Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31

strengthened materially, and 1t has
ample time within which to suspend the
operation of new railroad rates pending
INQUIRY as to their reasorla bleness
WGile the bill was pending the princi-
PAL railroads attempted some important
Increases in freight rates. Just rs these
changes were about to become effective,
Atty.-Gen. Wickersham checkmated the
move by obtaining an injunction alleG-
ing tnat the Increase would be unrea :
soiable and oppressive and In viola
lion lion or the Sherman antitrust law.
ihereupon. the railroads agreed to
W''hdraw the rates and submit them To
'he interstate commerce commission for
ueclslon as to their rcaSonablcncss
Congress also authorized the estab.
,lshihent of II system of postal savings
paiks. Separate statehood was grant
Gu tp Arizona and New Mexico. There
was created bureau of mines in tn
interior department. for the saving OF
nVcs and the protection of the public
welfare. An appropriation OF s250,OOC
was made to pay for years work OF
me tariff board under the presidents
direction. The raising OF the wreck OF
,she battleship Mnine from Havana
harbor was authorized and the work is
now progressing.
In the closing days of lis first reg
uiar session, Congress authorized the
issuance Of $500. 100000 in bonds for
reclamation projects. 1t also passed
bin giving the president authority
to withdraw lands from public entry
pending congressional action for their
disposition. In July President TAFT
began affirming land Withdrawals
made by the preceding administration
ana also making large withdrawals
himself. In that same month II total
OF 1l5lS,5SS acres of coal lands were
withdrawn In the Gnitcd states ana
600 acres in Alaska. on July 3 the
president signed orders for the with
drawal Of S4D5.T3l ncres of power site.
phosphate and petroleum lands. Thus
far. the grand total of land reserved
by the government reaches the area of
10000 square mies-morc than the
combined land ana water surface or
New York, Pennsylvania and South
Carolina.
THE THIRTEENTH CENSUS.
The closing session Of the sixty-nrst
listened To the following r.comncndn
tions made in the Presidents mes
sage:
ihat permanent tariff commission
De appointed and all future revision OF
inc tariff be made schedule by schcd-
ulc, That the Panama canal be for
tiiied, ana an appropriation of $4,000
wv De made for the purpose. That the
beginning of II parcels post service
be established Oh al! free rural deliv-
cry routes. That the civil service
rules be extended to include all post
masters. thus taking them out of pol
tiles That the limitation which now
prevents the executive from withdraw
ing more forest lands be withdrawn,
ana that other legislation looking to-
wards the conservation of our natural
resources be enacted. That Congress
give some fitting recognition to Pcary
for his discovery of the north pole;
that Sccy. Meyers plan to reorgan-
lie the navy ana build two battleships
n year be approved; that Il new army
bill for the organization OF volunteer
forces IN time Of war be passed: that
Il greater number of army officers be
authorized That the present eight
hour law be enlarged by providing that
public works shall be construed to
include not only buildings and work
upon public ground. but also ships,
armor and large guns when munufnc-
turcd in private yards or factories.
That with the exception of law to
further amendment be made to our
ation-controling laws until they
have been tested. Referring to the re-
cent fraudulent cotton bills of lading
he urges Congress to enact 4
law under which one who in good faith
advances money or credit upon Il bill
IF lading issued by a common carrier
upon an interstate or foreign shipment
cnu hold the carrier liable for the
value of the goods described in the
bill. ut least to the extent of the adj
N r)plIa In vol II
llso recommends that a punishment of
Inc and imprisonment be imposed
ipon railroad agents and shippers for
'raud or Misrepresentation. The prcSi-
lent also recommends that interstate
'ailroads be prohibited from owning or
ships plying through the
Panama canal, and he asks for sub
iidcs for American shipping. especial
Y for vessels plying to South America.
The recommendation made IN the
special message last year for Il general
Industrial ana other companies en-
;0ged in interstate commerce IS re-
iewed He als, urges upon Congress
he propricty of establishing cheaper
md simpler form of ''HtliciHl pro-
cdurc so that the supreme court may
nc relieved of its burden OF appeals.
The recommendation made in the last
message In favor of law regulating
he issuing of injlnctons without
lotice Is repeated. Tho president also
,rges the passage Of the bill now
pending to increase the salaries of
cdera! judges.
This session of Congress will have
mong its other duties the passing of
lew appo,tionmcnt bill based on the
lew census returns. The thirteenth
ensus began April Is with $4,000 cnum
ratorS. was taken rapidly and on the
Whole accurately and two interesting
acts stand out cpnspicuously in connec-
ion with the official figures for urban
population given out by the census bu-
rapid growth OF cities in the
10000 class and the impartial distribu-
ion of this increase among the geo
raphical sections
The growth Of the country's mctrop- |
lis was phenomenal. a gain of nearly
. per cent The returns from many |
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