The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-10-28

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ing the desertion or neglect OF wife and
. children misdemeanor in the District
: of Columbia.
"fIe reported and helped enact the law
: authorizing Communication for good con
, duct OF federal prisoners. A notable
prison reform.
S "IIe was member OF the commit
, tee which framed legislation for the ad'
mission OF oklahoma, New Mexico, and
, Arizona to statehood.
"He was chairman of committee
which investigated conditions in Alaska
and has been recognized as an authority
on Alaskan affairs.
"He took an active part in legislation
to eliminate alley houses and to estab-
lish Fairgrounds in the poorer sections
Of Washington.
''He not only voted for the pure food
act but spoke strongly in favor Of
such law in the Senate two years be-
| fore it was enacted
He is the author of the law provid-
ing for the distribution of immigrants
and others from the crowded cities to
the farming districts of the country.
"He submitted a report in favor of a
bill to prohibit corporations from con-
trbuting money for campaign purposes,
which passed the Senate but failed in |
the House.
ale was a leader in the movement to
reform the Storage on ocean steamships
which resulted in increased air space and
better accommodations for storage pay
sengers.
He is strong supporter OF a pro-
teetiye tariff, and spoke and voted in
the Senate for tariff legislation favorable
to Vermont and New England agricul.
tural and industrial interests.
He favored the creation of chill
dren's bureau and as member of the
appropriations committee in the present
Congress supported a greatly increased
tOl thC |
Gle was leader in the movement to
provide magnificent union railroad sta
tion in Washington. The Bethel, VT, :
quarries We're opened and the railroad !
to them built to provide granite for that !
structure
HE has had leading part in the :
OF the federal laws which
have practically wiped out the white
slave traffic, and he presented the re-
port to Congress which started the cru
SADIE against this evil.
Senator Dillingham; as a minority 4
member Of the committee reporting the =
Chinese exclusion act introduced and =
.arred after bitter fight amendments r
which practically redrafted the bill on =,
lis own lines, a
"He favored and voted for the parcels .,
,ost and several months before that law G
vas enacted said in a letter to the Wa
erbury grange the country needs relief a,
rom the high charges made by express al
HE voted for the retention Of Senator 7
moot when it was shown to the Senate
y the report of the committee that |
moot was not a polygamist and OPP y
osed polygamy in the church. Presi.
ent Roosevelt strongly supported.Smoot 4,
nd wrote a letter to Senator Knox n;
him Knox for speaking in
moot's favor. in
"The big four committees Of the Oh
enate are those on appropriations. jn- i'm
iciary, finance and foreign relations. or
enator Dillingham; is a member of the We
rst two and has been member of the mi
st. Only Ia other senators hold mem ~ ~
,rship on two of these four commit wi
es. Senator Dillingham; has been chair TOT
an of the committees on immigra tion tol
I'd privileges and elections, and is a 40
ember of other important committees. de-,
For years he fought TO save the seal nil
,rds Of Alaska from destruction at the
Inds Of powerful corporation and his
an for accomplishing this. which in.
ided treaties with Russia, Great Brit. Ia,
n and Japan, was adopted op,
AS chairman Of special committee tin
heard testimony in the Lorimer case ed
r 100 DAYS and, with a majority Of ou'
at non-partisan committee, had the mo
urage to vote " accordance with the ito
idenee. his conscience. and bis oath cur
Office Nv
when an attempt was made in the boa
nate 10 legislate Charles A. Prouty tioi
I of Office ~ interstate commerce com sun
-sioner senator Dillingham; intervened nv y.
4 saved him. for which he received ~,
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