The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-03-07
Brief Summary oflegistation
Enacted by Lawmakers.
MONEY FLOWED FREELY
The Fifty-Ninth Session is Brought to,
a Close With Record OF
Billion Dollar Mark
Passed.

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pired Oh Monday, at noon, has been
most liberal in the matter Of appro.
priations. The budget for the ex-
penses of the government for the fs,
cal year 1908 is in excess of ST.
CO.,, ,OOO,(00.
The river and harbor bNl alone
provides for an expenditure Of Ssa;;
O00, 900, and this work Will probably
come closer to the people at large
and have more beneficial effect
upon business conditions generally
than any other government enterprise
unless it be The postal service,
The appropriation bill also provides
for the construction Of two new
battleships at an expense OF about
s1O,0o), GOO. 1t includes raise OF
salaries for cabinet officers the VICE
president, the speaker Of the house,
senators and representatives. IT also
grants an increase to ambassadors,
ministers and coEsuls. y
dollars for the Jam estown exposition;
and al appropriation for the Alaska
/ Yukon exposition. 1t grants more
pay, to the rural free delivery car:
riers aid increased remuneration TO-
J postal clerks.
The railroads, the packing houses.
the express companies, the high tariR
| interests and the protectionists have:
little to regret as the result Oh
bills enacted by congress the past
few months.
! Not only were bills put throagn
favorable to the Interests" but rem
edial legislation in the interest OF the
people and urged upon congress By
tho president, were not acted upon.
The epitaph over this congress might
be:
Il haye done much that / should
| not have done, and have left un-gs
done those things / should haye
DONE" s9
In the immigration bill ard IN the
slxteen-hour bill, for the protection Of
railway employees, has this fresks
Of legislation been resorted to py
the republicans to emoarrass and as
tound the minority. In its final
analysis it means that five or SIX or.
seven members of a conference COM
mittee practically assume the power
of legislating in place OF the senate
] and house Of representatives.
! An important feature OF the pres
ent session has been the failure to-
pass any extensive legislation afects
/ ins the railroads. The LaFoilettes
bill, providing for a reduction OF Sc
coo, per annum in the payment TO-
railroads for carrying the mai, was
introduced in the senate rs an amend
ment to the postal appropriations BILL
It was defeated in the house, ana
after bitter struggle in the confer.
| ence committee was reduced about
| s4,0G0,0GG annually.
| Senator @2Qllcu dttcuRtGu " sAA'seA s'A
the denatured alcohol bill, but enough;
republicans joined with the demo-
Gratis to reserve to the farmers the
right to operate their own stills for
the manufacture Of denatured alcohol
for domestic use.
Despite the demands from all sec
tions OF the country for tariff re-
vision, there will be no effort at re-
vision, it has been definitely decided
until after the next presidential elec.
ton. :ss
! Among the measures which have
passed, it might be mentioned in re.
capitulation, are those prohibiting
campaign contributions from corpora
tions, the exclusion Of Japanese eco.
lie labor. granting the government the
right of appeal in criminal cases un..
der certain conditions, an tnvest.gas
ton into woman and child labor and.
the ratification of the Santo Domingo