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Show PERSONAL LIABILITY BILL IS PASSED Legislation for Protection of Railroad Employees Supported Sup-ported by House. "WASHINGTON, April. 2. Chief amonc the mtiumxen onsjed by tho Hou today was the no-called "personal liability" bill which hns been favored by the army of railway employees through tho covntry, and which practically had 'a unanimous ioicrt from tho committee. Members Mem-bers of the Houso showed creat Intercut In the. measure, and had a division been called for the bill would have had nn almost unanlr.ioiM vote. ' Sweet Wine Bill Passes. Another measure changing oxbitinc; law -which excited it flllbiiRtertnc opposition wan tho bill pormltilng tho fortification of wwcet wines and levying: a tax of 3 cents a gallon on nil wlnon thiiH fortified. A number of bllln were passed under suspension of the rulcp. Other Bills Passed. Otber bills paeed wero: To mnl'Q tho lnw governlnr the appointment of audefs at Ann-npolla Ann-npolla conform to that of nppolntmcnta to "WpsI Point, clvlnc a year for preparation for examination; forfeiting railroad rlnhts of way, plats for which have been filed in tho Department Depart-ment of tho Interior flvn yearn or more and. tho llncj alone which hare not been built, except thit In cases where construction Is now In procri; estiibllthlnfr a Mcnmboat Innpectlon district at St. Michael. Alaska; ralifylne and confirming tho i.ets of tbo legislative iuwni-bly iuwni-bly of tho Territory of Oklahoma pncd in 1005 relating to an Incano oiiylum for tho Territory of Oklahoma and providing- for the establishment establish-ment of an irno asylum at Ko.-l Supply; providing for a Recorder of Deeds in tho Osago Indian reairvatlon In Oklahoma. Have Spirited Debate. A bill to Incorpomtu the National Educational Educa-tional eocloty of tt.e United-Slates wad passed, HO to 37, after a. Fulrltcd debute. The bill to extend the Irrlsntlon act to tho State of Texas was taken up, hut. wont over ra unfinished l iiMntv?. two hours to bo devoted de-voted lo lt consideration To Investigate Cinims. A resolution calling upon tho Attorney-General for "nforniatlon nn to tbo number and amounts of claims allowel In favor ot claimants claim-ants and acn'Inxt tho United S:.nri, and tho number anil amount of claims doti-rmlned In favor of tho United Htntca and tho nunrbcr and amour, t of claims now prudluK, Krowing out of tho treaty with Spain; also si resolution requiring the Attorney-General to Inform tho IIoiMe of the nnrros and date ot the nppolnt-mcnt nppolnt-mcnt of every person appointed under the act of Congress graving out of tho treaty wlih Spain and Uia total amount paid for ralnrfca, compensation and expenses from March 2, 1501. to tho prcsfiu time, wore passed. The Houso at 5;05 ndjourncd. |