Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-04

insular possessions and dependencies,
has passed both houses and doubtless
will become law. 1t is designed mains
Gly to reach cases like that of Charles
b. Nv. Nicely.
CANAL AND SUBSIDY,
The Nicaraguan canal bill and the
shipping subsidy bill are notable i'll
stances of legislation partly advanced
during the present session, but not en-
acted into law. The canal bill has
passed the house and has been made
the special oraer in the senate begin
ming Dec. 10 next The Shipping bill is
on the calendar of each house With ia
Norab Bile recommendation from Il ma
jority membership of the senate ana
house committees.
ANTITRUST.
Anti-trust legislation has come prom
inently into attention in the house AT
the close of the session, the house hay
ing passed d new anti-trust bill and
defeated "a constitutional amendment.
CABLE TO PHILIPPINES.
The senate has passed a bill for a
caple % t.e fnllippllss and beyond, 10
be constructed ana maintained under
been taken on it in the house.
oLEoAl4ARGARlNE..
The restriction of oleomaYsarine has
been productive of much agitation,
manly in5co,nmittees, and a radical re-
strictive bill has been reported TO the
house.
The general pension laws have been
materially changed by the present con-
sress, largely as a result of the Efforts
of the Grand Army OF the Republic.
which secured the passage oil a bill
amending the law u June IL, 1890, so as
10 permit me aggtegatins. OF dis
abilities, and changing the provision as
I TO widows 50 that a widow may receive
a pension When sheis ..wothout means.
OF support other than her daily labe.
and has an actual net income not eN-
csedins 500. cts.
FREE HOMES ACT.
The free homes act has at last be-.
come laW II provides for tho pateut-
ing " honest.ads IN the pui,lie lands
acquired from The lueiianS on the pay
ment Of the uSua! fees and no other or
further chargse. This opens 10 fires.
homestead sntrS many millions VI
acres of public land Il. the west, here
iofore sold at stated figures per acre.
PROTECTION or, BIRDS.
Another! measure passed of general
culture torestorc game birds. which are
becoming extinct. and provides means
for the restriction OF traffic III dead an
imals. birds &c from state,o state.
the latter provision being IN part aes-
isnated % imi, the DESTRUCTION Of song
birds for the sale of their I,pnage.
SENTIMENT AND CENSUS.
Among ethel miscellaneous acts Of
the session are those for THE prsseiya-
ton or the historic frfsate constitu-
tion and for extending the work ot the
Twelfth census.
ST. Louis FAIR
Considerable general legislation is.
carried on appropriation bills These
provisions include tie amendment TO
ithe military academy bill making the
commandsr general OF the army a
lieutenant general and the adjutant
general Of the a.llly a major general;
lalso the Amendment totte suniity civil
ibil appropriating s5.0eo1oo for The St.
Louis e,spositifn. Both of thes. bills
are still pending.
SHIPS FOR MANY.
The naval appropriation bill adds two
4 battleships, three armured cruisers.
IthIee Protested cruisers and five sub
marine boats to- he naval strength.
land may include special legislation as
/ 10 a1;inar8 plat 9 and q government plant
The other appropriate bills in the
main carry the usual government sup
piles.
.NI.AsISA CODE BILL
The Alaska code bill giving a com
| plate civil system OF laws to the terri
itatsss has passed both houses and un-
| .dpuhtediy Viii become aSaa.
MEAS RES Still. PENDING.
! 0thsr measures which have passed
4 Lone house or he 9tfler. but are still
i#pendins including those fer the cleo
t5tien Of senators hy the people. author-
izine the president 70 appeinta COM
4 Mission 70 study tlit conditions in
iIG3ira and Japan. Tor increasing thee
4 ficisncH Of the army by making service
4 IN the staff corps tFnlporarN, extending
$stle eieat-hour laN increasing the an
.Ennai allowance y the militia of the
country from sio001o 70 sl.0oo,oo0