St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-05
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BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
List of Bills Introduced Which Be
came Laws.

came Laws.
WASHINGTON. March 1.-The work
ing or business feature was perhaps the
most distinguishing characteristic OF the
Fifty-tirst congress. Three measures,
any of which i'll intrinsic importance
and popular interest would be sufficient
for national tissue, stand forth pre-
eminent among all others. FIRST, the
Mckinley tariff bill, which became :,
Law: second, the silver bill, on
which, in the first section. Il
compromise was effected. based on
monthly purchases of 100000 ounces
of silver, which in turn was followed by
a more radical measure that failed of
passage; and third, the federal election
bill, which, after q protracted bitter Nv
and hOtlv fought and intensely exciting
preliminary struggle, failed in the
merits. The total appropriations for
this congress will probably reach
S1,000.000,000. During the Fiftieth CON
greSS 15l bills were vetoed. AMI during
the FIty-hrSt congress, II. Among
the bills which have become laws are
these:
The copyright bill, the private land court
bill the postal Subsidy bill, the Indian dep
relations claim bill. the timber and pre-
emptlon law repeal bill, the customs adj
administrative bill, Il general land forfeiture
DILL, the bill 10 relieve the supreme court bV
the establishment of intermediate circuit
courts of appeal, the United States judges
salaries bill, the worlds fair bill the Wvo-
ming and Idaho admission bill. the anti -iot-
terry and antitrust bills the re0pportionment
bill, the immigration bill, the bill to ratiTv
agreements with various Indian tribes and
10 pay the friendly Sioux 100000 10 reduce
the fees of pensOn agents. 10 pay the French
spollation claims the meat inspection bill
the bill TO prevent the importa ion of adul-
terated food and drink, the live cattle and hog
inspection bill, the bill eppropriating 81 600
OUD Tor the improvement of the MiSsssippi
rlVer, TO permit sorghum sugar mGnufactur
ers TO use alcohol without payment of tax. 10
limit 10 90 per cent OF the rates charged priv
ate parties the rates the land grant railroads
shall charge for transportation of govern
ment troops and supplies: to authorize the
construction Of tunnel under the waters of
the bay 81 New leek; for The construction
Oh ueep water harbor on the coast of Texas;
Tor the relief OF settlers on the Northern Pa
cinc railroad indemnity lands: to permit the
export OF fermented liquors TO a foreign
country without the payment of tax: to az
ply the proceeds OF the sales of public lands.
ana the receipts from certain land graft rail
roads 10 the support Of agricultural and in
dustrial colleges; joint resolution congratu-
lating Brazil on the adoption of a republican
form of government; bin 10 establish the
CnlcKa1naug0 Military park; providing for
tOwnsite entries in Oklahoma: authorizing
the use of the Louisville and Port
land canal basin; to amend the
interstate commerce act so as TO give the
commissioners; fuller powers in respect to
making inquiries. providing that applications
10 purchase forfeited railroad lands shall
begin to run from the date of the restoration
Oh the lands 10 settlement and sale for Il
military post at San Diego. Cal for an
Alaskan census: TO extend the time of nav
ment for public lands in cases of failures of
the crops; TO issue loo stands of arms TO
North and South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana
and Nebraska; to reserve the big tree tract in
California as q public park; for the inspection
Of cattle steamers in order TO secure more hui
name treatment OF cattle; providing that the
life -saylng appliances act shall not apply 10
the lakes ana bays of the United States. fO
enable the postmaster general TO expend
Sl0001 to test free delivery system in small
TOWNS; TO create the customs districts of
North and South Dakota and Puget Sound:
and for the erection repair or enlargement of
many public buildings heretofore noted.
The Blair educational dill, the bill
for the appointment of all alcoholic
liquor commission and the ''cight-hOur''
claims bill are measures which were
defeated on fest votes; Whlie among
those which, after passing one house.
failed of action in the other. are the
bankruptcy bill. the C0nger lard bill
anu tne dIlily REORGANIZATION Dill. The
Paddock pure food bill. the Nicaragua
canal bill, the Pacific road funding bill
and the interstate commerce bill TO per
nit limited pooling of earnings by rail
road companies are among the meas
ureS which failed to reach a vote in
either house. The following are some
Of the senate bills which failed to pass
the house:
To provide for the free coinage OF silver;
eniarsing the rights of homesteaders and pre-
emptors on the public lands; reviving the
grade of lieutenant general in the army; for
Il boarding vessel at Chicago; and for the ex-
plorstton and survey Of the interior of
Alaska,
The following house bills failed to
pass the senate:
To transfer the revenue marine service 10
the navy: TO authorize the construction of
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