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WORK OF CONGRESS-.
Bills Passed and some That Are
Stin Pending.
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pccial Interest because it j. the first Coz
grcss tn many years lea which one uf The tuo
gfeat political parties had control Of both
the legislative and executive branches uf
So Government change IA rates q Gus.
~ss duties has practically been brought
--uuf. a numbvr uf VERY Important changes
In ths rKIstng law having been agreed TO
IA conference and approved by the House.
They ufel n " only the approval OF the
e@hate and the President
Thr feature OF the neN Tarld Law which
has attracted vlde attention and which bore
greater alEnincancn from the fact that it
Threatened Tor "a time 90 Great a division IN
che Republican party was the provision Tor
she establishment Of reciprocal relations
between the United Stats and the Latin
American countries. This idea. which nad
teen suggested In past year. by senator
Aldrich aud other Statesman. Was brought
Wery prominently 10 the notice q Congress
and The country By a letter u the Secretary
of State, transmitted O. Congress BY the
President, urging the n, ccssity OF requiring
some concessions from Lttin. American
ANAMNNNNH lNi Tue NFNN admission 10 the
United states II sugar and other OF their
produtts. The recommended on was IGNORED
BY the House Of Representatives. but was
later adopted in n modified form b. the Sen.
ste and agreed TO In conference between the
TWO huuscs.
Next IN Importance @ tire new Tariff Law
- the silver lsgis "a ON enacted by Congress.
ia , =. isa, a new law went into effect pro
vtdinR Tor the issue Of cola certificates based
on gold or silver bullion. with "A requirement
that the Secretary 81 the Treasury should
purchase 4.t0l.O0I ounces OF silver bullion
each month, The bin 10 Il passed the sen.
ate vas a practical free coinage bin. but tue
conferfces on the part OF the two houses
agreed upon a compromises. the general Ian.
preston being that while the majority In
both houses favored free coinage. the com.
promise was rendered necessary by the fear
OF an executive vote. The effect OF the new
silver law was an immediate advance In the
price OF silver, eliminating At a figure higher
than any known In history.
The promise of the lean party made
In the last campaign that more liberal pen
sion Legislation would he enacted was par.
daily fulfilled In the passage of the Dis
ability Pension act under which "A pension
OF 81 "A mont Is Civ n To- any soldier who Is
nov disabled from whatever cause The
applications received since IT, enactment so
Increased the work uf tho Pension Onice
that Il was necessary for Congress To- vote
an additional appropriation for the employ
mcut OF nearly 800 al rks iu that unicc and
In the war records div sion OF the Depart
mont Of War
The addition OF four new stars to the flag
made by thclust Congress. has been supple.
mented nt this session by the admission In.
to che Union OF the states OF wyoming and
idaho
Early In the sess on a law In restraint Of
trusts and combinations was enacted. No
opportunity To enforce IL has yet occurred
and, as IL was generally regarded us but a
tentative measure, It's value can not b. est.
mated at this time.
General Land Grant Forfeiture act. the
result OF many years discussion Ia the two
houses of Congress. has been passed Il In
brief prov DIES Tor tn forfeiture of all un.
earned lands granted to aid In the construc.
tiOn II railroads opposite portions OF the
road ~unconpleted II tho time OF tho pas.
sage of the Jaw.
The question of lotteries having b en-
brought to public u tention BY the lnuisi.
anR Lottery tomp any to obtain n chatter In
North Dakuta, and later to obtain a renewal
OF It's charter In l. uisiana, the President
made tue matter a subject of a special mes.
sage to Congress In which he transmitted a
bill prepared by the Postmaster G neral to
prohibit tue transmission through the mails
nf letter, and circulars relating to lotteries
and OF newspapers containing lottery nd.
vertlsements. This bill was passed prompt
~ by both houses without modification aud
without material opp %sition, and was signed
by the President.
After a lively controversy over the ques.
dion of selecting II site. in which the cities of
New York, Chicago, 81. Louis and Washing.
ton were concerned q. Congress pa ssed "A law
creating a National Commission and cstab.
lished the Fair at Chicago.
Az Il result principally OF the prohibition
which shuts American meat out Of certain
markets abroad, a law was enacted to pro.
vide for the inspection, under tho direction
81 the Secretary Of Agriculture. OF meats In.
tended Tor export, prohib ting the exportn.
tiOu OF adultcratod articles of food and
drink and enabling the President TO prevent
tue importation of adultorated articles of
food.
An important feature OF the present Sos
siou vas the d feat Of the Blair Educational
biil Ia the senate. It had passed that body
In several other Congresses and It's rejection
was quite unexpected.
Among the less Important laws enacted
10y this Congress are the following: Increas.
Ing the pension OF those totally and perma.
nentiy helpless 60 $40 per month; providing
for one Assistant Secretary of War ana one
OF the Navy author zing the President to
cause the promu CATION Of regulations nee.
casary 60 prevent the spread of contagious
diseases from me state to another; grant.
ting certificates OF discharge to persons who
enlisted under assumed names In the war OF
the rebellion, to prevent assertions from
the Amy by retaining temporarily II part of
the soldiers pay, and providing for the ex
portHtlon Of fermented liquor in bond with.
out aymen of Internal revenue tax.
A number OF important measures are
hanging fire, which may q to the President
be ore adjournment, although the chances
arc greatly In favor of their postponement
until the next session
Nearly 2 900 bills and resolutions that were
reported to the House from committees dur.
ing this session of Congress, failed of pas.
sage and remain on tho House calendar.
Among the Important measures are: To