Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-03-09

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| American merchant marine.
The Adamson eight-hour railroad
law was enacted on the eve OF ad
| journment Of the first session of the
last congress. The enactment OF
the measure prevented nation
wide railroad strike. IT, however,
has never become effective. Be
tween the time OF It's enactment and
the time for the commencement OF its
operation, January l last, the constltu-
tionallty OF the measure was chal-
lenged by the railroads, and the whole
matter IL now pending In the Supreme
court.
Supplemental railroad legislation,
proposed by President Wilson In his
annual message last December, failed
Of enactment. This legislation would
have provided for the prevention of
strikes by compulsory legislation. 1t
was heartily opposed by all OF the
bodies Of organized labor which had
previously sought the eight-hour rail-
road law.
Child Labor and immigration.
The child labor law barred from In
terstate commerce all products of chill
dren under sixteen years of age In
mines c. OF children under fourteen In
factories.
The passage Of the immigration bill
with its literacy test was accomplished
over President Wilson's second veto.
The literacy feature had been
subject OF controversy between the ex-
ecutlve and legislative branches Of the
government for the past twenty years.
Presidents Taft and Cleveland both We
toed immigration measures because
they carried the literacy feature,
which all three presidents thought was
not proper measure of the fitness Of
aliens for admission to the United
States.
The federal farm-loan act, commonly
called the rural-credits bill, created
~ federal land banks with $750oO0
capital each. The bill provides sys-
tenn whereby loans may be made to
farmers for productive purposes
through national farm-loan assocIa-
lions. 1t win meet more particularly
the needs of agriculturists In the West
and South.
Under the vocational educational act
the federal government on a gradually
scale covers every state APP
dollar for dollar for secon-
dairy school instruction in agriculture
and the mechanical and industrial arts.
On the eve of adjournment congress
passed the post,office appropriation |
bill, with an amendment making "bone |
Try" all states having prohibitory laws. |
This measure was introduced In the |
senate by Senator Reed of Missouri. |
It's unexpected enactment had the eff |
nent in Interstate commerce of intoxi- |
ants into states or territories which |
orbid the manufacture or sale OF |
liquor.
1t also closes the mails to all liquor /
Idvertising, including newspaper ad-
ertising. Neither can letters solicit
ng liquor orders be carried In the
nails.
Sixteen Senators Retire.
Sixteen senators have now discarded
heir togas and prefixed their titles
With Eek" This disturbance Of per-
onnel reduces but does not upset the
Democratic control Of the upper house.
he Democratic majority of 10 is cut
D ~, leaving out of consideration such
enators and senators-elect as La Fol
cite, Hiram Johnson. Poindexter and
IorrIs, officially classed as Republic
ms but not always voting according to
Among the nationally known sena-
PRS now retired to private life are
larence d. Clark of Wyoming, who
as served In the senate continuously |
nee January %, 1895: Moses Il. Clapp
Minnesota, one of the original Pro-
resslyes; Luke Lea of Tennessee, now
ne Baby Senator" James Il. MARITIME
New Jersey. who acquired fame
arly In his senatorial career by his
tanch defense of applejack as a bev-
rage. and John w. Kern of Indiana, {
no has been Democratic leader of the
snate.
Needing no Introduction" among the
ew senator's are Hiram Johnson of
Frank b. Kellogg, trust
nster," of Minnesota, and Philander
Knox OF Pennsylvania. Unlike the !
st of the senators-elect. "their repu- .
Itions are made;" all they ueed to do
TO "live up to 'em."
lRITERS BEHIND THE TIMES