The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-09
gRAND-NE|Y LAWS.
v AIRY OF THE SESSION
.Si he First Session of the Forty
E.hth Congress Did and Did Not
Some of the New Laws on
the Statute Books.

ejtts E;hth Congress Did and Did Not
2Ss$H some of the New Laws on
y the Statute Books.
N AsHINGToN, d. c., July 6,-The first
a All sion Of the Forty-eighth Congress is
9g )octed TO close tomorrow. 1t has ex-
aay!l Sff dcd over period of seven months
lsie4RX four days, although the actual work
11JsSsfa time VIII not exceed lGj days. In
~ 81 time there have been introduced in
senate 2,367 bills and ~ joint resOlu-
3N lA' n, ana in the House 1897 bills
n sS5fI 81 resolutions. OF these 65 SEN
-lllyM Il Dl.S and 10 Senate resolutions
~ fe passed both houses and became
MnFIIs by executive approval, and
.s.-.ls, ouse bills and - House resolutions
plme laws i'll the same manner.
-- Fec House bills also became
..xze Is without action Of the President
- one was returned with his veto. OIL
:= khneasures introduced in the Senate
blllS and II joint resolutions were in
9 nntely postponed, and bills laid on
table. In the House II bills and 3
~ resolutions were postponed iudef-
md hi Itly \ majority of the measures i'll
Ter MILO luced in both Houses related to mat
~ not otgcneral Importance such az
is for private relief and pensions, for
Itction OF public buildings bridging
..i3erS and other improvements Of only
Eal Importance.
.u Bho following measures passed both
zzsSE nScs and were signed by the Prcsi-
kESsSy.nt, in addition TO the regular annual
tprOprlatiOn bills and the river and
@4kW| Jor bills: Bills to reduce the rate of
.RES9W stage on newspapers and periodical
SSsllgNM )licatiOns of the second-ciasS when
s.ASXNi 1t by others than the publisher or
10y WS agent to cent for each four ounces;
b a n si Un. f,n 4 l.,
Il. nup extend the duration Of the Court OF
nmissiOners Of Alabama claims until
UrembCr, 1888; to prevent and
Mmish counterteiting in the
ADUnitod States of bonds or other
IREurities of foreign countries; to grant
Jllrteen days leave Of absence, with pay,
each year to letter carriers; to author
H. the Secretary of War to offer re-
LlMNards of $4,000 for the rescue Of the
Freely Arctic party; TO establish Il
reau of labor statistics; to make all
lblic roads and highways post-roads
authorize the Legislature of the
S:N Plates Of Illinois, Arkansas, louisiana
lO9IInd Tennessee to sell or lease certain
Pm md appropriated for school purposes; to
2% temove certain burdens from Nmericau
oN " lerchan. marine commonly known
ashint the DingIey shipping BILL
n l. establish bureau of ami.
- bal industry, to prevent the cNporta.
IP rIhn .unrrossior ,,,i n,+il,,,ti,,, ~
RAJ MISUNDERSTANDING nd otLo,. ,i,t,,,,
l0P, CEi.o,.,s .,,,,r,. ,ln,nnstin o,,;,,,i7 -
Inal,n il , fn,nn{, c,,. ,,,,, 49,, f ,,,
r fOnate any officer or cmploye OF the
tI31rIJ nitcd States, acting under authority
III the United States, OF any department
ed caAl Sj. ia anthoriln fine itfir,r oI,t ,',, 49,,
said An ii,i,n rnr In, rcIiar If 2 io,t f.r.,,
y malt ,,I ,,art;- I'm tha Arch. -. t ~
audf tbr time In which rrosrc,,finns nov f..
.rAcl hcgl,n against persons for iol,tipn tL,
tnfrrual roypnic laws 10 thrra Years. /.
ruliryn from the charge of I.,.or,i,n rs.
.aill soldiers orth, la.e war. who. .atf.t
tAnNing served faithfully until the clos,
H. the war, left tneir commands ,vilhpu
Iipaye; TO provide for The location in ,
. State west Of The Nii,tssiryi river ,
branch holap for volunteer aJlGicrs %
ihc late war, add for soldiers of ia.
INcyicgu war and tao.vnr0 l.iy. who's.
u IN lIsab.IitiC, \y,r, not incurred in ,pryfc.
=, against the United States; tl Irs.i.
0 I'll Tor the disposal uf Abandoned aid use
= IN loss military .s~rr,pf ions: in r,.uy.. IT,.
oir,I ,hc CORDS of judge Advocate. uI al.
army: 10 establish % rHram o. ra,igl
;Oli lion m the Treasury department.
LAWS EEArrrD.
Hrt Tho following measures have been In
d VI Corporatod i'm me regular apprupiJtio.
Is Il bills and become laws: 10 appoint
commission u vi sit thcsgypru' cs;iat..
II urCrutrul and South America To- co!!cr
20. information as ID the best mode ~ .,crur
ing more intimate international AN.
81 commercial relations bctyccH the.
countries and the United States: to PRO
yidc that hereafter oil estimates OF au
propria,ions ami estimates OF doHcien
IL gioS ia oDpropr'ati1nS intended for In
constellation uf Congress shall he trans
NJ miflrd To Congress- lhror,rb the Socrn
ipr. or The Vrnp.irv.. and I'm no otb5
mnnurr. IA ,rorid. ihnt thr nnnLrr n
Drnutv CnIInrtors or interraI Eovnnu'
Il .-,a"cIs. stor.- 'i,anor. md c,t.l,s rni
II oii MOI ho ;,,..,yI. -, ,,,, -
,l pe',sion tn,noi. tn IN, n,'n,imIn,j
The ,Serrrtori ftbn in,rrinr!. to nroTiI
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