The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-26
Favorable % oraanIzsd Labor.

Organized labor has succeeded in its
requests Of the present session of cone
gress 10 the extent OF securing the en-
actment OF What is known as uie l;m-
ployers' Liability biH' This enactment
win make ID possible for an employe Co
secure damages for his injury. notwith-
standing his own negligence may have
been 10 qaet responsible Tor that in
jury.
Another bin which will doubtless be-
come "a law before the ned of the ses-
sion is thar inmitng thc hours OF con-
tinuous servic, OF railway trainmcn 10
sixteen consecutive hours work TO be
followed by ten hours rest The much
agitated eight hour day bin received a
favorable vote from the labor commit-
tee of lhe house but too late To secure
actin al the hands Of congress. This
anti-nunction bill WAS postponed w
committee until nest session. one of the
novel features OF law making was the
enactment of a measure tc preserve I'VE
scenic beauty of Niagara FAILS. This
action was In direct Response 20 q popu-
lar demand that the falls be not denuded
of their beauty TO serve the purpose OF
c,hmmerce. which seemed 70 demand tie
transformation of the great cataract IN
to d, series Of unonamental canals aad
power stations
Enthusiasts for tie Nreaiti Navy
reend the legislation Of the session as
inimical to the proper growth Of that
arm of the nehtins force The record
shows that congress authorized TIN CON
str,nNon of the biggest batteship
anoat with the provision that before
I
or accented the plans of the ship must be
submitted 10 congress az its next ses-
/ sion This provision was Fought la the
house with great zetl ana wes carried
/ but by "a small maioiiiy
IIazing at the naval ncnd.ng was
given further legislative r.huke hy
tae passage OF bin giving the secre-
mry of the nav, discretion to disnuss
cor otherwise punifh hazors ot his n-
| sutution
a law was passed which wii result in
approp,inte marking being made over
the graves of Confederate veterans oi
The army aai navy who died in Notner1
prisons during the civil war.
rh. wearing of the Insignia nf tns
Grand Army of the Republic or otcei
soldier organizations boy others thar
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made "a mlsdemetuor with appropriate
punishment The president Was author
lied 20 take the necessary steps io pre-
serve American antiquities by Great
ing government reservations in ncauoli
such antiquities exist
Alaska was given the right 10 send
delegate TO congress and an act w,r
passed wfs 4sy that territory win haV'
larger school and public impmyeme7
fund The secretary OF the interior WA
also authorized 10 allot homcsteads &
the natives OF Alaska.
Although the ship subsldy m,~sur
did not become law twenty four publ
acts relative 10 shipping became laws
There We're an minor ia CHARACTER an
inaugurated no new policy The Applica
tlon OF the coastNise laws 10 the Philip
pines was postponed until 1903 An oranl
bus bin authorizing the erection OF
number of aids 10 navigation became
law
Llberality Towards the Indians.
Iiberality towards ths Indians 40
wards of the nation, characterized a.
several enaciments on that subject IN
tendency shown was 10 grant fun citi
zenshlp 20 those Indians who show ca2a
pility for a. 20 open Tor settlement Ger
tain OF the reservations the pnoceed
80 80 70 the Indians. and IA one IA
stance. 10 provide for tae distribution o
the tribal property 70 the individuals o
the tribe. This applied 20 the Usage IN
dians. the richest tribe IN existance. 4
bin windins up the anairs q Of the Az
ciVillzcd tribes beceme Law.