The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-30

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whether of i5ilsi III Ii l5ef, 10 tesist
q d s0lter Of tned iatlon from q feteral
board and pred flute q strike which
may eanse d protected cessation Of
business. Inconvenience: the public and
Cause a loss OF wages TO thousands Of
Elen. II tie present session Of coll
gtesS. long as It has been. had done
nbthlng but pass tile Newlands act It
wodtd have performed a great service.
Abolished the Commerce Court. 1
Three general appropriation bills
were passed during the specialization.
one Of which failed in the short ses-
sion and another Of which was vetoed
BIZ President Taft; The third was an
urgent deficiency Blli. which caused a
great deal OF discussion because Of
I two important provisions which itcon-
tained, The commerce court. created
by tue railroad legislation of 1910, w'lS
abolished by n rider OH the deficiency
lSbth. This court was esta bltshed III the
face of bitter opposition. One Of the
judges was impenched. and on account
OF differences with the interstate COM
ne%e commission It became very un-
popular. 1t goes ont Of existence ut
the close of the present year. A bitter
contest between tile two houses OF
congress arose over the question as to
whether the judges Of the court should
also be abolished. The senat'e finally
Won. and the judges remain and will
hereafter he GrcultQudges.
In the same deficiency bill was u
much discussed provision which took
deputy collectors Of internal revenue
from under tile civil service. 1t was
Incorporated in the law. and hereafter
these deputies can be appointed by
the collectors. Charges Of "spolls,"
raids upon the civil service, etc. were
made but they did not deter the ma
Iorlty.
sThe deficiency bin contained another
PROVISION which received practically.
unaIlImous. support. 1t appropriated
$iO0OO0 as u part Of fund OF SIOOOp(l
to erect In Washington n monumentp|l
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.
$300,OOO. has been donated. Tile
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 Il few
moments before his term expired be-
cause it contained u provision that Of
.le sum of SS00,0OO provided for the
enforcement Of the antitrust laws no
part Of the money shall be spent III
the prosecution Of any organization or
lndividua! Tor entering into any com
bination or agreement having IN view
the increasing Of wages, shortening Of
hours or better1ng the conditions Of
labor or for any act done in further
ance thereof. not iii itself unlawful"
This amendment was reinsertel in
the bill Mt the special session. but when
approved by President Wilson he said
that the provision need not become
operative as there we're other funds
available 5f0r the prohibited prosecu-
tions II 1t was found: necessary to be-
gin them
Panama Pacific Exposition.
The sundry. civil bill also cOntaIne'l
paragraph which provided for and
natlonNlized the namn-Pacifir expo
sition to be held at San Francisco III
1916. Unlike former exposition lays
it fixes the number Of commissioners
at three instead Of seven or more lin.
its their pay to $1,000 Instead OF $1,000
and also places limit upon the pay
OF employees and their expenses. This
employment will not be simply soft
snaps" MS in the past. III.
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 MationaliZed smaller expo
sition which is to be held at San Diego.
Cal, In 1915.
At the beginning Of the special SEES.
sion an emergency deficiency bill was
passed providing expenses for the SEES
sion. 1t also made provision for the
new department of labor. which up to
that time had been without pay or
quarters. ..t,..
Indian Commissions.
The Indian appropriation bill was
talked to death ut the close Of the last
congress. and after considerable wran-
Cling It was passed at the special sesr
sion. Aside from the usual approprla'
tons the most, important Textures
were provision for two commissions.
both consisting OF members Of the SEN
ate and house. One is to investigate
the management Of the bureau Of In
dian affairs In every detail. The 9th
or WIS directed to Investigate irriga-
ton conditions in Washington state
and health, conditions in New Mexico.
particularly in regard to the establish.
ment OF n sanitarium for tuberculosis
afflicted Indians. ,,e,