Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-03-12

than transient interest has failed to re-
ccive decisive action in one or the other
branches of Congress. Contrary to pre-
vious experience, the more important of
the measures which constitute the list of
legislative failures found their tomb IN
the Senate, the House having, through
out the two years, taken the lead in leg
islation and passed definitely upon
every measure of general interest on
which the leaders of the majority desired
action. Among the "old stagers," which
are now laws, are the Copyright bill, the
Private Land Court bill Ito settle dis
putes arising over Mexican grants in the
western states and territories), the
Postal Subsidy bill, the Indian Dopreda-
tions Claims bill, the Timber and Pre-
emption law repeal bill (malling a
general revision of the land laws), the
Customs Administration bill, Il General
Land Forfeiture bill, the bill to relieve
the Supreme Court by the establishment
of intermediate circuit courts Of appeals,
the United States Judges Salary bill
and the Direct Tax Refund bill.
MEASURES THAT FAILED.
The Blair Educational bill, the bill for
the appointment of an alcoholic liquor
commission and the Eight-hours' Claims
bill are measures which were defeated
on test votes, whileSamong those which,
after passing one house, failed of action
in the other, and will doubtless be
wrestled with by succeeding Congresses,
are the Bankruptcy bill, the Conger
Lard bill and the Army Reorganization
bill
The Paddock Pure Food bill, the Mica
rauga Canal bill, the Pacific Railroad
Funding bill and the Interstate Com
merce bill Ito permit limited pooling Of
earnings by railroad companies) are
among the measures which failed to
reach vote in either house.
OTHER BILLS THAT BECAME LAWS.
Among the bills, &C., which became
laws in addition to those heretofore
mentioned are the following:
For Worlds Fair at Chicago to cele-
brate the four hundredth anniversary
of the discovery of America; for the adj
mission of Wyoming and Idaho terri
tories to statehood; the anti-Lottery; the
antitrust bill Ito prevent combinations
in restraint of trade); the Reapportion-
ment bill; provisions to add three line
of-battle ships; one protected cruiser,
one fast cruiser of $500 tons, and one
torpedo cruiser and one torpedo boat to
the new navy lin the Naval Appropria-
ton act); the Owen bill, to further regu-
late immigration and to increase the
efficiency of the existing immigration
and contract labor laws; the provision
lin last years Sundry Civil Appropria-
ton acto repeating the act of 1888, which
withdrew practically all the western
public lands from settlement (providing
that hereafter only actual reservoir sites
shall withdraw from entry, and limiting
the maximum amount of land entries to
800 acres(; the Original Package bill;
the Dependent and Disability Pension
bill; the Portage Lake, Hennepin Canal
and Galveston deep'water har6or pro-
iects lin the River and Harbor acD; the
bill enacting the regulations of the
International Maritime Conference to
prevent collisions at sea and to require
vessel captains to stand by each other in
case of collisions; to ratify the agree
ments with the Crows in Montana,
Cheyennes and Arapahoes and Alb
sentee Shawnees in the Indian Terri
tory, the citizen band of Pottawattomies
in Oklahoma, the Cmur d'Alenes in
Idaho; the Arickaree, Grosventres and
Mandans, and the Sisseton and Wah-
petons in Dakota, and to pay the
friendly Sioux 100000 lin the Indian
Appropriation acD; to reduce the fee of
pension agents in "increase" cases,
except where there are existing
lawful contracts, expressed or i'm
| piled, to SO lin the Pension Appro-
priation act; the French spoliation
claims lin the Deficiency bilD; provid-
ing for new custom house building
in New York and new mint building
in Philadelphia the Meat Inspection
bill providing for an inspection Of ex-
ported meats, prohibiting importation of
adulterated articles of food and drink,
and giving the President authority to
make retaliatory proclamations); for the
inspection Of live cattle, hogs, and the
carcasses and products thereof, which
arc the subject of interstate commerce
and of export; making n special appro-
priatiOn of &1,000000 for the improve-
mcnt of the Mississippi river; to prevent
the introduction of contagious diseases
from one state into another; to permit
sorghum manufacturers to use alcohol
without payment of tax Horticultural
Appropriation act to authorize charge
for the exchange of gold bars for gold
coin lin the Legislative Appropriation
act; to limit to go per cent of the rates
charged private parties the rates the
land grant railroads shall charge for
transportation of government troops
and supplies lin the Army Appropriation
act); to require the superintendent of
the census to secure farm mortgage sta
tistics, and also to take census of the
Chinese; to increase the pension for
total hclplessness; to transfer the
weather bureau TO the agricultural de-
partment, authorizing the expenditure
of Sl,000,000 for the purchase of nickel
ore or matter; to authorize the North
River Bridge Company to bridge the
Hudson; to authorize the construction
of tunnel under the waters of the bay
Of New York; for the construction of Il
deep water harbor on the coast Of Texas;
| for the relief of settlers on the Northern
Pacific railroad indemnity lands; to per-
nit the export OF fermented liquors to
foreign country without the payment Of
Il tax; to apply the proceeds Of the sales
Of public lands and the receipts from
certain land grant railroads to the sup
port of agricultural and industrial col
| leges; ioillt resolution concentrating
Brazil on the adoption of u republican
form Of governments; bill to estab-
lish the Chickamauga Military Park;
for the payment of claims un.
der the Bowman act; providing
for the classification of worsted cloths
and woolens; the school lands indemnity
selections bill; providing for leaves Of
absence to employees in first and second
class post offices; to permit the new
appraisers warehouse to be located
away from the custom house; to create
retired list for army enlisted men; to