Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-01
BILLS APPROVED TO-DAY.
Many Of General and Some Of Local
Interest.

The President has approved the act author
izing the Canaveral and South Florida Rail-
road Company to construct bridges across the
Indian river and the Banana river in the state
OF Florida; the act for a bridge across the Ken
lucky river; the act authorizing the Mobile,
Jackson and Kansas City Railroad Company
to cross certain rivers in Mississippi;
the act in regard to the use of the
Louisville and Portland canal basin;
the act for bridge across the Ark ansas river
at Dardanelle. Ark; the act authorizing the
Seneca nation to lease lands within the Catta-
rausus and Allegany reservations; the act in
regard to the sale Of certain New York Indian
lands in Kansas; the act in recognition OF the
services of Chief Engineer G. w. Mel
vile and other officers Of the jean
cite arctic expedition; the joint reso-
luton extending the time Of payment
to settlers on the public lands; the act provid-
ing an American register for the steamer
Joseph Otere, jr.; the act RENTING the penal
ties on the gunboat Petrol; the act to incor-
porate trust, loan, mortgage and other cor
porations in the District of Columbiasyt6e 1et.
to regulate promotions in the army the slGt, id
regard to Cooke Park in the District OF CSIitli,-,
bia; the act to open abandoned military rsseSf-
vations in Nevada to homestead entry, tue act
in regard to the old Fort Lyon and Pagosa
Springs military reservation in Colorado; the
act in regard to a railway bridge across the
Illinois river near Columbiana; the act for
bridge across the Usage river in the county of
Benton. No.; the act for a bridge across the
Missouri river IN Boone county, Mo-; the act
for bridge across the Alabama river near
Selma. Ala. ; Tho act providing for the disposal
of a portion of the military reserv alton at
Baton Rouge, La; the general de ficiency
appropriation bill; the actgiving assenttoc r
tain leases of right to mine coal in the Choctaw
nation; the act confirming certain sales of the
Kansas trust and diminished reserve lands in
Kansas; the act giving the sherman and Nor tn
western Railway Company right Of way through
the Indian territory; the act referring to tue
Court OF Claims certain claims Of the Shawnee
and Delaware Indians and the freedmen of the
Cherokee nation, and the act relative to the
Rancho Punta dc la Laguna.
October Term Of the Criminal Court
The grand jury having been in session sew
eral days and heard number Of cases and re-
ported various indictments q number of pris-
oners will be arraigned Saturday preparatory o
the converting OF the Criminal Court n, 1t
Tuesday. 1t is the intention Of the district at
torney to take up the Jail cases first, but the
case of Frank Ward, should it come up on the
18th Of October, will throw the Jail cases back.
Weddings.
The marriage of Mr.. Thos. Hyde, jr,, to Mis
Helen Adair Augur, daughter of Gen.
and Mrs. C. C. Augur, took place at
St Johns Church at high noon today in the
presence of large number Of prominent So
c:cty people. friends of the two families
The Wedding of Miss Laura W. Abbott
daughter OF the late Walter Abbott Of /.
land. and Mr.. A. ]. Menocal was solemn zed e
] o'clock this afternoon.