The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-03-15
The FlFTIETH CONGRESS-.

4 k<<nulr az fhs Work Accom- pti~hed bs ths
/ Fsfs.~sh-ft- Notable Fsasare. ths TsrsH
Diseased 10. the Crsafssn - New CIV
4 erasn~ntaf n~psFtnrnt.th~E nsbiin- irt
i for the Adsssi-sloa ot Isnr >sw states
| and th- Amount ~ t.i.bn~fcr,ng In
dufE~u ~.
\ wsSmrxGr0x March THE Fistirth
7 Congress ends To-day AZ nnpn. Al thni
hour II expires hy Limitation. The House
4 di~~olses. hur the senate. continuing ~
l existrnrt. meets Ia extra session. ~ form
I new organization aud - conhrm ~ re-
I jccf such nominations a. the President
I ma; -uh.s.i' r"r action.
! The Fiitierh co1grr~s VIII BE- noted ~
history for four thtn--: FIRST. thu all
! mission into tile Union ~ foar ncT
4 States-Sorrh Dakota. South Dakota,
\ Montana and Washington: second, for
4 the tarlf. discussion which consumed 50
| much time ia both House aud senate;
I third. FOR the creation NJ new executive
| department, and fourth. for the amount %
4 Elibu~rrrin- that took place IN Tile House.
| Undoubtedly the most important BUSH
| ness Congress disposed ~ ~as the adj
| mission 81 four new states ~ thu Union
| This action would have been almost an
| l,nlo~~ihlIiry before The election. which
| settled the presidency. II was an action
~ -ENNl A4AltFN tIItE 49, t' N-ttftA* tf+"AttA~
l 10 III. strength ~ the general Govern-
| ment and relieving il " grea, deal ~
responsibility II j. ~ Importance ~ the
/ Republican party also. assuring il good
l work.u-. MAJORITY ia the next Congress.
| Tie erection ~ the Executive Department
| 81 Agriculture gives a. President Har-
/ ri~uu another Cabinet Office with which ID
reward SOME leader Of the Republican
| party
The faria discussion consumed great
| deal ~ the time Of the House anl Senate.
| AMI although ~ legislation resulted -
I REFUGE the revenue and simplify IL col
\ lection. the debate served % outline with
l distinrtne.~ the policy ~ either party ~
| the election contest. and probably opened
/ the way u legislation ia the next Con-
/ grc~s- An effort wa~ made when the se>-
1 sion was near its close 90 have the tobacco
I tax repealed bat while there WAS a ma
I jrFify " either Hou-e IN favor y. the
l passage y. the measure il WAS success
I tnlg "pI~sed ~ members " the commits
tre On way~ and means who. through
\ their friends prevented is consideration
~ rc~orting ~ nlihu~t~ring tactics.
The abuse ~ tie rules NJ The House by
tle minority during the second session,
ha- b-rn amon. the most striking feat
uFt~ 81 AAtN WAA- Aur~- W. ttttt tt"Ays
VT. Weaver aud Nr. Anderson nads
thenA- elves famous by preventing the con-
I SHERATON 81 all business until the ma
jcr.tr ia the House world consent ~ tile
consideration ~ the measures ia which
thcy we-s Interested
Mr. oates. ~ Alabama. also created =
Arsi-iurk b. fiiibu-trrin- tactics % pre-
vent tile consideration ~ the DIrrrt-Tax
hill Till was III the first session The
hlibr~terin. III the second session was
directed principally against the consider
alton ~. The Pacific Railroad Funding bill
and ths rowlss bill 4, repeal thu tobacco
tai aud III favor ot the consideration M
lhe Oklahoma bill. the Direct-Tax bill
was the only one 0s these measures bene-
fitted ANA that after passing both hpu~es,
VA s..toel s.sl saturday last by the Pres
nlenr- The Pacific Railroad bill still
-fana-. ou the calendar ~ thr House. and
4 like measure remains untouched Oh the
Senate calendar.
The friends y. The oklahoma bill sue
>eedsl ia carrying il through the HDa-.''
but il remains unc3asilerei Ia the
Senate.
TIE CowleS bill was e1sctually dis
posed NJ ~ the slibu~tercr~ The power
placed in the LANDS ~ The minority w
ti.p existing rules j. - great and i has
been applied ~ often To this Congress,
that il Is NOT unlikely revision ~ she
rules will be made by the House IN the
Fifty-nr-t Congress when Y meets for
organization
Th- business placed before Cna-ress for
sousid-rativn Iii the last two years has
greatly exceeded ia thu aggregate that m
anv previous Congress. This i largely
Inc IL the increase - measures for pri'
lyafe relief 4 fact which emphasizes ths
luece~~iry ~ often admitted. ~ proyidint
some tribunal for the arbitration q thu
claims against tine Government. whiei
arr Now brought to Congress for adIuAi'
cation
There were introduced IA the Senate ~
liz Fsffirfh Congress Asset bills aud ! \
ilnt r.-Dluri on~: and s..lv reports wer'
made from committees. In the h"nS'
there were 1859 bills, ~. Joint rtSViu
fiuu~ and .1-ss reports.
~ THE Furrv-nintl Congress there Were
Introduced = - senate bills. li.2fD Hvu~'
b.lls li~ senate joint resolutions. -
House ioint resolutions. and there Wrr'
received from Senate committees l.rfl
! are from House committees fi~l report :
I d. ,iis. hiIl- anil joint resolutions ~ m
: present Congress mot one IN twent
lax ~..al fhe House. ana not one IN thirt
fa~-s.*l both hnn~eS aud went ~ the frcsi'
dent FOR hi- signature.