Show o 0 CONGRESS G t M MOST ST Mr T T N IC I I I Its Us Chief Legislative Accomplish Confined to Two Iwo Subjects Cuba and Ind Panama l APPROPRIATIONS The Creation of Two Nc New States Pro I For lof Man Other Oilier Mutters Settled I April Important legislative of ot tn III i IlI blons of J tho thU CInte II were vee I confined to two and ami amil l Ill M The Ih reciprocity treaty treat lo Le e tween the new nev Island and tile United States Stat Initiated by 11 nl wIts was made operative by a n legislative The flie ratification of ot a treaty by h tho senate and the tile sub Huh subsequent sequent Initiation of ot legislation of o dw government fur for the zone commit the United States to tn the construction of ot the Panama canal connecting the wa wit waters 11 teis tel of o tho ho Atlantic and anil the thu Pacific The fhe special session now denominated the first wan itH 1114 railed for tOl tho the ex express x press purpose ot of t carrying out cult the pledge of the nation III to The Pun development wan ils one II which arose I and Ind a received rec It f I decisive ti t II and lin I UI mediate III t t action tic H on at III t t the hands hIM of President dent d nt and the HIP senate tl The rhe conservatism Incident to III the Ihl th approach approaching ing lOg presidential campaign as OM usual was 1111 manifested by b tho those e responsible for tor or the th acts nets of lit tho the national tit tivo 1 dy Illy The annual supply bills w vere ro made with an tin eye ce to they Ihl were passed with greater dispatch than heretofore her haw hat been the tho case with II a Ions session The senate ratified the treaty negotiated with Cuba to entry carry out lIlt tho the terms of ot the Platt PIatt amendment It also the thit tI China commercial treaty aty which provides for 01 two open ports In Chairman I It of If the huh house houKe rout nil t tee on oil appropriations i i it t loOM In I n a IL ILI statement I hi tom t compiled under his hIli Ii t direction ii I reet 1111 given the th total ot till nil supply sub subject jeet to 10 slight neM In pending bills as IR a 1 to which hl h must mu t be bo added for or Interest r t on nil the public debt II bt The Ihie estimated revenues are arc Hy II these thie HIP him ox IX X are lire less IrA than tho the rev revenues to The rue estimates e t I in it i of or o t vii S government met i t departments r tour 0 I s on which hi Ich the t lie appropriation it at bills II hi Is arc nl a ri based ha sti II exceeded the Iho total estimated revenues by IW 12 No o 0 11 and harbor lull bill was WA as undertaken and nn no omnibus measure carrying 8 I n g provisions I si nil s for IIII new nev public IC buildings was allowed to tu piss huMS While u n total of ot over 1400 l hills bills he be became came Caine laws luva during the Hie two sessions less lessI than I ha ii i of Or them are lire public l bills lii I I s and a nI of or this number nil simply auth authorized the Ihl t bridging of It rivers tho the dam thain minI ming of ot Hi reams unit and regulation of or fed feil federal eral Nal courts courtR the ordinance of ot the District of or Columbia Several amendments have hn been heln made to facilitate the Ihl administration of or thu Ihl him public puhi It I a Ii ii 4 laws la I a W TIni Tho allotments a lint nien Is In severally or of lands owned collectively by Indian tribes In various arIous sections ot of the country bus hll been provided for forIn forIn t tIn In n a number of ot nets A In lii the ill III ruction of o world peace lieu CC has 14 been t II l i Ill MI Im through t hi Ii the Ih I liD formation fa na a I Ion of IJ C an 1111 it ii Amer American A tue C Cla ican la ii group it till with I t Ii the Ihl I Ii e Inter I ii te r parliamentary union ii for rol or international arbitration and the tho recognition of or thin this group by h the NaRI of a it f Joint Jol H t resolution resa hi t Ion extending extend I ii an it ml Invitation I to t bit bitt to t U tho union mm ii Ion to hold Its II I is ii cx I annual mimi mama I Inert I im at lit ii t HI tHo 8 t 1 AHK II S and appropriating a tul a t I ng roto fOMO for fOl Ihl expenses of or tilL the 1111 A Joint resolution was t log Ing for fOI I flit 1111 ho transportation aboard 11 I a it government vessel essI of or nul not exceeding OO of If the public be teachers t a of o r Porto lo rt o to limo 1111 he States tg during the coming Ii ii CC for mr the IIII t Ito purpose il I of if broadening their views by II travel and n a 1 course coti rs In lii a it 1 1411 Iii r school for tOl tench I en ers Ill In hits country Hy Br time the of ot a Joint resolution the Iho Is IH authorized to arrange a it convention with wIt U treat BrItaIn to t Ii which w the t lii assent it use ii t of ti r Jut pa mi and a Itus ii M la MIs lab hutIs Is b to 10 be hr obtained If possible to 10 pro 1110 protect iro the fur seals scum of ot o tIme the north and cei iea 11 Provisions were ere for tOl time HIP HIlin of I f the t se shipping sli I PIll n g laws III I ii tvs of ot the Culled liil ted Wit lo in kii I after July Jull 1 J lone 1900 Hawaii wits WIlli i granted the right to III hmil n It fit of public and to tu have compiled by h tho time 1 States commission lon of ot labor re 11 gt rib COil l I trial ItI nal I and a rib tary condition t g next and and every Her tour four Ill thereafter It I t win e K PI ci line to 10 t C primp T bin i MM sui a 1 of ot the States by Iy them At ss I or a II fee for or thrill them Th rh only lillY IP 11 I i 11 11 legislation which a it law Itis III makis tile the pen 1111 pension lull sion of o tho who totally lout lot I Ii Ii t In III I mm tho he t in I I ft iry ry i 01 or II II U I service HOC Sl I ir 1111 KT month for tor a II sPry erv pr ke Ile I II lolI bill lull resulted III In the Intro Introduction ion of many mun bills It Will was il however no mu Such Hurh be bl taken at Rt the I s nl lifter lift which the order older age u un on of or at ll lit y yI In III I perform l was 1 by hy the w s ny of oC th Ih ind iid 1 0 I b hr I I in III I ii n is ii fbi leicy IC I II I of or 0 t U I to III II lii A i I It effective bye fhe I u E coni n na I l a II loan Ion ii of W Oi from f Ill Ih I h nt wils l la 1111 a nl exhibit at ut HIP 1111 bi I and 1111 Mink I lii e st t Ion a it I Po ri mil i 2000 for tor an un mm Alaskan exhibit at the fair The only onI dealIng hod had with wIt hi th Ihn I po tul fluis Ih tt by hy the lime holl of ill III m iii il II r wIt 11 h birr hlf In hi hit t I Iril i fourth fo or tim ilum v buas JOM I and it U I Imi mi I I s This hils III t I fin i ibea ri J very PI member II me 11 in bier biert t urn i any 1111 ii ny nil in lii the t Ii e mol mat matter molIN t tt ter IN t Cl frt by iii II Independent n llon ill til 11 11 nn an thin of the III hief trust Ilu t hv us h the Hie of if e ea and a ril labor laborThe In ham The flie rill was wa given Ien the hll e ll I t of oC t f the bie t im ii e x I e mm ii il ii t Ion made by li h the Congress lOIRI H for toi the Ihl thin of the Ihl trust IIII I an amount aggregating n rl at ing Iiii III noo The Thu extension of ot the cn II t I front of if the Capitol wits was provided d fur for and provision iro llIn wan all made for tor an 1111 ii mm building for tOr to senators to correspond orto with v it t h I the Iho t proposed NI aill Ce buildings hut lii I ligi for or 01 members of ut the I lie house Ii ii u SI of ot I re tn lIves Thep buildings are 1 re to 10 cost rOAl In 11 Inthe the neighborhood of each I I Ii i I ii gs wore were begun In Iii the hou house e C against 1 Federal Judge l of ut the bite Not Northern hern district of if Florida but hilt after a it majority report from room I bi favoring Impeach Impeachment ment the matter mattei was vis cent hall back to com ami madu n it 1 special order for tOl ho th next session The Ihl of It two to I no additional states In till the iii f was WIS provided lI for ii In Iii n a bill which paired la 1 time HIP house hut but not 1101 the lute Oklahoma Ok Iii and ii iiI Indian I IiII hi n Terri fermi Territory tory lor were iere united I teI as ilK Oklahoma mm and mu Arizona New Mexico as 1111 us Arizona Legislation directly affecting time the labor laLor Interests of at the country rr lell lon con consideration In lii the two 10 I io hut but final action was not nol taken The hill bill wis tvis all referred to tl the department of ot commerce and a labor hit for Cor Or Investigation b n yes I and a report a U I the th t lie I t lou bill hili hi II was vIus II postponed lo l by h the committee until the I hI 11 x session IH lolI III In HIP flip senate the HIP confirmation of ot fiMi 01 C n ii Leonard Wood as All II a crill I isau illI accomplished ii Is lieu after a the much lIuch cli In lii Inquiry lull and amid objection Time The light Ihl m or of Senator Heed 1111 Smoot of ot ottah flab I tili tah In tn his hl teat eitt in ill time the resulted In III I ii an all a I i Investigation III est I gil thin ii t I lb In I ii iiI progress Involving I ii ol v I ii g the tho I Mormon o a religion a tin Iii practises In I ii the lie I hun 1 business 1 iti ii cs has hall I u a s bren heen Ii t ru At A t no time I I flue has Ii n ii there t Im etc been factious factions delay caused by h a II desire to tl toft ft Il em on Oil the lie I mitt mm m t of I f minority 1111 norl I y hut hot there therl has lits considerable debate ami many nail campaign have ha been delivered In the there were ivero IK ir HI tt I S bills resolutions rp IB ir r Joint reso resolutions Cl t concurrent co neu t resolutions Ie resol ii Introduced In lii the tho HenRIe nnIe there were 15 31 bills Introduced |