Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-05
The Work Of the sesstsa.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED.

| Durlng Ine TOrGy-seTenth congress,
10,67O bills and joint resolutions have
been introduced in the two houses. S.O1S
in the house and 1852 in the senate, and
| of these 832 have been introduced in the
house and 357 in the senate during the
session just closed. In each house, the
great majority Of the measurers still re-
main with the committees to which they
were referred, and of those reported from
the committees, a larger number remain
on the calendars of the respective houses,
aside from the regular annual appropri-
ation bills.
| PASSED BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
One hundred and sixty three bills and
joint resolutions passed both houses dur
ing this session, and became laws.
Among the more important are the follow
ing:
Tax and tariff bill, to reduce the rev.
enue.
The civil service bill.
| Japanese indemnity fund bill.
To provide for a new mixed commission
in accordance with the treaty of April %.
! 1S66,with the United States and Venezuela.
to modify the postal money order system,
and fer other purposes.
To re-adjust the salaries of postmas-
ters.
To afford assistance and relief to con-
gress and the executive departments.
Investigation claims and demands
against the government.
To prevent the importation of adult
Grated tea.
To encourage the World Industrial and
| Cotton exposition OF 1884.
To amend the act repeating discrimi-
mating duty on goods produced east of the
Cape of Good Hope.
Granting the right of way for rail road
and telegraph purposes through the Ft.
Smith reservation, Arkansas.
Joint resolution to adjudicate the claims
of New York brokers for refund taxes.
To print the agricultural reports for
1881 and 1882.
To allow Canadian grain to be brought
over the border to be ground.
To erect monument to Gen. DeKalb.
Joint resolution presenting the thanks
of congress to Jno. F. Slater, for an educa-
tional bequest to the colored people.
To refund to the state Of Georgia the
money expended for the common defense
in 1877.
To rectify and establish the title of the
United States to the site OF military post
at Ell Paso, Texas.
Authorizing the sale of certain property
at Harrodsburg, kentucky, belonging to
the Soldiers home.
Ceding to the First taxing district of
Tennessee a lot of land in that district.
To reimburse the states of Oregon and
California for monies paid in the suppress
sion of the Modoc war.
To provide for the holding of term of
the district court of the United States at
Wcihita, Kansas, and for other purposes.
Extending the time for filing claims for
horses lost by officers and enlisted men.
To amend section 1862, revised stat
utes, relating to the tax on perique tobac-
co.
To amend sections 1926 and 1927, re-
vised statutes, so as to extend the juris-
diction of justice and peace in Washington,
Idaho and Montana.
To admit free of duty a monument to
General Washington.
Authorizing the examination and audit
ing of claims against the Freedman's
Saving bank, and payment of dividend
barred by the act of Feb. q, 1881.
To increase the fees of witnesses in the
star route cases from west of the Mssis-
sippi river.
across the Ohio river.
Bill to regulate the export of tobacco in
bond.
THE DEAD DUCKS.
In addition to long list of propositions
which found their last resting place in
the pigeon holes of the various commit
tees, 760 bills and joint resolutions are
left upon the calendars and 232 upon the
speakers table, having failed to secure
final action by the house.
The calendar of the committee of the
whole composed of propositions involving
expenditures of money on the part of the
government, contains among others, the
following:
For appointment of liquor traffic.
Commission providing for permanent
construction fund for the navy.
To regulate the collection of tax on
Weiss beer.
Authorizing the construction of vessels
of war.
For admission of the state of Washing
ton.
Providing for the ocean mail service.
The Hennepin canal bill.
For the construction of the Illinois and
Mississippi canal.
For board of commissioners for inter
state commerce.
To create an agricultural commission.
To create commission on emigration.
The titles in the bill of the house calen-
dar fill ten pages. Those of the greatest
Importance are:
To establish a postal savings depository.
The French spoliation bill.
To promote efficiency in the revenue
marine service.
OF the signal corps.
Declaring forfeited certain railroadla land
grants.
To limit the coinage of standard silver
dollars and suspend the issue of silver GER
tifcates.
To establish a uniform system of bank
ruptcy.
For issue of gold certificates.
Permitting the use of domestic materials
in the construction of ships for foreign
account.
To incorporate the Nicaragua, Mardtein
Canal company.
To declare the forfeiture of Texas Pa
cifc railroad land grants.
To authorize the consolidation of the
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