Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-27
SEVERAL NEW LAWS
Recent tnactmentS of the
Fifty-third Congress.
MANY IMPORTANT BILLS.
Improvements in the Army and
Navy.
THE LIFE SAVING SERVICE.
The Last Days of the Present session
Have Been rruitful-rhe Enid and
Round Pond Cases setnea-Nev
bridges Across Na.isabIe streams
-washington News.

W Lullt aug. w month
of the present session. w y, ex-
eepting the ten days dn. =, I.Na,
tariff bill has been in tn, ~ q,
hands, have been fairly prot p 4
general legislation and there Is. .ort
list of bills which have become laws
to add to the review of the sessions
work previously published through the
Associated Press. All Of the appropria-
ton bills have now become laws. The
general deficiency and the sundr.y civil
bills We're both signed late in the ses-
sion and the latter measure embraces
two important pieces Of legislation, the
appropriation Of 100000 for a govern
n.Snt exhibit az the cotton states ex-
position, to be held at Atlanta. and the
cesslon to each OF the arid land states.
and the states which mag be formed
the territories Of 100000 acres each
Of desert lands for reclamation; a plan
which ls Intended to advance the move
ment for irrigation in the west and to
partially take the place OF the scheme
for irrigating by the general govern
ment which has been fostered by the
western members.
The only a financial measure which
has been enacted by the Flfty-thlrd
congress, except the repeal Of the pur-
chasing clause of the Sherman act be-
came law on the 18th. 1t was the
bill introduce by Representative
Cooper OF Indiana, 10 subject to state
and municipal taxation national bank
notes and United States treasury
notes under the same provisions by
which god. silver and other money is
taxed. It is left optional with the
states, however, to tax those hereto
fore exempted forms of money,
Among the acts Of the session relat-
ing to the military. none was more Inn
purtant than the plan faghered by Rep
resentative Curtis OF New York. which
recently became a law, regulating en-
listmerts in the regular army upon
new principles most Important OF which
are that recruits in time OF pence must
be citizens Of the United States or have
declared their Intentions to become
citizens: must be able 10 read, write
and speak the English Language ami
be under 30 years Of age, 10 promote
the efficiency of the naval militia, u
comparatively new branch o. me yoiun-
teer service congress autl'9tl4eu me me
temporary loan to any state making
application for II, OF any vessel OF the
navy which was not iitted ,oi resulaf
service, An act was passed oonstrue-
Ing the law relating 70 tue retirement
and pay of mates in the navy so that
the twenty eight warrant officers now
serving as mates shail be enslple %
the retired list and shan be saiarled
at $1,000 when at sea and 500 while on
land or waiting orders. .,.,,, ., a..
Two important laws reia al,llls. 20 t tns
providing thut the stations on the Al;
iantic and gulf coasts shan be manned
from the 1st Of August 10 the lst OIL
from opening until ne close OF nsVlsa-
ton; the other extending the benefits
of tie marine hospitals 10 the crews
of these stations
on suggestion of the secretary OF IN. me
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