New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-19
DELAY IN LEGISLATION.
TIE HousE FAR BEHIND IN ITS WORK.
no,x OF THE BILLS NEEDING ATTENTioN-A fo0"
PROSPECT FOR GENERAL LEGISLATION
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anuv oy THE BILLS NEEDING ATIENiioN ~
PROSPECT FOR GENERAL LEGISLATION
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r.suSoroN April 1S-General Slocum To-Day
.,.,oodod IN having the Shipping bill made an
shso,ute sneoial order for consideration by the
Honse on April 20. On March the bill was maze
. snec;al order for March 49, and ito continue
Srom dav TO lay until disposed of" but as there
are dozen other special orders. of the same soiV
ahe urospect for the consideration OF any OF 'non
A not good The Committee on ohpPinS n"I
another bill" on the calendar OF CONTINUING SpoO-"
orders. March 10, and following days were nan'.u
Sor ,ts consideration but no effort has been maue
% call Il up L. is the bill for the encouragement
of the American merchant marine, and TO promoue
postal and commercial relations with 1oIelSn
countries" . -,
The House will tomorrow consider aho'nei
.nccial order. which covers bill for Department
of Labor Statistics, bill TO prohlo" Tue ii,po.
tion of laborers under contracts made IN foreign
countries bill to enforce the eight-hour law ana
IN provide for the payment of wages withheld from
.urloves of the Government in violation OF the
.,oht bonr law. and bill to prohibit CONTRACT
labor by convicts so far as Federal prisoners are
concerned These measures were all reported OS
Che new Committee on Labor, and they are likely
70 provoke a lively discussion.
Tho other special orders are one concerning re-
,,orts from the Committee on Public Lands 10 Ior-
feit unearned railroad land grants, one covering
Hills from the Committee on Pacific Railroads 10
amend the Thurman act, the bill TO pension
snrvyors of certain Indian wars, the Interstate
commerce bill, the Senate bill to provide for set
ding priyate land claims the Congressional Library
bill. bills relating TO the Presidential count ana
successon, bills relating to the Territories bis LOT
new public buildings, the bill to regulate lho
removal of causes from State TO United states
eourts ard the bill 10 reimburse the State OF Maine
and the citizens thereof for expenses incurred III
snnnTessng the foot-and-mouth disease Besides
these special orders, seven general aRpropIldtVWn W
bills besides the River and HarbOI uiil, L
he passed bv the House; and about ! ;ZUO olHeI I
Silll have lieen reported and are on the regular
calendar not including the Morrison OH, upon
winch ninety members still desire 70 make speecn'
Among the other bills on the calendar OF OH tIe ne
Eneakers table are bill for a National oankruPtGy
Educational bl the hill to provide a clVl govern
ment for Alaska, a bill to regulate the conpehsa-
fion of railroads for carrying the mallsi tho
Militare bill the Copyright bill, DIS 10 pro u1 o
tbe issue Of circulating notes TO NatlOhai pahAsi
bill relating to pilotage. Dlll 10 regulafe 80 tn
letting of uail contracts, ana many oIAeis VI s''"
public importance. -, 80. ,.,.,,,h
Taking into consideration the tact tnaI aiInoue11
Congress has been in nearly nVe inOntbs anu
that aside from half dozen general appropriation
bills the Trade Dollar bill. aud the IiSuIo-
nhenmonia bill and the Mexican pension Dill, the
Gouse has not passed half dozen measures OF
general legislation 1t will be seen that tne pioslecl
That any legislation of public benefit VIII be
.nocted al this session is diSoOuraglng. Never
before except perhaps in the spring OF 1870, "us
the business OF the House IN SO DacA 'iu ; "u ,i m
satisfactory condition at this stage OF session aS
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