The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-12-05

session In April he made Plans to
spend the summer with his family In
New Hampshire and month OF the
fall at Panama. lust The otherdny the
president told an Inquirer that he
thought he might so to PANAMA. In
1915, He didn't sign the tariff net un
til Oct 3 He may not sign the cur
rency act until April 3 Woodrow Will
son has leurned the ways Of congress
during the special session. and he
knows he must hive patience
NewIands Act Very Important.
Although the special session Of con
gress dedicated itself to the turn ami
President Wilson sentenced II to eur
rency as well. 1t did also take mp leg
Islatlon. A law Of farreuching impur
lance Is the Newlands net, which was
passed. providing for mediation, con
Citation and arbitration between the
employers and the employed. For &
long time there was the Erdman act
which was well enough in Its way. bnt
1t did not have very much strength In
|
lands net really amounts to sometime
Already II has Hvprted the tieup Of ali
the eastern railroads and not long since
was responsible for stopping u strike
| on the Southern Pacific A real board
for the settlement Of labor disputes his
be"n crpnted. and highly paid men
have been selected ma members Of this
board. II takes Il pretty strong force.
| whether of capita, ar tabor. to resi- II
an offer of mediation from f. lerli
board and prpcipltate II strike which
may cause n prOtrnrtcd cessation n
business. int OnyciIl,rIce the pLblic an"
cause a loss Of wages 10 thousands OF
men. If the present session Of con
gress. long ns II has been had don"
nothing but pass the NpwlandS act II
would have performed II great Sprvicp
Abolished the Commerce Court.
Three general appropriation bills
were passed during the special session |
one of which failed In the short SEES |
sion and another of which WIS vetoed
by President Taft The third WIS an
urgent deficiency bill which caused n
great deal Of discussion because at
two important provisions which II cOn
tanned The commerce court. created
by the railroad legislation of 1910. was
abolished by II rider on the deficiency
bill. This court was established IN the
face of bitter opposition One of the
judges wus impeachpd. and on account
Of differences with the interstate com
merce commission it became very un
popular. 1t goes out of existence at
the close Of the present year A hitter
contest between the two houses of
congress arose over the question us to
whether the judges of the court should
also be abolished. The senate finally
won. and the judges remain and vii
hereafter be circuit Judges.
In the same deficiency bill was n
much discussed provision which took
deputy collectors of internal revenue
from under the civil service. II was
incorporated in the law. and hereafter
these deputies can he appointed by
the collectors. Charges Of "spoils.
raids upon the civil service, etc. were
made, but they did not deter the ma
jority.
The deficiency bill contained another
provision which received practically
unanimous support 1t appropriated
$500 1000 as part of fund Of $TOOOOO
to erect In Washington monumental
building to commemorate the services
and sacrifices Of women of the United
States, north and south, who cared for
the sick and wounded soldiers during
the war. The balance of the sum
100000, has been donated. The
building will be the property of the
United States, but occupied and cared
for by the American Red Cross.
A Concession to Labor.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
was vetoed by President Taft few
moments before his term expired be
cause 1t contained provision that OF
the sum Of 100000 provided for the
enforcement of the antitrust laws mo
part Of the money shall be spent in
the prosecution Of any organization OF
individual for entering into any com
bination or agreement having In view
the increasing of wages, shortening of
hours or lettering the conditions OF
labor or for any act done in further
ance thereof. not In itself unlawful"
This amendment was reinSerted in
the bill at the special session, but when
approved by President Wilson he said
that the provision need not become
operative as there were other funds
available for the prohibited prosecu-
tons If 1t was found necessary to be-
gin them
Panama-Pacifie Exposition.
The sundry civil bill also contained
a paragraph which. provided for and