The Russellville Democrat., 1889-03-21
WORK OF CONGRESS.
The Most Remarkable LegIsla- tive Body in the Nations Hls-
 tory.
Some of the Measures that Be-
 came Laws.

Some of the Measures that Be-
 came Laws.
 [Continned from last week.
 Providing for an appralser's ware house in New York.
 Accepting an invitation to partici- pate in the Parls Exposition.
 For the erection, extension CT re- pair of public buildings or marine hospitals at Townsville. Ind; Indian apolis, Ind; Wichita, Kan; Monroe La.; Sedalis, Mo; Springfield, Mo. : Buffalo, N. r.; AsheviIle, N. C.; Statesville, N. C.; Portsmouth. O.; Lancaster, Pa; Greenville, s. C.; Charleston, W. Va; Charleston, s. C.; Helena, Ark; Arsenal, Columbus, Tenn; Watertown, N. r.; Birming him, Ala; Lowell, Mass; Duluth, Minn.; Chattanooga, Tenn Texar kama, Ark. Bay City, Mich. Bridge port, Conn.,, Hoboken. N. J.; Allan ta, Ga; Jackson, Mich; Brownsville, eA., OtLuu VII, ID.
 Bills originating in the Senate be came laws to the number of col, of which 409 were of private charac- ter. Forty-seven Senate bills were vetoed, the most important being for the erection of public buildings at Youngstown, O., and Sioux City, To-, and the direct tax bill.
 By far the most important of the Senate bills enacted into law has been the omnibus territorial admls sion bill by which North and South Dakota, Washington and Montans territories may acquire statehood Other Senate bills placed on the stat ute books are as follows:
 To provide for warehousing frui, brandy.
 To authorize juries in United States courts to be interchangeable
 To increase the pension for loss oI both hands, and also for deafness.
 Authorizing the removal of the Ship Island Quarantine Station.
 To fix the passport fee at $1.
 To prevent deposits of garbage within New York harbor.
 To incorporate the Nicaragua Can al Go.
 To provide for marine confer ence.
 To provide aid to State homes fol the support of disabled soldiers. To perfect the quarantine service
 Relating to an chorage of vessels In the port of New York.
 To prohibit the coming of Chinese laborers into the United States.
 For the appraisers warehouse in Chicago.
 To allow any honorably discharged soldier or sailor who has abandoned or relinquished his homestead entry to make another entry.
 To change the time of meeting of the Electoral College.
 To provide for writs of error or ap. peals to the Supreme Court in all cases involving the question of the jurisdiction of the lower courts.
 Ratifying the Creek Indian agree ment.
 To enable the President to protect the interests of the United States at Panama Ia similar measure with ref erence to Samoa was included in the naval appropriation bill).
 To protect the Alaska fur, seal and salmon fisheries.
 Directing the Secretary of the In terior to investigate the practicable ity of construction water storage res ervoirs in the ard reigon.
 Appropriating $200,000 to sup press infection In the interstate com merce of the United States.
 In aid of sufferers from yellow fe- yer.
 For the erection of new public buildings or the enlargement or change of the existing buildings at Milwaukee, Omaha, Newark, Char lotte, N. C.; Tallahassee, Sacramento, San Francisco, Patterson, N. J.; Fort Worth, Tex, and Wiona, Minn. Congress also passed bills to pen sion Mrs. Sheridan, Mrs. Logan, Mrs. Frank P. Blair and to retire Gen. Rosecrans.
 Two important treaties which were rejected were the Canadian fish cries and the British extradition con ventions.