Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-27

kansas and OF certain states OF bonds
held by the government: an act for the
protection OF persons furnishing ma
terials and labor FOR the construction
OF public works by allowing them 10
bring suit against contractors in the
Name or the government; an act per
hitting certain classes Of corporations
10 furnish bonds for government III
fcials; one fixing the time for holding
federal courts in Nebraska, one chang
Ing the lines between the judicial dis
tricts OF North Carolina. and an act
amending the funding act OF Arizona.
On the Recommendation OF the ways
aud means committee, the articles OF
foreign exhibitors at the Tacoma Inter-
state fair. We're exempt from the pay
ment Of duties, and from the foreign
aitalrs committee was reported an act
tor the disposal OF the accretlonr Of the
Nirginius Indemnity FUND In interest
anu premiums OF the bonds In which
II was Invested TO the original beue-
nciaries of the fund. The contest he
tween the Interior department and the
railroads operating IN Oklahoma, which
mas been stubborn one has mainly
been settled by the enactment Of a law
compelling the roads to maintain depnts
ana stations at all town sites In the
nnes established by the department.
NtAf' HtA1n'Als ANAtnulUE from
Tour to i've years The limit OF time
within which final proof may be made
ny settlers who have declared their in-
tentlon OF taking up desert lands. An
other law in the interest OF Western
settlers was one enabling those who de-
sire TO locate or other than mineral
llnds TO secure survey by depositng
win the government sum sufficient
10 cover the costs Of the survey
AihdaVits In land entry caseg may
&c made before a United States conn
missioner instead of a United states
circuit court commissioner; other log
islation Of Importance relating 10 pub
nc lands includes an act 10 enable the
state OF Montana to select as pnrt of
tue lands granted TO her on becoming
a state any Of the lands In the Bitter
Root country above 10 10 fork Of the
Bitter Root river; an at extending the
iime Of payment 10 purchasers OF lands
or the Omaha tribe Of Indians IN Ne
braska to December l. 1897; an act
authorizing the secretary oC the into
rior 20 release for periods Of ten years
twenty-acre tracts in the Yellowstone
park for hotel purposesi a grant OF the
abandoned military reservation nj Ok
lahoma city, TO the city for school pur-
poses and an act for the re-surVey
of Grant and Hooker counties In Ne
braska, for the sale Of the custom
house In Louisville Ky; a grant of
public land In Casune, Ne, FOR use
as park; one TO grant leases for cold
reservoir sites IN the Hot Springs res
ervatiou In Arkansas; an act for the
construction of military road from
El Paso TO Fort Bliss, Tex, and one
to grant right OF way through the
Indian territory 70 the Arkansas, Texas
and Mexican railway.
Three bridges bills have been re-
Gently added to the list; for wagon
and foot bridge across the Chatta-
hoochie river at Columbia, Ala; one
for a bridge across the Perddo river
between the states Of Florida and Ala
bama, and one authorizing the Purcell
Bridge and Transfer company to con-
struct a bridge across the South Cana
dian river at Lexington. O. n.
Two most important Investigations
Dor have been authorized. One IL for
an Investigation into the effects Of ma
chinery on labor with reference TO the
productive powers and effects upon
wages, hours of work and employ
ment of women and children; the sec-
ond for an Investigation OF the extent
Of the employment or women and chill
dren and the conditions under which
they work Both Inquiries Will be Con-
Quoted by the commissioner Of labor.
IN addition there We're few laws
Of minor Importance relating 10 the
District OF Columbia enacted.