The weekly intelligencer., 1895-03-09
IT'S WORK.
Bills Signed on the Last Day OF
Congress.
All of the Appropriation Eiiis E~rome
Laws These Approved and Those
which failed for Wan, of t;,e
Presidents signature.


wAsuINarON, March All the APP
preparation bills have become laws. the
president yesterday morning huving
affixed his signature to the last of them
To reach him-the naval and general
deficiency bills. Among the bills APP
proved by the president yesterday were
the following: The agricultural
appropriation bill; the fortitica-
tion appropriation bill; invalid PEN
sion bill: to authorize the Wiscon-
sin \ New Duluth Bridge Co. To
construct a bridge across the st. Louis
river between Wisconsin and Minn. -
sofa: authorizing the construction of a
bridge across the Illinois river near
Hennepin; many bills granting PEN
si0ns or to increase present pensions:
increasing to SlOO the pension per
month to Geu. John A. McClernand.
Of Illinois; granting power to the chief
Justices OF the United States in
the territories to appoint commission
ers tn take proof in land cases; 10
amend the act authorizing the Kansas
City, Pittsburgh & Gulf railway to con-
strnct and operate railway, telegraph
and telephone lines through the
Indian territory; to amend the act
Incorporating the American univcr-
sity, an net to amend an act for
the relief OF volunteers and regular
soldiers of the late war and the war
with Mexico, passed March 2. 1859; Ia
amend an act to regulate the liens of
judgments and decrces Of the courts of
the United States, approved August 1.
1888; the sundry civil, Legislative. ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation
bills; TO amend an act for the erection
of = government building at Chicago:
joint resolution authorizing the de-
livery of certain cannon to the Louis
vile u. A. II. committees a joint reso-
luton to continue the present officers
aud courts in the Indian territory until
the bill for the reorganization of the
judiciary has become law; to amend
an act providing for the reduction OF
the gross tonnage of vessels of the
United States; joint resolution for the
printing of q digest of the laws and de-
cisions relating to the compensation OF
officials of United States courts; joint
resolution To extend the time in which
members of Fifty-third congress ma v
distribute documents: joint resolution
calling on the president to take such
measures ~ he may deem necessary 10
consumate the agreement between the
governments Of Spain and the United
States for the relief of Antonio Maxi
mo Mora: prosiding for the salaries OF
judges and other officers of the Cnited
States court in the Indian territory;
aat oAssstn Af Ia.
lottery traffic through national arc
interstate commerce aud the posta
service subject to the Jurisdiction and
laws of the United States this bill i.
intended to make mon- fully effective
previou, lottery suppression legisla
tiOn): amending section 1866, chapter
3, title 90 of the revised statutes of the
United States relating Ia copyrights
the diplomatic and consular and tia,
naval appropriation bills.
The following bills failed to receiv,
the signsture of the president ano
therefore fxilei to become laws: L,
protect the ins,ignis and the name o
She Red Cross; TO amehd an act to pro
vide for the time and places OF holding
terms of the United States courts il
the state of Washington: To amend al
act authorizing the Te esapkana
Fort Smith Railway Co. to bAidge tn
Sulphur river in ArkanSns or ia Texas
approved April Il, 1894" hor tn
relief Of telegraph operations durin,
the war of the rebellion, tp grant l.
railroad companies In the Indian tep
ritory additional powers to scdnr-
rights of way. depot grounds. etc. 4
grant the Gainesville. Nc Alester 4
| st. Louis Railroad Co. the right l.
build two branch lines and To gran
the right Of way thereof through the
Indian territOrys granting to the stat,
of Kansas the abandoned Fort Hay
military reservation for the purpose o
establishing western branches of tn
Kansas agricultural college and of tn
state normal isstitute thcReon and 70
public parks; to authorize the audito
of the war department. to xudt certai
quartermaste - vouchers alleged to be
long 10 John Finn. of. st. Lor&s; also
number of private bills, being mea,
ures either for the relief co grant per
sions or tO correct military records.