Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-03-13
CONGRESS is over
Short Session of Lawmakers
-. :. :. Expires BY Limitation
SPENT A BILLION OF DOLLARS
Senator Galliger surrenders Fight
for Ship Subsidy Long Before
Noon, Surrendering Floor to Dis
- appointment Of Hallaries.

tor Ship Subsidy Long Before
Noon, Surrendering Floor to Dis
IS appointments Of Gallaries.
F.. Washington, Special.-With new
record for large appropriations and
far reaching legislation the 59th
Congress was brought to close
shortly after noon Monday. The last
few hours were calm, in fact tame,
by; comparison with what had been
expected. Long before noon Senator
-Galligher's fight for the passage Of
the ship subsidy bill had been aban.
doned and the filibuster against it
conducted by Senator Carmack being
no longer necessary, lie surrendered
the floor, much to the disappoint-
ment, of the gallaries. Before with
drawing the bill, Senator Galliger e1-
pressed the belief that with the sup,
port of Democratic members which
he. had been assured Of he would get
action on a measure practically along
theslines of the present bill at the
next session Of Congress.
A Billion Dollar Session.
More money has been appropriated
during the short session of the Fifty
ninth congress than during any pre-
vious session. The amount ,as near
as can be estimated, approximates
$1,OOO,OOO,OOO.
Two big battleships were author
lied for the navy, and the artillery
corps of the army were reorganized
and enlarged. A general service pro-
vision was granted to veterans of the
Mexican and Civil wars and like pro-
vision. was made for army nurses.
For river and harbor improvements,
the appropriation aggregates $685.
100000.
Increased salaries were given to
cabinet officers, the vice president and
senators, the speaker of the house of
representatives and its members, to
ambassadors, ministers and consuls;
to postoffice clerks and letter carriers.
The immigration bill, one Of the
measures brought over from the long
session, was completed under the spur
Of the president, that he might meet
the California; Japanese situation by
giving the administration control of
5coolie importation through passports.
The bill further restricts the iduis.
sion of aliens to this country.
a bill was passed for the estab-
lishment Of an agricultural bank in
the Philippine islands. s..sa.,
rs Tie free alcohol law Of last session.
e may dis
l:Ds aenat turcd and ;ased IN 4 he arfs and;
issciences:g - "
lThe;right Of appeal IN criminal
cases was granted the government, a
measure intended to strengthen the
antitrust legislation by affording a
means whereby the supreme court
may pass upon the constitutionality
and construction of such laws.
An investigation was authorized
regarding the condition of women and
children workers.
The interstate commerce commits
sion was authorized to ascertain if
the express companies Of the country
are evading the railroad rate law Of
last session, by buying, selling and
handling on consignment fruit, vege-
tables and oysters.
Reed Smoot was retained by the
senate as senator from Utah; end
ing four years controversy.
The senate ratified treaties with
Santo Domingo and Algeria.
The president was authorized to use
his Office to prevent atrocities in the
Congo.
The senate also launched an ex-
haustive investigation Of the Brown
! Vile affair.
A Sunday Session.
Beginning at IL o'clock Sunday,
bY far the larger part of the session
| Of the senate was devoted to fill
buster by the Democratic senators
against ship subsidy bill as it pass
ed the house, and when the senate
adjourned a few minutes before mid
night, the bill was still pending, but
it was facing the absolute pncer-
tainty of failure with the close Of
the congress at noon Monday.
Speeches intended for no other pur-
pose than to kill time were made by
Senators Carmack, Dubois, Overnan,
| Newlands and others, who frankly
confessed their intention of defeat
| inc consideration Of the objection
able measure. When the recess was
taken al IL 30 the friends Of the bill
| had gwen up all hope of securing
any shipping legislation during tho
present session.
To Limit Hours of Labor.
Conferees no the part OF the sem
ate and house Sunday night reported
an agreement on the bill limiting the
hours of labor for railway employees,
the portion affecting telegraph oper-
ators, being as follows:
"That no operator, train dis
patcher or other employe who by the
use of the telegraph or the telephone
dispatches trains, transmits, receives
or delivers orders appertaining to or
affecting train movements shall be
required or permitted to be or re-
main on duty longer period than
9 hours in any "a hour period in all
towers, Offices, places and stations
continuously operated night and day,
nor for longer period than Ii hours
in all towers, Offices, places and sta
tions operated only during the day
time except in cases Of emergency
when employees named in this provis-
ion may be permitted to be and re.
main on duty for four additional
hours in the "a hour period for not