The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-09-14
RECORD OF CONSTRUCTIVE LEG.
IsLATIoN eY CONGRESS IS
GREATEST IN HISTORY
MANY IMPORTANT MEASURES
Total of Appropriations $1,626, 6,439, 200
With Additional Contracts Amount
ing to 1921 31,e45,275.-Items Are
Eneumerated.-Some Big Bills.


structive Legislation, improving tho
advantages of the people all along the
line Is that of the Gath Congress
which HAS just ended,
The total Of the appropriations.
specifically made, is $1626,439, ,209.63.
In addition to this congress has au.
thorized contracts to be entered into
obligating appropriations in the fu-
ture Of 1891 ,945,275.20. These con-
tracts include $225,266,325.20 for ma
val and coast defense purposes, while
the remainder. $6,67S,950 Is for or
dinary objects Of Government.
The appropriations for military and
naval purposes and for additional sea-
coast defcnses alone amount to $685.,
709.S23.09. This sum, with the con-
tracts authorized, brings the total for
preparedness to $91O,97614s.29. How
ever, there Is still more to be added
to the preparedness. Congress has
authorized 80 additional war vessels
to be constructed in the next three
years, which will cost $295,000,000 ad.
ditional when they are completed and
in commission. This brings the grand
total for the preparedness legislation
Of this congress to $1,2O5. .97G. l4S.29.
The appropriations are distributed
rs follows for preparedness:
Army appropriation act, $267,696,'
6301O
Naval appropriation act, $313,3OO,-
555.S4.
Fertilization appropriation act, $25..
747550.
Military Academy act, $1,225.043.57.
Sundry civil appropriation act:
Armories and arsenals, $46S3,495;
military posts. $1,G16,000; military
surveys, $4,000; Panama Canal for.
tifications. $4,535,O00
Deficiency appropriations. military
and naval establishments $46,77O,-
64S5S; National Guard camps, $780,.
600; nitrate plant, $200,000000
Investigations have been started to
ascertain where the nitrate plants are
to be located. The plan contemplated
when this provision was accepted by
congress was to place the plants at
convenient sections of the country
where they would supply the needs or
agriculture with fertilizer, easily dis
tributed, and also be ready for uuse
IN time Of wor in the manufacture OF
munitions. One of the plants will be
In the south.
New government activities will be
looked upon In the future among the
notable achievements of the finest
session Of the sixty-fourth congress
For these a total Of $73,719,700 Is
appropriated, to be used as follows
TO encourage, develop and create
a naval auxiliary and naval reserve
and merchant marine, $50,100,000
federal aid in the construction o
good roads, $6.00O.oOO; establishment
of federal farm loan banks, $4,000,
600; federal employees compensation
commission, $550,o00; tariff commits
sion, 100000; construction Of rail
roads in Alaska to develop It's Goa
fields. $8.247, $50; expenses Of collectin;
the income tax, $l,S2S.OO0; fedora
trade commission, $444.O8O; eight
hour day commission, $4,000.
Included in the legislation Of tn
session just closed are the following
items:
REORGANIZATION ne tho armv
Vast increases in the navy and 70,
tifications.
A government controlled merchan
marine.
Exclusion OF products OF child |;
bor F""~, interstate commerce..
a ~ EN- OF rural credits, assurin
The Isl aer Of his ability to borro,
none upon his asset at per cent
Adequate compensation for worl
men iUjured in government emplo,
ment.
4 fuller measure OF independents
SoT the Philippines.