The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-01
TO EXCEED A
B |.LL|O
DOLLARS
Appropriations Largest on
Record Sent for Presi=
dents Signature.

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billion dollar sessions OF congress- are
tho rule. little other appropriation
legislation can be enacted during IN.
short sessions, and the one to end this
week Is no exception to the rule. The
appropriations probably Will bo the
largest on record. even exceeding tho
$1,000, 100000 provided for at the first
session. As only one OF the fifteen
general appropriation bills has been
sent to the President for his sigma.
ture. an accurate statement of tho
amount to be appropriated Ia impcs-
sible.
Scarcely any OF the general policies
Of the country were touched upon this
session. The discussion OF the secret
session, the Panama canal the
Brownsville affair and tho Tennessee
CGsl and Iron company purcha Sc
has brought the Roosevelt administra.
tion prominently In view The veto
OF the censms bill, because the en,.
ployes for the taking of tho de-cennia,
census were not to be placed under
civil service regulations was feature
In another interesting chapter. This
bill goes over to the special session.
The appropriation of 100000 for
the relief of the Italian earthquake
sufferers, has been spoken OF as the
most significant element OF the ses.
sion Another piece Of legislation.
the remission Of the remainder of the
Chinese indemnity which was au-
thorized.
An act Of great importance to west
ern home-seekers authorized enlarged
homestead entries in tho arid regions.
In the closing hours of the session
the fate of many highly important
measures Will be determined
1t remains only for the two houses
to approve the agreement already
reached by the conferees OF the two
bodies AS j result Of this legislation
the government will, through rid
ct, enter the field of regulating the
interstate shipment of intoxicating
prohibits interstate, &c. O. D." ship
ments of intoxicating liquors. and
provides for the marking of the pack
ages of such liquors IN interstate
commerce with the name OF the con-
signee and the nature Of the con
tents.
The statehood bill. admitting Ari-
zona and New Mexico, Is still In com
mittee in tho senate. 1t is conceded
1t cannot pass this session
The fate of the Gallinger ocean mail
subsidy bill rests with the house 1t
has been reported out Of committee.
but its passage through the house is
problematical. 1t provides for sub
sidizing mail lines to South America
Japan. Asia, the Philippines and Aus
traliasia.
Many important measures are re.
garded as certain to fail TO pass
Among these are the Burke wireless
telegraph bill; the Weeks forest ie-
serve bill; the Currier copyright bill;
the $500 million bond issue for In
Drovement of water ways; changes in
the government of the isthmian canal
zone; federal inspection OF naval
stores and grain, and suppression OF
gambling in cotton futures.
A movement to amend the rules Ut
both the senate and house has at.
tracted much attention In the house
there has been an organized open in
surrection. but in the senate the op
position did not go beyond some sharp
criticisms by new senator's In the
house the omvement Will cause the
establishment Of calendar day lot
the call of bills every Wednesday,
About $4,000 bills and 1.5O0 rcso-
lutions were presented in both houses.
OF these about 275 public bills Will
become laws There will be aDou.
IT'S private bills enacted About so
resolutions were agreed to,
Early In the congress. the President
outlined his policies. as follows:
National child labor law an en-.
ployers' liability law; antl-injunction
legislation: amendments to the auti.
Sherman antitrust law. for good cor
porations and for labor unions, fipan-
cial legislation. postal savings banks.
revision OF the tariff; waterways coD.-
regulation of water rights on
streams.
When the session ends there will
be no national child labor law, 40
postal savings bank. and no regulation
OF water rights. An employers LA
bility law has replaced the one de-
clared unconstitutional A CONNER
cial law was enacted and a monetary
commission is investigating the sub
ject Of further financial legislation.
Active steps looking to a revision oil
the tariff have been taken. All through
the session, the house committee or
ways and means has considered A
tariff bill. A waterways commission
is now e1istant. and better regulation
OF water rights on navigable streams
Is being considered
The adoption OF greater naval pro
gram marked tho congress. In each
session two battleships were author .
lied.
The salary increase of those in ,he !
government service was another .ca.
ture. This Included men and officers
In the army and navy and kindred
branches Of the government, the sala
ries of the president. the vice-preSi
dent. the speaker, members OF the su-
preme court. cabinet officers. sena-
tors and members.
The congress has also been dis
tinguisbed by the number OF lnvesti~
cations inaugurated Among the
most prominent were the inyestiga.
ions Of the Brownsville affair, the sec
ret service, the submarine legislation /
and tho nanar induqtrr