The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-20
THE FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
Close Of the First Session What Has Been
Done.

AsHISGTON, October l9.-Ine nrst
session OF the Fiftieth Congress, which
will close tomorrow afternoon, will cx-
cetd by nineteen days the length OF the
session Of any previous Congress since
the foundation Of the Government
When the United Press, al the close OF
the first nine months Of the session, on
the 10Th Of last month, gave a resume OF
the work accomplished, there had been
/ Introduced in the House during the SEES
sion ii 1863 and 10 the Senate 1920
bills and joint resolutions. in all
1882. There bad been submitted from
committees To tn House 3,407. and TO
the Senate 2,l72 written reports. The
President had sent 10 the House "a We
toes, and 10 the Senate 33-in all III
during the session.
OF the total number OF bills introduced
In the House 1886 we're for private pen
sions, while j23 similar bills came from
the Senate. These were referred
TO the Committee on Invalid Pen
sions in the House, together with 1875
general pension bills-in all 4js3 4;
and that committee had made 1923
favorable and 237 adverse reports while
the Senate Committee on Pensions had
received 1894 Senate and $50 House
bills, total Of IA, upon which favors-
bic reports were made to the aggregate
of 1868 Senate and 54j House bills {:
there were also $780,. adverse reports
made by the Senate Committee
total of 1,234 reports. Upon the
whole 1.744 bills referred to that
committee from this immense mass Of
legislative suggestions, 27s general meas
ures became law, ami $50 pension and
other private bills had gone upon the
statute books during the first six months
OF the session. Although the time OF the
Senate has been apparently slmos, ex-
clusively confined 10 the discussion
Of the tariff, aud the House has been
waiting upon tie pleasure OF
the upper branch of Congress,
the above figures have been very mate
rally increased since September. The
number of bills introduced in the House
has been increased TO ! / sos; in the Sem
ate 10 1868; and the reports from com
mittees in the House have gone up TO
1859, while the Senate has increased It's
reports To- 1884 The House has brought
up its total number of joint resolutions
introduced to 230 and the Senate to llj
The House executive documents have in
creased in number 10 AS, its miscellane.
Gus documents to $50, while in the Sen
ate The executive documents have in
creased in number to PSI and the miscel
laneOus documents 10 POS making the
total number of executive and miscel-
laneous documents received by both
Houses during the session ,j39
THE PUBLIC OR GENERAL ACTS
Oawsj aggregate 307, and joint resolu
lions Al, while the private acts have been
increased to sG2 and private resolutions
number 3, making total I .ll3 acts dur
ing the session.
These are the figures shown on the Off
cial records kept by Mr. AMI Smith.
superintendent of the Senate document
room, and the total number, ne informs
the United Press will be brought up 10
about 10 when the records are
complete, there being probably GO
general and private laws not yet
recorded, but signed by the
President, or will be permitted TO become
]
The President has sent to the Senate
40 vetoes and 10 the House 80 during the
sessiOn-a total Of 1919
THE BILLS or GENERAL IMPORTANCE
which have become laws since the resume
OF the session. given by the United Press
at the close Of the first nine months, are
as follows Restricting Chinese immi-
grafton (twoJ; making appropriation for
appraisers warehouse in New York city,
detailing officers of the army and navy
for educational purposes in State col
leges; broadening the scope OF the
present law relating to postal
crimes making appropriations for mum
erOus lighthouses and for signals on the
great lakes and providing for boards OF
arbitration for railroads. Three regular
appropriation bills have become laws
since September lO,-lhe sundry civil,
which was approved October 9 the re-
gular army appropriation bill, and the
fertilization appropriation bill The lat
ter two were signed by the President
September % The general deficiency
bill is yet in the hands Of the PTesi-
dent Very vOluminous calendars
20 over in each House TO the
THE SECOND SESSION
of the Fiftieth Congress, which convenes
on Monday, December 3D.
The House calendar is composed OF l02
psges, and gives the titles 10 about 800
bills, while the Senate calendar has %
pages and about 420 bills. These figures
are exclusive of the indexes to the calen-
dars.
1t is arranged that as soon as Congress
convenes in its second session the Senate
will go right along with its discussion OF
the tariff while the House will Immediately
take up the regular annual appropriation
bills with view to sending them 10 The
Senate by the time the latter body has
completed its consideration Of the tariff.
1t is also understood that there will not be
the regular two weeks vacation during
the Christmss and New Year holidays.
There may be a vacation Of three or four
days at Christmas
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