Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-25

sition IN either house 1t was perfected in
the House committee on rivers and har-
bors under the guidance Of Chairman Bur
ton, who introduced the bill.
Enthusiasts for the greater navy" regard
the legislation Of this session as inimical to
the proper growth Of that arm Of the fight
ing force The record shows that Congress
authorised the construction of the biggest
battleship afoat." with the provision that
before the plans Of the ship are submitted
or bids received or accepted the plans OF
it's next session. This provision was fought
in the House with great zeal and was car
ried but by small majority.
Hazing at the Naval Academy was given
of bill giving the Secretary OF the Navy
discretion to dismiss or otherwise punish
haxers at that institution. This legsla-
ton followed the report Of a. special In
vestigating committee Of the House, which
spent some time at the institution.
Marking Of Confederate Graves.
A law was passed which will result in
appropriate markings being made over the
graves Of confederate veterans Of the army
and navy who died in northern prisons dur
ing the civil war. The wearing Of the in
sigma Of the Grand Army OF the Republic
or other soldier organization by others than
members of said organizations was made
misdemeanor. with appropriate punish
ments. The President was authorized to
take the necessary steps to preserve
American antiquities by creating gov
such antiquities exist
A law was passed acquiring leases to a
coal mine in the Philippines, but the pro-
posed subsequent act necessary to lease the
mine for operation failed of passage.
Alaska was given the right to send
delegate to Congress. and an act was
passed whereby that territory will have a
larger school and public improvement fund.
no nj he Interior
thorized to allot homesteads to the natives
of Alaska.
Although the ship subsidy measure did
not become a law, twenty-four public acts
relative to shipping became laws. These
were all minor in character and inaugu-
rated no new policy The application OF
the coastwise laws to the Philippines was
postponed until 1909. An omnibus bill au-
thorizing the erection of number or AIDS
to navigation became a law.
Liberality toward the Indians. the wards
Of the nation, characterizes the several en-
actments on that subject The tendency
shown was to grant full citizenship to those
Indians who show capability for it; to open
for settlement certain of the reservations,
one instance to provide for the distribution
of the tribal property to the individuals OF
the tribe. This applied to the Usage In
dams. the richest tribe in existence. A
bill winding up the affairs OF the Five CIV
ilized Tribes became a law.
Ten bills relative to the courts OF the
United States were passed. These related
to the establishment of additional courts.
etc. The important measure relative to
court procedure is that which prescribes
the exact procedure which must be fol-
lowed in cases where the government I'M
dertakes to gain information to be used
later in criminal procedure, and is intended
to give full understanding to the witness
and party seeking information regarding
the subject of immunity.
More than thirty Of the public acts re-
lated to the local government OF the Dis
trict Of Columbia. More than sixty were
bills authorizing the building of bridges
across navigable streams or the dammfng
of the same; forty were measures relative
to the disposition of certain public lands.
Seven acts authorized the incorporation
of benevolent and fraternal societies with
federal charters.
enactment of the general quarantine bill.
providing for cooperation Of state and fed
eral authorities in suppressing yellow fever.
President Roosevelt was given $4,000 to
pay travelling expenses of himself and in
vited guests.
The private pension legislation Of the
session was heavy and many hundred acts
will be signed before the end comes.
The jamestown s{Va.) ter-cen.S.--,2,ii;aii- rs
expected to be recognized by law before
the session ends.
A bill introduced by Representative Sher
man of New York was passed and will
make it unlawful hereafter to- stamp the
words government assay on articles man
ufactured of gold and silver