The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-08-13
CONGRESS ApLouRns.
The Closing Scenes in Both Houses Marked
for Their Extreme observation-disclosures of
the Most Important Work of the Ses-
sion,

The closing Scenes in Both Houses Marked
for Their Extreme observation-disclosures of
the Most Important Work of the Ses-
sion.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-Both Houses of
Congress adjourned sine die at four o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Contrary to the
usual method the closing scenes were re-
markably free from disorder. No business
of any note was transacted in the Senate.
The House passed the Senate bill accept
ing the Grant memorials. and several
measures making appropriations for pub
lie buildings
WASHINGTON. Aug. 6.-The first session
OF the Forth-ninth Congress, which ended
yesterday, has been in session seven
months and twenty eight days. During
that time there were introduced in the
two houses 13,202 measures. The
measures proposed exceeded in num-
Der by 2,949 those introduced at the first
session OF the Forty-eighth Con-
gress. A majority OF these were bills of q
private or local character, and compare
lively small number became laws. The
total number of measures that passed both
houses was ] ,101. Ofthis total SOC became
laws with the President S APPROVAL; ISL be-
came laws by limitation, the President
failing to approve or disapprove them
within ten days after their presentation
to him. 113 were vetoed and one, the
Morrison surplus resolution failed by rea-
son of adjournment without action by tho
President.
OF the measures vetoed by the President
thirty-six were Senate bills and seventy
seven bills of the House. Twenty-eight
of the Senate bills vetoed were
private pension bills, three were
for the erection of public buildings,
one to grant to railroads the right
of way through the Indian reservation in
Northern MoIrana, and one to quiet titls
I 0 settlers on the Des Moines river lands.
Of the House bills disapproved by the
President seyenty-four were private PEN
sion bills and three for the erection of pub
lie buildings.
The number of measures vetoed during
the session was four more than have been
vetoed from the foundation of the Govern
ment to the beginning o. the session
just closed, and while nearly all the
vetoed Senate bills We're report
ed back with the recommendation
that they pass over the veto, and similar
action was taken on a number of the
House bills, only one-that granting
pension to Jacob Romser-was so passed.
The Des Moines River bill passed the
Senate over the veto, but failed
to receive the requisite twothirds
vote in the House. Motions to
pass the bills to grant pensions
to Mary Anderson and Andrew J. Wilson
over the Presidents veto were defeated in
the House. The considera ton of the other
veto messages has been postponed until
the next session.
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ance that have been enacted into laws dur
ing the session, in addition to the regular
appropriation bills, arg the following:
The Presidential Succession bill; to pro-
vide for the study of the nature and effect
of alcoholic drinks and narcotics; to re-
move the charge of desertion against sol
diers who re-enlisted without having re-
ceived a discharge from regiments in which
they had previously served; to legalize the
Incorporation of national trades unions;
accepting the Grant medals and trophies;
to provide that surveyed lands granted to
railroads shall not be exempt from local
taxation on account of the lien of the
United States upon them for the costs of
surveying, selecting or conveying them;
the Oleomargarine bill; the bill for the
increase of the navy; to provide
that homestead settlers within
the railroad limits restricted to
less than 100 acres shall be entitled to have
their additional entries patented without
any further cost or proof of settlement and
cultivation; to reduce the fees on domestic
money orders for sums not exceeding five
dollars from eight cents to five
cents; to allow steam towing yes
sells to carry, III addition to their
crews, as many persons as the supervis-
ing inspector may authorize; for the relief
of Fitz-JOhn Porter; to enable National
banking associations to increase their cap
ital stock, and to change their names or
loca tions; providing that after July l,
1886, no fees shall be charged to American
vessels for measurement of tonnage, issu-
ing. of licenses, granting certificate of
registry, ETC., and amending the laws rela-
tive to the shipping and discharging of
crews, the liability of owners, the licensing
of vessels, ETC. to forfeit the lands granted
to the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad Com
pany; to increase to twelve dollars Ia
month the pensions of widows and de-
pendent relatives of deceased soldiers
and sailors; to amend the revised statutes
so as to require brewers commencing bust
ness to give bond in a sum equal to three
times the amount of the tax which
they will be liable to pay during any one
month, and to execute new bond when
ever required; to direct the Commissioner
of Labor to make an investigation as TO
convict labor; providing that naDufact-
ured tobacco, snuff and cigars may be re-
moved for expert without payment of tax,
and repeating the law providing for in.
srectors OF tobacco.
Among the bills upon which the further
action by Congress is necessary before they
can become laws are the following:
The Interstate Commerce bill, the Mex
lean Pension bill, the bill to repeal the
Timber, Presumption and Desert Land
laws, the Morrison and Randall Tariff bills.
the House bill to prevent aliens from ac-
quiring land in any of the Territories, the
Bankruptcy bills, the Anti-Polygamy
bills and the Chinese Indemnity bills.
APPROPRIATION BILLS SIGNED.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-The President has
approved the Deficiency, Sundry Civil and
River and Harbor Appropriation bills.
The President in an interview said he had
been assured by General Newton that all
but eighteen OF the items in the River
and Harbor bill were mertorious be-
vond questior, and he lacked informa-
tion on those uponswhich to base a iudg-
ment. The President, while unable to abb
solutely satisfy himself in regard to these
exceptions, had believed it better, as they
appeared to be for the continuation OF
work already begun, to sign the bill rather
than to risk the deterioration which would
ensue from the stoppage OF such work.
F-GHr BILLS UNSIGNED.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-Eight bills and
resolutions we're in the hands of the
President when Congress adjourned
yesterday. One was the surplus reso-
luton and the Others were meas
ures OF private interest. Colonel Lamont
said Immediately after adjournment, that
the President would sign none of these,
and that they would all fail to become
laws.