Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-03-03
REVIEW OF WORK
Done BY CONGRESS
The Fifty Eighth Congress Is
Nearing It's End.
NUMEROUS LAWS ARE ENACTED

Makers Have Accomplished During
Last Session Of This Term Of Con.
eress-1,ooO Private Acts Passed.
Washington, March 2.--Legislatiye
activity of the ffty-eighth congress
during It's short session just closing
may be estimated by the fact that over
100 laws affecting the general public
have been enacted, and over 1000 pri-
vate acts passed. The private acts
consist largely Of pensions granted
while a few relief measures and re-
moyal of charges Of desertion make
up the remainder,
The regular appropriation bills all
are progressing to completion and
some of them have already received
the signature of President Roosevelt.
The senate has amended and ratified
arbitration treaties with seven Euro
pean and 16 American republics. II
also has sat as a court and acquitted
Charles Swayne. judge Of the district
court for the northern district Of Flor
ida, on articles of impeachment voted
by the house.
In joint session of the two houses
the electoral vote for President ROose.
welt was also canvassed and the of
cial announcement made OF the cleo.
ton Of Roosevelt and Fairbanks
A revision of the Philippines tariff
has progressed nearly TO completion
without indication of defeat and an
act has been signed intended 10 de.
yelop the resources Of those islands by
guaranteeing interest on capital in.
vested in railroad building and author.
izing the issuance Of bond for munic'
fpal improvements. schools and roads.
The laws for Alaska has been codi'
fed an additional district Judge au.
thorlzed and the revenues from the
liquor traffic in that territory diverted
10 the support OF schools the building
OF roads and the care OF the insane.
legislation for the government Of the
Panama canal zone and regulations for
the construction OF the canal has been
passed By both houses, but differences
remain to be adjusted in conference.
Two new battleships were provided
FOR b. congress in the naval approprl
alton bill.
The trade mark laws have been re
vised and an international copyright
act passed. Jurisdiction OF the for
est reserves has been transferred from
the interior 10 the agricultural de.
partment. Authority 20 make arrests
Tor forest reserves has been granted
employees as a measure Of further pro
lection. President Roosevelt has been
authorized to set apart portion OF the
Wichita Forest Reserve as a breeding
place for game animals and birds.
BY resolution OF the house. the &C.
,partment OF commerce and labor has
begun an investigation Of the oil trust
Obscene matter has been prohibited
importation and transit as interstate
commerce. Aaa further aid IN The en-
foroement OF NJ immigration laws
steamships enteN United States
ports are requiredN5 furnish a com
plste passenger list
Captured confederate battlt flags 10
the possession OF The war department
we're ordered returned 90 the proper
authorities Of The state in which the
rsrimeut carrying the c0lors sas or
ganized
The American National Red Cross
society was incorporated. as we're the
trustees OF the strand tncaErmeni
OF knight Temp'ar OF Che La.trl
States
Statehood bills have passed born
houses and are .n conference bo'l
measures contain provision ior enc a.
mission Of Oklahoma and th' inaiar
Territory as one state
The foundation for railroad ..s--
ls-ion Ia. been la.d by taf passage o'
BIN through Ae hu1s- -I''' eh
hausuye hcar.nE end the
Of au inquiry by thc seaai. Aa.'a
q ba conducted curing the r.c
a hat has been called n ie- .'.ia'
egence rith sh.,a public Cos le--
have been printed.
Tie president hss been al'a,-.l.
20 grant medals io- he-o.m "a th