Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-29


THE REINFORCEMENT BILL WILL TAKE Up
MICH OF THE TINE OF TIE SHORT SESSION
ADJOURNMENT PROBABLE WEDNESDAY
1t is generally expected that Congress will
adjourn at u O'Clock on Wednesday. Then
will end one Of the most exciting and interest
ing sessions for many years. Much has been
done during the session and much that was an
ticipated goes over for another session, many
of the measures, perhaps, TO fail altogether.
The two great party measures were
the tariff and the federal election
Bills. The adoption Of the former is
the sign for the close Of the session; the
other still hangs in the air, with its fate I'M
certain. The array Of measures that have been
adopted will make q long list in the republican
campaign book. But what probably has more
significance for all time than anything else
this Congress has done or suggested is the
REVOLUTION OF PARLIAMENTARY METHODS
which has been started. There has been moth
ing more important to the whole country than
this, though its full importance is not likely to
be generally appreciated at once. Opinions
differ as parties differ to the correctness and
wisdom 81 this revolution, but no one who un-
derstands the question can doubt its serious
ness. Its influence will be felt in all future
Congresses.
THE WORK or THE SESSION.
There we're during the session Il, 400 bills and
joint resolutions introduced in the House, and
in the Senate 4,57o, or q total of 1872.
against 1858 in the first session of the last
previous records. Reports made in the
House, 3.2l5; in the Senate, 1,sI7
(no account being taken in the Sem
ate Of other than written reports).
Bills passed by the House, 1892, of which the
Senate has passed s49. All except few Of
these $40 have become laws or are awaiting the
President approval BY the Senate, l, 100, of
which 486 have been sent TO the President,
making total number of about 1886 acts or
laws, against 1,790 for the whole of the last
Congress. OF these acts COG House and 275
Senate bills were for pensions to individuals.
UNFINISHED wonK.
A number Of important measures are hang
ing fire, which may get to the President before
adjournment, although the chances are greatly
in favor Of their gostponement until the next
the Supreme Court Of the United States
by the Establishment 81 an intermediate court,
which is now in conference between the
two houses. The bill to amend the law to
prohibit the migration OF contract labor
has passed the House. and IL was thought would
pass the Senate, but Mr.. Blair has given notice
that he will not call it up again great deal
Of important work will be left unfinished on
the adjournment Of this session of Congress
and there are very poor prospects that it will
receive much confederation ut the session
which begins in December. The most i'm
portant of this business has come from the
House to the Senate and now rests on the Sem
ate calendar.
TEE ELECTION BILL.
OF the thousand and one measures which are
not of great political Importance some will be
passed without attracting much attention or
taking much time, aud others will be lost sight
Of II ON attempt 10 made to pass the federal
election bill il will involve change Of rules,
which will be . continuation Of the parlia-
mentary revolution and will meet with
determined opposition and may lead to the
wasting Of the whole session. II this is to be
attempted with determination to carry IL out
it will be necessary TO have called session, to
begin in November. Aside from the question
of federal elections there are measures OF i'm
poytance, the consideration Of all of which
would take up more time than there IL in the
short session
THE PASSAGE or REArroafIoSMESr BILL,
in accordance with the eleventh census, ana the
passage Of the regular appropriation bills
things which must be done 10 avoid an extra
session Of the Fifty-sscond Congress az soon as
this Congress expires-will furnish what would
appear 70 be work enough Tor any short
session.