Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-08-06
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Summary of the Business Transacted
by the First session of the 49th Con.

by the First session OF the 49th Cons
gress.
The first session of the Forty-ninth Con-
gress, just ended, began Monday, Dec Z,
1885, and has lasted seven months and 2S
DAYS, or 24I days exclusive of Sundays The
Senate was in session l64 days and the House
lS5. There were introduced in the two
Houses l3, ,a02, lO.0l4 being House bills, and
PA House joint resolutions, and 2S9l bills
and So joint resolutions of the Senate. They
covered all sorts OF subjects, comparatively
few being of what may be termed national
importance. very small percentage of the
whole number introduced became laws. a
comparatively small number succeeded in
getting through the committees to which they
were referred and reaching the calendars OF
their respective Houses. The total number
of measures that passed both Houses wss ll0l
being 24l Senate bills ana $50 bills which
originated in the House Ten hundred and
ninety-tve of these were received by the
President, and of that number Sl4 were ap-
proved Isl became laws without the Presi-
dents signature, 10 were vetoed and nine
failed tor the want of signature at the time of
adjournment. ten days not having ex-
pired since they reached the President
Of the new laws, 746 were House measures
and PAL Senate measures. The laws that
became such by limitation were with two ex-
ceptions private pension and relief bills.
OF the II House bills disapproved by the
President. "a were private pension bills and
three were for the erection of public build
ings. The number of measures vetoed dur
ing the srssion was four more than has been
vetoed from the founda ion of the govern
ment to the beginning of the session just
nl non
sion to Joseph Romiser) was passed by the
two houses over the veto.
N Nominations Confirmed by the senate.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.
The Senate in executive session has con-
firmed the following nominations:
Nathaniel H. r Dawson OF Alab ma, to be
commissioner of education.
Thomas C. Bach to be associate judge of
the supreme court of Montana.
Alva A. Dee of the District of Columbia
to be second assistant secretary of State.
John B, Moore of Delaware, to be third
assistant secretary of State.
E. Spencer Pratt of Alabama, to be U.
S. minister resident and consul general to
Persia.
Owen McGarr of Colorado, to be U. S.
consul general in Ecuador.
The Closing Scenes of Congress.
The closing scenes of Congress were un-
eventtul. Profiting by past experience the
speaker notified the keeper of the
restaurant that intoxicating liquors must not
be sold and thirsty members and visitors
were forced to satisfy themselves with lem
onade and other mild drinks. The only ap.
proach to unpleasantness in the Senate was
when Riddleberger objected to the usual res
olution of thanks TO the presiding officer, but
Hawley, who was in the chair, stretched the
point and declared the resolution unani-
mously adopted, notwithstanding Rddleber-
ers point that quorum had not voted.
The Fortifcation Appropriation Bill.
The fertilization appropriation bill, after
passing both houses of Congress, failed in the
conference. The Senate conferees were
willing to reduce the total appropriation
made by the bill to $1,000 900, but this prop
ostion was not acceptable to the House con-
ferees.
Resignation.
w. II. johnson of Chicago, a member of
the board OF Indian commissioners, has re-
signed.
Appointments in the Pension Office.
Henry E. Perkins of Vermont and S. G.
Andrews of Maine, have been appointed
special examiners in the pension office.