The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-07-09

JtIcu Al tue cutlTe VOlLuIceT army nave
been raised, embracing l25,OOO men
under the first and $1,000 under the
second call. a month previous legisla.
ton Lad been enacted reorganizing
tie line OF the army, efIecting modern
three battalion war formation.
One feature Of the session was the
enactment Of the war revenue meas.
"a. Its trainers expected 1t to pro-
dcce $3.50, 100000.
Other revenue legislation including a
bill enlarging in favor Of importers tho
provisions as to the disposition of aban.
doned imported merchandise, aud ex.
tending the outage allowance on dis.
titled spirits in bond from four to six
years.
Minor war legislation included the
following:
Allowing q maximum increase OF 100
army hospital stewards; providing for
the maintenance OF volunteers between
their enrolment and mastering in
United States service; organizing q
volunteer army signal corps; aushoriz.
ing assistance to Cubans aud providing
them with arms and supplies; allowing
homestead settlers who volunteer to
count their service in homestead re.
quirements; resolutions OF thanks to
Dewey and his men; the presentation
OF sword to him and medals TO his
officers, and providing for increase in
the force OF inspectors general, ord.
nance and other army departments.
Other Impertapt Legislature.
Other important legislation aside
from war. included:
Prohibiting the killing of fur seals in
the North Pacific and importation of
sealskins into this country; prohi biting
foreign vessels from carrying merchan.
disc directly or indirectly between
United States ports; an Alaskan home.
stead and right Of way act, encourag.
ing railway construction; appropriat.
ing $I0O. 900 for the relief Of the Yukon
miners suffering from the fierce winter
there; creating o nonpartison indus.
trial commission TO investigate immi.
grafton. labor. manufacture and bust.
ness; appropriating $l73, Isl to pay the
Bering sea awards; removing the dis.
ability imposed by Section Of the
Fourteenth amendment to the cons,i.
tuition heretofore incurred; allowing
e2SS,0 900 for the relief Of the book
agents Of the Methodist Episcopal
church. South, for damages during the
war.
Late in the session, general bank.
rupscy law was enacted, providing for
voluntary and involuntary bankruptcy.
Many Important Measures Wen, Over.
Many important measures were
agitated which never passed. Taese
included the effort to either modify or
overthrow the civil service. which
brought out investigations, numerous
conferences and acrimonious debates
on the floor Of both houses, but finally
was lost III the war excitement. The
Loud bill to create basis Of second
class mail matter was killed in the
house in March. The personnel Of the
navy bill, recognizing the entire naval
service was reported to the house but
went over until the next session.
Banking and currency legislation pro.
posing general reform III the existing
scheme reported from committee, but
never reached consideration III the
house.
The Teller resolution declaring for
payment Of the national bonds in silver
as we'll as gold was passed by the sen.
ate by vote Of A. to 81, but was de.
feated in the house. The anti.scalping
bill, prohibiting ticket brokerage, re.
ported in both houses, Wen, over to the
mex, session.
The free homes amendment TO the
Indian appropriation bill. giving over
20. 100000 acres Of public lands as free
homes for settlers. was finally com.
promised on two years extension Of
payments for such lands.