The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-09

for the maintainance Of volunteers be-
tween their enrolment and mastering
in the United States service. adding
two assistant adjutant generals; organ
izing volunteer army signal corps; or
ganizing a volunteer brigade of enei-
neers; creating W additional artillery
regiments. adding 1910 men; adding MI
teen assistant surgeons TO the army
permanently and in emergencies as
many contract surgeons as necessary;
creating a United States auxiliary ma
val force, not exceeding 1000 enlisted
men. and a~ppropriating $1,000, 600 there
for; organizing a naval hospital corps
OF 2o6 army stewards and apprentices;
authorizing assistance to Cubans. and
providing them with arms ana sup
plies; allowing homestead seekers who
volunteer TO count their service In
homestead requirements, resolutions OF
thanks to Dewey and his men, the pre-
sentation of a sword TO him and med
ais to his officers and providing for an
increase IN the force OF inspector gen
erals, ordnance n other army depart
ments.
Other important legislation aside from
war included: Prohibiting the killing
Of our seals in the North Pacific and
importation OF seal skins into this coun-
try; prohibiting foreign vessels from
carrying merchandise directly or in
directly between United States ports;
an Alaskan homestead and right or
way, encouraging railway construction;
a~ppropriating $500, 900 for the relief OF
the Yukon miners suffering from the
fierce winter there; creating a nonparti-
san Industrial commission to fnvesti-
gate immigration, labor. manufacture
and business; appropriating 1881 5l TO
pay the Boring sea awards. creating a
commission to allot lands on the Vim
al Indian reservation In Utahi dls-
pens1ng with proof OF loyalty during
the last war as a prerequisite In boun-
ty land applications where proof other
wise shows title. and removing the dis
ability imposed by section 3 or the
fourteenth amendment to the constitu-
ton, heretofore Incurred.
Late in the session a general bank
ruptcy law was enacted providing Tor
voluntary and involuntary bankruptcy.
Many important measures were agl-
tated which never passed. These IN
cluded the movement to either modify
or overthrow the civil service system
which brought u Investigations, nu-
merous conferences and committees and
| acrimonious debate on the floors OF both
houses, but finally was lost In the wal
excitement. The Lou bill, to create a
basis of second-class mail matter, was
killed Ira the house in March. The per
sonnet of the navy bill, reorganizing the
| entire naval service. was reported to the
house, but went over until the next SEES
sion. Banking and currency Legislation
proposing a general reform I'm the ex'
isting scheme was reported by the com
mittee, but never ZANE before tht
house. The Teller resolution declaring
for the payment OF national bonds "
silver as we'll as gold was passed by the
senate, by n vote OF Il to 81, but wa
defeated in the house. Statehood Dill
for New Mexico. Arizona and Oklahoma
were killed I'm committee. An immigra
ton bill requiring ability TO read ant
write on the part of those Is years ole
passed the senate. but did not reach {
vote in the house. The anti-scalpini
bill, prohibiting ticket brokerage, re
ported in both houses, went over to tn
next session. The free homes amend
ment to the Indian appropriation bill
giving 20, 900, 900 acres of public lands al
free homes for settlers, was finally com
promised on a two years extension o
payment for such lands.