The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-07-06
ADJOURN WITH A
GREAT RECORD OF CON-
STRUCTIVE WORK.
LAWS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE
PRESIDENT is PLEASED WITH
RESULTS-HlLAR MARKS
THE END.

Washington, July 3-Promptly at 10
o'clock Saturday night Vice President
Fairbanks in the senate and Speaker
Cannon in the house declared the final
Fifty-ninth congress.
For the first time in the history OF
the government, COZ ress adjourned
on the day which closed the fiscal
year.
Other sessions had adjournel before
and some after June go, but the Fifty
ninth congress ended it's first session
on the day when the government
strikes it's balances and closes its
books.
Both Houses Lack Quorum.
There were some interesting fea-
lures to mark the end, which finally
came when there was less than quo
rum in eithershouse, as many senators
and representatives, relying en- the be-
lief that adjournment would come
early in the day, made their arrange
ments to leave in the afternoon, and
they did not remain for the closing
scenes.
An error in the enrollm ent of the
sundry civil bill caused quite furry
about the capitol.
1t was found by Secretary Root in
looking over the bill after it had been
signed by the president that it con-
tanned an appropriation of $3,o00,000
for site for a public building in
Washington, provision whieh had
been eliminated from two different
bills. After some perplexity the error
was corrected by joint resolution.
important Legislation.
Important legislation which the
president has succeeded in obtaining
from congress includes:
A railroad rate bill with provision
for review by the courts of the find
ings of the interstate commerce COM
mission.
Thorough federal inspection of the
packing houses, as result Of the ex-
posure of unsanitary conditions
Provisions for the construction of
lock type of canal through the isthmus
of Panama.
Non-immunity bill for trusts and
corporations alleged to be illegal.
Twenty-Five thousand dollars a year
to pay his travelling expenses while on
tours through the country.
Confirmation of the appointment of
B. F. Barnes, formerly assistant secre-
tary to the president, as postmaster at
Washington
A pure food enactment, prohibiting
adulteration of food.
A uniformly strict method of natu-
ralizing aliens.
The consular service given COM
plete legal status, which will permit of
an entire reorganization.
A bill removing the internal revenue
tax on denatured alcohol.
The annual appropriation for the
state militia was doubled and $2,000,-
900 will be spent from the federal
treasury for the purpose of keeping
the state military organizations in
touch with the regular army.
Speedy appropriations for the San
Francisco earthquake sufferers. which
resulted from requests by the presi-
dent; $2,500.0O0 appropriated and re-
lief supplies were sen Immediately.
Legislation That Failed.
Legislation which Mr.. Roosevelt de-
sired and has failed to obtain from
congress includes:
The Philippine tariff measure, which
he was anxious to have passed.
The Santo Domingo treaty. which, it
is now believed, will be defeated.
Specific laws for the purpose of pre-
venting corruption at elections.
Modification of the present laws ex-
cluding Chinese from enligrating to
America.
Immediate construction of a 10000
ton battleship.
Direct federal control of and super
vision over. life insurance companies.
President Is Pleased.
President Roosevelt is gratified at
the work of congress and he is espe-
cially pleased With the meat inspec-
ton bill and the railroad rate legisla-
ton.
The closing scenes in the senate
were formal and without interest. In
the house there were the usual hilari-
Gus performances, consisting Of anus
ing speeches and songs, which occu-
pied the time during the long waits,
and. members made the best of the hot
test cay CT the season with merriment.
No business but pending legislation
was transacted in either house.