Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-07-19
SATURDAY. JULY 10. 1884.
Work Of she Session.


Washington, July 6.--The first session
Of the Forty-eight congress is expected
to close tomorrow. 1t has extended
over IA period Of seven months and four
days, although the actual working time
will not exceed l65 days. In that time
there have been introduced in the SEN
ate 1857 bills and 81 joint resolutions.
and in the house 1907 bills and 284 res
olutions. OF these, 66 senate bills anil
10 senate resolutions have passed both
houses and become laws by executive
approval, and 90 house bills aud AZ
house resolutions becames law in the
same manner. Three house bills also
president, and one was returned to the
house with his veto. OF measures in
PRODUCED in the senate, 1858 bills and IL
joint resolutions were indefinitely post
poned, and 6 bills laid upon the table.
In the house IA bills and 3 joint resolu-
tions were postponed indefinitely. A
majority of the measures introduced in
both houses related to matters not of
general importance, such as bills for
private relief and pensions, for the cree
ton Of public buildings, the bridging OF
rivers, and other improvements only Of
local importance.
The following measures passed both
houses and were signed by the presi.
dent, in addition to the regular annual
appropriation bills and river and harbor
bills:
The bill to reduce the rate of postage
or newspapers and periodical publica-
tions Of the second class when sent by
others than publisher Or news agent to
one cent for four ounces; to provide a
civil government for Alaska; TO extend
the duration of court commissioners
Alabama claims until December, 1885
to prevent and punish counterfeiting | IN
the United States of bonds or other
securities cs foreign governments tn
grant fifteen days leave Of absence with
pay in each year to letter carriers to
authorize the secretary Of war to offer a
reward of 1851 for the rescue Of the
Greedy Arctic exploration party to es-
tablish a bureau Of labor statistics to
make all public roads and highways post
roads; to authorize legislatures of the
states of Illinois, Arkansas, Louisiana,
and Tennessee to sell or lease certain
lands appropriated for school purposes
to remove certain burdens from the
American merchant marine, commonly
known as the Dingley shipping bill o
establish bureau Of animal industry.
prevent the expectation of diseased cat
tie. and provide for the suppression and
e~xtirpation Of plenro-pneumonia and
other contagious diseases among domes-
tic animals to make it felony for any
person to personate any officer or en-
ploye Of the United States, or any de-
partment thereof; to repeal the test
oath act Of 1862 to authorize the fitting
OF. o. ~ expedition for the relief Of
Lieut.. Greedy and party In the Arctic
seas to limit the time in which prose-
cutions may be begun against persons
for violation Of internal revenue laws to
Three years to relieve from charge Of
desertion certain soldiers cfthe late war,
who having served faithfully until the
close Of the war, left their commands
without leave to provide for the loca-
ton in . state west ofythe Mississippi
river ofAa branch home for volunteer
soldiers Of the late war, and for soldiers
Of the Mexican wal and the war of 1872,
whose disabilities we're not incurred in
service against the United States to
provide for the disposal of abandoned
and useless military reservations to re-
organize the corps ofjudge advocates of
the army; to establish a bureau of navi-
CATION in the treasury department.
Prohibition in Iowa.