The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-03-07
GONE INTO HISTORY.
THE FlFUGTH CONGRESS M IT'S EX'
PlWNG hOuRs


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solves, hnt Iho .ounta continuing iu ogIat'
enre, maaa Iuft.W 70 |In tu ioUu new
organization Y i0 cluhuu on Hl..' such
uom,uaIons ida pH.lmtmay submit
ior act0u l.a hIt.alA congress WI' He
noted 300 history iW four tH.ust I.u5
lhu nuW au "a. iDur U"W #HInI
North uH.H tHuli DaIuiH N0nr
fuun and NNu.ng.Iul second l1r
tho tariff d aHIuH which consumed
fo much t.ma u both House and semlal
th.d, foe lla creation ota now lEoautlye
department nWl fourth, l1r lug amount ui
hllhuslurnN lHaI took place iu tha House,
Undoubtedly lH8 most Important piece oI
business congress disposed OF was tho ud'
mission oi iuIT new states 10 lho union
This action would have been almost an I'M
possibility before tho election which settled
tho question Of tho presidency twas an
action Of great Importance 10 the unlon,ad,
ding 10 tho strength Of the goyornmontand
relieving II OF Hr0lt deal Of responsibility
II ID OF importance 10 tho Republican party
also, assuring II good working majority M
tho next congress The creation OF tho
executive department Of tho department Of
agriculture gives 10 President Harrison
another cabinet o0lce with which 20
reward some leader Of tho Republican
party Tho tariff discussion consumed q
great deal Of lhe time Of tho House ana
Senate, and although no legislation ro'
suited TO reduce tho revenue and simplify
AZ collection tho debate served 10 outline
with diHtInCtn0R the policy OF either party
In tho election contest and probably
opened lhe way 10 legislation In tho
uNEt congress- An effort was made
when lha solon wns near lls close 10 have
tho tobacco tax repealed, but while there
was q majority Of either house In favor OF
ihe passage oi tho measure II was success
fully opposed by members Of the commit
tee on ways and means, who, through thoir
friends, prevented Ia consideration by I'LL
clustering H0lca Tho abuse Of tho rules
Of tho House by tho minority durIng tho
second no Iou, has been among the most
striking features Of tho business of that
body
Mr. Weaver and Mr. Anderson made
themselves famous by preventing tho con-
alteration Of al business until the malori'
ty In the House consented to the consider
alton Of the measures In which they were
interested,
Mr. Oates u Alabama, also created a
dead lock by 0ljbustorIng tactics to prevent
the consideration Of the dlrcot tax BILL
This waa In the flrst session
Tho 0libuslerIng In the second session
was directed principally against tho consd'
Grafton oi tho Pacific railroad funding bill
and the C0wlg bill 10 repeal the tobacco
tax and in favor Of the consider
alton Of tho Oklahoma bill, The di'
rect tax bin wns tho only one Of those
measures benefited, and that after passing
both houses was vetoed on Saturday last
hy tho president Tho Pacific railroad bill
rtlll stands ON tho calendar Of tho House,
and liIo measure remains untouched ON
tho Senate calendar Tho friunds of tho
oklahoma bill succeeded IN carrying IL
through tho House, but II romalus uneon'
sidurpd In the Senate, Tho Cowlos bill was
cIoctually disposed of by the flibuslorors
Tho power placed IN the hands OF tho MI
nority hy tho existing rules Is 20 great aud
II has boon applied 90 often In thIa Con'
gross, that II 10 not unlikely u revision "
tho rulci will bo made by the House In tho
Afly.6rt congress, whom II meets for or
POnIzation,
The business placed before congress for
consideration In the last two years has
grcatly exceeded In the aggregate that Of
any previous congress, This is largely duo
TO the increase OF measures Tor private
relief, fact which emphasizes tho necessity
20 often admitted Of providing some tri'
! bunnl Tor tho arbitration Of tho claims
against tho government which ara now
brought to congress Tor adjudication
There we're introduced In the Senate In tho
Ailioth oongrcs, throo thousand nine hun
drod and nlncty.niuo bills aud ono hun.
drod and torty.throo joint resolutions, and
two thousand seven hundred aud ten
reports were made from committees, In
tho House thoro were twelve thousand six
hundred and iltty.niuo bills, two hundred
and sixty.nino Joint resolutions and four
thousand ons hundred and lity.iour 70.
ports
4 In the Forly.niuth congress thoro wore
introduced 3, ,35s Senate bills, 1890 House
bills ils Senate Joint resolutions and 200
House Joint resolutions and there were re,
colycd from Senate committees 900, aud
from House committees 1, II reports OF
tho bills and Joint resolutions In the pres.
ont congress, not one In twonty passed tho
House, and not one In thirty passed both
houses and went 10 tho president for his
signature. OF the bitll that became law.
at the first session OF tho present congress
tho following are the most imporiant Au.
tborlalng the condemnation by tho GOV
crnment Of sites for public build
lug, establishing q department Of
iabor, prohibiting obscene or libel
Gus matter passing through tho mail
providing for an annual maritime congros,
10 secure greater safety 10 life and proper
ty at sea giving bounty 10 soldiers who
were enrolled or enlisted prior TO July
%, 1861, and who wcro subsequently hon
orably discharged authorizing tho prcs
dent 10 arrange conference with the
south and central republics, with view 10
closer commercial relations rcmitling
duties paid on breeding animalsi reducing
tho charge for passports from % 70 81 FOL
increasing pension for utter deafness tC
$40 month increasing the stringcnoy
Of laws relating 10 timber cutting on
tho public domain or Indian reservations
restricting Chinese immigration, (two); do
failing officers Of the army and navy foI
educational purposes IN state colleges
widening the scope Of tho law rotating L
postal crlmosi and providing boards o
arbitration for railroads Among IN,
measures which have passed congress at IN,
session just closed and which have ro
colycd tho signature Of tho president orr
tho following Granting tho use o
certain lands In Pierce county Wash
ington territory, to the city Of Tacoma
placing on tho retired list Gonoral
Rosecrans and A, s, Smith regulating up
poIntment in tho marine hospital service
incorporating tho American Historical