Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-06
WORK OF THE SESSION.
,pecial Dispatch to THR BER.

REVIEW OF THE LAWS PASSED
WASHINGTON, March 5-During
the Forty -seveuth congress 10.670
bills and joint resolutions have been
introduced ia the two houses. In
each house great ma aiority of these
measures still remain with the com
mittee to which they were referred,
and Of those reported from the con-
mittess a larger number remain upon
tho calendars of the respective houses.
Aside fson the regular annual appro.
priation bills, 163 hills and joint reso.
lutions were passed by both houses
during this session and became laws.
Among the more important of these
are the following:
The tax and tariff bill; the civil SER
vice bill; the Japanese indemnity
fund; the bill to provide for new
mixed Venezuelan commission; to
modify the postal money order sys
tenn; to readjust the salaries
of postmasters; 10 afford as-
slstance and relief to con-
gress and the executive departments;
In investigation Of the claims and de-
manis sgains. the government; to
prevent Importation of aduiterated
tea; to encourage the holding of a
worlds Industrial cotton centennial
exposition In 1884; to amend the act
repeating discriminating duties on
goods produced In East Cape Of Good
Hope; joint resolution to adjudicate
the claims of New York brokers for
r;f1nding cf taxes; to print the agri-
cultural reports for 1881 and 1882; to
erect q monument to Gen. De Kslb;
to reimburse Oregon and California
for moneys paid in suppression of the
Modoc war; to amend the revised
statutes relating to the tax on Perlque
tobacco; to amend the revised statutes
40 as to exten d the jurisdiction of jus
tices of the peace In Washington, Idanc
and Montana territory; to admit free
of duty the monument to General
Washington; authorizing the exanina
tion and auditing of certain claims
against the Freedman's savings bank
and the payment of certain dividends
barred by former act of congress; to
increase the fees of witnesses In star
route cases from west of the Missis.
sippi river; bill to regulate the ex-
porting of tobacco In bond. In addi'
tion to a long list of propositions
which found their last resting place in
pigeon holes of the vorious commit
tees, 760 bills and Joint resolutions
are left upon the calendars and 222
upon the speakers table, having failed
to secure final action by the house.
The calendar of the committee of the
whole, which Is composed of PROPOSE
ionsinvolvirg expenditure of money or
the part of the government contains
among others the following: For tht
appointment Of liquor traffic com
mission; for providing a permanent
construction fund for the navy; Il
r. gulate the collection of the tax or
Weiss beer; authorizing the construo
tion of vessels of war; for admission
Of the state of Washir gson; provid
Ing for an ocean mall service; tht
Hennepin call bill; for the construc
ton of the Illinois and Mississippi
canal; for a board Ct commissioner
on inter state commerce; to create al
agricultural commission; to create ,
commission on immigration. Tht
titles of bills on the house calenda
fill ten printed pages, and two o
those, which are of the greatest Inn
portance, are to establish ;
postal savings depository; tn
French spoilation bill; to promot
the efficiency Of the revenue marin
service; slao of the signal corps, de
claring forfeited certain railroad LAM
grants; to limit coinage of STANDARD
silver dollars, and to suspend the Ia
sue of silver certificates; to establish
uniform system of bankruptcy for tn
issueing Of gold certificatec; promot
ing the use of domestic materials Il
the construction of ships for foreig
account; to incorporate the Nicaragu
Maratime Canal Company; t
declare the forfeiture of Texas Pacifi
railroad land grants; to authoriz
the consolidation of the Southern Pa
ciflc aid other railr.ad companies; tn
treaty with the German empire. Th
titles of the bills left untouched ou tn
private calendar fill twenty-five pags
> and represent come 400 bills.
r Under the head OF Especial orders,
. left unacted on, arc the following: 7
prevent political assessments; to al
in the support of common schools;
grant pensions to the survivors of ii
, Mexican Indian wars