Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1910-11-09

| me mo rs OF the house ard sonata
that the plan OF improving our rivers
and harbors shoul be conducted in
a 70 sys -ematic and blsiness-like
nm; ner then formerly II might b..
more dific II 70 impress people in
many sect ons OF tie country with
Ire importance Of this than II ought
10 be 70 impress the people of West
Virginia. Already concrete legislation
has been passed In that direction
worth many millions OF dollars annu.
ally 10 the trade AMI advancement of
our safe. The complete development
o. the OHIO river at nine-foot STAGE
mas already been authorized by law.
II wi be comp eted az rapidly as an
engineering work of that magnitude
can be executed The value to those
sections Of the state tributary To the
kanawha, title Kanawha. Big Sandy
ana the Monongahela rivers is incal.
culdbie. Senators Elkins and Scott
CONGRESSMAN woodward Of the rivers
dld EarDors committee, Messrs.
hughes, Hubbard ard Sturgiss. are
al entitled to the greatest credit not
only for the general plan. but for
West Nrginias particular good for.
tune In the selection of projects for
immediate construction. Personally.
feel that this canalization of the
ONO is OF as much Importance to the
kanawha river as its own improve
nent.
Progressive Labor Legislation.
The passage Of the government en-.
ploye,s' liability bill marks distinct
! advance as a recognition by the fed
erai government of its duty to those
l"DJrlng men who are in its own en-
ploy.
The necessity of child labor legis-
Iatlan under modern industrial condi-
ions has long been apparent to
everybody. The problem presents
however. almost msuperable Difficult.
ties Properly to protect children
without unduly invading the author
! Ivy OF the home and without positive.
~ lnjurinS the children is a dif6cul,v
almost insurmountable. Poor chill.
dren must live, and their phvsicaI
! mental and moral growth must NOT
De permitted to be stunted The pas.
sage, therefore, of child labor law
Tor the District of Columbia. and as
| model for other legislative bodies
10y the congress preceding the pres.
ent one, furnishes a striking examine
o. advanced and progressive legisla.
| ton.
When congress adjourned early
tuIS summer it was true that more
had been accomplished by legisla-
1--WE and executive energy during the
hrst sixteen months of President
rats administration than at anv
other similar period in our history
In fact If any congress NAV venture
| comparison with the present con.
sFess as regards work accomplished
II must be some recent congress
when if may be permitted to say
| so, both senators and almost all the
| representatives of this state were
members.
A Summary of Legislation.
President TAFT in a speech deliver.
cd before the National Republican
! league in New York on oct. |. gave
the following brief summary of the
legislation of the last session of con.
| gross:
The powers Of the interstate com.
merce commission were enlarged.
a new court of commerce was pro.
Yldod, in order that shippers and
railways might secure prompt de.
cisions.
Railway employees were protected
by new safety appliance law.
The employers liability act was
perfected
An inquiry into workingmen's com.
! pensation for injuries received was
instituted.
An inquiry into the issuance of
railway stocks and bonds was in.
augurated
A new customs court was establish.
A postal savings bank system was
authorized
a corporation tax was adopted. and
a new and effective method OF assist.
/ ing the government in supervising
| corporations.
Two battleships were added to the
navy
a bureau of mines was established
Seventy million acres Of the public
domain were legally withdrawn from
entry
Twenty million dollars in bonds
was authorized 10 complete reclama.
ton projects.
ENLARGED appropriations were made
10 survey public lands.
a definite commitment was made
AGAINST the "piecemcal" or "po-k
barrel system OF river and barbor