
government department heads in the
matter of making their expenditures
and in submitting their estimates to
congress. II has been the desire Of
congress to put an end as far as pos
sible to deficiency appropriations.
The naval increase, which has been
going on annually, received somewhat
OF setback. "The largest battle ship
afloat," was authorized, but congress
required that before bids for its con.
struction could be submitted the plans
must be sent to congress at It's next
session.
The annual appropriation for the
state militia was doubled and hereaft.
er $2,0oo,oo0 will be spent from the
federal treasury for the purpose OF
keeping the state military organiza-
tions in touch with the regular army.
Congress gave great care to the
draft OF bill intended to preserve the
scenic beauty Of Niagara Falls, and
the measure was passed.
The tariff to be collected by the Phil
ippine government on goods entering
the island trade. was revised.
A measure OF importance to railroad
and other employees engaged In haz.
ardous employments. known as the
employees liability bill. became a law.
The government will participate in
the jamestown Centennial exposition
and $1.325,O0O was authorized expend.
ed out of the federal treasury for that
event
Speedy appropriations for the San
Francisco sufferers resulted from re-
quests by the president. Two and a
half million was donated directly and
supplies from the stores of the govern
ment nearly equaled that amount.
Private pension legislation for the
benefit of the old soldier who is unable
10 receive a pension under the statute
avs, kept up its usual heavy pace.