The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-06-30
WORK OF CONGRESS
BROUGHT TO CLOSE
Much Was Accomplished Dur
inq Session---0ver Billion
Appropriated.

or the circuit.
The presidents annual message Gov
cred the whole legislative field. me
program which he especially urged
contained about Is measures, of which
six were adopted. The regulars claim
credit for everything done that was
mentioned in his message. The in-
surgents and democrats see the re-
suits far differently. The railroad bill,
the main issue of the session, as
adopted, bore practically no semb-
lance to the original Wickersham
bill, the insurgents claiming that the
president had nothing left Of 1t but
the commerce court,
The great bulk of the work was
done in the last month, and very i'm
portant part during the last week. In
the early half of the session the house
was not Industrious and the senate
| did practically nothing at all, !,
A Billion Dollars Appropriated.
More than a billion dollars was ap-
propriated, if continuing appropria,
lions are incorporated in the totals of
the general appropriation measures.
Insofar as the figures could be obtain
ed from measures which underwent
changes in the last hours of the ses-
sion, the total of the appropriations,
exclusive of continuing appropriations,
was $S94,OS6,943.
The amount Of the continuing ap-
preparations for the last fiscal year
was about $160,0O0,OOo. It is safe to
say that it will not be less for the next
fiscal year, and the grand total there
fore will aggregate at least $1,054,-
100000.
! Not the least conspicuous acts of
congress were the strenuous mea-
sures taken by the house of represen-
tatives to reform its system of con-
| Quoting business, so that less power
might be reposed in the speaker and
the organization of which he was the
natural leader.
-~ Railway Bill Takes Time.
/. More time was consumed in eonsid.
ering the railroad bill than was taken
by all other subjects of legislation.
This measure not only creates a COM
merce court: but embodies power for
committee to inquire in stock and
pond issues Of railroads, extends the
provision of the interstate commerce
act to telegraph and telephone COM
panies and gives the interstate COM
merce commission power to suspend
increases in rates until the commits
sion has found the reason for such in
| creases.
Under the withdrawal act almost
unlimited power was given to the
president to withhold lands from set
tlement and 20 conserve water power.
On the other hand, the act providing
Tor the agricultural entry of the sur
lace OF coal lands will open to settle
ment at least 100000 acres, but will
reserve to the government the right
to the coal.
Important Bills Passed.
revision of the railroad laws. in.
Guiding the creation of a commerce
court
Admitting Arizona and New Mexico
as separate states.
Postal savings bank bill.
Giving to the president unlimited
authority to withdraw public lands for
conservation purposes.
Providing for publicity Of camn.ien
contributions
Autnorlzlng the issue of $4,000 600
IN certificates Of indebtedness tn com
plete retaining projects.
creating bureau of mines
Extending the activities of the tariff,
board and appropriating $3.50 900 for
its use.
Looking to the suppression of n.
white slave" traffic.
creating commission to consider
economies in the administration of tba
federal government.
Authorizing tariff system for III.
Philippines.
providing for greater safety of rail.
ROAD employees and travellers.
An appropriation of 100000 to be
useo by the encouragement in en-.
forcing the Sherman antitrust law
100000 was appropriated for tina
raising OF the wreck of the battlesbin
Maine.
Important Bills Not Passed.
Federal Incorporation.
a bill to limit the issue of injunc-
tons.