Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-09
APPROPRIATIONS OF
CONGRESS GREATEST
IN NATIONS HISTORY
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for national defense, included the fol.
lowing:
Government Ship Law-Appropriat-
ing $5O,000,000 to operate ships in for
eign and coastwise trade when unable
to lease them to individuals or private
corporations.
Child Labor Law-Denying inter-
state commerce to products of mines
and quarries employing children un-
der 16 years of age and factories,
mills, canneries and other establish.
ments employing children under IA
Years.
Rural Credits Notwithstanding a
farm loan board in control of sys-
tenn of farm loan mortgage banks.
Workmen's Compensation Law
Providing uniform sick and accident
benefits for employees of the federal
government, and benefits to depend
|ents in case of death.
Emergency Revenue Law-Provid-
ing for doubling the normal income
tax on the lowest class; making an ad-
ditional surtax ranging from one per
cent on that portion of incomes ex-
ceeding 100000 to 13 per cent on
amount Of incomes in excess of $2,000,-
900; levying graduated tax of one
to ten per cent on inheritances rang
ing from $4,000 to $5,0OO,OOO; a ten
per cent net profit tax on manufacture
ers of munitions , five percent net
profit tax on manufacturers of mate
rails entering into muitions; license
tax on actually invested capital stock
'of corporations capitalized at more
than $4,000; wine, beer and liquor
excise taxes and miscellaneou stamp
taxes.
~,li Good Roads.
Good Roads Law-Providing for CO.
operative federal aid to the states for
construction of highways, and approp-
Rating $75,0O0,0O0 to be spent in five
years.
Postal Savings Law-Amendmen
increasing the amount which individ-
uals may deposit from $500 to 81 900
with interest and an additional $1,000
without interest.
Federal Reserve-Amendme in.
Guiding amendment to the Clayton
antitrust law permitting officers and
directors Of member banks to become
officers and directors of not more than
two other non-competing banks;
amendments permitting national banks
to establish foreign branches liberal
izing regulations for discounting com.
mercial paper and permitting mem.
Der banks in towns Of 5000 or less
population to act as agents for insur-
ance companies.
Railroad Legislation-Creation Of
joint subcommittee of senate and
house interstate commerce commit
tees to investigate necessity for fur.
Their legislation for railroads and the
Interstate commerce commission,
question of government ownership OF
public utilities and comparative worth
of government ownership as against
government regulation.
The Tariff,
Tariff-Creation of non.partisan
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investigate and advise congress on tar
if revision; repeal of the free sugar
provision of existing tariff law; amend.
ments increasing duties on dyestuffs
to encourage manufacturing dyestuffs
in the United States; enactment of an
anti-dumping provision to prevent
dumping of foreign made goods at less
than foreign market prices; authorize.
ton for the president to retaliate
against foreign nations prohibiting i'm
portation of goods from the United
States by laying an embargo against
imports from offending nations.
Cotton Futures Act-Providing
prohibitive tax on cotton sold for fut-
ure delivery in fictitious or wash sales.
Philppnes-Law to provide for a
more autonomous government of the