The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1859-03-19
ACTS or THE LAST coNGeEss.

ln our last weeks issue, we promised on
readers TO notice in today i paper the act
both Of commission and omission Of The ihirt,
nth Congress. The session just closed b
operation Of law was a short one, and ther
was not that time for deliberation upon III
Important legislative wants of the country
which the long sessions afford,
From The most reliable information al hane
We notice among the acts passed of a genera
character the following
An Act to repeal an act entitled, " An &C
authorizing the Secretary Of the Treasury /,
change the names Of vessels in certain cases.
An Act giving The assent Of Congress 10 .
law Of the Missouri Legislature, for the appIi
cation Of the reserve two per cent fund Of said
State.
An Act to incorporate the Washington
National Monument Society.
An Act making appropriations for the cur
rent and contingent expenses If The Indian De
partment. and for fulfilling treaty stipulations
with various Indian tribes.
An Act 10 regulate the compensation Of
receivers aud registers Of the land Offices, auder
the provisions Of the act approved 10th April,
1853.
An Act 10 amend an act entitled . An
act authorizing repayment for land errone.
onsly sold By The United States.
An Act to uthoriza. settlers on sixteenth and
fhirty-six sections who settled before The snr.
yeys Of the public lauds, 10 preempt their
settlements,
An Act for the punishment Of the crime Ct
forgery, colBterfeiting land warrants, certitj.
Gates Of location and purchase, and receivers
receipts.
An-Act for making appropriations for the
Legislature, Judicial and executive expenses o.
The goveriimeu. fof the year ending june Both
1859.
An Act for The admission Of Oregon into
the Union.
An Act for extending the laws and judicial
system Of he uuited States to the State ofl
Oregon.
An Act 70 carry into eiiec, the Convention
between the United States and China, %coucln.
ucu iNuS- Old, 1905.
An Act authorizing the reissue Of the
treasury notes for two yeats. together with
numerous private bills mud Joint resolutions
make up the sum Of the, most important acts
Of commission pissed by the tLirty-iillh Con.
gress, at its second session.
The most important act Of omission Affect.
ing directly the public interests was ,ha al,
ure y pass the Pest Office Department bill.
This bill embraced appropriations 10 tho
amount q $4,000, 900, three millions Of which
were to cover deficiencies, ana the balance for
the cost Of the service for the fiscal year ending
june 30th 1859.
Tbs act Of omission may justify an extra
sessioI Of Congress In June.
Among the other less important bills affect !
ing the public interests at this time, and which
come under the head Of omission, the bin fer {
the acquisition Of Cnha stands rro,nipent !
The Pacific Railroad bill was not acted upon. :
nor the Soldiers Pension bill, the French :
spoilation bill, and several homestead bils q
bill for remodiing the tariff. substitn,i,, 10
specific instead Of ad raiorem duties /, lied m.
5er every a,sempt. Such is a, brief SYNOPSIS Of !
he acts, both Of commission and omission j, -
ne second and last session Of the thiriy.dth e
Congress, :
we have received some four or five sunposrd Il
demonstrations Ut the afithneiical prubIem j
1nhIiSbpl IN anr iost ;A.,, ~