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

nationalized the Panama Pacific expo
sition to be held at San Francisco II
1915. Unlike former exposition laws
1t fixes the number of commissioner.
at three instead Of seven or more. lin
its their pay to $1,000 instead of $4,000
and also places II limit upon the pay
Of employees and their expenses This
employment will not he simply soft
snaps" as in the past
A subsequent act provided for the
free importation of foreign exhibits
for the exposition and the protection
of their trademarks and designs An
other act matiunaliZed smaller expo
sitiOn which is to he held mt San Diego
Cal, in 1919
At the beginning of the speciAl SEES,
sion an emergency deficiency bill was
passed providing expenses for the SEES
sion II also made provision for the
new department of labor. which up to
that time had been without pay or
quarters
Indian Commissions.
The Indian appropriation bill WAS
talked to death nj the close of the hast
congress, and after considerable wran.
Cling ii was passed at the special SEES.
sion Aside from the usual apprOpria
lions, the most important features
were provision for two commissions
both consisting of members of the sen.
ate and house. One Is to invpStigat t.
the management of the bureau of In.
dian affairs in every detail The 9th
er was directed to investigate irriga
ton conditions in Washington state
and health conditions in New Mexico
particularly In regard to the tablish
ment of u Sanitarium for tuberculosis
afflicted Indians.
Mexican Matters.
The situation in Mexico called forth
1esuItOry discussion from time to time
but the inclination was to leave the
matter with the president. However
the deficiency bill contained an appro
priatiOn Of 100000 and special act
appropriated 100000 more to bring
destitute Americans out of Mexico
Congress has been ready at all times
to make provision for emergencies III
Mexico; but. while bills for increasing
the army were introduced. they have
never been taken up.
A new embassy was created by ar
act making the minister to Spain an
ambassador.
Another act provided for representa-
ton of the United States at the four
teenth international congress on al
roho".;m at Milan, Italy.
An act was passed providing for the
Increased number Of midShpmen al
the Naval academy until 1919. which
allows two designations by each sena.
tor and representative, ten at large to
he appointed by the president.
Minor Acts of Legislation.
Quite Il number of minor acts Of leg
tslation were passed. including bridge
md land bills of local interest.
Recognition of the Gettysburg semi
centennial was made in providing trans
portation for Union aud Confederate
veterans of the District of Columbia
to that famous battlefield.
Tents were loaned to the Confeder-
rte veterans for their reunion at
Brunswick. Ga.
The president was authorized to ap-
point delegates to the International
Purity federation at Minneapolis. Mimi.
Provision was made for cOngression-
Al representation ut the unwilling of
the jefferson monument at St Louis
and the Congress hall celebration ut
Philadell hia; also the opening of the
exposition at Knoxville. Tenn
The secretary of agriculture was au-
+horized to make an exhibit at the
,Orn exposition, Dallas, Tex.
A number of bills relating to public
were passed
The Seaman's Bill.
A bill of more than ordinary ImpOr-
ance because IL makes many changes
n the navigation laws was passed by
he senate. but was not Considered by
he house. 1t is known as the sea-
mans bill, although it makes provision
or greater safety of passengers at sea.
The bill in some form has been pend.
ng before congress for nineteen years
nd has been advocated by Representa-