Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-03-13
IFS RECORD.
What the porty.Eighth Congress Has
Bone and Failed to do.

W AAt knS POEtJ sk1kntn tOuSrcSS 6a8 I
Bone and Failed to do.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-During
the two sessions of the Forty-eighth |
congress there have been introduced |
in the house 1886 bills and 345 |
joint resolutions. The following
named measures of general impor-
tancs have been enacted into laws;
Bills to establish bureau Of labor;
to establish bureau of animal in
dustry; to prevent the spread Of
pleuro-pneumonia and other contag-
ious diseases among domestic ami
mails; to repeal the test oath act of
1862; to limit to three years the
time in which prosecutions may be
begun against pei sons for violation
of internal revenue laws; to estab-
lish a bureau Of navigation in the
treasury department; to grant letter
carriers at free delivery Offices if
teen days leave of absence, with
pay, in year; to provide retired
list for soldiers and marines who
have served continuously for thirty
years or upward; to reduce the rate
Of postage on newspapers and other
| periodicals of the second class,
when not sent by others than the
publisher or news agent, to l cent
for each four ounces; to remove
certain burdens from the American
merchant marine (the Dingley
shipping billy; to provide civil gov
ernment for Alaska; to prevent and
punish counterfeiting in the United
States of bonds or other securities
of foreign governments; to extend
the duration Of the court of CON-
missioners of Alabama claims; to
make all public roads and highways
post roads; to make it felony for
any person to falsely personate an
officer or employe of the United
States acting under authority Of
the United States; to remove the
charge of desertion from soldiers OF
the late war who, after having
served faithfully until the close OF
the war, left their commands with
out leave; to provide for the lsca
{ tion of a branch home for disabled
] volunteer soldiers of the Mexican
war and the war Of 1912, whose
3 disabilities were not incurred ir
5 service against the United States
to reorganizs the corps OF judge ad
: vocate Of the army; to declare for
t feited certain lands granted to aic
!, in the construction Of a railroad
/. and telegraph line from Portland
: Astoria, Oregon; to reorganize ths
: inspector general department of thu
3 army; to provide FIR ascertainmen
Of claims of American citizens fol
| spoliations committed by the French
d prior to July 81, 1901, by referring
i, them to court of claims.
{ NOT YET LAWS.
}, The following important bill
S have been sent to the president fo
/, his approval. and will doubtless b.
. signed by him before edjournmen
: of congress tomorrow, and henc
l. may be considered as enacted
t Bills to prohibit the importation
It and migration Of foreigners ane
II aliens, under contract or agreemen
o to perform labor in this country
n to declare forfeiture of lands grant
e ed aid the construction of the Texa
Il Pacific railroad, and to prevent un
}. lawful occupation of public lands
: Among important measures ye
:. remaining in conference com mittees
o upon points Of difference between
y the houses are the house bill to re
g peal the pre-emption and timbe
s. culture laws; house. bill to forfei
|. lands granted the Atlantic an
3 Pacific Railroad company, AM
house bill to provide for settlemen
d Of claims of officers ard enlisted
y men of the army for private pre-
% perty destroyed in the service {
A. the United States.