The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-08
(Associated Press)

European war and imminence at one
time of diplomatic break with Ger
many; interference with American
mails and commerce, invasion of Am
erican soil and killing of Americans
by Mexican bandits, and danger of
actual war with Mexico.
Later in the session trouble arose
in the Senate over the nomination of
Louis Brandeis, of Boston, to succeed
the late Justice Lamar as member
of the supreme court. Weeks of in
vestigation and deliberation by the
judiciary committee ended in confir-
nation of Mr.. Brandeis by large
majority.
Most important legislative enact
ments of the session, exclusive of
laws for national defense, included
the following:
Government ship law: Appropriat-
ing $50,O00,000 to operate ships in
foreign and coastwise trade when un-
able to lease them to individuals or
private corporations.
Child labor law: Denying interstate
commerce to products of mines and
quarries employing children under Is
years of age, and factories, mills, cam
neries and other establishments en-
ploying children under IA years.
Rural credits law: Establishing a
farm loan board in control of 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
ernment, and benefits to dependents
in case of death.
Emergency revenue law: Providing
for doubling the normal income tax
on the lowest class; making addi-
tional surtax ranging from one per
cent on that portion of incomes ex-
ceeding $4,000 to 13 per cent on
amount of income in excess of S2,-
100000; levying graduated tax Of
one to ten per cent on inheritances
ranging from $4,000 to S5,000,0
a ten per cent net profit tax on man.
ufacturers of munitions; license tax
on actually invested capital stock of
corporations capitalized at more than
$99 900; wine, beer, and liquor excise
taxes and miscellaneous stamp taxes.
Good roads law: Proviulng fer CO.
+sx,o faIn~a1 cid ~ the c+afac for
construction of highways, and appro-
priating $75,0O0,0O0 to be spent in
five years.
Postal savings law: Amendment in
creasing the amount which individ-
uals may deposit from $500 to $1,000
with interest and an additional $1,000
without interest.
Federal reserve: Amendments, IN
cluding 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,
liberalizing regulations for discount
| ing commercial paper and permitting
member banks in towns of 5000 or
less population to act as agents for
insurance companies.
Railroad legislation: Creation of a
joint subcommittee of Senate and
House interstate commerce commit
tees to investigate necessity for fur
ther 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.
Tariff: Creation of non-partisan
tariff commission of five members to
investigate and advise Congress on
tariff revision; repeal of the free
sugar provision of existing tariff law;
amendments increasing duties on dye
stuffs to encourage manufacturing
ldyestuffs in the United States; enact
nent of an anti-dumping provision tc
prevent dumping of foreign made
i goods at less than foreign market
prices; authorization for the presi.
dent to retaliate against foreign ma
tions prohibiting Importation Of