Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-03-14
A Summary OF the Legislation Accom-
plished.


A Summary OF the Legislation Accom-
plished.
During the Forty-seventh Congress
which ended March 4th, 1888, 1861
bills and joint resolutions have beer
introduced in the two Houses (S,01S
in the House and 1862 in the Senate
and of these S32 have been introduc
ed in the House and 357 in the Senate
during the session just closed. Ii
each House great majority of these
measures still remain with the com
mittees to which they were referred
and of those reported from the com
mittees larger number remain upon
the calendars Of the respective Houses
Aside from the regular annual APP
preparation bills 1853 bills and joint
resolutions passed both Houses during
this session, and became laws. Among
the more important of these are the
following:
The tax and tariff bill.
The civil service bill.
japanese indemnity fund bill.
To provide for new mixed COM
mission in accordance with the treaty
of April 25, 1866, between the Unit
ed States and Venezuela.
To modify the postal money order
system, and for other purposes.
To re-adjust the salaries of post
masters.
To afford assistance and relief to
Congress and the executive depart.
ments in the investigation of claims
and demands against the government.
To prevent the importation of adj
dulterated tea.
To encourage the holding of a
Worlds Industrial and Cotton Cen
tennial Exposition in 1884.
To amend the act repeating dis
eliminating duties on goods produced
east of the Cape of Good Hope.
Granting the right of way for rail
road and telegraph purposes through
the Fort Smith Reservation, Arkansas.
A joint resolution to adjudicate the
claims of New York brokers for re-
funded taxes.
To print the agricultural reports
for 1881 and 1882.
To allow Canadian grain to be
brought over the boarder to be ground.
To erect a monument to Gen. De
Kalb.
Joint resolution presenting the
thanks of Congress to John f. Slater
for an educational bequest to colored
people.
To refund the State of Georgia
money expended for the common de-
tense in 1777.
To rectify and establish the title
of the United States to the site of the
military post at FL Paso, Tex.
Authorizing the sale of certain pro-
perty at Harrodsburg, KY, belong
ing to the Soldiers Home.
Ceding to the first taxing district
of Tennessee q lot of land situated in
that district.
To reimburse the State of Oregon
and California for moneys paid in the
suppression of the Modoc war.
TO provide for holding a term of
the District Court of the United
States at Wichita, KS, and for other
purposes.
Extending the time for filing claims
for horses lost by officers and enlisted
men.
To amend section 1862 of the Re-
vised Statutes relating to the tax OH
perique tobacco.
To amend sections 1926 and 1927
Of the revised statutes so as to extend
the jurisdiction of justices of the
peace in Washington, Idaho and Mon
tana Territories.
To admit free of duty monument
to Gen. Washington.
Authorizing the examination and
auditing of certain claims against the
Freedman's Savings Bank, and pay
ment of certain dividends barred by
the act of February 81, 1881.
To increase the fees of witnesses in
the Star Route cases from west of
the Mississippi River.
To regulate the construction Of
bridges across the Ohio River.
A bill to regulate the export of to-
bacco in bond.