The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-07

have been of fruitful legislation, the
republican leaders point to the pre-
ceding sessions as more fruitful. For
the first or extra session they point to-:
The Payne-Aldrich tariff act, with
its maximum and minimum features
and corporation tax provisions and its
customs court.
The resolution providing for an in
come tax amendment to the constitu-
ton.
For the first regular session they
refer to the laws for:
Establishment of postal savings
banks.
Admission of New Mexico and Ari.
iona to statehood.
The most extensive census ever
taken.
Creation of the commerce court and |
sweeping amendments to the inter-
state commerce act.
Ballinger-Pinchot investigation.
Conservative legislation, including
authorization of withdrawal Of public
lands to preserve water sites, and au-
thorization of the issue of $20O0O,O0O
in bonds for completing irrigation
: projects.
n Legislation designed to suppress the
n white slave trade"
Publicity of campaign contributions
at election of members of the house.
Amendment to the employers liza
bility act of 1908.
Supplemental safety appliance act.
Requirement that railroads report
accidents to interstate commerce COM
mission and establishment of bureau
of mines.
Reorganization of lighthouse ser.
vice.
Authorization of expenditure Of $685.
100000 for public buildings.
Taft Measures That Failed.
President Taft's program of legisla
ton which he urged upon congress in
his message at the beginning of thi:
session of congress included the fol
lowing important recommendations;
HI To facilitate the establishment o
III American branch banks in foreigl
countries.
- Limited mail ship subsidy.
- To give the federal courts jurisdiC
nd ton to punish as a crime the viola
zen ton of the rights of aliens secured b
treaty with the United States.
mol To provide for national incorpori
ton of industrial and other con
III panies engaged in interstate con
ur- merce.
VII To prohobit interstate railwa!
ON from owning or controlling ships e
ged gagged in trade through the Panan
lee Canal
, in An anti-injuction act.
hat To increase the postage rate on a
its vertising sections of magazines.
los To establish a parcels post syste
on rural routes.
OF To authorize appeals in land cas-
ESQ., from the decisions of the interior
end partment to the appellate court of Il
tied District of Columbia.
n of Various acts to carry into effect t
olu- conservation policy of the COVER
Y of ment, including the leasing of &C
irds and oil lands, regulation of grants
ties. water power sites, etc.
)use To establish a commission form
so. government for Alaska.
lter- Various amendments to the imr
the grafton laws.
for An appropriation to enable the
terstate commerce commission
the make a physical valuation of rs
sists ways.
and OF these recommendations, only
dan few received the courtesy of conside
ltua- ton by the committees of congress
long A small subsidy bill was passed
ster- the senate by a fluke, but did not ev
come to vote of the house. Sol
iced, sort of provisions limiting the issue
clos injunctions was placed in the n
first codification of the laws bill throu
were the efforts of Representative Maids
lures of Kansas
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