The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-08-11
LAWS PASSED.
Some of the Enactments OF the
Present Congress.
Partial Review Of the Legislation Accom-
piishsd Since the Meeting of the
National observation-disclosures
tant Acts Passed.
what Congress Has Done.


the legislation which has been accom-
plished by the second session of the
Fifty-third congress, up to and includ-
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 elec-
tions OF defining their power.
The act to enable the people of Utah
to form q constitution and state gov
ernment, 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, in
accordance with the recommendations
of the Dockery commission. for improv-
ing and amplifying 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
ficials 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 malls periodical
publications published at least quar-
terly by benevolent and fraternal So
cieties and other organizations as Sec
ond class matter. Provisions were in
cluded 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 janitors and Gus
todians under the treasury department,
and seO0, 900 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, 900 of 1t for the
customs service, 100000 for the
pension service, $500, 600 for the census,
and 5000, 900 for public printing.
The third deficiency bill, signed
March l2, 1894, carried 100000 for the
treasury department, half of 1t for the
enforcement Of the Chinese exclusion
act, with Ssl5, 900 for treasury printing,
83O5. 900 for the department of justice
and CSC, 900 for improvements to the
gunboats Castine and Machias. The
fourth, approved April FL, carried about
| 8ol5, 900 for the treasury, most of 1t for
the bureau Of printing and engraving
and for the United States courts, ST.
A38, 600. The Afth bill, approved June
10, carried Sl65, 600 for the public print
ing office and Sls5, 900 for the custom.
service. Two resolutions sppropriat
ing $4,000 and $4,000 for enforcing
the Chinese exclusion act were ap
proved December z, 1893, and April 4
1894.
Amongst the acts pertaining to the
Judiciary Of the United States were: tt
provide for two additional associat.
Justices of the supreme court of Okla
homa territory; providing an additions
circuit judge In the Eighth judicia
district.
Much legislation relating to public
lands was accomplished. One act OK
tends to January, 1907, the time with
In which persous may purchase rail
road grant lands forfeited to the gov
ernment by the act Of September 80
under the conditions in that act Tn,
reservation Of section 13 in each town
ship Of the Cherokee outlet, Tonkawl
reservation and Pawnee reservation
lands In Oklahoma for educations
purposes, and Of section IS In escl
township for public buildings, was rati
fled and conditions fixed for the leas,
of the lands by the territory.
An act was signed providing for th
allotment Of certain lands on the reser
vation of the confederate Otoes an
Missouri Indians Of Nebrsska and Kan
sas, amending the act Of March 8, 1881
The commissioners of the land Office wa
authorized TO issue patents rs evidenc
of title for all valid locations mad
with land script issued pursuant to dc
crees of the supreme court, which vail
locations were made prior to the aI
proval of the aforesaid act, in the sam
manner that patents are now issue
under the provisions of section 3 Of tn
act of June IS, 1879.
As a measure of relief to the Yves
during the business depression, the re
quirement that on each mining clair
located not less than 500 worth of Ia