The Springfield herald., 1910-11-04
LEGISLATIVE
RECORD MADE
BY CONGRESS-
CONTINUED from 1.t Pass.)

sncss ON railroads made broader anA
more complete.
Adulteration and misbranding Of -
gscticides and fungicides prohibited.
at the behest of farmers and orchard
lists.
White slave" tariff penalizsd By
system Of heavy fines for interstate
commerce therein.
Drastic regulations designed to pre-
vent collisions at sea.
Tho parole of federal prisoners.
whose conduct after conviction war
rants olemency, authorized.
Publicity for campaign contribv-
tions made compulsory
System of licensing customs brsk-
ers provided.
Provision made for collection sf
tonnage duties on vessels entering the
United States otherwise than by sea
immigration of aliens further pro
tectsd by increased restrictions and
regulations.
Seal fisheries of Alaska protected
by up-to-date legislation.
Gold coin fixed as the medium for
paying the public debt Of the United
States.
The act creating the government q
Hawaii amended in important partis-
ulars.
A commission of fine arts created
by enactment.
Provision Made for Raising the Maine.
Provision made for raising the bat
tleship Maine. now lying in Havana
harbor.
Extensive river and harbor bill
drafted In accordance with the policy
Of co-ordinating these Improvements.
Provision made for numerous nso-
essary public buildings and the oom-
Fiction Of those already begun.
Thirty thousand dollars appropriat-
ed to enable the department Of agri-
culture to conduct tests looking to the
discovery of substitute for spruce in
the manufacture of pulp paper.
One hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars provided to enable the geological
survey to carry on the work Of saug.
ing streams and for the promotion Of
the conservation of water power sites.
Two hundred thousand dollars
granted the department of Justice for
the prosecution Of violators of the
Sherman antitrust law
Seventy-five thousand dollars pro-
vided for the use of the joint COM
mission charged with the duty of set
ting questions relating to boundary
waters between the United States and
Canada.
Glacier National Park in Montana.
created.
Big tree forests of California pro
tected by additional safeguards.
Numerous legislation for the Dis
trict of Columbia, including authorize
ton of system of paroles for 1uvo-
nile offenders.
Commission created to secure the
adoption of economical methods II
the federal departments.
House rules SO revised as to trans-
fer responsibility for legislative A.
ton from the speaker to q majority Of
the house.
Provision made for the compensa-
ton of Justice Moody should he BE-
compelled to retire by Ill health.
Section $50 Of the Revised Statutes.
an immunity statute which was q
shield to criminals. repealed, in as-
cordance with the earnest recommsn-
dalton of the attorney general.
Work Of the Special Session Of the
sIxty-f1rst Congress.
Payne tariff bill enacted, revising
rates Of duty and providing dual tariff
system. whereby the United States
has secured minimum tariffs from
every civilized nation.
Excise tax imposed on all oorporA-
tons. consisting Of per cent meas
ured by the amount Of their net 70
osipts.
Philippine tariff law, adjusting du-
ties in the archipelago to those of
the United States. enacted.
Tariff board, to assist in admins
tration Of dual tariff system and to
investigate costs of production at
homo and abroad. created.
Census law, providing for the TAX
ing Of the thirteenth census, created.
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