The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-07-09
THE BUSINESS OF THE SESSION.

WASHINGTON, June l6.-During the
session that terminated to-day, ,197 bills
and joint resolutions were introduced IN
the senate, and 4,2SS bills and joint res
olutions in the house of representatives.
The number introduced during the first.
or extra session was, respectively, 773
and 1896, making Il total of S,7S4 bills
and joint resolutions introduced thus far
during the prescai congress. At the
hour oi adjournment today, besides the
great number of measures not vet re
ported from the committees there re
manned about 500 bills and Joint rcsou-
lions on the senate calendar aud about
J 400 bills and joint resolutions on the
house calendars, Gnc,uding about 900
pension and other private bills). which
have been reported with committee rec
concentrations for passage, many of
them measures that have passed one or
the other of the two houses, but all of
which go over to take their chances ut
the next session. Aside from the regu-
lar annual appropriation bills, the fol
lowing are the more importCnt public
measures that have passed both houses
and become laws during the present scs
sion of congress:
An act To provide for celebrating the
hundredth anniversary of the treaty of
peace and the recognition of American
Independence, by holding an interna-
tional exhibition of arts, manufactures,
and the products of the soil and mine in
the city of New York in 1888, subjected
subject to the supervision and under the
auspices OF the government of the United
States
An act TO amend the internal revenue
laws in regard TO dstilleries (known as
the Carlisle bil')
An act authorizing an allowance for
loss by leakage or casually of spirits
withdrawn from distillery warehouses
for expectation.
An act for the relief of settlers on
public lands, allowing their rights TO re
late back 10 the date of their settlement
the same as if they had settled under the
presumption laws.
An act 10 abolish all tolls on the Louis
Vile and Portland canal.
An act 10 provide for the construction
of marine hospital ut Memphis, Tenn,
at cost not exceeding $4,000
An act to provide building for the
use of the United States circuit and dis
trict courts, custom house, and postoffice
at Pittsburg, Pa, at a cost not exceeding
S1J0,000.
An act appropriating 100000 for the
purpose OF acquiring sites and the cree.
ton of suitable posts for the protection
of the Rio Grande frontier.
An act appropriating $4,000 to com
plete the survey ofthe Gettysburg battle
field, and to provide for the completion
and preservation of data showing the
various positions and movements of
troops at that battle, illustrated by dia-
grams.
An act authorizing the secretary of
the navy to introduce cotton cordage in
the navy.
An act TO provide Tor the Yorktown
centennial celebration.
An act providing for negotiations with
certain foreign governments relative TO
importation of tobacco into their dOmin-
ions.
An act FOR the CONSTRUCTION OF public
building at Toledo, Ohio.
An act to increase the pensions of
wholly disabled soldiers and sailors.
An act to ratifY and carry into effect
the agreement with the Ute Indians.
An act to amend the statutes in regard
to immediate transportion of dutiable
goods.
An act 10 regulate the compensation of
night inspectors of customs.
An act relating to timber trcspascsS
committed prior to March LIST, 1879, re
lieving the trcspassers from prosecution
upon payment of the price of the tim
Der.
An act to amend certain sections of
the revised statutes concerning mineral
lands, allowing agents of non-rcsidents
to make the attidavits necessary TO obtain
patents.
An act for the payment of claims of
citizens of loyal states for commIssary
and subsistence stores furnished to the
government during the war of the rebel
lion.
An act for the payment of the awards
of the Southern Claims Commission.
An act to provide for the settlement of
all outstanding claims against the dis
trict of Columbia.
An act to constitute joint commits
sion for carrying into effect the French
claims treaty of January 10, 1880.
An act to provide for the repayment of
fees, purchase money, and commissions
paid on void titles Ofpublic lands.
A joint resolution for the relief of par
ties who have made contracts to deliver
cut hoOp-iron prior to a certain date, in
respect of the duties imposed
The amount appropriated during the
present session of Congress, included IN
the regular annual appropriation bills,
the river and harbor bill, the deficiency
bills, and miscellaneous appropriations,
agrrepates abOut SIS6 600 600