The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-10-25
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OF 1855 BILLS aud Resolutions Intro
duced In Congress, Deinits Action Has
Been Taken on Only About o e-Thtrd-
Some of the Nest Important Measures.
WAsHISGToS, Oct 90 To-day at lo'clock
the first session of the Fiftieth Congress
will end the longest cont nuous session in
the history OF nearly century Of Con-
crosses, having lasted 32l days. The
longest previous session ran 30. days, end.
ing September 30 In the Senate 3,64l bills
and ll6 joint resolutions were pre-
sented, and In the House the record ran
up to tho unequaled figures of 1883
bills and 20 joint resolutions, making .
grand total Of Is SIS measures introduced
in one session. In the Senate 9, 394 meas
ures we're reported back from the commit
tees and placed on the calendar, much
la, ger proportion than in the House. where
8 305 measures still slumber in the commit
tee-room. Among the me ,sures Of public
interest that have become laws are the fol-
lowing:
Relat n9 TO permissible marks on mail mat
ter. for the d vision Of the sioux reservation;
for . conference with the South and Central
Amer nations. limiting the hours OF
leitescarriers; making Lieutenant-General
Sheridan General OF ihe army; 70
establish o department Of labor;
for an International marttime conference; re.
quiring the Pc fc railroad compsn es to
maintain telegraph mes: TO prohibit
lie comirg OF tn nese latorers to the
United States; for the establishment Of rules
in respect TO Sault Ste. Mare and
other cana .. to crea e boards Of arbiI ration to
Sc tie controversies between common carriers
and thor employees; TO prevent the return OF
Chinese laborers 10 this country: TO aid State
homes Tor disab ed sold ers, anl changing the
date OF meet nR OF the electoral college.
In the nexs stage-that IS. in con 'erence be.
tween the Two houses-are two bi.ls OF the
first Importance namely, repeating the Pre-.
emption and mberculture laws, providing q
general Homestead law and declar ng . for.
feiture Of unearnei railroad land grants. Pend.
ing before the Senate 10 the House Tar.1 bill
and the Senats substitute.
The Senate passed bills to divide Dakota and
admit III. southern Part as o State, and 10 aid
common school education (the Blair bill, but
they never reached the House for acton.
In the Senate the same thing can be said OF
!, the fol owing bills, which passed the Hou e:
The + sheries Retaliation bill, w..ose pass
age was reconmei dcd by the Pes dent;
| author zing The issue OF fractional silver GER
tincates; allowing tho re ulatiol by States OF
| RI lways char eiei BY the United Staes-
The following are the most iml o tant bills
unacted upon on the Senate calendar: For the
aamiss.o OF Montana and Washington Terri
| tories TO prohibit the alcoholic Quor traftic;
| to dec are trusts unlawful.
TIE following measures OF importance were
reported from House committees and are still
| on the House calendar. To refund the direct
| tax "a vote on which will be taken early in De.
| cember next. undar an agreement by which
| the memorable deadlock over this bill was
broken; for the payment OF arrears OF
PENS ons: requiring the investment OF
the National bank redemption fund Ia cir. ulat-
in notes; the Pacific Railroad Fund ng bill
debated. but never reached tho poiat Of ac-
toni: 70 inclu..e telegraph companies under
the Inter State Commerce act; to promote
Q. ..mne,c al union with Canada; to incorporate
The Nicaragua Canal Company; for the organi-
cation OF the Terr.to OF Oklahoma debated,
but never finally voted oal.
The following are important Senate bills
which sumber n comm tees: Requesting tue
Pres dent TO open negotiations with Great
Britain look ng to the annex ,tion OF Canada to
the United Statcs. for the free coinage OF sil-
yer. 10 rereal the Oiromargar ne law; TO pro-
vide naval reserve: the Hennepin canal bill: !:
TO reduce letter postage to one cent; to grant
| VI man suffrage. and measures proposing rad
real changes III The Governments financial
policy.
The following are original House bills which
4 likewise nese er got out OF committees: To re-
/ peal tie internal revenue laws and the tobacco
tax: 10 prohiDlt ma ling OF newspapers con.
Ia ming lottery advertisements: TO lay gradu.
aied income tax: for bounty on sugar:
| 10 repeal the 1ivil-Service law; for full
reciprocity between the United States aud
Canada. directing judicial procee ings to bc
brought against the Pacific railroads: to pro-
vde more eficient mail service between the
United States and South America; TO brea.s up
trusts, and various measures proposing
ch nges in our pension tarin and financial
laws.
The most imr ortant private bills OF this ses-
son were those pension nR Mis-. Logan ard
| Mrs. Frank p. Blair, both Of which became
| laws. and the bills TO pension Mrs. Wa te and
| Mrs. Sher d IN. VIII ch Iassed the Senate but
! never were act d on by the House.