The daily sentinel., 1906-06-26
AFFAIRS OF CONGRESS;
RECORD OF THINGS DONE
Continued from FIRST page,

+, orsanized labor has succeeded in
l's request Of the present seesioH sSJou as ~
pusIess TO the extent of ssc,,,i,,.,
tle enactment Of what is knov,,, - .
tue employers liability hin " Thts
enactment will make il nossIb1o 90. 90
Su eulploye to secure domagas a..
MS injury notwithstanding bis own
nesllgence may have been in mart rosI
ponsible for that injury - S'' | 'es-
hours Of Work Limited
-HAulner 0ill that doubtless will bo
~ S'lie ne Ia" Is that limiting the honrs
eoN .'huous service Of railway train
- - % sixteen consecutive bours.
80. o!N' No. ", De followed by ten hours of
Is Is me much agltated eight .bou-
10y ullI received a favorable vote
,lDiG the mouse labor committee INT
lg' Ia'e TO secure action at the hands
VI congress. The anti iniunctIon hin
was postponed in committee untiI
the next session. u'''''
one Of the novel features Of Law,
luaAlns was the enactment of A meas
u.e TO preserve the scenic beanfv of
NlagIa falls. This action was in
strlek response to a popular demand
mat the falls be not denuded of tbair
beauty to serve the purposes Of Of com. ,lT,.
merce. VI 'oi''-
Naval Legislation.
Enthusiasts for the greater pav,,,,
regard the legislation of tbo snss,a,,
as inlsI'l TO proper growth Of that
".tI OF our ushting force Congress
",,SllorlAeu .,,,il.Illt. the construction OF the
DlsSesl DattleshIp afOat, with the
plpHlSloh tnat before the plans are
submitted or bids received or ac-
cePtea the plans Of the ship must be
submitted TO congress at its next ses-
siou. This provision was fought in
lhe mouse with great zeal. and was
''lIled by but a small majority.
ha2ing at the naval academy WAS
gwen a further legislative rebulfe by
the passage of a bill giving the sec
tary OF the nave discretion to dis
miss or otherwise punish hazcrs at
that institution.
A law was passed which will re-
suit in appropriate markings being
made over the graves of Confederate
veterans Of the prisons during the
civil war The wearing of the in
sigma Of the Grand Army of the Re.
public or other soldier insignias by
other than members of these organi-
cations is made a misdemeanor. The
president was authorized TO take the
necessary steps to preserve "Amerl-
can antiquities by creating govern
ment reservations in locations where
the antiquities exist.
Delegate for Alaska.
Alaska was given the right to send
a delegate TO congress, and on act was
passed whereby that territory will
have a larger school and public i'm
prOyement fund The secretary of
the interior was also authorized to
allot homesteads to tho natives of
Alaska.
Although the ship subsidy measure
did not become a law, twenty-four
public acts relative to shipping were
enacted. These were all minor in
character and inaugurated no new
policy The application Of the coast
wise laws to the Philippines was
postponed until 1909. An omnibus
bill authorizing the erection of a num-
Der Of aids to navigation became a
law,
Liberality toward the Indian, the
wards of the nation, characterized
the several enactments on that sub
ject. The tendency shown was to
grant full citizenship to those Ind
ians who's how capability for 1t; TO
open for settlement certain Of the res
eryations. the proceeds to go to the
Indians and, in one instance, to pro-
vide for the distribution of the tribal
property to the individuals of the
tribe.
Ten bills relative to the courts OF
the United States were passed. The
I important measure relative to court
F.. procedure is that which prescribes
the exact procedure which must be
followed by witnesses to secure i'm
munity from prosecution later.
RoOsevclt's $4,000.
I President Roosevelt was given
$4,000 to pay travelling expenses for
himself and invited guests.
/ The private pension legislation of
/ the session was heavy and many hun
dred such acts will be signed before
the end comes.
] The jamestown, Virginia centen-
nlal Is expected to be recognized by
law before the session ends.
I A bill introduced by Representa-
. tive Sherman of New York was pass
ed which will make 1t unlawful here
after to stamp the words, Govern
ment Assay" on articles manufacture
. ,J Of cold opd ef1yar