The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-19
ADJOURNED.


Inaugurated. The RENE
edy saGgesfed.
Special to the Register.
WASHINGTON, August, S.-The long
session of the Forty-seyenth Con-
gress is finally at an end, and the
pesple can thank God and take cour-
age. No more profigate body ever
assembled within the walls of the
Capitol, and none which has or will
descend the excavations of the peo-
pie. Congressional annals record but
few instances where a session has
extended over eight months. The
first session of the forty fourth Con-
gress ran into August, but there was
a reasonable excuse for it six years
ago. At that time there was long
persistent controversy between the
House and the Senate over the re-
duction of expenditures. The Demo
Gratis then had a good working ma
jority in the House and under the
leadership of Randall as chairman of
the appropriating committee, they
fought q Republican Senate for
months, won victory after victory,
and finally succeeded in securing a
reduction of the ordinary appropria-
tions amounting to between 500, OOO,-
900 and $30,O0O,000. That was a
memorable session. The present
session is also memorable, but how
different from the former. The
length of the session has been ex-
tended, owing to the manner in
which the appropriation bills have
been dealt with by the dominant party
in both houses. The contest of 1876
resulted in reducing the appropria-
tions nearly $30,000,000. The work
of 1882 has resulted in the
INCREASE OF THE ORDINARY APPRoPRIA-
TIoNs,
exclusive of pensions, by the extraor-
binary amount of about forty mil
lions. 1t is fact we'll known here
that the reductions made in 1876 en-
barrassed in no wise the proper adj
ADMINISTRATION of the government in
all its branches. 1t is fact equally
we'll known that the appropriations
made this session are far beyond the
necessities of nearly every branch of
the public service. They are now
available and new era of extrava-
gance and plumber has begun. 1t is
too late to expect that the brakes will
. be put on by the Forty seventh Con
gress. The men who control it's or
ganization will make carnival of the
next session, no matter what may
be the result of the coming autumn
elections. The people can put on the
brakes in the Forty-eighth Congress
only by giving the Democrats a
strong majority in the House of Rep
resentatives. The conversation Of
Republican Congressman indicate
Enthusiastically that they expect to be
put on the defensive in the coming
campaign, and they are leaving for
home in anything but cheerful and
hopeful mood.
WHAT THEY HAVE DONE.
During the present session eff Con-
gress Z, 1872 bills and joint resolutions
have been introduced in the House.
OF this immense total 800 have been
reported favorably, 245 unfavorably,
and no less than 6,134 remain in the
hands of the various committees.
Three hundred and three bills and
joint resolutions have passed the
House (most of them pension bills
and other measures of a semi private
nature, such as grants of condemned
cannon for soldiers monuments, etc.
287 have become laws and Al await
the Presidents approval. Among
thel latter are the bills appropriating
$l00, 600 and $75, 900 respectively for
pnblic buildings at Fort Wayne, Ind,
and St. Joseph, Mo. The Japanese
indemnity fund bill is still in confer
ence committee and Will probably go
over until the next session of Con-
gres as two Of the conferees on the
part of the House are absent. 2,283
bills and joint resolutions have been
introduced in the Senate. 466 of
these have been passed by that body.
/ At the hour Of final adjournment, be-
sides the great number of measures
not yet reported from the Senate
! committees, there remain upon the
Senate calendar about 100 Senate
bills and joint resolutions and II
House bills and resolutions all of
which will have to take their chances
next session.
RAISED BOTH HOUSES.
+ Aside from the regular annual APP
preparation bill about ITO bills and
joint resolutions of a public nature
have passed both houses during this
session and have become laws.
Among the more important are the
following:
To provide for the appointment Of
q commission to investigate the ques-
ton Of the tariff; to enable rational
banking associations to extend their
corporate existence; re-establishing
the Court Of Commissioners Of Ala
hama Claims and for the distribution
Of the unappropriated money Of the
Geneva award; to execute certain
treaty stipulations relating Chinese;
the anti-polygamy bill; making an
appUtionment OF Representatives in
Congress under the tenth census;