The Red Cloud chief., 1889-03-08
IT'S WORK FINISHED.
What the Late Congress Did and
Did Not Accomplish.
The Longcs; session IN Record->Iany
Bills That Passed aud Many That
Failed The Record i,~atsn
ON Setoes.

gr.ss will bc noted N history Cor four hing
FIRST The admission into The UnioE 90 four rev
Statss-North Dakota. South Dakota Soni.na
and Washington Territories. second, FOR ;hs
taris discussion which consumed 50 much time
IN both House and Senate. third. Tor The crca
ton OF = new executive department. ana :oCrth
for the amount Of hlibuster.ag ia. took place
IN the House.
Undoubtedly the most imro:taa; piece o.
busine = Congress disposed OF was The aims
sion OF four new States 20 the CI.on Tai,
action would have been almost IN impc>sih.h'y
before thc election which settled the question
OF the Presidency. IL was az action Of gres,
importance To the Union. adding 20 III. strength
Of the general Government and relieving j, Of =
g-ea, deal OF responsibility. Iii, O; Importance
10 the Republican party also assuring u a 2oo.
working majority IN the next Congress
The creation OF IN. executive Department Of
Agriculture gave ~ President Harrison al.
other Cabinet Office with which 20 re ward some
leader Of the Republican party.
The tariff discussion consumed a great deal
OF the time OF the House and Senate. and a.
though no legislation resulted 10 rcduc. the
revenue and simplify its collection. the debate
served TO outline with dis;inctress the policy
OF either party Ia the election contcs; and
probably opened the way TO legislation IN the
next Congress. An eHor, WAS made when IN.
session wa, near It's close 10 have tobacco tax
repealed. but while there was q majority OF
either house IN favor OF the passage OF the
measure, II was successfully opposed by mem.
bers Of the Committee on Ways and Means
who. through their friends, prevented it, con
sideraiion by resorting TO hlibustering tactics.
The abuse OF n. rules OF the House b. the
minority has been among IN. most striking
features Of the business a.! that boiy. Mr..
Weaver ana Mr.. Anderson male themselves
famous by preventing the consideration OF aii
business until the majority IN the House would
consent TO the consideration OF the measures
in which they were interested Mr. Oates, ~
Alabama also created u deadiock b. ti.husIer-
ing tactics To prevent the consideration of
the Direct Tax hill. This was IN the arsi
session. The flibustering In the second se>
sion was directed prime. paiiy against
the consideration OF III" PaCinc kalirpal
Funding bill and the Cowlrs b.l 10 rcrca.
the tobacco tax and in favor o. the cOn>l';
Grafton Of the Oklahoma tI.L The Dir. - TAN
bill was the ouly one OF these measures bcn--
fitted and that. after pasSiag both houses, was
vetoed yesterday by 'hc President The TariHs
Railroad bill still stands ON the calendar Uf tn"
House and a like measure remains untouched
on the Senate calendar The friends 81 the
Oklahoma hiil succeeded IN carrying q, through
the House but 10 remains u-cousid"rrd IA the
Senate. The Cowles bill WAS Cgectull.y dis
SoSed of By the riibus'cr,. The power placed
~ the hand, Of the minority by III. existing
rules i. So great and II has been applied 50
often in this Congress. that II - not unlikely a
revision OF the rules viii he made by the House
in the Fifty-first Congress wicn II meets for
organization.
The first session was made unusually inter
esting by the fact that "A National election was
near al hand and that the lines OF both parties
were closely drawn with TIE leaders watching
eagerly for every opportunity that might gly-
them an advantage. however slight. IN the
approaching contest. Although the mes-
sure which caused the prUlcnga,ior
OF the FRS, session well into tn"
autumn and To u time beyond all precedent
failed OF enactment and resulted In nothing
save a mighty torrent Of debate. the Cougrc>,
has nevertheless achieved n considerable
amount OF work. Nor. bills have been intro.
duccd and more enacted into laws than during
any Congress
The Congress has been In many respects "A r.
markahle one, ana Ia IT. length has exceeded
iha, OF any other Congress. 1t ha, been char.
acterized by some sharp and acrimonious tic
bates and on several occasions p-r>on.itlc,
have been exchanged q! "A character more bitter
and eNAsperating thsn polite.
In the matter of veto.>. the before unsEF-
passed record OF In. Forty ninth Congress has
been beaten. President cleveland disappruyIn:
more bills during the last tao years of his AL
ministration than during the first two lie has
vetoed directly %s bills-iis more than
all his predecessors combined from W.shin.-
ton down, while a number % measures
have been subjected TO what l. called
the pocket voto-that IL they failed 10 tccom"
laws because the President fiG not sign them
and because the sessions OF Congress expired
before the Constitutional limitation Of ten dag
was up within which the President q, required
10 express his GisappTuyaL Four con hilis
failed Ia become laws III tb!s manner ~ N"
close OF the first session 81 a." present Con
gr-ss. IN the last session the President sent
veto messages IN the cssc-oi nirety-nIns House
and forty four Senats bills. or fourteen nor"
ve:oes than were made daring the PIE
won, Congress. Of I'd. House balls. all sNc"p;
eight were either private pension or RELIEF balls
The eight public balls are a. follows. To quiet
title ~ settlers on the Drs Moine> ry-TltEts IN
Io~a: for the sale o: Indian land, IL Kansas.
for the disposal! OF the Fort Wallace military
reservation in Kansas; au'hor'zin: The i'm
p-ovcment o! Castle island. Boston hs-hrr. Tor
the ccriiaca,ton OF lands Ia the state % Kansas
FOR the benefit o: acricu. tG-s and the mechanic
arts: and for the erection % publ c buildings ~
Ga. Allentown. Pa. Council! Biucs
Ia and Bar Harbor. Me.
Beg ming on The first Monday in Dec nah~r.
is>7, the FIfteth Congress continued prsrtic..ly
unintcrrup,ed!y in Session untl October -
isss when IL adjourned To meet :o- n" sccUac
session in December aud 10 c~ou;iEue UniI
March Z. as required hy ias puri,- fh~ tso
sessions there has 10 on Introduced In Tho House
i2.o5s bills. or i.sbl more than in the proceeding
Congress. and - loirt resolutions OF Eve
more than In the Forty ninth Congress
Committee reports have beca mad. e. the
number az s.i:S In :Ee senate. ay- o3ils ard
ia Joint resolutions have been introduced
against So bills and - resolution. dgr.ns Tho
records in this respect There usr 100 WIT
ten reports maae. or over .s In excess % ;ae
preceding Congress o: ali ssese balls aas iotnt
resolutioes Z .Si t~came laws. % which humber
lip originated Ia the House Ani si Ia 10
Senaie.
Some o. The mo~ lnyortAn; House hs,s
which have become laws are IA soiiOvs. fo- .
o: south ard Central A=,rcan
Ia W ashinsicn IN May neI;. 10 divide
Scot; Chinese Excig.sos act. provteirx 'os The
sas.ns OF the el-ren;h census 20 lir.i, n.
G. letter carriers. 20 provide . uu:l::aS
for the chef siSna! once n wAxssrS-ca .oe
the protection cs Cn;ted S,A,es one.z!s 3, fse
Inaian Territory. 20 authorize the eondenza
s.oc OF lsnc for sites az pulse Sctssrss. IN
require United Sts;e< circsi AL els-
tr,et judges 20 ias,rsei lar>. - .rtsns n
certain ca.es creating . Department ~ ACr-
culture. The seAs .: The d-o4ftz~n. % - q
CAn.set cSo>. 10 protect tAs9s o~4or<fc- - Ia
csAns frora ralsvtui sszr.,E 20 es.asiisa .
ceparrze-; a laher. 20 create es-es g Nsr4
O. cuansssicas :o- seti.f.x oo-trvFey
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the.. cn 2ioyess 20 f-c--sse III ra1rzzz
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