Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-08-12
CLOSE OF CONGRESS.
ngress, After an Eight Months,
|ession, Quietly and Orderly
Adjourns Sine Die. Is
Is River ane Harbor Bill and
NDer Appropriation Bills
Signed by the President.

= sHrSaIoS. Aug 5-The first session OF
7 FORTY ninth congress. which ended to-
= covered period of PAL days, exclusive
>nadays OF this tine the senate was IN
Son fe4 sdess, and the house 1S5 DAYS
M that time there were introduced in
two houses Is, POP measures, of which
5a4 were house bills, end PA house Joint
sauons, and 1881 bills, and 50 Joint
Nations OF the senate The measures
,psed for enactment into laws exceeded
amber BY 2,949 those introduced at the
session OF the Forty-eighth congress.
cA vat for 165 days of actual working
They covered all sorts of subjects.
the payment of laborer at the capitol
<xsra services to the complex questions
orin legislation and legislation with
,ept to- national finances OF the
= number comparatively few were
what may be termed of national
,ftance Avery small percentage OF the
BE uamher of bills introduced, of either
neral or private nature became laws.
total number Of measures that passed
houses was l., 1o1, being 24l senate
and $50 bills which originated in the
y or this total. SOC became laws with
president's approval, and ISL became
by limitation One hundred and thir-
were vetoed, and one failed by reason
adjournment without action by the presi-
OF the new laws 748 were house
ores md 2tf senate measures The
ihst became such by limitation were.
III tNp exceptions. private pension and
RaIIisf twenty zeigit Of the senate bids
3were private pension bills and three
forthe erection ef public buildings. OF
ecss bills disapproyed by the president
nty-four were private pension bills, and
wers for the erection OF public build
The number of
"a MEASURES VETOED
nv the session was four more than have
+ j vetoed f.om the foundation of the gov
eent 70 the beginning Of the session Just
IA While nearly all of the vetoed bills
BE senate were reported back from the
nittees with the recommendation that
pass notwithstanding the presidents
k1ion, and while similar action was taken
~Dme of the house bills. only one was
"a by the tive houses ovef the veto
measures of general importance that
been enacted INTO laws during tho ses-
In addition TO the regular appropri-
bills, are as follows:
presidential succession bill: to provide
study Of the nature and effect OF alco-
liquors and narcotics; 10 remove tie charge
eserlion against soldiers who re-enlisted
VT having feceiyed discharge from the
cats 10 which they had previously served !.
i1iize tie Incorporation OF national trades
81: 10 give the receiver Of national
The power 70 buy IN Env property OF the
sold under foreclosure when necessary to
II his trust; accepting the Grant medals
trophies: TO provide that surveyed
graafcd to railroads. coterminus with
c1npleted portions ot such roads and in or
ia counties shall not be exempt from local
on on account of the lien of the United
upon them for the costs of surveying. Sc
4 or conveying them ct also makes Pro-
ior selling snch lands on the refusal or
81 Of the companies TO pay costs of sur
BIC oleomargarine bill: the bull for the in
Of the navy: 10 provide that homestead
k< within the railroad Limits. restricted TO
than loo acres, shall be entitled to have
additional entries patented without any
b cost or proof of settlement and euitiva-
10 reduce the fees on domestic money or
sr sums not exceeding - from eight cents
cents: for the relief of Fitz john Porter;
rovide for the safe 81 the Cherokee
ntion. TO enable national banking
Sfions TO Increase their capital
and to CT ange their names or
Ms. authorizing the construction
hiding for the accommodation of the con-
bal library: % forfeit the lands granted
u "
the same 70 settlement: to increase to
month the pensions of widows ard de-
zt relatives OK deceased soldiers and sail
criaripg forfeited certain land grants made
States Of III ssissippi. Alabama and Louis
10 increase the pensions OF the soldiers
I've lost an arm or a ieg.
1ddition 70 the foregoing. the subject
" of various special bills has been en-
. into law in the several appropriation
follows:
ttfrg the commits sioner OF agriculture to
We end destroy diseased animals when
bis Judgment &c is essential TO prevent
esd Of pleuro-pnenmonia from one state
bother. creating the Office Of assistant
eHioner OF Indian Affairs. authorizing the
kry Of the treasury TO issue silver cert ifi-
b Denominations of al. 50. and So also
Tiatins si0.0cO for the establishment Of
1strial home in Utah 70: women who re-
poiygssny, and for their children
Important measures which. after de-
rere defeated in the house in which
<iginased. are as follows:
55enafe bill 10 increase the efficiency Of the
the keusc sBiandB bill for the tree COIN
silver. and Senator feuce's bill to repeal
service act.
ng the bills upon which further action
grezs is necessary before they can be-
Rws are the following:
Culfom interstate commerce bill: the
: p pension bill: the bill to repeal the tim
kHre, presumption and desert land laws;
ErisoF and Randall tariff bills; the house
prevent aliens from acquiring or owning
any Of the territories: the bankruptcy
house bill to terminate the Hawaiian
the suti-poiygamy bills and the Chinese
sitybil
Morrison surplus resolution failed
son Of the adjournment of congress
executive action had been taken
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