The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-18
Many of the Measures Will
Not Be Acted on at the
Shore Session Because of
Other Matters.
PRESIDENT GETS LITTLE
OF WHAT HE WANTS.
Appropriation Bills Despite the
Many Warnings That Have
Been Registered Have Been
Numerous.

Washington, May 1S.-The decision
to adjourn this session of congress
within the next ten days leaves Il good
many legislative measures high and
dry. They will still be alive at the
next session. but as the time of a
short session is occupied almost exclu-
siyely with appropriation bills failure
to act on them at this session means
that they are likely to remain in the
pigeon holes. Here is a partial list
of the more important bills that are
to be put over:
The Civic Federation-Ad -Administra-
ton bill to amend the Sherman anti
trust law.
Some ten or fifteen anti-injunction
bills.
The administration bill authorizing
federal employees to sue the govern,
ment for personal injuries sustained
while in the line of duty.
The bill for publicity in connection
with campaign contributions.
Reduction of tariff on products of
the Philippines.
Removal of the duty on wood pulp
and print paper.
Removal of duty on works of art.
The bill to re-instato the men OF
the Twenty-fifth infantry (colored)
Revision of copyright laws.
The bills for the revision and codi
| fication of the laws of the United
States in accordance with a commits
| sion which put in seven years of labor
! Prohibition for the District of Co
lumbia.
The measure supported by the Ma
tional Anti-Saloon league regulating
the interstate shipments of intoxicat
ing liquors.
The Appalachian-Whit Mountain
| forest reserve bill.
To make Porto Ricans United States
| citizens.
United States to own its own EN-
! bassies abroad.
Bill for the purchase Of a home fol
the American embassy in Paris.
Swamp land reclamation similar tc
irrigation statute.
Retirement of superannuated fedora
| clerks
For the establishment Of Fedora
grain inspection.
Reorganization Of the postoffice de
partment in accordance with the rec
concentrations of the postal commits
sion created at the last session o.
congress.
Billion in Appropriations.
If the present program to quit mex
week is carried out the president vii
get only a small part of his program
He got two battleships instead of four
although the provision for two ship!
is coupled with verbal promise tha
two ships a year shall + -uilt TIL,
resolution providing that the ways anc
means committee shall sit during tn,
congressional vacation and prepar,
for tariff revision has not yet beer
passed. but the program provides tha
it shall be put through, but the init
! ated here at the capital do not 2ttacl
great Importance to such action.
The appropriation bills. in spite o
the many warnings given by the chair
man of the appropriation committee
carry extraordinary amounts RougI
| estimates of the total amount tha
will be appropriated indicate that /
will not fall far short of a billion dol
lars. If all the demands for none,
had been needed the total amour
would have approached a billion an
a half dollars. The republican lead
ers are worried about the condition o
the United States treasurey. The,
foresee that unless government re
ceipts begin TO pick up pretty soon tn,
showing which the party in power viii
have TO discuss in the coming nationa
campaign will demand a good deal o
explanation.