Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-09-14
SUMMARY OF WORK
OF GATH CONGRESS
RECORD OF CONSTRUCTIVE LEG
iSLATloN BY CONGRESS is
GREATEST IN HISTORY.
MANY IMPORTANT MEASURES
Total of Appropriations s1,626, ASS, ,2o9
With Additional Contracts Amount
ing to S23te45, ,275.-items Are
Eneumerated.-Some Big Bills.

Washington. ID. ca record of con-
structive legislation. improving the
advantages of the people all along the
line is that of the cath Congress
which has just ended
The total of the appropriations.
specifically made. is $l,626. .439. .2O9 63.
In addition to this congress has au-
thorized contracts to be entered into
obligating appropriations i'm the fu.
ture of 1921 .945.2752O. These con
tracts include $225 266,325. 20 for ma
val and coast defense purposes. while
the remainder $6,67S.95O is for or
dinary objects OF Government.
The appropriations for military and
naval purposes and for additional sea
coast defenses alone amount to $3.50
709.S23O9 This sum. with the con
tracts authorized. brings the total for
preparedness to $9lO976.14S.29 How
ever. there is still more to be added
TO the preparedness. Congress has
authorized 90 additional war vessels
to be constructed i'm the next three
years, whicn will cost $295.OOO.O0O ad-
ditional when they are completed and
In commission. This brings the grand
total for the preparedness legislation
of this congress to Sl,2O5,976. l4S.29.
The appropriations are distributed
as follows for preparedness:
Army appropriation act, $267, $780,.
53O1O
Naval appropriation act, $al3,SOO,-
555S4.
Fertilization appropriation act, S25,.
747.55O.
Military Academy act, $1.225, ,O43 81.
Sundry civil appropriation act:
Armories and arsenals. $4,GS3, ,495;
military posts, $1,G1GOOO; military
surveys, $4,000; Panama Canal for
tihcations, $4,535,OOO
Deficiency appropriations, military
and naval establishments $46.77O.-
64S.5S; National Guard camps, $2OO.-
900; nitrate plant, $2OO,OOOOOO
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
agriculture with fertilizer. easily dis
.ributed and also he 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
Ression of the sixty-fourth congress
For these a total of $73,71970O is
| appropriated, to be used as follows:
To encourage. develop and create
a naval auxiliary and naval reserve
Snd merchant marine, S5O.1OOOO0;
federal aid in the construction of
good roads, $6000,O00; establishment
of federal farm loan banks. $1,000
600; federal employees compensation
commission, S55OOOO; tariff commits
sion, 100000; construction of rail
roads in Alaska to develop its coal
fields, $S,247,620; expenses OF collecting
the income tax, Sl,S2S.OO0; federal
trade commission, $444OSO; eight
hour day commission, $50 900
Included in the legislation of the
session just closed are the following
items:
Reorganization of the army
Vast increases in the navy and for
tifcations
A government controlled merchant
marine
Exclusion OF products Of child la
Dor from interstate commerce
A system of rural credits, assuring
I hn 20 Ia
money upon his asset at 6 per cent
Adequate compensation for work
men injured in government employ
ment
A fuller measure of independence
for the Philippines
An eight-hour day on the railroads
Eightyfive million dollars for good
roads
Established official grain standards
applicable to grain shipped in inter
state or foreign commerce.
uniform system of bills OF lading
Amended the federal reserve act TO
make it more generally applicable
A tariff commission.
Levies upon dyesmffs.
Retaliation for unfair trade meth
DDS by foreign countries
Government armor plate plant
Increased interestbearing accounts
la postal savings banks from $500
TO $1,000.
Created a subcommittee OF the
commerce committees to investigate
railway problems.
Some important measures failed to
pass. They VIII he disposed OF at the
next session. Among them are the
following:
Conservation bills, including those
relating 10 OF lands, water power
and coal lands
Women suffrage.
Prohibition in the District Of Co
lumbia
Nationwide prohibition.