Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-10-03
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WAsmSGroS, Sept. 28.--In two
or three days the long session nf the
Fifty-Grst Congress will come to an
end. Il has been almost the longest
ever held. The record 20 far III:
Bills and joint resolutions introduced
In the House, I2,402; il the Sen
ate, 4,75O.
Bills passed BY the House, 1892,
Of which the Senate has passed $40.
All except few Of these $40 have
become laws, or are awaiting the
Presidents approval BY the Sem
ate, ITO, Of which 1876 were sent to-
the President. OF these acts, SOC
House and 275 Senate bills we're pen
sions to individuals
In the completed work Of the ses-
sion, aside from the tariff bill, the
following are some Of the important
measures enacted into laws:
The Silver bill, the Customs Ad-
ministrative bill, Anti Lottery bill,
Worlds Fair bill, Admission Of Ida
ho and Wyoming bills, Meat Inspec-
tion bill, Land Grant Forfeiture bill,
Original Package bill, Additions to
the Navy; also bills repeating the act
|! of 1888, which Withdrew practically
all western public lands from settle
ment and providing that hereafter
only actual reservoir sites shall be
withdrawn, and that no ons person
shall enter more than $40 acres, re-
lief for the Mississippi valley flood
sufferers, Portage Lake and HennipIn
Canal and Galveston Harbor projects,
for large addition to the clerical
force OF the Pension Office 70 adiudi-
cate cases under new acts, providing
for classification of worsted clothes
as woolens, that no person in time of
peace shall be tried for desertion al
ter the lapse of two years, extending
relief TO railroad land settlers, sever
al bills concerning Indian reserva-
tions and treaties, for the census OF
farm mortgages, ETC.; also, census OF
the Chinese, increasing the pension
for total helpIessness, for an assistant
secretary eacss IN the War and Navy
Department
There we're eighteen contested
election cases before the House and
seven of the Republican contestants
have been seated. The Senate seat
ed the Republican Senators from
Montana. Seven bills have been
vetoed by the President, three of
them being public building bills, two
bills authorizing an Increase of the
Indebtedness of certain cities or coun-
ties, one changing the boundaries of
the Uncompahgre Indian reservation
and the other extending the time for
the payment for lands purchased
from the Omaha tribe OF Indians.
Among the bills which passed the
House, but have not yet passed the
Senate, are the Federal Election bill,
the National Bankruptcy bill, the
bill for the relief of the Supreme
Court, the Compound Lard bill, the
bill to prevent the products of con-
Wet labor being furnished upon pub
lie buildings or works, the eight
hour back pay, the bill to repeal the
timber culture law, the Eight-Hour
Day bill.
Among the Senate bills which have
not passed the House are the Ship
ping Subsidy bill. the bill granting
California ) per cent. OF the proceeds
from the sale of public lands, to en-
large Yellowstone Park, to grant a
right of way through public lands, for
compulsory education of Indian chill
dren, for the inspection of live cat.
tie and beef products for export
The Blair Education bill and the In-
ternsl Copyright bill were defeated
in the Senate aud House respectively.
Many other bills of prominence
have not yet been acted upon by
either House.