Huntsville gazette., 1883-03-10
The Record
Made in the History of Legislation b.
the Forty-Seventh Congress.

Was iISaroN. MarcI 6-All regular a
propagation bills obtained passage ia botl.
honses and have become laws The sun-
dry civil. the last upon which agreement
Was reached in conference, received the
presidents signature at 10 O'Clock this
morning During the forty-seventh con-
gress 10,670 bills and joint resolutions
have been introduced in the two houses
S.OlS in the house and 1852 in the senate
and of these S32 have been introduced in
the house and 357 in the ssnate during the
session Just closed. In each house great
majority Of these measures still remain
with the committees to which they were
referred, and Of those reported from COM
mittees the larger remain upon the calen-
dars of the respective housss Aside freni
the regular annual appropriayion bills. i63
bills and joint resolutions passed beth
houses during this session eui Uecumr
laws. Among the more important ot t.es,
are the following:
The 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 Is
1866, with the United States and Venezuela
TO modify the postal money order sys-
| and for other puEpo> es,
To readjusi the salary of pnstmastsrs.
To afford assistance ant relief to congres,
and the executive departmSn in the in
vestigatiou If claims and demands A. y.inet
| the government.
To prevent the importation Of adultera-
ted tea.
To encourage the holding of a woll,l's
| industrial and cotton centennial exposition
in 1884.
To amend an act repeating the discrimi-
mating duties on goods produced east OF
the Cape of Good Hope
Granting right of way for railroad and
telegraph purposes through Fort Smith,
| Ark.
| joint resolution to adjudicste claims OF
| New York brokers for refund of tvxes.
To print the agricultural reports for 1881
and 1882.
| To allow Canadian grain to be brought
over the border to be ground
A joint resolution presenting the th.aks
of congress to John f. Slater, for his edu-
cational beqaest to the colored people.
To refund to the state of Georgia mon-
ey expended for the common defense in
l777
Ceding to the first taxing district ci
Tennessee a los of land situated in that
district.
To refund to the states of Oregon and Cal
ifornia for moneys paid in suppressing the
Modoc war.
To provide for holding a term of the dis
trict court OF the United Suites at Wichita.
Kansas. and for other purposes.
Extending the time for filing Chains for
norses lost 10y officers and enlisted men.
To amend section 3 1862 revised statutes.
relating 10 tie tax on tobacco.
II " aiucui oCStAOb l,V-o auti JZt, re-
vised statutes, SO as to extend the jurisdic-
ton of justices of the peace in Washing
ton, Idaho and Montana.
To admit free of duty a monument to
Gen. Washington.
Authorizing the examination aud audi
ting OF certain claiIus against the Freed
mems savings bank and payment Of Certain
DIVIDENDS barred by act of Feb. 81, 1881.
TO increase the fees Of witnesses in tie
star route cases from west OF tue >lississil-
pi river.
To regulate the constrnct.on os bridges
across cue Ohio river.
To regulate the export OF io.szaoo H.
bond.
In addition to the long list OF propaSs
tions which found their last resting pia,
in the pigeon holes of the various commit
tees of the house, 760 bills and joint reso-
lutions are left upon the calendars aud 233 |
upon the speakers table. having failed to
sscure final action Of the house.