| Show WORK WOR Of T THE PRESENT T CONGRESS O Over Ocr a 1 Hundred Laws Affecting The Tue General Generl Public Have Enacted 1000 PRIVATE ACTS ATS PASSED Senate Has lias Un Amended and Arbitration Treaties Washington March 1 The legislative ive lye activity of at tho time Con Congress Congress gress during durIn Its Ie short session lc slon Just closing cosinG may he ho estimated by tho the tact fact that over laws the time gen general eral public have havo been enacted and over 1000 private acts passed Tho The private nets consist largely of at pensions p grant granted ed cl a I few tow relief relict measures andre ani 10 inoval of at charges of ot desertion make up lp the tho remainder The regular appropriation bills bis nil ni are progressing to completion anti name of ot them have havo already received tho the signature of ot President Roosevelt Tho The senate lute hns amended and ratified treaties with seven soven 1 ul penn peal powers loers Anti 16 American lies ICH U It I also has hUl sat ant as O n it court and ac no acquitted quitted Charles Swayne Judge of ot the district court for tor the time Northern district of ot Florida on articles of ot Impeachment voted by hy the tho house houseIn In Joint session of at tho time two houses the tho electoral vote vole for president arid Ard vice Ico president was canvassed timid the tho om 1111 announcement made malle of oC tho the alec elec election i i tion ton of ot Roosevelt and Fairbanks I A revision of ot tho the Philippine tariff hns has progressed nearly learly to completion I without Indication of ot defeat and an nn act has baa been heen signed Intended to develop the tho resources of ot those thoo Hands lelands 1 by b guar i Interest on capital Invested In railroad building anti authorizing tho Issuance of at bonus bonds for tor Improvements schools and roads rOII Tim Tho laws for tor Alaska have hn been hlen nn an additIonal district Judge the revenues from the lie liquor In lu It that territory diverted to the tho 1111 port ort of ot schools school time the building of oC roads and 1111 the care of ot tIm the Insane Legislation for tor the government of ot the Panama canal zone zono and regulations for tor or the tho construction of at the tho canni has hl been passed pa sNI by both Ith house housel but tilt dif difficulties remain to be adjusted In ill 11 con can conferences Conferences Two wo new battleships were provided for tor by Congress In tho he naval 1 VI I appropriation tion bill The Tho trade 11 1 mark laws have ho been heen re revised I and an international copyright net nt passed Jurisdiction of ot the tM th Wrest farest re reserves serves perves hutS hll been transferal rr d l from tram the th Interior to the tho agricultural rl department Authority to mako make arrests arrest In forest has hns hn been granted ns WI a ft 1 measure of ot further protection President has hns been author of ot the Wichita to set net apart a I part hat tomcat forest reserve as ni a I breeding place for game animals and 01 birds fly By resolution of or tho the house houM the de lie department of ot commerce and labor listS has hiI begun nn sun Investigation of or the oil 01 trust met Obscene mutter matter has buen boen prohibited Important transit as n Interstate com coin commerce commerce merce AR Ap a further aid In the en on enforcement of ot tho the Immigration laws foreign ships entering United ports are lre required to furnish complete passenger lists Captured l confederate lings flags In pos possession possession session of ot the war department de were wore ordered returned to the tha proper regiment carrying the tho coloin The American national Red Hed Cross CroBO so society 10 society clety was wa as Incorporated nn as 0 was tho lie of ot tho the grand encampment of Knights Templar of at the time United Statehood bills bi have passed both houses and Ind are re In Iii conference Doth Both measures contain con lain provision for the tho ad nil admission 11 mission of ot Oklahoma and tho the Indian territory as ono state lato Time The he foundation for railroad legisla Von ton hns lists been laid by the tho passage of ot a abill I hut bill through time the house after hearings timid tho the beginning of nt nn an Inquiry by I thi th senate satiate III which Is to be le conducted during the recess recer A halt hal has ha been called In time the ex cx with which public docu documents ments meats have been printed The president was to grant Irant medals for heroism In the tho sawing saving nf ot life In train wrecks Tho The extradition laws of or the were sera extended to the tn Philip Philippines PhilIppines pines The Fhe state slate of ot Arkansas was ceded a I strip of ot land humid from tIme the Indian territory A portion II porton of ot the Hound Round valley Indian reservation In California was IS opened to fo Settlers In this reservation were ware given additional The Time to establish citizenship lands of ot time the reservation In lii Washington were ordered disposed of o of ot the tIme public acts cS are authorities to build bridges or dam navigable streams 23 relate to tho the diR dis district of at Columbia and amid tour four to tho the Judi Judiciary nary ciary cnn |
