Arizona republican., 1916-09-13
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immediately effected a modification | of it's methods of submarine war fare" Expenditures. necessitated by pre- paredness and the calling into action of military forces to meet the Mexican emergency demanded revenue legisla- ton in the closing days of the session. Congress responded by doubling the normal tax on incomes, creating an in heritance tax, munitions tax and mis- cellaneous excise taxes to raise $205,- 100000, and by directing the sale of S130,000, 900 Panama canal bonds. Congress established a tariff com mission; q government shipping board to rehabilitate the American merchant marine; a workmen's compensation commission to administer a new uni form compensation law: a farm loan banking system; a child labor law; enlarged the system of self govern ment in the Philippines and enacted many other important laws which had been contemplated by the administra- ton.
 The session was disturbed through out by the frequently recurring threats of foreign complications from the Eu- ropean war and imminence at one time of 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.
 Later in the session trouble arose 1 in the senate over the nomination of Louis D. Brandeis, of Boston, to sue ceed the late Justice Lamar as a mem Der of the supreme court. Weeks of | investigation and deliberation by the judiciary committee ended in confirma- ton of MT Brandeis by a large ma jority.
 In the week before adjournment con- gress was occupied with legislation which prevented a threatened nation wide railroad strike. President Will son. after futile negotiations with off cials of the railroads and railroad brotherhoods. submitted the contro- versy to congress, recommending leg islation to prevent the strike and to prevent such emergencies from arising in the future.
 After a week of consideration, during which the president visited the capi. tol daily, conferring with acministra ton leaders a bill was passed to es tablish an eight-hour day as basis for pay of railroad workers, the pres ent rate of pay for ten hours work not to be reduced and the men to receive 3 ! | eight hours, pending an investigation by special commission into the effect of the eight-hour day on railroad revenues.
 Most important legislative enact ments of the session. exclusive of law for national defense. included the fol lowing:
 Government Ship Law: Appropriat ing $50, ,000, 000 to operate ships in for eign and coastwise trade when unabl to lease them to individuals or privat corporations.
 Child Labor Law: Denying inter state commerce to products of mine and quarries employing children unde 16 years of age. factories. mills. can neries and other establishments em ploying children under II years
 Rural Credits Law: Establishing farm loan board in control of a sys tenn of farm loan mortgage banks.
 Workmen's Compensation Law: Pro viding uniform sick and accident ben efits for employees of the federal gov ornment, and benefits to dependent in case of death.
 Emergency Revenue Law: Providin for doubling the normal income ta on the lowest class: making an addi tional surtax ranging from one DC cent on that portion of incomes eX ceeding S20000 to 13 per cent O amount of incomes In excess of S2 o00,000; levying a graduated tax one to ten per cent on inheritanC ranging from s50000 to s5.000. 900: ten per cent net profit tax on manu lecturers of munitions, five per cer net profit tax on manufacturers materials entering into munitions: ! tax m tai stock of c"rnoraii1ns capitalized more than sa9 eco: wine beer ar liquor excise taxes and miscellaneor stamn taxes.
 Good Roads Laws: Providing f cooperative federal aid to the stat, for construction of highways and ar propriating $75,000,O00 to be spent i five years
 Postal Savings Law: Amendmel increasing tfe amount which indivi, uals may deposit from $500 to st 0' with interest and an additional S1 0i without interest.
 Federal Reserve: Amendments. ir cluding amendment to the ClaytC anti trust law permitting officers ar directors of member banks to becon officers and directors of not mo than two other non- competing bank. fiiitfbIfhIliS NeftllilllFlg l9IlOf1dl D9ni tO establish foreign branches. Hbera izi1g regulations for diseounting con mercial paper and permitting memhe banks in towns of 5000 or less pop, lation to act as agents for insuran companies.
 Railroad Legislation: Creation of joint subcommittee of senate ar house interstate commerce committe to investigate necessity for furth legislation for railroads and intersta commerce commission, question
 government ownership of rublic uti ities and comparative worth of go' ernment ownership as against. goverl ment regulation.
 Tariff: Creation of non-nartis; tariff commission of five members investigate and advise congress tariff revision: renaal of the fir sugar provision of existing tariff laz amendments increa sing duties on d,- stuffs to encourag go nufacturil dvestuffs in the TTrited States. q 'ctmert of an anti i-dlin,n'rr nrovisi to nrevent dumpine Of foreign mo