New Ulm review., 1906-07-04
OF WORK
Done BY congress
MANY VELY IMPORTANT MEAS.
URES ARE PASSED.
Railroad Bate, Meat Inspection and
Pure Food Legislation Accom-
plished at Last Moments Some
Bills That Failed to Pass-What
Congress Spent.

Washington, June yO.-Saturday saw
the close or one Of the most remark
able sessions of congress OF the last
20 years or more. AS is usual, the
most important legislation pushed
through at almost the last moment
The railroad rate bill, the pure food
bill and the agricultural appropriate
carrying with 1t the meat inspection
amendment, went to the president ON
Friday night and were promptly
signed by him. The following were the
Important bills passed on Friday:
Railroad Rabe-Passed; signed by
the president at AS p, IN.
Meat INSPECTION after sen
ate yielded to house anaezdments
Rtne Food Passed and sent to pres
hept fsw his sfgnatunn
regulates. waiter Of NHagAaa river to
praeezPzs+tHe fasta.
In,1ntggrsthns- 4ssbune etbpted con-
fe>sasoe Repoat passing, the mIa.
Lake Erie Ca11aA~Eaasaa1. house
agrsed to conference ssyDEt.
Su1rdry Civil EIzauHIfatan-Pa Passed
and>sex1t to president
General Deficiency sExHdk app4o-
p1tates $1l,5oO,o0O.
Edward s. RIaggBd14 granting Wis
cOnsin general pension passed.
Canal Type Is Fixed.
With the adjournment o9 congress
it is possible to make q survey of the
entire field of important Legislation
enacted during the session. T9re three
most prominent measures already
have been referred to, and their gen
eTal provisions are we'll known to the
country. Yext in point IF interest
perhaps cdnfs the Panama canal act
The house first declared IN favor OF
the lock canal, by providing that no
portion Of the money appropriated in
the sundry civil bill should be ex-
pended ON a sea Level project. A ma
tority of the senate committee report
ed IN favor of a sea level canal, but
after a vigorous debate the presidents
| recommendation IN favor of lock
type was approved by vote of SO
| to 81.
A joint resolution was passed by
congress requiring the pFchase of
SUPPLIES and materials for the canal in
| the American market unless the presi-
| dent shall determine that the bids Of
| domestic producers are ex1opttonate or
unreasonable.
Congress appropriated S42y500,000
for continuing work ON Che canal,
$16,500, 900 being deficiency appropria-
tions and $4,000, 900 being for work
during the fiscal year 1907.
Statehood Issue Settled.
The admission of Oklahoma and In
dian territory as a single state was
accomplished by the act approved
June 16. The act also admits Arizona
and New Mexico into the union as a
single state, provided that a majority
in each of the territories shall vote
| for joint statehood, @and not other
! WISE
After several years of effort on the
part of the state department. congress
at this session passed an act neorgan-
iZing the consular service
A most important piece Of legfsla-
ton is the removal Of the tax upon
/ denatnred alcohol 1t was strongly
opposed by manufacturers Of kerosene
and gasoline.
An employers liability bill, to meet
the demands of the trainmen Of the
United States, has been placed upon
the statute books after years Of effort.
i Gr@tG Aid for Militia.
] Among the acts affecting the mills
tary establishment were those in
crasngs the efficiency Of the ordnance
apartment OF the .arny and increas-
ing The appropriation for the militia