Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-03-04
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, ing the present administration. During the
session a messenger brought in large and
handsome floral cornucopia, across which
was laid beautiful horse shoe formed of
rare exotics.
At 2 30, the President received the men,
bers of the diplomatic corps. All the lega-
tions were represented and it seemed as IT
every diplomat in the city improved the
opportunity to take official leave of the Pres
ident.
| While arrangements were being made for
packing and removing the personal effects of
the President and family, large express
wagon drove up to the main entrance and de-
| pOsited number of trunks, boxes and par
| GELS containing the personal effects of the
President-elect Cleveland and his private
secretary.
| After the President has reviewed the pro-
cession, tomorrow. he will proceed direct to
the residence of Secretary Frelinghuysen
| whose guest he will be for two or three
weeks.
Tomorrow at noon, the life of the 48th
| Congress will close. Its sessions have ex-
tended over period of ten months and seven
DAYS, although its actual working time has
been but 234 days. The work of Congress
| is now at an end, as there remains cut to fin
| ish up the appropriation bills and dispose of
a few odds and ends of legislation, so far ad
vanced, as to need but little time to complete
| them.
| During the two sessions, there has been in
| troduced in the House, 1886 bills and 345
| Joint resolutions, and in the Senate 1866 bills
and 1874 Joint resolutions. About $50, have,
up to the present writing, became laws with
the approval of the Executive; 5 became
laws without his approval; "a have been de-
feated by a vote of the House, either by being
laid on the table, rejected outright or the con-
sideration indefinitely postponed, and have
been defeated by adverse reports from the
committee.
One bill was defeated by veto of the
President, and almost 600 which were passed
| by the House. in addition to those already
! enumerated, failed of the final action in the
Senate. The remaining bills were not acted
| on by the committee to which they were re-
| ferred.
| OF the House joint resolutions, As became
laws, with the approval of the President, and
| l6 others which passed the House, failed of
an action in the Senate In all. about $50
bills and 30 joint resolutions, have, UP to this
writing passed that body, and of these, ia
bills and II joint resolutions, were acted on
| by the House and became laws with the ap-
prevail of the President, and two bills. which
passed OOtn branches, became laws without
the Presidents signature.
The Senate acted adversely on 524 of the
bills and Is of the joint resolutions intro
duced in that body, either by indefinite post
ponement or by laying on the table.
The following important bills have been
sent to the President for his approval, and
will doubtless be signed by him before ad-
journment. They NAV be considered as en-
acted bill to prohibit the emigration and
importation of foreigners and aliens, under
the contractors agreement, to perform labor
in this country; to declare the forfeiture of
lands granted to aid in the construction of
the Texas Pacific railroad.
At midnight, the condition of the appropri-
alton bill, is as follows: The legislative bill
is agreed to except the provisions for public
buildings; the postoffice bill has lust been
reported to the House, with inconvenience
in respect to the so-called subsidy clause the
conferees are now at work on the naval bill :;
the Indian bill only lacks a concurrence upon
the Oklahama provision; the Notifications
and deficiency bill passed both houses but
has not yet gone to the conference.
An extra session remains possibility but
not probable. Should the deficiency bill
alone be left, and that is the one which is in
the most danger, it is not thought that an ex-
ira session will be called for it. A deficiency
does not exist The bill appropriates S.
900, 900 or 81 900, 900 for carrying on certain
public functions during the remainder of the
fiscal year, and way may probably be found
to tide over the internal, until the next regu-
lar session.
Hon. Benz Butterworth, commissioner of
patents, Tuesday, handed his resignation to
Secretary Teller, who accepted it and COM
plimented him on his energetic administra-
ton OF the office
The deficiency appropriation bill reported
to the Senate, Tuesday, appropriates 81 ,49l, y
1913 more than the bill as it passed the House.
President-elect Cleveland call on Pres dent
Arthur Tuesday afternoon.