Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-03-02
REVIEW OF WORK
DONE BY CONGRESS
The Fifty Eighth Congress Is
Nearing It's End.
NUMEROUS LAWS ARE ENACTED
Resume of What Our National Law
Makers Have Accomplished During
Last Session of This Term of Con-
eress-1 900 Private Acts Passed.

Makers Have Accomplished During
Last Session of This Term of Con-
aress-1 900 Private Acts Passed.
Washington, March 1-Legislative
activity of the fifty-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 prt-
vate acts, passed. The private acts
consist largely of pensions granted
while a few relief measures and re-
moval 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 1t
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 Off
cial announcement made of the elec-
ton 5f 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 to de-
velop the resources of those islands by
guaranteeing interest on capital in
vested in railroad building and author
izing the issuance of bond for munic-
ipal improvements, schools and roads.
The laws for Alaska has 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.
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 by congress in the naval appropri-
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 to the agricultural de-
partment Authority to make arrests
for forest reserves has been granted
employees as 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 de,
partment Of commerce and labor has
begun an investigation of the oil trust.
Obscene matter has been prohibited
importation and transit as interstate
commerce. AS further aid in the en-
forcement of the immigration laws,
steamships entering United States
ports are required to furnish COM
plete passenger list.
Captured confederate battle flags, in
the possession Of the war department,
were ordered returned to the proper
authorities Of the state in which the
regfme&t carrying the colorsi was or
ganized.
The American National Red Cross
society was incorporated, as were the
trustees of the grand encampment
of Knight Templar of the United
States.
Statehood bills have passed both
houses, and are in conferences Both
measures contain provision for the ad-
mission OF Oklahoma and the Indian
Territory as one state.
The foundation for railroad 1egis-
lation has been laid by the passage of
bill through the house after ex-
haustive hearings and the beginnings
Of an inquiry by the senate which is
to be conducted during the recess.
A halt has been called in the extrav-
aSance with which public documents
have been printed,
The president has been authorized
to grant medals for heroism in the
saving OF life saving department.
The extradition laws of the United
States we're extended to the Philip
pines
The state of Arkansas was ceded a
strip Of land from Indian Territory.
A portion of the Indian Valley of
California was opened for settlement.
Settlers In the Rosebud Reservation
were given additional time to estab-
aish citizenship. The unallotted lands
of the Yakima reservation in Washing.
ton were ordered disposed of.
Twenty eight of the public acts were
authorities to build bridges or dam
navigable streams; twenty-three re-
late to the District of Columbia, and
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