Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-10
WORK LEFT UNOONE.

produced bad feature, leaving only hope,
that bare half crop may be secured.
Il WORK LEFT UNDONE.
BUSINESS THAT THE HOUSE AND SENATE
FAILED TO DISPOSE OF.
WAsHINeroN, August Notwithstanding
the great length of the past session of Con.
gress, vast amount Of business was left up.
done.
The House left behind it a calendar OF
some seventy pages, consisting Of three diyis-
ions; First, the blouse calendar" proper,
which Is the repository OF public measures
hat make no appropriation OF money; sec
ond, the calendar OF the Committee of the
Whole House, which is the destination OF
ell bills appropriating money or lands OF the
United States; and third, the privale cAleu-
dar, to which referred private measures
Of every description. On the House calendar
there remain lbs measures, the first of which
g the bill establishing a municipal code for
| the District OF Columbia. The other bills OF
importance are those 10 increase the eff
cheney of the Marine Hospital service; to e.
| the term of Office of collectors of internal
| revenue; TO establish postal savings deposit
| tory; to establish the Territory oil North Da-
kota; TO provide for the exchange OF trace
| dollars for standard dollars and 10 stop The
coinage of trade dollars; to regulate the re-
movsl OF causes from State to Federal courts,
to promote the efficiency of the navy; to
| provide for the aseertainment OF the French
/ spollatren claims; TO promote the efficiency
| OF the Revenue Marine service; TO promote
| the efficiency of the signal corps; to author.
re the consolidation of railroad companies
in the Territories of the United STA
TO authorize a retired lisl for non-commis-
stoned officers OF the army; to declare for
teiled certain grants of land made 20 certain
States IN aid OF railways TO declare for
ieiture OF certain lands granted the Texas
Pacific Railroad Company in New Mexico
Arizona and California; TO suspend the issue
OF silver certificates and TO limit the Coinage
OF standard silver dol ars; to establish uni
form system of bankruptcy; to provide for
the issue of gold certificates; to quiet he title
OF settlers on the Des Moines river lands,
and to incorporate the Maritime Canal Com.
psny OF Nicaragua.
Though several Of the measures embraced
in this calendar have been considered as
special orders, and Senate bills of similar
purport have been acted upon, the House
mas not once during the session proceeded to
consider this calender in the regular course
OF business.
Two hundred and thirty propositions had
resting place upon the calendar of the
Committee of the Whole, thirty-tbree OF
them are public building bills.
The following are among the most inn
portant measures oil this calendar;
10 provide for the appointment of an
alcoholic liquor traffic commission: TO pro-
vide permanent construction fund for the
nayy; 10 authorize the coinage of the goloid
dollar; TO regulate the collection of the tax
on weiss beer; relating to color blindness in
the navy; for the admissioa of Dakota into
the Union as State, to authorize the com
sge OF silver collars upon the metric system, |
Tor the distribution of pure vaccine virus; /
auihorizlngstbe construction OF vessels Of war; |
70 provide for ocean mail service between the |
United States aud foreign ports; Tor the ad |
mission OF Washington Territory into the |
Union as State; 10 provide for the con-
srnction of the Hennepin canal, to abolish |
prize money in the navy; TO provide for the |
construction of The Maryland and Delaware |
ship csnals to provide for Board of Com
mlssioners of interstate commerce, and 10 |
adjust the duty on imported hay.
Only once during the session has the |
House proceeded TO the consideration of mis-.
cellaneous business on this calendar, and
il then disposed OF but two bills. Il has,
however, been in Committee of the Whole
numerous times for the consideration OF the
general appropriation bills and The tag bill.
More than 400 private relief bills practi-
cally find grave III the private calendar,
Tor it is very improbable that during a short
se sion OF Congress any considerable number
OF them can receive confederation and action.
Since the early part of May the House has
not considered the business ON this calendar,
except under a special order, which only
embraced pension bills. For this reason no
pension bills remain upon the calendar,
while comparatively small number of re-
lief bills have been acted upon
The Speakers table is the depository OF
abont 200 Senate bills, NEST of them of
private character, but including also twelve
bills which have passed the Senate, provid-
ing for the erection of public buildings.
During the session 7IS2 bills ana Joint
were introduced ia the House Of
OF this immense total 803
we're reported fsvorably, 245 uufsvorably
and no less than 6134 remain in the hands Of
he various committees.
Three hundred and three bills and Joint
-esolntions passed the House, most of them
pension bills and other measures of semi
private nature, such as grants of condemned
cannon for soldiers monuments, etc.
The Japanese indemnity fund bill re-
NAMED in Conference Committee.
twenty-five hundred and eighty-three bills
Ind joint resolutions were introduced in the ,
senate; 466 OF these were passed by that body.
1t the hour OF fnal adjournment, besides the
,reat number of measures not yet reported
rom the Senate Comm tees, there remained
Ipon the Senate calendar about 100 Senate
ills and joint resolutions, and seventy-one
1suse bills land resolutions; all OF which
ave TO take their ch ances st the next session.
AAide from the regular annual appropriation
lls, about 40 bills aad joint resolutions of
public nature have passed both houses {
uring this session, and have beco ne laws.
THE sENATE's NEGLECTED BUSINESS.
The following are the principal bills and
pint resolutions of general interest remain I
ng ON the Senate calendar: TO establish !
inform system of bankruptcy throughout a
be United States. To authorize the pay z
lent of customs duty 10 legal-tender notes
o establish a branch mint of the United Z
tates at Omaha, Neb. To regulate and i'm II
rove the civil service of the United States n
o incorporate the Maritime Canal Company n
Nicaragua. 20 provide for ocean mail
srvice between the United States and foreign
orts. To incorporate the IOterocesnic Ship
Hallway Company (the Eads billy. To author
.e the secretary OF the interior to ascertain Q
nd certify the amount of land located with =
Military warrants in the States described there
j. joint resolution proposing an amendment y
} the constitution in relation TO alcoholic u
quors. joint resolution providing Tor a o.
ommission to consider and report what leg G
lation is needed for the better regulation Of C.
ommerce among the Ststss. Bill TO auIhor- .
"a the construction of building for the v
library. A bill TO establish an v
EDUCATIONAL fund and 10 apply portion of .
lie proceeds OF the sales OF public lands TO "
ublic education 1.-THE similar bill 10 devote d
lie whisky taxes to the establishment of an al
EDUCATIONAL fund has not yet reached the ,
,lendar, being s,iil in the hands Of the
on Education and Labor). A .:
III to constitute the department OF agricuI. y
Ire an executive department and 10 enlarge !.
: powers and duties. A bill for the establish "
tent Of bureau of animsi Industry A
i'll Tor the relief of Fiiz John Porter. p
mendlug tue revised statutes IN reference =
the disqualification of persons who aided
abetted the rebellion from appointmens to o,
ny position in the army OF the United 4
layes. A bill TO establish United States 10
,urt in the Indian Territory and for other q,
urposes (the "Vesl bilr"). To provide for s.
lie performance of the duties of the Office of is