Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-03-09
PASSED MANY Bills
The Congress Now Expiring Has
Hot Lacked IN Liquidation. -
CUBAN RECIPROClrYATD NEW CANAL
These TWO Accomplishments win
Mark the Session Az . Hiatoric~A
One-PhiIlppins Rsvenue Laws
Also Revised.

Washington March 2-The leGisla-
| tive activity Of the Fifty-eighth con-
sress during its short session just clos
| ing may be estimated by the taoe hat
over 100 laws affecting tho general
public have been enacted and over
1000 private acts passed. The private
acts consist largely Of pensions granted
while q few relief measures and re-
moval Of charges OF desertion make up
the remainder.
The senate has amended and ratified
arbitration treaties with seven Euro
pean powers and l6 American repup-
lies. It also has sat as court OF
impeachment and acquitted Charles
Swayne, Judge of the district court
for the northern district of Florida,
on articles Of impeachment voted by
the house.
In Joint session Of the two houses
the electoral vote for president was
canvassed and the official announce
ment made Of the election of Roose-
welt ana 1FalrDankS.
A revision of the Philippine tarin
has progressed nearly to completion
without indications of defeat, and an
act has been signed intended to devel-
Cd the resources of those islands by
guaranteeing interest on capital in
vested in railroad building, and author
izing the issuance Of bonds for munic-
ipal 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 build
ing Of roads and the care of the in
sane.
Legislation for the government OF
the Panama canal zone and regulations
for the construction Of the canal has
been passed by both houses, but diff
ferences remain to be adjusted in con-
ferences.
Two new battleships were provided
for By congress in the naval appropri-
alton bill.
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 a further aid. In the
enforcement Of the immigration laws
steamships entering United States
ports are required to furnish complete
passenger lists.
Captured, confederate battle flags in
the possession of the war department
were ordered returned to the proper
authorities of the state in which the
regiment carrying the colors was or
ganized.
The American national Red Cross
society Was Incorporated, as we're the
trustees Of the grand encampment OF
Knights Templar Of the United States.
Statehood bills have passed both
houses and are in conference. Both
measures contain provision for the ad-
mission of Oklahoma and Indian ter
ritory az one state.
The foundation for railroad legisla-
ton has been laid by the passage OF a
bill through the house after an exhaus-
tive hearing and the beginning OF an
inquiry by the senate which is to be
conducted during the recess.
A halt has been called in the ex-
travagance with which public ,docu-
ments have been printed.
The president was authorized to
grant medals for heroism in the saw
/ ing Of life in train wrecks.
The state Of Arkansas was coded a
strip of land from the Indian territory.
A portion Of the Round Valley Indian
reservation in California was opened
to settlement. Settlers in the Rosebud
reservation were given additional time
to establish citizenship. The unal-
Iotted lands of the Yakima reservation
in washington was ordered disposed