The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-25
Adjournment After Long Ses-
sion Will Probably Be Had
This Afternoon.
NEW RECORD IS MADE
FOR LEGISLATION PASSED
List of the Administration
Measures Pushed Through in
Face of Opposition.

WASHINGTON. June 2l.-Notwith-
standing the fact that action on many
| important measures was DELAYED by con-
iicts between Insurgents" and ''regu-
| lar Republican factions In both branches
and that the Democratic minority was an
| active force. congress Is expected to con-
| cludc Its long session tomorrow with a
record lot legislation that seldom, IL ever,
| has been equaled
In the matter of reform" movements
| for which President Taft stood sponsor
there were many Instances OF success.
! Chief In the list OF legislation for which
the administration contended were the
! following;
Resume Of the Work.
Striking revision OF the railroad laws
including the creation of u commerce
court,
Admitting Arizona and New Mexico as
separate states.
Authorizing the establishment OF postal
savings banks.
Giving to the president unlimited au-
thority to withdraw public lands for con-
servation purposes.
Providing for publicity OF campaign con-
tributions.
Authorizing the issue of $40, ,00o, 900 in
certificates Sf Indebtedness TO complete
reclamation projects.
Creating a bureau Of mines.
Extending the activities of the tariff
board and appropriating s25o,o0O for its
use
Looking to the suppression OF the
white slave" traffic.
Creating commission to consider econ
omies In the administration of the fed
eraI government.
Authorizing the entry of surface coal
lands,
Providing a tariff system for the Phil
Legislation that ultimately is expected
to give prohibition to the Hawaiian
islands.
Opposed 20 the foregoing formidable
list OF legislation obtained was u COM
paratively small number of measures
that had had administration support but
on the subjects OF ship subsidy. anti
Injunction, for new forms OF government
in Alaska. and on the Panama canal
zone. a bureau of health. increased post
age rates for second class mail matter.
the Appalachian forest reserve. and the
increase of the engineering corps OF tho
army,
Battles in the House.
Not the least conspicuous acts OF con-
gress were the strenuous measures taken
by the house of representatives. 20 re-
form its system of conducting business
so that less power might be reposed In
which he was the natural leader.
The speaker was removed from the
committee on rules, which he had pre-
viously been credited with dominating.
and a new rule was adopted to prevent
the pigeonholing OF bills by committees
when they were approved by a majority
OF the mouse
The enormous demand for Legislation
pressed upon congress is shown by the
fact that since the beginning of the
present congress 27.0o0 bills have been
senate. in addition to hundreds OF reso-
lutlons. This record. as far as the num-
ber OF bills is concerned Is without
parallel.
Railroad Legislation.
More time was consumed in consider
ing the railroad bill than was taken by
all other subjects OF legislation. This
measure not only creates a commerce
court. but embodies authority for Il COM
mission to inquire into stock and bond
issues of railroads, extends the provision
for the interstate commerce act to tce
graph and telephone companies, and gives
the Interstate Commerce commission
power to suspend increases in rates un-
til the commission shall have found the
proposed increase reasonable.
An act was passed TO compel railroads
TO furnish TO the Interstate Commerce
commission reports on accidents.
Under the withdrawal act the presi-
to withhold lands from settlement and
to conserve water power On the other
hand the act providing for the asrtcul-
tural entry OF the surface OF coal lands
win open to settlement at least sixty !.
million acres, but will reserve TO the
government the right to the coal
a portion of the Pine Ridge and the Rose
bud reservations In South Dakota. and
tho Fort Betholdy reservation in North
more than . 900 900 acres of ag-
ricultural lands Will be available for
homestead settlement Tho sum of $780,
600 was appropriated for the gauging OF
streams with Il view to the preservation
Of the water supply.
Conservation Policy.
These conservation measures are de-
clared to be far reaching. Under the new
power conferred on the president, II IS
expected that there will be extensive
and Withdrawals. while the settlement
)f coal lands. without involving the valu-
able deposits beneath the surface, Is
expected 10 do much to reconcile oppon-
,ntS of conservation who have contended
against the misuse Of lands merely to
preserve natural resources for future gen
,rationS.
The increase provided for the navy was
iotable. Two hattleships of $1,000 tons
each. armed with fourteen inch guns,
making them the most formidable in the
)reodnoughts anoat, wero authorized,
The naval strength OF the United States
VII be further supplemented 10y, six tor,
'edo boat destroyerS, two colliers and
our submarines. while an increase Of
he personnel Of the navy of 1000 men
vas authorized
Greater safety of rnilroad employees
nd troyelors will be obtained by the
avs To extend the use of safety ap
An appropriation of $500. 900. 10 bo
ised by the attorney general iu en-
orcing the Sherman antitrust law, was
The sum of $780, 900. with the sugges-
ion that as much more as might be
eedod might be forthcoming, was ap-
ropriated for the raising OF the wreck
I the hattleship Maine.
Further regulation OF the inmigrat tlo,>
ervice was provided to improve the
horaeter Of immigrants obtaining admis-
ion into this country. Other legislaiIo,
lakes provision FOR the better protecti"
the Alaskan seal fisheries for tho ~
lotion of the efficiency of the militin 70
he parole OF United States prisoners.
those conduct indicates that they would
ot abuse their liberty; for the franking
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