The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-28
esNDTlON OF THE BUSINESS OF BOTH HOUSES,
sers AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS PASSED.
Nearly Five Hundred Bills on'
acted upon Before Congress.
About Thousand Bills and Petitions Be-
fore the Standing Committees.
rRt FORT SMILING INVESTIGATION.
a. &c. &c.

- folIovipg:-l Individual members of either house
bring particular subjects into the process OF legsa
son either by the introduction of bills petitions
which are referred TO the appropriate standing COM
nistees, from which they ore reported back to the
House. and usually referred to the Committee of the
Whole on the State of the Union if of public
nature, or TO Committee of the Whole House il of
. private nature placed on the calendar and taken
$50 in their regular order The Committee of the
Whole reports them back to the House where they
receive their several readings and passed. They
ne then sent TO the other House, where the same
PROCESS is gone through with.
There are at the present time not less than a
thOussnd bills and petitions before the standing
sunmittees of the two houses of Congress which
have not been acted on. There are in the House
$40 bills and Joint resolutions which have been re-
ported by the standing committees and are in the
various stages of legislation and l22 in the Senate
We give below list of the bills which have gone
shsough the ordeal Of the committees and await
ing the final action of the respective houses.
AOTS PAsSEp-THIRTY.F FIFTH CONGRESS
PUBLIC.
l. To authorize the ssue OF treasury notes. Dec 3D.
10 de,sch Selma, in the State Of Alabama, from the
ssaeenu district OF New Orleans aud 70 make port OF
dkAvery within the collection district Of Mobile Jan q
10 supply an omission in the enrolment Of certain
- therein named. Feb. 4.
No OF holding the courts OF the United
a.Sss for the State Of South Carolina. Fec. 10
O. Making appropriations for the payment OF invalid and
ssr pensions of ihe United states for the year ending
:Dsh Of June, 1859. Feb 10.
To enable the President of the United States TO fuial
- spuls,,ons contsed In the third and sixth articles of
- treaty the United States and the King OF Den
Hash Of the 18th Of april 1857 for the diseonnuAnce Of
- Sound dues. harcb !.
2 10 appropriate money supply deficiencies In the
apuopr for paper, printing binding and engraving
ussred by the Senate aud House Of Representatives OF
she Thirty third and TnTty fourth Congress- which
AAe been executed. March IL.
To create additional land districts IN the State OF Cali
nx0A, and Tor other purposes. March -.
To provide for regiment OF mounted volunteers for
NE defence OF the frontier of Texas and to authorize the
PRESIDENT 70 call into the service Of the United States add
saunsl regiments Of volunteers. April7
"a 10 acquire certain lands needed for the Washington
ASseduct in the District OF Columbia
PRIVATE ACTS.
N authorize the issue OF register 70 the bark Jehu
yD.Ary %
>. 10 amend the for the relief Of whitcmarsh B.
AsaAerook aud others. February "a.
D For the relief OF John Hamilton. March 10
e. For the relief Of Dr. Charles D. Maxwell, surgeon
n - United States Navy March Il.
Fur the lief OF the legal representatives assgnees
e James Lawrence. April TO-
& 10 authorize register be issued to the steamer
Fearless April 10.
J. FOR ,he relief Of the bsk A,.cs, Of Portland. Ne.
kyrn 10.
naster n the United States Army. April 81
For the relief Of the heirs Of Alexander Stevenson
AprA II.
% For the relief Of Z. c. weems, Of Louisiana April
-
IL Fer tie relief Of Francis wlodscki. April q.
JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
l. To amend an act 70 regulate the compensation Of
nsmbers OF Congress. Dec q.
Making appropriation for The payment OF invest
e~ang committees Of the House OF Representatives,
fNb Is.
10 extend and define the authority Of the Presden,
er the Of Jan l6 1857, entitled ian act to amend
e act entitled 70 promote the efiic,enoy Of the
N.Y. In respect 70 dropped and retired naval oh;ers
Aprh 10.
for Sir John Franklin 10 receive certain medals
ss~enied 70 them by the government OF Great Britain
Avsh i6
Respecting the distribution of certain public doou-
ssenAs. March %.
O. Authorizing Lieut. Vim. n Jesers 10 accept a sword
of haAor from her Majesty The Queen Of spa Apr 4