55th United States Congress - Major Legislation

Major Legislation

  • July 24, 1897: Dingley tariff, ch. 11, 30 Stat. 151, increased trade duties for revenue and protection
  • April 25, 1898: Declaration of war on Spain (Spanish-American War)
  • June 1, 1898: Erdman Act
  • July 1, 1898: Bankruptcy Act of 1898 (Nelson Act), ch. 541, 30 Stat. 544, gave companies an option of gaining protection from creditors.
  • July 7, 1898: Newlands Resolution, No. 55, 30 Stat. 750, authorized the annexation of the Republic of Hawaii
  • March 3, 1899: Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, Ch. 425, 33 Stat. 401, ยง 9, 30 Stat. 1151

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