The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-06-28

for the support of the state militia
was also passed.
Organized labor has succeeded in
securing the enactment of what is
known as the employers liability
bill" This enactment will make it
possible for an employee to secure
damages for injury, not withstanding
that his own negligence may have
been in part responsible.
Another bill which has received the
approval of the senate and will
doubtless become law before the end
of the session, is that limiting the
continuous service of railway train
men to sixteen consecutive hours
work to be followed by ten hours
rest. The much agitated eight hour
bill received favorable vote from
the labor committee of the house, but
too late to secure action. The anti
injunction bill was postponed until
the next session.
10 preserve Niagara rails
One of the novel features of the
law making was the enactment of a
measure to preserve the scenic beauty
of Niagara falls. This was in re-
Spouse to a popular demand that the
falls be not denuded or transformed
into series of monumental canals
and power stations.
Enthusiasts for "greater navy"
regard the legislation of the session
as inimical to the proper growth Of
that arm, of the fighting force. Con-
gress authorized the construction of
the biggest battleship afloat" with
the provision that before bids are re-
ceived the plans for the ship must
be submitted to congress.
Hazing at the naval academy was
given further legislative rebuke by
the passage of bill giving the sec
rotary of the navy discretion to dis
miss or otherwise punish hazers.
A law was passed which will result
in appropriate markings being made
over the graves of confederate veter-
ans of the army and navy who died in
northern prisons during the civil war.
The wearing of the insignia of the
Grand Army of the Republic or other
soldier organizations by othres than
members of the organizations was
made misdemeanor with appropriate
punishment. The president was
authorized to take the necessary steps
to preserve American antiquities
by creating government reservations
in locations where such antiquities ex-
ist.''
Acts Relating to Shipping
Although the ship subsidy measure
did not become law twenty-four acts
relative to shipping were passed
These were all minor in character anc
) inaugurated no new policy. The APP
, plication of the coastwise laws to tn.
Philippines was postponed until 1909
5 Liberality toward the Indians char
acterized several enactments. TIL
: tendency was to grant full citizenship
: to those Indians who show capabilit
s for it; to open for settlement certain
e reservations, the proceeds to go t
, the Indians and in one instance t
provide for the distribution of tn
+ tribal property to the individuals o
a the tribe. This applied to the Osag
: Indians, the richest tribe in existence
d A bill winding up the affairs of tn
S five civilized tribes, became a law
Ten bills relative to the courts {
!. the United States were passed. tn
# most important measure relative t
y court procedure is that which pre-
J. scribes the exact procedure whic
n must be followed by witnesses
Re secure immunity from prosecution.
lie is intended to give full understandin
regarding immunity.
y Important to the southern stat.
l. was the enactment of the quarantir
J. bill providing for cooperation b
al tween state and federal authorities
is suppressing yellow fever.
Sc President Roosevelt was give
g s25, 900 to pay travelling expenses {
is himself and invited guests.
t. The private pension legislation
O. the session was heavy and mai
I'd hundred such acts will be signed b
IN fore the end comes. Des Moines Re
lister and Leader.
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