Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-01
Over q Hundred Laws Affecting
The General Public Have
Been Enacted
900 PRIVATE ACTS PASSED.
Senate Has Amended and Ratified
Tweny.tbree Arbitration
Treaties.

Washington, March 1.-The leglsat-
I've activity of the Fifty-elghth Con-
gre9s during Its short session Just
closing mey be estimated by the fact
that over 100 laws affectinr the gem
eral public have been enacted, and over
1000 private acts passed The private
acts consist largely of pensions grant
ed, while 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 powers and 16 American repub-
Hes. 1t also has sat as a court and ac-
quilted 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 and vice
president was canvassed. and the off,
cial announcement made OF the cleo
ton Of Roosevelt and Fairbanks
A revision Of the Philippine tariff
has progressed nearly to completion
without indication of defeat and an act
has been signed intended to develop
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. The
laws for Alaska have been codifed, an
additional district Judge authorized,
and the revenues from the liquor traffic
In that territory diverted TO the sup
port 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, hut diff
ficulties remain TO be adjusted IN con-
ferences.
Two new batteships were provided
for by Congress In the naval appropria-
ton bill.
The trade mark laws have been re-
vised and an international copyright act
passed, Jurisdiction OF the forest re-
serves has been transferred from the
interior to the agricultural depa rtment.
Authority to make arrests In forest
reserves has been granted employees,
as a measure OF further protection,
President Roosevelt has been author
ibed to set apart part OF the Wichita
forest reserve as breeding place for
game animals and birds.
TaU rpcnlpt ion NJ tho hOnga. the de-
partment Of commerce and labor has
begun an investigation OF the oil trust.
Obscene matter has been prohibited
important transit as interstate COM
merce. As further aid In the en-
forcement Of the immigration laws
foreign ships entering United States
ports are required TO furnish complete
passenger lists.
Captured confederate flags in pos
session OF the war department were
ordered returned TO the proper regiment
carrying the colors.
The American national Red Cross so
ciety was incorporated, as was the
trustees Of the grand encampment OF
Knights Templar Of the United states
Statehood bills have passed both
houses and are I'm conference. Both
measures contain provision for the ad'
UllNolbll Va OhlbibiAih INV VIZ AhNANA
territory as one state.
The foundation for railroad legisla'
ton has been laid by the passage OF O
bill through the house after hearings
and the beginning Of am inquiry by thu
senate which is to be conducted durinl
the recess
A halt has been called In the ex'
travagance with which public docu'
ments have been printed,
The president was authorized 20 gran
medals for heroism In the saving Of lif'
In train wrecks.
The extradition laws of the United
statess were extended to the Philip
pines.
The state OF Arkansas was coded Z
strip OF land from the Indian territory
A portion Of the Round valley lndiai
reservation I'm California was opened u
settlement. Settlers IN the RosebuC
reservation were given additional TIM
to establish citizenship. The unallotte'
lands Of the Yakima reservation II
washington were ordered disposed Of,
Twenty-elght Of the public acts arr
authorities to build bridges or dan
navlgable streams, 20 relate TO the dis
trict OF Columbia, and four to the judi
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