The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-07-12
A THING OF THE PAST.
CLOSE OF THE xLvlIth CONGRESS.
A Very Quiet Ending Of the First SEES
siOn-A Resume of the Work Accom-
Flished-Where the silver Is
Stored-Other News.
ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS.


ton with the session was the nomination of
the three commissioners provided by recent
law TO visit the South American Govern.
ments with view of securing more
intimate commercial relations with
the sister Republics. This Embassy is con-
sidered to be OF the highest Importance to the
future relations of the United States with
! South America. The commissioners are paid
$500 each per annum and expenses. Gen
eral George IL. Sharp, of New York, Presi-
dent Arthur's chief manager at Chicago, re-
, ceives the first place on the commission.
WORK OF THE SESSION
WASHINGTON, July s.-The first ses.
sion of the XLVIIlth Congress has
come to close. Ii has extended
over period of seven months and
four days, although the actual working
time will not exceed one hundred and sixty
five days. In that time there have been in
troduced In the Senate 2,36f bills and nine
ty-seven joint resolutions, and in the House
1907 bills and 2S4 resolutions. OF
these sixty-six Senate bills and ten
Senate resolutions and sixty-two House
bills and thirty-two House resolutions
have, with executive approval, become laws.
Three House bills have become laws with
out the action of the President, and one was
returned to the House with his veto. OF the
measures introduced in the Senate, 36S bills
and seventeen joint resolutions were indefi.
nitely postponed, and six bills laid upon the
table In the House fourteen bills and
three joint resolutions were postponed in
definitely. A majority of the measures in
troduced in both houses related TO matters
not Of general importance, such as bills for
private relief and pensions for the erection
OF public buildings, bridging rivers and 9th
or imnrnypments of only local inheritance
,rhn n,aasnroe th,t noSsad both honsos
ine measures .'.t PI nst oo'n 'iou91 ,,'
ana were signed oy the freslueht III audl-
ton to the regular annual APPROXIMATION
hills ond tho Riyar and Varhor hills wera 40
S' ~ un' '''' -'''e' "N N3' ~
lolio"S'
To reduce the rate of hostage on newspaper
and nerio5icaI nuhlications az the second
ciass when s|nt nv Uthprs than the nuhlisher
or news agont IN one cent for each fonr
onncaS. r. nrnvide ci,vI Government for Alas.
Ea. r. extepd the dnratiSn of the Court Com.
issonnrs If Aiahama Claims until Decorn
her ISss. to nrevent and nunish the conntnr
teiting in the Irnitad States nf the honds nr
other securities of foreign Governments: IN
grant fftsen davs' leave of absence with nav
In each year TO lettercarriers. To authorize
the Secretary of War to offer a reward of
$4,000 for the rescue OF the Greedy arctic ex-
potg S H a n,,hc roads ana od h;nb
ways post roads: to authorize the Legislatmres
of the States of Illinois, Arkansas, Louisiana,
snuronriated for school purnoses: to ratnnve
ceertaip burdens from the american merchant
,na , ,cnmmnniv Lnown ne tho Dinriev ehin
ninu hiIH. 70 establish a mnrea,, IF animal IN
5nsfrv nnravent tho nYnortation NJ licensed
cattle and nrovide for the snnnression and
conta@ioUs diseases among domestic animals:
~ make IL a feIonv for any nerson 10 nersnn
ste anv otficer or emnlovn Of the United States
acting under the authority of the United
the test.oath act of lsi2: To authorize the fiji.
ting ont of an eypedition for the relief of
iieut, Greeley and party in the Arctic seas: to
limit the time in which prosecutions NAV he
herun against persons for Violations az the
frterna1 Revenne laws IN three wears. RI re-
iiava from the charge Of deseriion certain
Soldiers of the late war, who after having
served faitbfnIlv until the ci0s.. nj the var
left their commands without leave: to nro,
Tide for q local branch in a State West or the
M ,h vi ot tue and pi fo oe so5;ars
80 tho Wax,oon n;ar"ond" Of tha ,uor 81 iSIo
Sbnno diohiIities ware NOT incurrad in tbcn
fer the isposai of abandoned and useless
il;tary rasaervations. ta reoroanzn Tho corns
If Judge Advocates Of the Army: TO establish
a . nureau Vi Navigation III Tue ifeaSu'y De
par'"ieh''
In addition many laws have been enact
90 VII 10, h;i,s amnrn ,ho,,, ,yero tho
oPiia'ioii oiii'' Ahiois 'iio'i "0io 'io
fOiloWing
10 onnodnt Commission IN visit the sever
al no" "ppI; ~ SontraI and Snuth Ameroa to
ioo, ~ { y, &c 20 Tho host ,nnde 81 GO
sUnTo. Ia WI, iati,at ;n,arna t ~ =" no
u ,Iais, "loIo ,i t,,roor thos nnuntu;ns
ma ,ha Tni,aH S,a,os. 70 nrovida that hares
a F, .n nI tts &c nrdnristinns and 90
i ~, 20, o. 80 th ,a,a.jandies IN annr nriations
tandod a. t pnS Az ooneidnrati ~ nSrnsS
shall be transmitted through the secre-
manner; to provide that the number
of Deputy Collectors of internal revenue,
gaugersi store,keeperS ana S Sserko s EN-
pnt he Increased. tn create the Board of Pen
sion Appeals to be appointed b. the Secre-
tary Of the Interior; to provide for the ap
IN tho VI ne ,b nitad Statas nvi
eminent. conduct n National conference of
electricians in Philadelphia in the autumn of
lse4; to authorize the President, IN case OF
srnandnd hsianne 81 tbe Observation-Disclosures not
to exceed 500, 900, in the aid of State and local
boards, or otherwise in his discreet on, and in
maintalnln9 "a duarahtihe at poi ,h
Government Hnsn;tai for the Insane
of inmates of Soldiers Homes who are,
or may hereafter, become insane; TO
ProSioe tnaI ~ snail noI ue awto, LOT S1' e
reau. branch or Office Of The Goyernment, to