The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-08-11
Congress Adjourns.

The upper and werhouse IT Congress
adjourned sine die on Thursaav last The
measures of Importance that hate been
enacted into Laws during the session in
adlition to the consular appropriation
bills, are as follows: The presidential
succession bill; to provide for the study
of the nature and effect of alcoholic drinks
and narcotics; to remove the charge of
drsertion against soldiers who re-enlisted
without having received a discharge from
the regiment in which he had previously
served; 10 legllize fhe incorporation Of
national trades unions; to give the re-
ceiver of national banks power to put IN
any property of the bank sold under a
foreclosure when necessary to protect
his trust; to regulate the promotion of
ad1ates of the United States military
academy; to permit the owners of United
States merchant vesst Is and of any
property on board thereof to sue the
United States for damage by collisions
arising from the Encouragement of any
government vessel; accepting the Grant
medals and trophies; to provide that the
surveyed lands granted to railroads, CO.
terminous with the completed portions
of such roads and its organized counties,
shall not be exempt from local taxation
on account oil lien of the United States
upon them for the cost of surveying,
selection or conveying. 1t also makes
provision for selling such lands on the
refusal or neglect Of the companies to
pay the cost of the survey. The
oleomarIarine bill, the bill for the in
crease of the navy; to provide that home
stead settlers within railroad limits
restricted to less than 100 acres shall be
entitled, to have their additional entries
patented without any further proof of
settlement and cultivation; to provide
building for the accommodation of the
congre ssional library; providing that
after July l, 1886 no fees shall be charged
to American vessels for measurement of
tonnage; issuing licenses, granting GER
tificates of registry, etc, and amending
tine laws relative to shipping and dis
charging crews; to forfeit lands granted
to the Atlantic and Pacific railroad COM
pany and restore the same to settlement;
to increase to S12 per month the pensions
of widows and dependent relations of
deceased soldiers and sailors; declaring
forfeited certain land grants made to the
states of Mississippi, Alabama and
louisiana; to amend section 1884 of the
revised statutes so as to require brewers
commencing business to give bond in a
sum equal to three times the amount of
tax which they will be liable to pay
during any one month, and to execute
new bond whenever required: directing
the secretary of the treasury to deliver to
proper claimants or owners silverware,
jewelry, etc., captured by the U. s. army
during the late war and TO sell at auction;
reducing the fees on domestic money or
derS for sums not exceeding 81, from 8
cts. to cents; to allow steam towing YES
sells to carry in addition to their crews as
MANY pa ssengers as the supervising in
spector may authorize; for the relief Of
Fitz John Porter; to provide for the sale
of the Cherokee reservation; to enable
the national baking association to increas
their capital and so change their names
or locations.