The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-25
EVERYTHING QUIET
 ONLY ONE KILLED
ELECTIONS IN PANAMA BRING ON FIGHT IN WHICH NINE POLICE MEN ARE INJURED TRYING TO RESTORE ORDER.

Panama, June 24.-'The elections today free fights, which were without serious results until late this afternoon when q clash took place between liberal police men who were protecting ballot boxes at Santa Ana park. Nine policemen and Jose Antonio Paredes, member of one oe the best families in Panama, were badly wounded and one liberal was killed Forty armed policemen restored order, but 1t is believed serious fighting may take place tonight unless marines are landed from the United States crusier Marblehead-
 Capt. George R. Santon and Governor Maogon, the former chief of police in the canal zone, were present at all places prominent during the day, and their pres ence undoubtedly prevented much trou- ble.
 No disturbances have been reported at other places in the republic.
 The constitutional party was victorious in Panama City, and the provinces of Cocle, Veragua and Chiriqui.
 Colon. June 24-The municipal elections in Colon today passed off quietly. It IS understood the government was victorious but the results have not been announced. lowed by ten hours rest. The much agi- tated eight-hour day bill received fa- vorable vote from the labor committee of the House, but too late to secure action at the hands of Congress. The anti-in- junction bill was opposed in committee and will wait until the next session of Congress.
 One of the novel features of the law making was the enactment of measure to preserve the scenic beauty of Niagara Falls.
 String to Big BattIeshlp Act.
 Enthusiasts of the ''greater navy" re- gard the legislation of the session as in- imical to the proper growth of that arm of the fighting force The record shows that Congress authorized the construction of the biggest battleship afioat with the provision that before plans are submitted or bids received or accepted, the plans of the ship must be submitted to Congress at it's next session. This provision was fought in the House with great zeal and was given a further legislative rebuke by the passage of bill giving the secre- tary of the navy discretion to dismiss or otherwise punish hazers at that institu- ton.
 A law was passed which will result in appropriate markings being made over  army and navy who died in northern pris- ons during the civil war.
 Alaska was given the right to send delegate to Congress and an act was passed whereby that territory will have d larger school and public improvement fund
 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 inaugurated no new policy. The applica- ton of the coastwise laws to the Phil ippines was postponed until 1909.
 Liberal Toward Indians.
 Liberality towards the Indians. the wards of the nation, characterized the several enactments on that subject. The tendency shown was to grant full citizen ship to those Indians who show capability for 1t: to open for settlement certain of the reservations and the proceeds to go to the Indians, and in one instance to pro- vide for the distribution of tribal prop erty to the individuals of the tribe. This Is applied to the Osage Indians. the rich est tribe in exlstance. A bill winding up the affairs of the five civilized tribes be- came law.
 Ten bills relative to the courts of the United States were passed These re- lated to the establishment of additional courts, etc. The important measure re- Iatiye to court procedure is that which prescribes the exact procedure to be fol- lowed in cases where the government un- dertakes to gain information to be used later on in commercial procedure. Im- portant to the southern states was the enactment of the quarantine bill providing for cooperation of state and federal au- thorities in suppressing yellow fever.
 President Roosevelt was given s2o,0Oo to of himself and vited guests The private pension legis- lation of the session was heavy and many hundreds of such acts will be signed be- fore the end comes.
 The Jamestown. Va, tercentennial is expected to be recognized by law before the session ends.
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