Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-01-10
Over 5000 Bills introduced in the
House and Senate Before
the Recess.
Idaho MOrlnOns Want Consideration
II of the Admission of Their
State Delayed.
Springer Introduces a Bill to Admit
Idaho, Wyoming, New Mex
Il. leo and Arizona,
What Congress is Doing.

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= WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The ftty-frst
congress evidently means business. 1t had
produced more bills before adjournment
for the holiday recess than any congress
had ever produced in that time. The num-
Der Of bills introduced in the house and
senate up to the time congress adjourned
for the holiday recess was over 5000. In
the senate the number was something
over 1900, so per cent. in excess of the
number introduced in the cor
responding period of the last congress. In
4 the house the number introduced was
nearly 1900, which was about 200 per cent.
more than was introduced in the CORE
spending period of the last congress. The
number of bills introduced in the last con-
'sgress during the entire session, was much
greater than in any congress which pre-
ceded that one. but it is evident that this
one will break the record. 1t is not in this
alone, however, that this congress indicates
disposition for work. Heretofore COM
mittees have never accomplished anything
till after the reassembling of congress in
January. Now the appropriation commit
tee has prepared and reported one of its
appropriation bills, and the ways
and means committee is giving
every day to the tariff question
and will be able to report 20 the house
probably within a few weeks. The
election committee has mapped out its
work and filed early dates for the hearing
of seventeen election cases which are be-
fore 1t, and it is probable that they will all
be acted Oh before the session has fairly
begun, instead OF allowing them to run
over to the end of the second term as is
Z O Srnn oil cI,o
the capacity for pushing the work in the
house and everything points to an early
passage and a good many important
measures which were before the last con-
gress without final action. 1t looks as
though the tariff bill, educational bill, and
the bill for the return Of the district taxes
anG number OF other important measures
will become laws before the arrival OF dog
days.
THE HOUSE RULES.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-Althoughs the
house committee on rules has not held a
session during recess, Speaker Reed, who
4 is ex-officio chairman, has had drafted a
code Of rules for the government of the
house during the coming session. He has
not submitted it to the other members of
the committee and consequently is reti-
cent as to changes proposed. He will
Submit the draft to the republican men,
bers this afternoon in order to get the
benefit at their advice and suggestions and
and take final action. 1t is understood,
largely readopted there will be
important changes proposed in those
which relate to the mode of
procedure in the house. A clause will be
inserted to enable the speaker to put a
off IN f1lih1yc inn 1x,hn 70
ject is clearly manifest and change is to
Sbe made so as to admit of addition new
4 legislation to the general appropriation
bills. A morning hour for The immediate
consideration OF bills reported form COM
mittees, such as existed prior to the forty
seventh congress, will probably be pro-
yided for.
JUDGE BREWER SWORN IN.
Is WAsH1NGToN, Jan. 6.-Judge David j.
Il Brewer was sworn in as associate justice
siof the supreme court of the United States
atnoon to-day and Immediately took his
sseat upon the bench. The ceremony was
lperfOrmed in the court room in the
S2resence Of large audience, Immediately
}Affter the assembling Of court at noon.
4 DAKOTA MEASURES.
u WASHINGTON, Jan. 6-Senator Davis in
trodnced bills for the opening of all the
public lands in the Dakotas to homestead
Tor rpre-emption at uniform price of S1.25
lper acre. Also bill confirming an agree
lment with the Fort Berthold agency In
ldians Of North Dakota. Also bill estab-
fishing a collection district in the two
iDak0tas, with Pembina as port of entry
and Sioux Falls as port Of delivery.
AfFEw IMPORTANT BILLS.
Nv AsHINGToN, Jan. 6-Mr. Chandler Of
lfered q bill in the senate proposing an
amendment to the constitution so that if
lany state shall fail to enact or effectually
3enfOrce laws against murder and other
Ilfelonies, congress may provide for the
ypunishing of those crimes within such
state. lIr. Plumb offered resolution
which was laid on the table for further
action, riding: that the secretary Of the
treasury be rsquested not to make new