The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1894-08-10
LAWS PASSED.
Some of the Enactments Of the
Present Congress.
Partial Review of the Legislation Accom-
plished Since the Meeting OF tho
National Legislature-ImpOr-
tant Acts Passed.
What Congress Has Done.

Fifty-third congress, up to and lnclud'
ing August 3, shows much has been
done aside from the engrossing tariff
struggle One of the most important
acts of the session which passed both
houses was the act repeating all laws
creating federal supervisors OF cleo
tons or defining their power.
The act to enable the people of Utah
to form a constitution and state gov
eminent, and to be admitted into the
union. was passed.
The act making the first Monday in
September legal holiday to be called
Labor day, was passed.
Several measures were enacted, r
accordance with the recommendations
Of the Dockery commission, for improv
ing and simplifying the methods of do
ing the government business. Most
important were those changing the
method of auditing the accounts in the
treasury department, improving the
methods of accounting in the post office
department and changing the money
order system, and that regulating the
making of property returns by the OF.
6cials of the government.
The post office department bill, the
first appropriation bill to pass, author.
lied the postmaster-general to allow
postmasters of first and second class
offices to disburse at their discretion
the amount allotted for their offices
and admitted to the mails periodical
publications published at least quar-.
terly by benevolent and fraternal So
cieties and other organizations as Sec
ond class matter. Provisions were in
Guided in the pension bills regulating
the fees and methods of examining
boards.
Four general deficiency bills have
been necessary this session. The first
one was signed December 81, 1893, and
its principal items were Sl27, 900 for the
payment of assistant ianitors and Gus
todians under the trea sury department,
and 5000, 600 for mileage for members,
the regular mileage appropriation for
the first session having been used dur.
ing the special session. The second
deficiency bill, signed the same day,
included S745.OOO for the treasury
department-S3OO.OO 900 of it for the
customs service, 100000 for the
pension service, $500, 900 for the census.
and 100000 for public printing.
The third deficiency bill, signed
March II, 1894. carried 100000 for the
treasury department, half of it for the
enforcement of the Chinese exclusion
act, with S315, 200 for treasury printing
100000 for the department of justice
and $4,000 for improvements to the
gunboats Castine and Machias. The
fourth. approved April II. carried about
s2l5.0O for the treasury. most of it for
the bureau of printing and engraving.
and for the United States courts, ST.
$4,000. The fifth bill. approved June
10. carried Sl65. 600 for the public print
ing office and SlS5.OOO for the customs
service. Two resolutions appropriate
ing $4,000 and $4,000 for enforcing
the Chinese exclusion act were ap
proved december I. 1898, and April 4,
1894.
Amongst the acts pertaining to the
judiciary of the United States were: TIC
provide for two additional associate
justices of the supreme court of Okla
circuit judge in the Eighth judicial
district.
Much legislation relating to public
lands was accomplished. One act ex-
tends to January. 1897. the time with
in which persons may purchase rail-
road grant lands forfeited to the gov
eminent by the act of September 30,
under the conditions in that act The
reservation of section l3 in each town.
ship of the Cherokee outlet. Tonkawa
reservation and Pawnec reservation
lands in Oklahoma for educational
purposes. and of section 33 in each
township for public buildings was rati-
fed ans. conditions fixed for the lease
of the lands by the territory.
An act was signed providing for the
allotment of certain lands on the reser
walton of the confederate Otoes and
Missouri Indians of Nebraska and Kan
sas. amending the act of March B. 1881
The commissioner of the land office wa:
authorized to issue patents as evidence
of title for all valid locations made
wAh land script issued pursuant to de
crees of the supreme court, which valiG
locations were made prior to the ap
prevail of the aforesaid act. in the same
manner that patents are now issued
under the provisions of section of the
act of June -. 1879.
As measure of relief to the west
during the business depression. the re.
quirement that on each mining clair
located not less than 500 worth of La
Dor or improvements be made each
year under penalty of forfeiture. was
suspended for the year 1894. An act
was passed disqualifying registers OF
receivers of land offices from hearing
cases in which they were interested
and providing that the secretary of the
interior shall designate special agents
to hear such eases. The time for max
ing final proof and payment for all
lands located under the homestead and
desert land laws was extended for one
year. and the time for final payments
under the presumption act. when en-.
trymen are prevented from making