The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-06-27
WORK OF FIRST SESSION
Meat Inspection and Rail Rate
Bills Will Soon Be Laws.

One ana FernapS Two states Rooeu
Preservation of Niagara - Biggest
Battleship Afoat Acknowledgement
to Continuous Work of Railway Men
Important measures extending fed
eral regulation have been enacted al
first session of the 59th congress now
rapidly drawing to a close. The rail
road rate and the meat inspection bills
will soon become laws and before ad
journment of congress both houses
will have passed pure food bills which
though dissimilar in terms, are both
based on the same principle of fedora
control.
The present session has also added
one and perhaps two states to the un
ion, and by so doing has disposed oi
four territories.
Great Results From Free Alcohol.
Great results to the people are ex
pected from the removal of the tax or
denatured alcohol. If the predictions
are fulfilled, heat, light and power
are to be supplied by alcohol made
from the cornields of the country
from sugar beets and sugar cane, from
fruits and other vegetation.
The president has been empowered
to dig a lock canal as fast rs he.
pleases. A joint resolution was
agreed to requiring the canal supplies
to made of American manufacture.
Although there has been an crort
to prevent the enlargement. of what is
known as the permanent annual ap.
propriations," this character of ex.
pense has increased during the ses.
sion to the extent of nearly $5,000,00O,
making a total permanent annual ap.
preparation Of more than $4,000, 900.
Employers Liability Bill.
Organized labor has succeeded in its
requests of the present session of con.
gress to the extent of securing the
enactment of what is known as the
employers liability bill" This enact.
ment will make 1t possible for an en-
ploye TO secure damages for his in
jury, Notwithstanding his own negli-
gence may have been in part respon-
sible for that injury.
Another bill which has received the
approval of the senate and will doubt
less become law before the end of
the session is that limiting the hours
of continuous service of railway train.
men to 16 consecutive hours work, to
be followed by ten hours rest.
Preservation of Niagara.
One of the novel features of law.
making was the enactment of a mea-
sure to preserve the scenic beauty of
Niagara Falls. This action was in
direct response to popular demand
that the falls be not denuded of their
beauty to serve the purpose of COM
merce which seemed TO demand the
transformation of the great cataract
into series of unornamental canals
and power stations The legislation
was difficult to frame, but once set on
foot found no opposition in either
house. 1t was perfected in the house
committee on river and harbors under
the guidance of Chairman Burton, who
introduced the bill.
Enthusiasts for the greater navy"
regard the legislation of the session
as inimical to proper growth of that
arm of the fighting force. Congress
authorized the construction of the
biggest battleship afloat," but with
the provision that before plans are sub.
mitted or bids received or accepted
the plans of the ship must be submit
ted to congress at its next session.
Alaska was given the right to send
a delegate to congress and an act was
passed whereby that territory will
have larger school and public i'm.
provement fund.
immunity For Witness Defined.
Ten bills relating to the establish
ment of additional courts, etc, were
passed. The important measure rela-
tive to court matters is that which
prescribes the exact procedure which
must be followed by witnesses to Sc
cure immunity from prosecution later.
This law prescribes an exact proce-
dure to be followed in cases where
the government undertakes to gain in
formation to be used later in proceed.
ure and is intended to give full under.
standing to the witness and party
seeking information regarding the sub
ject of immunity.
The private pension legislation of
the session was heavy and many hun.
dred acts will be signed before the end