Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-01
WERE LU,Y.
The Short Session of Con. gress Enacted t.aay
 New laws.

odSuIuStoIS MdICu 1.-1 uc lcElSld- tive activity of the fifty-eighth con- gress during it's short session just closing may be estimated by the fact that over one hundred laws affecting the general public have been enacted. and over one thousand private acts passed. The private acts consist largely of pensions granted. while a few relief measures and removal of charges of desertion make up the re- mainder.
 The regular appropriation bills arc all progressing to completion and some of them have already received the signature of President Roosevelt.
 The senate has amended and rati- fed arbitration treaties with seven En- ropean powers and sixteen American republics. It also has sat as a court and acquitted Charles Swayne, judge of the district court for the northern district of Florida. on articles of ,m- peachment voted by the house.
 In joint session of the two houses the electoral vote for president and vice president was canvassed and the official announcement made of the election of Roosevelt and Fairbanks.
 A revision of the Philippine tariff has progressed nearly to completion without indication of defeat. and an act has been sirned intended to devel- op the resources of these is'ands by guaranteeing interest on capital in- vested fn railroad building and author izing the issuance of bonds for munic- ina1 improvements. schools and roads. The laws for Alaska have been codi- fed. an additional district judge au. thorized and the revenues from the liquor traffic in that territory diverted to the support of schools. the building of roads and the care of the insane.
 Ie"islation for the government of the Panama canal zone and regulations for the construction of the canal has possed both honsas. hut differences re- moin to he adjusted in conferences.
 Two new battleships are provided for hv congress in the naval appropri- at'~n hill
 The trade mark laws have been re- vised and an international copyright act passed. Jurisdiction of the forest reserves has been transferred from th,, interior to the agricultural depart ment. Authority to make arrests in forest reserves has been granted em. ploves. as measure of further pro- lection. President Roosevelt has been author'zed to set apart a portion of the Wichita forest reserve as a breed ing place for came animals and birds.
 Rv resolution of the house the de- partment Of commerce and labor has begun an investigation of the oil trust.
 fmportation and transit ns interstate commerce. As a further aid in the en- forcen'ert of th" immioro ton laws steamships entering United Stotns ports are rennired to furnish complete passenper lists.
 Captured confederate battle Aars in the possnssion of the war daDartmen. wn"" ordared returned tn the p-onnr authorities of th" state in which the reoi"'nnt carrying the colors was or. gani7nd.
 Tho Amer'ron Nat'onol Req Cross society w"s ',rnrnnrotad. as were tha trrsteeS of the orond pnrarnnrnnt of T~'~h's Tnr,r'ar of the Tinted States
 Statehood hiIIs have nns~ed both hnrses and ar. in conference. Roth moo en~as rcrt"in nrovisics, for the ad- -'i~c'on of ot'ahoma and the Indian Tar~'torv as one state.
 Tho forndatioo for rai1~oad 1a~tsle. tion hos boon laid hv tho paseopn of 9 hi'I through the house after .,vhanstivc he"r'-,os ana thn he"innin~ of an ip nr'rv Inv t''n snn"tn wh'ch is to be con drctoa dr-'no tho recnss.
 \ ha't hoe hpen collnd 'n ths ewtrav "nnca with wh'ch public documents h"~o toon rr'nted.
 Tha nrnsiSnrt was authorized fo ~ront r,ndnis for bn~n'crn n the say. fr-- nf l'sa 'n t-ain w-acks
 Tho e~trndi.'n, lowe of the T',stei e."tns were extended to the Philip r'-ns
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