The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-07-06

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ted to congress. The naval act Of this
year makes small provision otherwise
for the increase Of the navy.
A bill was passed defining hazinp
and providing for the punishment ~
midshipmen guilty of the ofruse
No opposition Of Importance daya,-
oped when the motion Was made to
concur in the conference report on the
naturalization bill. Ii provides a
board which will have charge OF the
naturalization Of aliens. ami makes
some changes in the law relating 10
court proceedings in naturalization
cases.
General legislation during his seq.
sion included an act prohibiting in
terstate commerce in spuriOr, or
falsely stamped articles made Of gold
or silver alloy. an act providing for
the marking of the graves OF confei-
crate soldiers ana sailors ana an act
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Inc principal IcS'S'"''"H d"erilhS
the fhiilpplhes "dS al act P"'lpon-
ing the ope' "'ion VI ,''e '"aS'"'Se
laws uhllI AplH II, l'''' dH"'HeI Ie-
FlSihS iHe InIl'ppi"'S '"''H' ana
mira au'hoIl"IilS 'he pun ,I'"Ne 81 coal
cIdIihS ny inc '''Io''lH vi Wal
a Dill was passed proFinlIlS Tor ne
election OF a delegate III congress from
Alaska PROVISION was ihaHe ioI me
allotment OF homesteadS 10 natives OF
that district. Inc Alaska 1uhd was
created. through when receipts from
liquor and business licenses VIII be
devoted to the schools ana road build
ing. y bill was passed prohibiting
aliens from hShlnS IN Alaskan waters.
An important measure 10 ca'tIe IN
terests is that changing Inc 2S-honr
law so that cattle may De kept IN cars
80 hours Without uhloahlIS.
Immigration Bill Fails.
Amono the imnortant measures tina,
have failed the immigration hill do
uonac fret consideration II f,,led
hacause conference committee was
not annointed 70 settle the Disagree
mani hetween tho two houses Aftar
q snirited fight in the house in which
Sneaker Cannon particinatpd the i'm
migration bill. originally a senate
measure, was passed, with a substitute
for the educational test" which re-
0uired immigrants to possess the abil-
ity to read English or some other Ian
glage. The house substituted sec
ton providing for a commission to in
vestigate the subject of immigration.
The bill will command attention when
congress reCOnyenes in the fall.
The bill to prevent contributions by
corporations to campaign funds was
started in the house. 1t was forced
through the senate by the indefatig-
able efforts of Senator Tillman. The
house leaders refused TO let it come
up there, although it is understood
action Will be permitted at the next
session. The Democrats charge that
the RepuDllcanS want to lay II over
until after the congressional elections,
IN order TO get one more chance at the
corporation barrel.
The Philippine tariff bill is still an
olhei iioIapIe ldlluie' 1t "dS one Vi
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