Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-06
SUMMARY Of WORK
OF 5STH CONGRESS
Measures Of Most Importance
Are Cited.
HAS BEEN A STRENUOUS SESSION
Rate BIll Consideration Lasted Almost
Throughout Entire sesslon-Type Of
Canal neutrality-suspicious. As.
orseats Sum Of 5000, 200, 900.

0sO00sS SosO - VVSVeVVVpOOSs
Washington, June 30.-The first
session Of the fifty-ninth congress goes
into history Saturday. 1t has been
q strenuous session from start to fin
ish. The measure, which caused the
greatest debate is the railroad rate
bill. Begun with the session. Its con
alteration continued throughout.
Pure food enactment and meat in
spection provisions are also important
changes in the federal attitude to
wards both the producer and consum
er of the country. A uniform and
more strict method Of naturalizing the
aliens was enacted.
The immunity of witnesses from
prosecution, who give testimony be-
fore government tribunals was made
the subject of an enactment which
clearly states when such immunity OBJ
tains, and when otherwise.
A bill removing the internal reves
nue. tax on denatured alcohol also was
passed.
The type Of the Panama canal was
fixed. thus settling a question which
has petplexed both the professional
and lay mind. The president is to
build 4 lock-level canal, and was CIV
en- total Of s3s,OOO.OOO for the year
for that purpose. II was requested
that material for the canal should be
Of American manufacture, unless the
president shall find the price excessive
and In which case he Is given author
ity to buy abroad.
The consular service was given
complete new legal status which will
permit OF an entire reorganization.
When the appropriations for the ses.
sions are totalled 1t will be found that
their aggregate has reached nearly
5000, 100000. This is a greater sum
than has been made available since
the war congress of 1898. OF this
amount, $25,000,0O0 will go into new
public buildings in various sections OF |
the country. The legislation In ap.
preparation bills has the characters. |
tic throughout Of being. restrictive on
the government department head in
the matter Of making their expendi-
lures and in submitting their esti.
mates to congress. 1t has been the
desire Of congress to put an end, as
far as possible, to deficiency appropri.
ations.
The naval increase. which has been
going on annually. received somewhat
OF setback. THE largest battle
ship af1oat" was authorized, but con.
gress required that before bids for fits
could be submitted, the
plans must be sent to congress at its
next session.
The annual appropriation for the
state militia was doubled and here ar.
ter $2.O00.000 will be spent from the
federal treasury for the purpose OF
keeping the state military organiza.
lions In touch with the regular army
congress gave great care to the draft
of a bill intended to preserve the seen.
&c beauty OF Niagara falls, and the
measure was passed.
The tariff to be collected by the
fniiippine government on goods enter.
ng the island trade. was revised.
A measure Of Importance 10 rail.
'oad and other employees engaged In
hazardous employments. known as the ,
employers liability bill. became a law
The government will participate in ,
ne jamestown inter-centennial expo. I
'ition and $l,325,OOO was authorized
expended out Of the federal treasury !
or that event.
speedy appropriations for the San
sufferers, resulted from rc.
luests by the president. Two and a
'aii million dollars was donated direct. :
y and supplies from the stores Of :
ne government nearly equalled that y
mount. '""' c
Private pension legislation for thu
'eneht OF the old soldier, who was nm
'oie to receive a pension under Tho c
la'u'e laws, kept w its usual heavy o