The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-09-14
CONGRESS AIjOORNS|
Record Shows Appropriations Exceeding
BY More than Half Billion Past
Years Expenditures.

We1hineton. D. G. - TIE art ~
- x ~ afxty-fourth eoaersos
vhieh edjournsd Frt1ay, 8sp< Z, ~,
seoeerssd eAi>Gy via nstional d
l14oA
WA ~ eavsl fsll eonsrsuu nd
tlroeee1 tosrEanisntioa and rs-oeuip-
- y ~ srmy nd navy for d>fsns>
= ~ eountx4 - IL npprecsdeeeod
- x ~, oet. 90 With su<horfsa-
tjeGn dat viii iD<rooss IL tp<aI "a
t1see yyezs 70 nearly >e0o. ooc. 0oo.
~ ~ eeAsr expsnditnrea spppppr1-
1ktoas uess hroush& . u grnnd to<al
= a, ~. IA 61x IN sreafos< axers-
- h ~ coan<ry's history, ard sx-
ooo6tng that fer ~ lat ascnl ysar b.
ulsrp tAen half bill{oa dollars.
kxpendltnroa. Esceaeitaxed b. Pre-
porttnep and ~ esI,ing into sction
= military forcee 10 mesk IL Maxiean
ene<Gunry. denap6ed reveuna l>risls-
~ = ~ oiosiag daya ~ tn session
cpagreen reepoc<isd b. 3oubiine ~
nefn,ai tnx o. incousA crea&inr IN In
heeitnncs TAI. manitioos tax and mia
coiioaoous exrips te1oe 70 salne sos.
90. "a md By diroctin9 IL snls a
ol30 ooo. 90 Pnnssnn Canal honda
Ceaercas ESTABLISHED = tariff com
nanstoes . eOvsrnnsnt skipping board
- ro1eb1jitnts IN Anerican nerchsnf
unxinp; = workm~n's cosnpsnsation
ocUuipton IA ndmiuister Z new uni
form eoap~neetton law: farm loan
baking systsm; = child labor Law;
enlarged TIE system Of peif-eovern-
neu< h IL Philippines and enacted
neny cth<r important laws which had
hssn eont<nplstsd BY tb< Adninistzs-
tioa.
Most important legislative enact /
meats Of tn session. exclusive Of laws |
for nstso1Hl dsfsnss. Included the fol- |
lowing:
Government ship law - Approprist-
inG $50. ooo, 900 to operate ships IN
foreign and co4stwise trade whan IN
sbls 70 i>ess them 70 individuals or
private corporations.
Child labor law Denying interstate
oommercs 70 products Of mines and
quarriss employing children under i6
ysars Of nxr and factories. mills, can
nerics and other establishments en-
paoyinx children under IA years.
Rural credits lAv-Estabiishing =
farm loan board in control OF system
Of farm loan mortgage banks.
Workmen's compensation law--Pro-
vidinE uniform sick and accident bene- I
hts for employees Of the Federal gov
ernmsnf and benefits to dependents /
In case Of death.
Emergency revenue Providing {
Tor doubling the normal income tar on I
fns lowest class; making an addition I
~ surtsx ranging from per cent on
that portion al incomes exceeding .
y1o. 900 To Ii per cent on amount OF /
Incomes In excess Of Sc. 900. 600; levy I
Ing = graduated tax Of to 10 per cent |
on inherifsnces ranging from $50, 900 J
70 -. 900. 600; 10 per cent net profit
lax on manufacturers Of munitions, 8 q
pr cent net profit tax on msnufsc- Z
Eurrrs Of materials entering into NUM- /
lions; = license tar on actually invest q
10 capital stock Of corporations capt. I
t~iissd Al more than ts9. 900: wine, .
beer ard hqDor excise taxes and mis- .
osiisncons stamp taxes. .
Cord roads lxw-prosiding for co I
Federal aid 10 the states for (
eonxirortion of highways and sppro-
We. ooe. 600 10 be spent In five Q
years. L
Postal savings lxw--Amendment In. ,
rre~sing the amount wnick Individuals q
may deposit from $500 to 1900 with
interest. and additional $1,000 with
cut interest.
Federal reserve-Amendmen in !
Guiding amendment 10 the Clayton !
.nti-trnsf law permitting officers and =
directors of member banks TO become
Dfho<rs and directors Of not more than /
Iwo other nor-compstinx banks. ,
zm<ndmeuts permitting national banks
70 establish foreign branches. liberal F,
xinx regulations for disoounting CON- !
nereiAl paper and permitting member {
banks In towns Of 5000 or less popuis- =
'ion to act ~ agents for insurance .
IL
Railroad gislxtion---C Creation of a r
ONT subcommittee Of senate and n
'oose Interstate commerce committees
o investigate necessity for further .
ekislNtion fer railroads and thc litter.
tate Commerce commission. question
Z government ownership Of public
Utilities and comparative worth Of =.
'overnnent ownership a. against gov :,
rnment regulation.
Railroad eight hour day law sfsb- q
'shing eight hours ~ the standard for :
eekoning thu compensation Of railroad =
Employees operating trains In Interstate y
ommerce after January !. 1917, and :
roviding for a commission Of three to 8
investigate the effects Of the eight v
our standard. present wages not to be
British Raider 10 Lost.
London--A British aeroplane was y
ost In raid Saturday over 81. Denis.