The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-08-10

The fourth. approved Apni II. "arrieu
about So1J.pOO for the treasury, most
of it for the bureau Of printing ana II
craving. aud the United States courts
| 81, $4,000. The fifth bill, appfnYr|
Jure 10. carried Sl6o.0Oo for the puhl'c
printing Office and Slso.ou for The Gus
toms service .,.>
Two resolutions appropriating soo."W
and StO.onN for enforcing the Chlnese
exclusion act We're approved Dec :.
1893, and April 1894 As most OF
the appropriation bills liaa not passed
to the beginning of the year, July l.
it was necessary 20 extend ov reSolutl'h
oil appropriations for Tie necessity
operations of the government for pei
sions arr for the n!Stricr Of Columbia.
They We're twice extended for thirty
days from June 30 ana fifteen days
| from July so and Il resolution continu-
ing for thirty days the employment of
mechanics and l&borcrs under 'he Lavy
department was PASSED under he same
circumstances. 81 resolution the Secrc-
tary Of the treasury was allthor2aI 10
make partial payments Oh vessels built
oy cOniract, the amount not To exceed
- per cent of the work done, and to
duN.lHt W tut l'lLlsS iIltl SuIlS iob
exceeding four-tifths of his bond to
pay for work and materials. Two
special appropriation bills for salaries
)f employees OF cor greSS was necessary,
anG one for the expenses Of inveStiga
ion ordered by the serhte. BY resolu-
ton The secretary of the treasury was
ordered to receive from L. L. wilson
Co. and Ilace to the credit of the
/ II, l. Nation IN thn
Cherokee outlet
Among tie laws nf be~efit to mcr-
man. narlne interests enacted was ona
- prevent collisions at sea. prescribing
| systcm OF signals; one to facilitate the
nntry Of steamships by authorizing the
,ustoT> officers to pcrulit the unload
liz Of il vessel of Il regular established
inc on receiyiS from the master a
sworn manifest of the car-o. a reSolu
ion directing the secretary IF war to
appoint Il commission of engineers to
report upon the cost Of the harbors Of
Superior and nluth, and the' en-
frances to Il uniform depth Of twenty
feet
The acts pertaining to the judiciary
If the United States included an act
providing that the criminal eases in
the district ~ Minnesota shall be
brought anG prosecuted in the district
II which the Offer Ses We're committed.
The secretary of war was authorized
% restore to the State of Michigan two
Tags of the wenty-'hird regiment.
Michigan volunteers, among the re-
captured flags III the war department.
md to the State Of Iowa the flag Of the
TWcnty-SeCnud regiment. Iowa volun
teer infantry and to doEate four obso-
etc gun carriages tC the city Of Mar
shalltown, Iowa.
Much legislation relatlrg to puDlic
ards was accomplished. One l; ct ex-
ends to January. 1897, the time with
II which persons may purchase rail
road grant lands forfeited to the gov
arnment by the act of Sept. %. 1890.
Under the conditions of purchase in
that act. As Il measure of relief to
the West during the business depres-
sion, the requirement that on each
mining claim located moi l,ss than 500
worth OF improvements or labor lie
aadc each year, under penalty Of for
tciture, was suspLI dGd for the year
1894. An act was ,aSSd diSQrd.ify-
Es registers or receivers Of land offices
from hearing eases in which they We're
Interested. and providing that the sec
rntary CT the i,tC.irr shall ,lasignatn
special agents &c hear such eases The
time for making final proof and pay
ncnt for all lands located under the
homestead ard dcse.t laws was extend
F.! for one year. and the time for final
payments under the pre-emption net,
when entrymeA ale prevented from
making payment from causes beyond
!ht;r control Tho donation act OF 1870
was amended SO that persons who nad
made proof of settlement iii Oregon.
Washington and Idaho. but failed to
lile proof Of their continued residence
and cultivation, are given un.l Jan. j.
1896, to make final proof. Other land
acts We're: For the protection of par
lie: heretofore allowed to nike entries
for lands within the former Mile Lacs
IndlaE reservation, confirming entries
which would have been made invalid
by a decision Of the land office; grant
ing to tile State tf North Dakota lands
set apart us Il wood reservation for
Fort Totteu. for the use Of the state
militia. Rills granting rights of way
We're granted to the Braincrd & North
rrn AIinucs0ta Railway company
through the Leech Lake Indian reser-
vation in Minnesota: to the ST. Paul,
Minneapolis & Manitoba railway
through the White Earth Leech Lake,
Chippewa and Fcnd du Lac Indian res
"rvations in Minnesota
Among the bridge bills are. For the
E5u.luu,. & Wisconsin Bridge cDmpany.
across the Mississippi from l:.clc
Point Dubuque, IL Grant county, Wis.
DECLAird on.