The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
THE WORK OF CONGRESS
HOW 1T COMPARES WITH PRE-
VIOUS SESSIONS.

Houses, Etc
The working or business feature of
the Congress just closed says a Wash
ington dispatch, may be studied with in
terest Three measures, any of which
| in intrinsic Importance and popular in
terest would be sufficient for a national
issue, stand forth pre- eminent among all
others. First, the Mckinley tariff bill,
which became law; second, the silver
bill, on which, during the first session, a
compromise was effected, based on d
monthly purchase of 4,50O,0 900 ounces
OF silver, and which, in turn, was fol-
lowed by a more radical measure that
failed Of passage; third, the Federal
elections bill, which, after a protracted,
bitter, and hotly fought and intensely
exciting preliminary struggle, failed in
the Senate to reach decisive vote on its
merits.
Even in it's mortuary record the Con-
gress was remarkable, the call of death
having summoned no fewer than twelve
Of it's Representatives and three of it's
Senators. The list contains the names of
Senators Beck of Kentucky, Wilson of Ma
ryland, and Hearst of CALIFORNIA;; and
Representatives w. D. Kelley, Samuel j.
Randall and Lewis f. Watson of Penn
sylvania; S. S. Cox, David WILDER and
Newton j. Nutting of New York; Rich
ard TOwnshend Of Illinois, J. M. BurneS
and James p Walker of Missouri, James
Laird of Nebraska, Edward j. Gay of
Louisiana, and James Phelan of Ten
nessee.
The total appropriations for this Con-
gress will probably reach S., 900, 600, 600.
During the Fiftieth Congress 1,611 bills
were vetoed, and during the Fifty-frst
Congress fourteen.
In the Fifty-first Congress 1903 bills
were introduced in the House and 5,129
in the Senate. In the Fiftieth Congress
1854 bills were introduced in the House
and 1000 in the Senate. In the Fifty
first Congress 297 joint resolutions, or
twenty-eight more than the number in
troduced in the Fiftieth were intro
duced in the House In the Senate 169
joint resolutions, twenty-fOur more than
in the Fiftieth, were introduced. The
bills that became laws during the Con-
gress just ended numbered 2,186. In the
Fiftieth Congress 1, 1914 bills were enact
ed The number of bills, etc, intro
duced in the Fifty-frst Congress ex-
ceeded by 20 per cent, the number intro
duced in the Fifteth.
Among the bills which have become
laws are these:
The copyright bill, the private land
court bill, the Indian depredations claim
bill, the timber and presumption law re-
peal bill, the customs administrative bill,
a general land forfeiture bill, the bill to
relieve the Supreme Court by the estab
lishment of intermediate courts Of APP
peal, the United States judicial salary
bill, the Worlds Fair bill, the Wyoming
and Idaho admission bills, the anti-lOt-
terry and anti trust bills, the reappOrtiOn-
ment bill, the immigration bill, the bill
to ratfy agreements with various Indian
tribes and to pay the friendly Sioux
100000 to reduce the fees of pension
agents, to pay the French spoliation
claims, the meat inspection bill, the
postal subsidy bill, the bill to prevent
the Importation of adulterated food
and drink, the live cattle and hog
inspection bill, the bill appropriating
81, 900, 900 for the improvement Of the
Mississippi River, to permit sorghum
sugar manufacturers to use alcohol
without payment of tax, to limit to 60
per cent. of the rates charged
private parties the rates the Immigrant
railroads shall charge for transportation
of government troops and supplies, to
authorize the construction of tunnel
under the waters Of the Bay of New
York, for the construction Of a 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
a tax, to apply the proceeds OF the sales
of public lands and the receipts from
certain land-g grant railroads to the sup
port of agricultural and Industrial col
leges, joint resolution cOngratulating
Brazil on the adoption of republican
form of government, bills to establish
the Chickamauga military park, pro-
viding for tOwn-site entries in OlIlahO-
ma, authorizing the use of the Louis
vile and Portland canal basin, to
amend the interstate commerce
act so as to give the commits
sioners fuller powers III respect to
making inquiries, providing that appll-
cations to purchase forfeited railroad
lands shall begin to run from the date
of the restoration Of the lands to settle
ment and sale, for military post at San
Diego, CAL, for an Alaskan census, to
extend the time Of payment for public
lands in cases of failure of the crops, to
issue 900 stands of arms to North and
South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, and
Nebraska, to set aside the big-tree tract
in California'as public park, for the
inspection of cattle steamers in order to
secure more humane treatment of cattle,
providing that the Iifesaving appliances
act shall not apply to the lakes and bays
of the United States, to enable the Post
master General to expend So 900 to test
ree-delivery system in small towns, to
create the customs district Of North and
South Dakota>and Puget Sound, and for
the erection, repai?, or enlargement OF
many public buildings heretofore noted.
Useful knowledge.
A BIT of soda dropped in the cavity of
an aching tooth will afford relief.
HANG a small bag of charcoal in the
rain water barrel to purify the water.
CARPETS will look much brighter after
sweeping if wiped off with damp cloth.