The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-01
LAWS WANTED
BY PRESIDENT
ARE FORGOTTEN
Congress NegIeCtS Much Leg
iSlation Spoken for by the
President in His Message.
BUT APPROPRIATIONS
ARE LARGE AS EVER
SESSION CONSIDERS FEW GEN.
ERAL POLICIES OF THE
COUNTRY.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-Now that bill
lion-dollar sessions of congress are the
rule, little other than appropriation Leg
islation can be enacted during the short
sessions, and the one to end this week
is no exception to the rule. The ap-
preparations probably will be the Iarg-
est on record, even exceeding the 81, 00S-
100000 provided for at the first session.
As only one of the fifteen general ap-
preparation bills has been sent to the
president for his signature an accurate
statement of the amount to be appro-
priated is impossible.
Scarcely any of the general policies
OF the country were touched upon this
session. The discussion of the secret
service, the Panama canal, the Browns
Vile affair and the Tennessee Coal &.
Iron company purchase has brought
the Roosevelt administration prom
inenuy in view. The veto of the census
bill, because the employees for the tax
ing of the decennial census were not to
be placed under civil service regula-
tions, was a feature in another interest
ing chapter. This bill goes over to the
special session.
Presidents Wishes.
Early in the congress the president
tUNtiISu HIS pOilCleSr ttS lOAOtNS- a Ud-
tlonal child labor law, an employers
liability law, anti-injunction legislation,
amendments to the Sherman antitrust
law for good corporations and for Ia
Dor unions, financial legislation, postal
savings banks, revision of the tariff,
waterways commission, regulation of
water rights on navigable streams.
When the session ends there will be
no national child labor law. no postal
-1v.rr ovnLr I'D aoI rT-,
ton of water rights. An employers la
bility law has replaced the one &C.
Clared unconstitutional. A commercial
currency law was enacted and a none
tary commission is investigating the
subjsct of further financial legislation.
A6thTough the session the house COM
nffttee on ways and means has been
considering tariff bill. A waterways
commission is now in existence and an
investigation hss been made looking
toward the better regulation of water
rights on navigable streams
italian Appropriations.
The appropriation of $4,000 for the
relief of the Italian earthquake suffer
ers has been spoken Of as the most Sig
nifiC ant enactment of the session A
companion piece of legislation was en-
acted in the first session, Wien the re-
rHfssion of the remainder of the Chinese
indemnity was authorized.
Appeals from many sections OF the
country were successful in obtaining a
law for the preservation of the Cara
veras big trees in California. An act
of great Importance to western home
seekers authorized enlarged homestead
entries In the arid region.
In the closing hours of the session the
fate of many highly important meas
ureS will be determined
Liquor Shipments.
1t remains for the two houses to ap-
prove the agreement already reached
by the conferees of the two bodies As
q result of this legislation, the govern
ment will through rider" enter the
field of regulating the interstate ship
rnent of intoxicating liquor. An amend
ment to the code prohibits interstate
&C, o. D" shipments of intoxicating
liquors. and provides for the marking
of the packages of such liquors I'm inter
state commerce with the name of the
consignee and the nature of the con-
tents.
The statehood bill, admitting Arizona
and New Mexico, is still in committee
in the senate. It is conceded II cannot
pass this session.
The fate Of the Gallinger ocean mail
subsidy bill rests with the house. IL
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