The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-06-29
WORK OF CONGRESS
BROUGHT TO CLOSE
Much Was Accomplished Dur
ing Session---0ver Billion
Appropriated.

WASHINGTON-After a final day
of double pressure. congress adjourn
ed Saturday night until December
with remarkable record of work and
all factions claiming the greater part
of the credit.
The presidents annual message eov-
cred the whole legislative field. The
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 bin,
the main issue Of the session, as
adopted. bore practically no semb-
lance to the original Taft-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 billion dollars was ap-
propriated, If continuing appropria.
tions 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 sSs4,OS6,s4s.
The amount OF the continuing ap-
preparations for the last fiscal year
was about $160.OO0.OO0. 1t is safe to
say that 1t will not be less for the next
fiscal year. and the grand total there.
fore viii aggregate at least $1,054,-
600, 900.
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-
ducting 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 consid.
ering the railroad bill than was taken
by all other subjects OF legislation
This measure not only creates com.
merce court, but embodies power for q
committee to inquire in stock and
bond issues of railroads, extends tn,
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.
4 Under the withdrawal act almos
unlimited power was given to tn,
president to withhold lands from set
tlement and to conserve water power
On the other hand, the act providin,
for the agricultural entry Of the sur
; face of coal lands will open to settle
ment at least 60,000,000 acres, bat will
reserve to the government the righ
to the coal.
important Bills Passed.
Revision of the railroad laws, Ii
cluding the creation Of a commerc
court.
Admitting Arizona and New Mexic
as separate states.
Postal savings bank b..l.
Giving to the president unlimite
authority to withdraw public lands fo
conservation purposes.
Providing for publicity of campaig
contributions.
Authorizing the issue Of $4,000, 90
In certificates of indebtedness to con
plete reclaiming projects.
! Creating bureau OF mines.
Extending the activities of the tart
r board and appropriaung s25o.0oo Il
Its use.
Looking to the suppression Of II
white slave" traffic.
Creating a commission to conside
; economies in the administration of th
federal government.
Authorizing tariff system for Ii
Philippines.
!, Providing for greater safety of raj
road employees and travellers.
/; An appropriation Of 100000 to /
used by the attorney ey-general in e
forcing the Sherman antitrust law.