River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-03-12

WASHINGTON. March 3.-During the two
Iessions of the Forty eighth congress there
nave been introduced in the house S,2S6
pills and 345 Joint resolutions The follow
ng named measures OF general Importance
have been enacted into laws:
Bills to establish the bureau OF labor; to es-
tablish the bureau of animal Industry to pre-
Fent the expectation of diseased cattle, and TO
provide for the suppression and ext1rpat1on or
among domestic animals; to repeal the test oath
act of 1862; TO limit to three. years the time In
which prosecutions may be begun against per
sons for the violation of internal revenue laws;
TO establish a bureau of navigation in the treas
nry department: to provide retired list for
soldiers and marines who have served conttnu-
Dusly for thirty years or upwards to reduce the
rate of postage on newspaper and other perIod1-
cal publications of the second class when sent
by others than publisher or news agent to one
cent for each four ounces: to remove certain
burdens from the American merchant marine
the Dingley shipping bilD; to provide civil gov
srnment for Alaska; to prevent and punish the
eounterfeiting in the United States of bonds
Or other securities of foreign governments;
TO extend the duration of the court OF
commissioners of Alabama claims; to make all
public roads and highways postroads; to make
1t felony for any person to falsely personate an
officer or employe Of the United States acting
under authority Of the United States; to re-
lieve from the charge of desertion certain SOL
iiers of the late war who, after having served
aithfully until the close Of the war, left their
commands without leave: to provide for the
location of branch home for disabled volun-
teer soldiers of the Mexican and war Of
1912 whose disabilities were not incurred in
service against the United States; to reorganize
the corps of judge advocates of the army; to de-
clare forfeited certain lands granted to aid IN
construction of railway and telegraph line
from Portland to Astoria, Or; to reorganize the
inspectors general department of the army: to
provide for the ascertainment of claims OF
American citizens for spoliations committed by
the French prior to July 81, 1901, by referring
them to the court of claims.
The following important bills have been
sent to the president for his approval and
will doubtless be signed by him before the
adjournment of congress tomorrow, and
hence may be considered as enacted:
To prohibit the importation and migration Of
foreigners and aliens under contract or agree
ment to perform labor in this country; to de-
clare the forfeiture of lands granted 10 aid OF the
construction of the Texas Pacific railroad, and
TO prevent the unlawful occupation Of public
lands.
Among important measures yet remaining
in conference committees upon points OF
difference between the houses are:
The house bill to repeal the presumption and
timber culture laws; the house bill to forfeit
lands granted the Atlantic q Pacific Railway
company, and the house bill to provide for the
settlement of claims of officers and enlisted
men of the army for private property destroyed
In the service of the United States.