The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-10-29

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ances ON railroads made broader -
more complete.
Adulteration and misbranding OF b
secticides and fungicides prohibited.
at the behest OF farmers and orchar6
ists.
White slave" tariff penalised BY
system Of heavy fines for interstate
commerce therein.
Drastic regulations designed to pre-
vent collisions at sea.
The parole of federal prisoner.
whose conduct after conviction war
rants clemency, authorized.
Publicity for campaign contribu
tions made compulsory.
System of licensing customs brok
ers provided.
Provision made for collection OF
tonnage duties on vessels entering the
Immigration of aliens further pro
tected by increased restrictions and
regulations.
Seal fisheries of Alaska protectet
by up-to-date legislation.
Gold coin fixed as the medium for
paying the public debt of tho United
States.
The act creating the government Of
Hawaii amended in important partic
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 nee
essary public buildings and tho com
rletion 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 N
the manufacture Of pulp paper.
One hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars provided to enable the geological
survey to carry on the work Of gaus
ing streams and for the promotion Of
the conservation of water power sites
Two hundred thousand dolla1
granted the department Of Justice for
ID - ~
Sherman antitrust law.
Seventy-nve 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 DlA
trict Of Columbia, including authorize.
ton Of a system Of paroles for juv>
nile offenders.
Commission created to secure the
adoption Of economical methods h
the federal departments.
House rules 30 revised ~ to trane
fer responsibility for legislative 10
ton from the speaker to . majority os
the house.
Provision made for tho compenss,
ton Of Justice Moody should he bs
compelled to retire by i'll health.
Section $50 Of the Revised Statutes,
an immunity statute which was .
shield to criminals. repealed, in 40
cordance with the earnest recommep.
dation Of the attorney general.
Work Of the Special Session Of the
sixty-first Congress.
Payne tariff bill enacted, revisi,a
rates Of duty and providing dual tari6
system. whereby the United statss
has secured minimum tariRs from
every civilized nation.
Excise tax imposed on all corpora.
tions. consisting Of l per cent meas
ured by the amount Of their net n
ceipts.
Philippine tarif 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
home and abroad, created.
Census law. providing for the tax.
ing OF the thirteenth census, created.
How often do these people eat
meat?" is question the American in
Europe finds himself asking when