Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-23

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/ fore Congress, The bin to permit the
president TO appoint the inland va
terways commission was passed.
MORE PAY FOR ARMY
An act OF great general interest was
the provision Tor a substantial increase
in the pay of officers and enlisted men
of the army. navy. marine corps, rev
cnuc cutter service and life-sav.ng scr
vice Of the government Several Other
blis were presented for the benefit Of
the military establishment aud among
these was a provision to increase the
marine corps by what viii amount To
one regiment
a bin was passed removing the re-
sirictions from the sale and disposition
of lands held by members of the FIVE
civilized tribes, except fullbloods, The
effect of this act is to put $3.50, 100000 OF
property on the tax lists Of oklahoma,
which Will increase the revenues OF
that state about 100000 annually.
Campaign publicity bills were consid-
cred in both branches of Congress. but
none of the measures became law. Bills
regulating the shipment VI liquor to
prohibition states We're considered
without results and bins TO establish
postal savings banks met the same
fate.
The announced policy of President
ton Of dams across naVigable streams
unlos such bills provide for the COM
pcn3aiion Of the government Tor the
franchise and contain some limitation
on the time the franchise shall run re-
suited i'm number of such measures
being sidetracked. The Rainy river.
Minnesota, dam project, which was
passed by Congress and vetoed by the
president because of the absence of
such provisions was passed over the
presidents veto. The reason for this
action was that authority TO construct
this dam was granted before the presi-
dents policy was announced and the
company building the dam had expend
ed great deal OF money upon it. the
vetoed bin being merely TO extend the
time of completion of the project. AT
the same time there were large num-
bers of bills passed authorizing the con-
struction of dams as well as many
bills providing for the building of
bridges across navigable streams.
SHIP SUBSIDIES.
A determined effort was made in the
senate to take a step looking toward
ship subsidy. The ocean mail subven-
ton bin was passed as an amendment
To the postoftice appropriation bill. II
met with OPPOSITION in the house and is
disputed item in conference. 1t is in
tended tn encourage the establishment
of mail and passenger steamships be-
| tween the United States ports to ports
| In South America Philippine Islands,
| Japan, China and Australia. Another
| important piece of legislation in the
postoffiCe bill is a provision authorizing
| the postmaster general to suppress per-
iodicalS which publish articles melting
| ia anarchy, arson or murder.
MEASURES PASSED.
Among other measures which became
laws at the present session are the
| following
Prohibiting betting ON races i'm the
+ District Of Columbia requiring the regis
| tration ottall cases of tuberculosis in the
/ District of Columbia, which Is intended
| as a model for state Legislation: re-
| classification of many important posts
| in the consular service repeating the
| shipping law I'm relation to trade with
| the Philippine Islands so as to permit
! the free operation of foreign vessels,
and increasing from IS to sl2 a month
the pensions TO widows and orphans of
! soldiers.
During the session 3,794 private pen
| sion bills became laws.
BROWNSVILLE AFFAIR.
Many matters We're before one body
without attracting attention in the 9TH
! er. III the senate was the Browns