The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-29
OUR WASHINGTON Letter,
From Our Regular Core spondont
Washington, Feb. 18th. IS

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Washington, Feb. l7th. 1888.
During the present session Of
Congress, which has been in session
Il little over two months, more than
$3.50 bills have been introduced in
the House of RuDrcS ontatiyrS. Not
one fortiCth Of them have passed
and before final adjournment, tie
number Of bills presented and refer
red will probably have reached
twice that number.
The life OF a Congressional bill is
rather intcrcstiug 20 give YOU
some idea OF the red tape that Il bin
must encounter, it is only ncccssn-
ry to say that rulI-grown bill must
be printed six times. and must pass
through the hands of at 'cast TWEEN
ty-iiv" persons before it can be
numbered Wiyh the laws Of the lanl.
There seems TO bv Il growing dis
position on tie par; OF Congress to
regulate, or rather 10 restrict the
publication certain matter in thc
prcSs-,surh Is lotteries and girt en-
tcrpri""S. Thirteen bill, of this
character introduced in the last
Congress, and eight or nine have
been brought forward in the pres
cnt.
ihc House committee has rcpOr-
icd adversely the Dill to license
railroad conductors, and this is pre-
NlD!y the last That Will be heard of
tnat measure.
The House Judiciary Committee
has ordered Il favorable report on
taxes collected during the late civil
war, win an amendmcnt prorid-
ing that money SO collcctad shall
be restored TO the rlShtful owner.
There is little doubt of the passage
OF TINS act.
me ways and Means Committee
mas reported u hlil authorizing the
secretary OF the treasury TO invest
the surplus III the purchase OF Uni
tea States bonds. heretofore this
authority was contorrcd upon that
oilciai by virtue OF the provision OF
'hc aihuai appropriation Dill. AS
an issue mas Decn raised question
ing ms riSht III the matter, it was
thousht pest TO hnaily settle the
controversy Dy Sucll legiSlatlon.
Inc Kcpubilcan senators nave
Dnt tWo SUBJECTS 10 discuss when
Chcy WiSn TO talk 1of poiltlcai ell
icct. Nneh weary Oh assaultln9
INC lrGSi"cntS message th"y are
reduced 10 thc necessity ol attack.
ms INC iilaIl service IN tle west.
oGnHtTr l'caS"n WAS 10 tne point
wneii nc S"iu lhat II " reform was
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nam and General S;hnridnn In
fact the Republicans in CONGRESS