The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-04-02
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Thc last session - tlse tIft,-ntnth
Congress caiuc "a Il Gloss Win a.
almost uuDrokcn record at c'utti H.
Victories FOR thc interests.
The same Congress. AZ it first s -
sion. WIS under the spell of radical
ism. and pt~<t-d much legislation II
the most significant ana ps"Err~SNc
kind. This last session IL completes
reversed isse'f.
The railroads. tho packers. tn high
tariff interests. II cNprcss 'ompa-
mics won tlcrtdctl ~vioi"ri"< All along
the line legislative eTort ia the dirSC-
irn of more control az corporate
activities has been bIlk"d- Ia IN"
matter of tho tariff. FOR example. the
possibility Of revising WAS pnstl" ned
iii after the next presidential election.
There was an cfor: - force "a l;"ruhll-
can callcuS in the iipuSr "a tins SUBJ
icct. and il failed. There MAS = rnntpr
carly in The session thru the President
might call an extra session to consider
the tariff. but there viii he no ezra
session. The Dinglcy tarin schedules
seem more secure than nj any TIME
in tWo years past.
The railroads had some determined
fights. from one Of which they seem
likely 10 emerge with most Hi me
clOIA. NY SlitN'''''h
fcating in the iious" the ci-
fort to reduce their cCmpensa-
ton for hauling tho mails. laf"l-
lcttc dhc a"nti-coporation Senator
from Wisconsin, MAS able 10 atthch
To tho postal appropriation bin ~
the senate an amendment that would
have cut about 100000 OF thclr
annual compensation for this service.
but il was killed by the conference
committee. Likewise. the railroads
wore able TO prevent any action on
the LaFollcttc measures 10 direct the
Interstate commission TO max a
valuation Of the railroad properties,
for use rs Il basis In rate making and
taxation.
n express companies in the clos
ing week won q contest thot meant
many millions 10 them. and that VIII
be renewed nj The nest session. TIC
rate bin Of last year fJrbadc railroads
dealing in the articles tho transport,
but did not moke this prohibitions AZ
ply to "xpr, - companies. ~ q result
Of this grant Of immunity th~ctcNDrcSt
companics have fairly plunged into
merchandising. MI over the couatr,
tho, h@vc gone Into the n%usin"eS ~
buying. shipping and selling frui'1
vegetables. nacotS. produce. Gle. ana
their activities havo becn threatening
TO drive thc commission men OFT -
business \ Tremendous prot.-t WAS
mace BY the letter. aud IN effort mad"
to eccurr & ssaGc Of II l-.~olGtioI or
dcriu& IN Investigation or thcs" nc-
tivitic@ of The t&prcss COMPANIES, ae n
ireiin irary 10 legislation. next session.
to event them from doing 4 business
Of buying and selling m~crchandis".
Th" express interests Vcrc able 10
prevent this resolution even being re-
ported from committee.
The liquor interestS-thc big dis
tillcrs II brewcrs-wcrc determined
not 10 permit the passage Of the Lit
tle6eld bill. giving Statcs complete
jurisdiction over liquors as soon as. ~
process Of Interstate They
had crossed the line into a state. This
was intended to strengthen the hand
Of prohibition Of license States.
which nov include much Of the Souoh
and several Northern states. ~
meant many millions Of trade 10 tn
liquor interests. rho bill seemed
pretty sure Of passage and Mr.. Little
field was confident. Then the Houso
took up tho ship subsidy bill. II.
uninagcrS agreed to devote scvCtal
days to discussion right ut the end ~
the session. and now it develops th2l
the subsidy bill was used really as y
buffer 10 prevent consideration Of tho
Littlc6cld bill.
The pure food law had q sad expo
riencc. h il passed last year the
very essential provision permitting
the establishment Of food standards
by inc government was stricken out.
This year the effort was made To l.
sert this. in connection with Tho og-
riculturai appropriation bill. without
such Il provision enforcement Of the
law Is greatly hanlDered. and its full
effectiveness is made impossible. The
provision was stricken out in the
Senate eli 4 point of order, and tho
FOOD law VIII continue in Il crippled
condition.
Advocates OF the dcnatured alcohol
came to Congress with Il
demand that amendments be adoptcd
10 that act permitting the farmers 10
operate country stills to produce their |
alcohol for power. IT was dircct- |
~ ~antagonistic to the interests Of the
big distilicrs and the Standard III
and AZ u result an amend |
nlent was attached in the Senate Fi-
nance committee. calculated to render
the measure worthless.
The packers seem to have won :,tl
all points. Senator Beverage MADE
q hard fight for two amendments to
the meat inspection law. one To force |
packers 10 pay cost Of inspection. |
the other To require them to place the |
date of packing on the label OF every |
ack32e Of foodstufs. They killed tho |
f1rSf IN open SeDate. the second i'm con-
terence committee. |
n presidents public land poIi- |
clcS. aimed at suppression and prose-
cptlcn 81 frauds against the public do
met defeat. and even the for |
cstrF policy Of the administration has
p'en effectively attacked. and the on
Of this bureau limited in n /
.ashIon that is said to hamper its use
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