The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-12-07
The Coming Session Of Congress.


before congress reas.embles, and tn
correspondents are already foreshadow
ing its business. Although it hes beer
said tha, the session would be q shor
one, there are indications Of = great dea
of work in the lists of bills which sr,
on the calandars Of the two houses, t,
say nothing Of new ones that will b.
introduced on the recommendations O
the President, and upon which actio,
will be had. 1t IL said seven hundred
and fifty niue bills are on the CALENDARS
three hundred and fifty nine Of which
belong to the Senate and 40 belong
to the House. The former have beet
referred to the standing committees
while the latter are on the Speakers Ia
hI-awaiting reference to the comMittee,
when appointed. Most Of these bilIr
Jailed IN the Forty first and other Con
greeses, and are simply reintroduceti
aud in many cases are duplicates OF eacll
other.
OF this vast array of acts in embryo,
-even are for the repeal Of the odious in
come tax, OH. Of which will very prob
ably lie passed, although the law itself
expires next year. A dozen or more arr
rnr the removal of the political disabiIi
les imposed by the Fourteenth amend
mcnt. 1t il also IIk-Iy that some con
elusive action will bs had on this subject
the "poIicy of hate" a. the rebel Dem
~ racy call it, will be relinquislIed with
,he extinction, of the ku klux conspir
Acy and the return of u better spirit to
he counseis o. the Southern people
The Republican party mas never desired
to pprpetuate the al,iinosities engender.
ed by war.
It is stated that the President and
Secretary Of the Treasury, in their
annual messages, will make ~. earnest
appeal to Congress for Legislation t"
revive our shipbuiiding interests. In
addition to these appeals, which will
undoubtedly call out new bills, there
are some ten or :weive remaining on the
calendar. Some of these, il ws remem.
Ger Alright, are eminentIy practical :
others propose to grant subsidies, to take
OH the duty on all articles that enter
INTO ship building, to construct vessels
hat will suit the merchant service in
time Of peace aud the naval service in
war, &c. OF course, we will have the
usual free trade twaddle over the decline
Of American shipbuilding aud tho al.
mos, entire prostra ton Of that interest
in Maine. The truth of the whole mat
ter can be stated by our Representatives
in Congress. Wooden ships have been
succeeded by iron ones aud the seat OF
building them iu America transferred
from the banks Of the Penobscot and
Kennebec to those Of Delaware and
Christiana.
There are three bills to grant aid to
submarine cable companies between
America and Asia, and fifteen to grant
Subsidies Of land to railroads in Califor
MIA, Texas, Wyoming, Utah and other
Territories. There is also bill pending
in each House to enable soldiers aud
their widows and orphans to acquire
homesteais on the public lands, and
also bills to provide for the appointment
Of representation under the pinth cen
sus, to amend the civil rights bill, to
f1,r totA ~ AGav;n> ~
amend the bankrupt law, to reduce the
rates Of correspondence by telegraph
with the postal service, q bill to more
fully enforce the Fourteenth amend.
ment, q bill to Incorporate the Aerial
Telegraph Company, a bill to relieve
soldiers from the disability Of des@rtion.
to repeal the tax on matches, to create
the Territory of Pembina, to promote
c"mmerce between the States and
cheaper mail transportation. to repeal
the duty Oh sal: and coal, and many
others familiar to the public. and no
more likely to be acted Oh at the coming
ression than in previous ones.
The Senate Finance Committee have
been in session now for sometime for
the purpose OF revising the internal rev
enue system. as well as the tariff
Whether any very material changes OF
not will be made cannot be stated with
any definiteness, although it IS certain
that there will be \ considerable reduc.
ton Of taxation. Our Washington cor.
respondent has stated that Judge Kel.
Iey's ideas would very likely he adopted,
He of course would very carefully guard
American interests. aud raise the bulk
of the taxes from the imports. Whether
or rot the advocates Of free trade will bt
able to defeat him, is altogether proc
lematical matter, considering the igno
rance Of political economy displayed by
u majority of the members Of the Hous.
last winter, aud their uncertain status.
The session, however, whatever ma,
be its length. will be an exciting and
Interesting one. The bills noted above
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