Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-02

The employers liability act VAS
perfected.
An inquiry nto working mems com
rcnsation for injuries received w's in
stitutcd.
4An inquiry into hc ;ssr1nccs 81
railway stocks and nonds was inau.
cuiated.
"A new customs court was estab
lished.
a postal savings hank system WAS
authorized
Corporation Tax.
"A corporation tx WAS authorized.
VII Oh will he an important source cf|
revenue and mce~Grc Of ass ting
mo government IN slpcV. ,orpo
r-tions
Two balileships wee added to the
navy.
Seventy million acres Vt the pnb
pc domain were LEGALLY W thirawn
from entry.
"rwcnty million dollars in bends
were aN'n' llI'N - ''tilt''' ~ ''-''
ton projects. after board al army
engineer. row at work. should com
plc.c its investigator of existing pc.
iccts.
"Fulaigcd appropriations were made
o survey public l'nes
A definite commitment was madT
AGAINST tho 'nork ha~rer system OF
river and barber Improvement.
New Mexico ard Arizona were ad- ,
vanced toward statehood.
a peace commission was author
i2cd
AN Investigation into business
methods of conducting the govern
ment WAS begun
"The appropriations for he current
wear we're cut s2G.ooo.ooo below tn"
appropr ations Of the year before
The Tariff Law.
"Tbc tariff was revised without the |
usuol disturbance Cf bu@iness. he
cause of its reduction Of tariff rates. |
its maximum and minimum PROVISIONS
the free trade II secures for the Phhil- !
ipnines. IFS fine re"enue producing
Qualities. the Payne law is credita-
he bill.
"Our platform promised to revise
the tariff immediatelv and also TO re- /
vieo il IN gccord with the difference /
between the cost of production al
home and abroad. These two prom I
ises proved somewhq' inconsistent. in
that immediate revision. conforming
to such a plan vas impracticaDle, ne
cause the information needed was not
at once available. but the inconsistent
cv was met bv the prov sion OF
tariff board to report the facts
THE new fariff commission Tor 'he
wori. Of which 1886. 0Oe. 900 was ap-
propriated has already completed It's
preliminary report ard the comihis
sion : now at work n this country
hove authorized the chairman To MAKE
y nublic stctemcDt If the purposes
and methods of the commission, ou' +
have directed him no' To- make 'h''
e,s.emeut until after the election. Dc
cause in SC far as poss BILE. Gesi''
tbo tariff commission from its very
mention. to be kept free from 'he
,-;ciseitudos of partisan pol ties, 50
tba- it Will gain the respect and '"e
confidence OF the whole country. re-
gardless Of party limos
Tho President referred to the Ia.
-bat since the tariff b II was paSseu 7
nearly every Republican candidate TOT
.,,,,,r,es and Republican state pt't-
forms generally had decia'ed th1'
hereafter when he .atin shall he re-
viscd by Republicans it SHAH he re-
v.scd On schedule time
Needed Leg slater.
because there was not time tor eV'
crv;hirc forcshadowcd IN the R"pup''.
con plafform 10 be considered aho
carried ori President Taft cai'ed az
tcpiion 10 needed legislation % WHO"
Tho Marty IS committed inciudinS'
Measures for Improvement OF inc
co,n,rv's foreign merchant marine
xbcre everyone will admit To he II
, ,ondifiou of docadcncc. 0iS-racctui :
10 a country at our $40 and power
legislation cmhodyinC the best prac-
TO-. iu ISSUING injun~fions without
no,i,o. PROV .cn for r aking o; nm
lied traffic agreements between in'eI-
state railroads. safety appliances
law auihorizine disposition ~ govern
mont under leases cr grants =" III
ducc Investments Of private cspi'a'
of coal. phosphate. oil and Gas lanas
and water power How owned ny ih'
government. ucv government i"i
Alaska: measure Strengthening W. /
zrfi.trrsf law. readiustmeut 81 trad"
relations with Canada. and legislation