The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-06
SINE DIE
The Adjournment Of the Forty,
ninth Congress.
The First Session Closes Without
Incidents Of Moment,
A Summary Of the Work Done by
Both Houses.
Senator RiddIeberger's Bad Break
In the Senate.
The River and Harbor Bill Goes
Through All Right.
Gift to Speaker Carlisle by Repub.
lican Members.

l3,209 measures, OF which lU,0l4 were
House bills and 2l4 House joint resolu,
tons and 2,s0l bills and S3 joint resolu,
tions Of the Senate, The measures pro-
posed for enactment into laws exceeded
in number by 2,O4O those introduced al
the frat session Of the Folty.eighth Con,
gresS, which sat Tor seven months and four
days, or 105 dayS6f actual working time.
They covered all sorts OF subjects, from
the payment OF laborer at the Capitol
for extra services 10 the complex questions
Of tariff legislation, and legislation with
respect to the national finances.
a OF the entire number comparatively few
were oil what may be termed OF national
Importance. The greater number were
measures OF q private nature, or OF merely
local importance such as relief and pen
sion bills, bills for the erection OF public
buildings; for the bridging Of rivers; for
granting right OF way to railroads through
military or Indian reservations; for the re-
moval OF political disabilities; for chang
ing judicial districts; for establishing new
land Offices for changing the names or To-
cation or increasing the stock OF National
banks; for printing public documents,
ETC., etc.
NUMDRR OF BILLS THAT GOT THROUGH.
A very small percentage Of the whole
number Of bills introduced, either OF q
general or a private nature, 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.
Some secured passage in the house In
which they originated, but failed OF action
in the other branch, and very large
number still remain unConsidered by the
committees TO which they were referred.
The total number OF measures that pass.
ed both houses was ,l0l, being 24l Senate
| bills and $50 bills which originated in the
House. OF this total S0G became laws by
Limitation, the President failing to approve
or disapprove them within 10 days after
their presentation to himi ll3 were veto
ed, and one failed by reason OF adjourn
ment without action by the President,
OF the new laws 740 were House measures
and 241 Senate measures. The laws that
became such by limitation were with two
exceptions private pension and relief bills
OF the measures vetoed by the President
80 were Senate bills and n bills OF the
House. Twenty.eight OF the Senate bills
vetoed are private pension bills, three
we're for the erection OF public buildlngC
fat Dayton, Ohio, Sioux City, Iowa, and
Lanesville, Ohio.
A BIC VETO RECORD.
OF the House bills disapproyed by the
President seventy.iour were private pen
sion bills, and three were for the erection
Of public buildings. The number OF meas
ures vetoed during the session were foul
more than have been vetoed from the
foundation OF the Government to the be
ginning OF the session just closed, While
nearly all OF tho vetoed bills OF the Senate
we're reported back from the committee
with the recommendation that they de
pass notwithstanding the Presidents OBJ
lection, and while similar action was taken
on some OF the House bills, only one, thai
granting a pension to Jacob Romiser, wa
passed BY the two Houses over the veto
The Des Moines river hill passed the Sen
over the veto, but failed TO receive tht
requisite two.thirds vote in the House
Motions to pass the bills to grant q pen
sion TO Mary Anderson and Andrew ],
Wilson over the Presidents veto were
defeated in the House. The consideration
Of the other veto messages has been post
poned until the next session.
MEASURES OF GENERAL IMPORTANCE.
The measures of general Importance
that have been enacted into laws during
tho session in addition to the regular ap
preparation bills are as follows: The
Presidential succession bill; to provide
for the study OF the nature and effect O.
alcoholic drinks and narcotics; to remove
the charge OF desertion against soldier
who re.enlisted without having received Q
discharge from regiments in which they
had previously served to legalizs the In.
corporation OF National Trades Unions
to give the receiver Of national bank the
bank sold under foreclosure when
necessary 10 protect his trust; to regu.
lale the promotion OF graduates ol
the United States military academy; To
permit tho owners Of United States rner.
chant vessels and OF any property on board
thereof to isue the United States for dam
age by collision arising from the miSman'
agement OF any government vessel accept
iny the Grant medals and trophies; Ia
provide that surveyed lands granted IA
railroads co.terminus, with completed por'
tIons OF such roads and In organized Coun'
ties shall not be exempt from local taxa.
tion on account Of the lien OF the United
States upon them for the costs Of survey.
Ing, selecting or conveying them the oleo'
margarine bill the bill for the increase oI
the navy.
MoNEi ORDER rEEs.
To reduce the fees on domestic money
orden for sums not exceeding s. from Z
cents 10 CentSi 10 allow steam towing
vessels to carry in addition To their crews
aS many persons as the Supervising In.
speCtOr may authorize; the relief ol Fllz
John Porter 10 enable National banking
aSsoClationSto increase their capital stock
and 10 change their names OF locations
authorizing the construction OF q building
for the accommodation oi the COngfessioni
al library; providing that alter July l.
1885, no lees shall be charged 10 American
vessels for the Measurement ol tonnage
Issuing Of licenses, granting certificates oI
registry, etC.i 10 forfeit the landI
granted 10 the Atlantic 4 Pacific Railroad
Company and restore the same 10 settle,
neni; 10 increase to $l2 o month the pen
Blons OF widows and dependent relatives
Of deceased soldiers and sallorsI declaring
forfeited certain land grants made 10 the
States OF MIBsIasippi, Alabama and LouiBi