West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-03-14
The RECORD nrol,cn.

Thd Fifticth CougrcSs has broken tho res.
ord as to tho number OF bills introduced. the
number passed. and tho number votoed The
numbor OF bills AMI Joint resolutions
lntroduced has been In round numbers
1900, noarly 25 por cent. greater than in
any othor Congress The numbar OF bills
introduced IA tho Houso was 1850 and An
the Senate 1000 or this number about half
OK III, House bills havo boon acted upon by
sommletees, tho number OF committos ~.
ports upon bills being il40, though in many
cases several bills of similar nature are
covered by single report
1ho number OF Senate reports Is 600
Joint resolutions OF Senate aud House which
have the Same bearing ON bills, number 900.
Tho number OF bills and joint resolutions
which have become laws during tho Fiftioth
Congress is about 1900, OF a little less than
10 per cent OF tho entire number intro.
duoedi OF these nearly one.third were public
aacts, a, tho remainder being private pension
President Cleveland vetocd during this
Congro9 l50 bills aud allowed over 300 20
become laws without his signaturo His total
number OF vetocs during his term aro about
Tho number OF days OF actual session OF
this Congress Is 3iB, which Is In excess OF any
other Congress, and its long session exceeded
in length that OF any Congress which pre-
Among the Important measures which
have been presented hut failed TO become
laws are tho Tariff bill, tho Tobacco Tax Re-
poal bin, Coast Dofonss bill, Postal
sTSpR RS wo%ans S isssTsIS'0 ssrssS mn TI,S. pS
pondent Pensions bill, Educational bill bin
20 forfeit railroad land granta Freemon'a
Bank blu International Copy right bill, and
the resolution. TO tax compound lard and
othor aduteratod food products.
Two importaRt treaties which woro re-
Jectod were the Canadian Fisheries and the
British Extraditiou conyentions
Congress also passed bills Co pension Mrs
Sheridan, Mira Logan, Mrs. Frank A. Blair
and 70 rotire General Rosocrana
Some OF tho moro important House
bills which have become laws are:
For a conference OF South and Central
American Am" nations IN Washington in
reservation in Dakota; tho Scott Chinese
exclusion act; providing FOR tho taking of
the eleventh census; 20 limit tho hours of
labor OF letter carriers; creating q Depart.
ment OF Agriculture; TO establish a Depart.
meDt OF Labor; 10 create BOARDS
OF Arbitration for settling strikes
for tho increase OF the maximum
amount OF International money orders from
800 70 SlOO; providing FOR an appraisers
warehouse In New York md providing for
deposits OF the savings OF seamen Ia tho
United States Navy
BY far tho most Important OF tho Senate
bills enacted into law has been tho Omni-
Jus AOIitOIlh AuuliN1On Dlilt DN Wnicn
North and South Dakota, Washing
ton ana Montana Territories may
acquire Statehood. Other Senate bills
placed on tho statute books are as follows:
TO incorporate the Nicaragua Canal Com.
pany; TO provide aid to State Homes for the
support OF disabled soldiers; TO prohibit the
coming OF Chinese laborers into tho United
States; to change the time OF meeting OF the
Electoral College; 10 enable tho President
10 protect the interests OF the United States
at Panama IN similar measure with reference
10 Samoa was included In the Naval Appro-
priatOn bib 10 protect the Alaska soal and
salmon fisheries and directing the Secretary
bility or obGga ta sinyostlgate ~tbf.aSsqtlRs,
yoirs in tho arid region.