Bisbee daily review., 1916-09-10
WoMDERFUL RECORD
 MADE BY CONGRESS
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sion. Congress responded by doub- ling the normal tax on incomes, ere ating an inheritance tax, munitions tax and miscellaneous excise taxes to raise S2O5, 5,OO0 900 and by directing sale of $13O,O00,OOO Panama Canal bonds.
 Deeds Of Congress
 Congress established a Tariff Com mission; a Government Shipping Board to rehabilitate the American merchant marine; a Workmen's Com pensation Commission to administer a new uniform compensation law; a Farm Loan banking system; a Child Labor law; enlarged the systems of self-government in the Philippines and enacted many other important laws which had been contemplated by the administration.
 The session was disturbed through out by frequently recurring threats of foreign complications from the Flu ropean war and iminence at one time of a diplomatic break with Germany; interference with American mails and commerce, invasion of American soil and killing of Americans by Mexican bandits, and danger of actual war with Mexico.
 Retaliation Bill
 Congress on the day before adjourn Inent passed amendments to the rev enue measure designed to work retail ation against the warning nations for mistreatment of American mails, biacklisting American firms, and i'm pairing American trade The amend ment authorized the President practi- calIy to prohibit all commerce be tween the United States and the err ing powers and if necessary to use the army and navy in such endeavor.
 aAdamson Law Congress also in the Adamson bill, : authorized an hour day for opera lives of, all. railways over 100 miles long,sto become effective January l, 1916, with. a commission to investi- gate the results of the law. In the middle of the session trouble arose, in the Senate over the nomina tion of Louis D. Brandeis, of Boston, to succeed the late Justire Lamar as a member of the Supreme Court Weeks of investigation and delibera- ton by the Judiciary committee end ed in confirmation of MT. Brandeis by large majority.
 Among the important legislative of, nf hn axrlt1Ciua of laws for national defense, the fol- lowing:
 GOVERNMENT SHIP LAW: Alp propriating s5O0OO.0O0 to operate ships in foreign and coastwise trade when unable to lease them to individ- uals or private corporations.
 CHILD LABOR LAW: Denying in terstate commerce to products of mines and quarries employing chil- dren under 16 years of age, and fac tories, mills, canneries and other es- tablishments employing children un- der IA years.
 RURAL CREDITS LAW: Estab- fishing Farm Loan Board in control of a system of farm loan mortgage banks.
 WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION LAW: Providing uniform sick and accident benefits for employees of the Federal Government, and benefits to dependents in case of death.
 EMERGENCY REVENUE LAW: Providing for doubling the normal in- come tax on the lowest class; making an additional surtax ranging from one per cent on that portion of incomes exceeding s2O,OOO to 13 per cent on amount of incomes in excess of $2, 100000; levying a graduated tax of one to ten per cent on inheritances ranging from s5O0O0 to s5,OO0, GOO; a ten per cent net profit tax on manu- lecturers of munitions, five per cent net profit tax on manufacturers of materials entering into munitions; license tax on actually invested capi- tai stock of corporations capitalized at more than S99,OOO; wine, beer and liquor excise taxes and miscellaneous stamp taxes.
 GOOD ROADS LAW: Providing fer cooperative Federal aid to the states for construction of highways and appropriating $75,OOO.OOO to be spent in five years.
 POSTAL SAVINGS LAW: Amend ment increasing the amount which individuals may deposit from $500 to $1,00G with interest and an additional Sl ,000 Rithort interest.
 FEDERAL RESERVE: Amend ments, including amendment to the Clay ton aiuti-+rust law permitting of- fcers and directors of member banks to become officers and directors of mot more thar two other nOn-compet- ing banks; amendments permitting national bank to establish foreign branches. libeT alizing regulations for discounting commercial paper and permitting members banks in towns Of 5000 or ie population to act as agents for ins trance companies:
 p LROAD LEGISLATION: Crea-