The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-02
RE3SME OF CONGRESS-
Short Session Has. Enacted Q Great
Oea! Of leoislation>

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Deal Of legisIation>
8ashington, 9arch s.-Iegislaei,
activity of ehe 5ffty.eighth eongres
during it's shore session may be ESD
mated by the rae ehao ever >Oe law
affecting the general public naxe Gee
enacted ana .ver 300 nriva~ act
p; ssed. The private acts consist Arge
ly Of Oensions granted. &hilS o fe,
relief meas res and removal Of aharge
Of desertion make up One remainde,
Regular appropriation eils arc a
| progressing to completion and some o
them have already received che sigma
ture of President Roosevelt. She sen
ate amended anS ratified One arbitra
ton treaties with seven European DOW
ers and sixteen American republics. 7
also sat as court and acouitte,
Cnarles Swayne Judge of the Unite;
states district court for the Northern
o1strlct OF Florida, on articles of i'm
peachment voted by the house. r.
JOINT session of Che two houses thu
electoral vote for president and vice
preslcent was canvassed and officia
announcement made of the election O.
Roosevelt and Fairbanks.
Revision OF the Philippine tariff pro.
crossed nearly to completion without
indication Of defeat, and the act thai
has been signed is intended to develeE
the resources OF those islands by guar
anteeing interest on capital invested
IN railroad building and authorizing
the Issuance OF bonds for municipal
improvements, schools and roads.
Laws for Alaska have been ,odi6ad,
an additional district judge authorized
ana revenues from the liquor traffic OF
that territory diverted to support 0;
scnools, building Of roads and care Of
the insane.
Legislation for government of TIE
Panama canal zons and regulations TO.
construction of canal have been pass
ed by both houses. but differences re-
main to be adjusted in conference
Two new battleships have been pro
vlded for by congress in the naval ap-
preparation bill. Trade marks laws
have been revised and an international
copyright act passed. Jurisdiction of
forest reserves has been transferred
from the interior to the agricultural
department. Authority to make ar
rests In forest reserves has been
granted employees as a measure to fur
Their protection. President Roosevelt
has been authorized to set apart a
portion Of the Wichita forest reserve
as 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
for importation and transit as inter-
state commerce.
AS further aid to the enforcement
OF immigration laws. steamships enter
Ing United States ports are required
tn furnish complete passenger lists.
Captured Confederate battle flags in
the possession of the war department
have been ordered returned to the
proper authorities Of the state in which
the regiment carrying the colors was
organized. President has signed taa
bill.
The American National Red Cross
society was incorporated. as were the
trustees OF the grand encampment of
knight Templars Of the United States. |
Statehood bills passed both hous IS |
and are in conference. Both measures
contain provision for the admission o.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory as one
state.
Foundation for railroad LEGISLATION |
has been laid by the passage of bill.
through the house after exhaustive
and beginning of inquiry by |
the senate. which is to be conducts /
during recess. A halt has been gale
In the alleged extravaganza VITA
which public documents have been
printed.
The president is authorized to graz. |
medals for heroism In saving life T. |
train wrecks. Extraction laws of t.: |
United States are exten1ed to l.,
State of Arkansas W
,eded strip of land frcr1 TnIir
Territory. A portion of the Rn,,-.
valley Indian reservat ton in Califcvns
has been opened to settlement Sc. /
Tiers In the Ros sbud reservation al"
given additional time to establish e.. |
zenship. UnaIlotte<l lands of Yalsin,
in Washington have be- |
ordered disposed Of.
Twenty-eight Of the public acts gi.
authority to build bridges or dam ma
gable streams. twenty-three re.ate I
he District Of Columbia AMI four iol