The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-05

Territories I'm whicn they may be situated
and 10 provide for the irrigation and protection
OF forest and pasture land; 10 establish postal
savings bank: fo encourage small savings: tor
the rccoinagc oil the subsidiary coins Of the
United States - enforce the cight-hour law
ON cover ment premises the Canadian reel
procitv measure for the commission To adlu-t
questions affecting The interest az Mexico ara
the United States. for constitutional amend
nrnts iu regard 90 woman suffrage and pronI-
hition: 10 prohibit alirn- from acquiring Titles
for land in the United States for The Incorpor
ntiou of the international banks and the
American Transportation Company. pio-
yilup that no ucr~eu employed by the Gov
crumcut shall receive less than - per day; iui
the retirement of national bank clcu.atioN
10 absolutely prohibit the coming oi thint-e
into the United States. whether subjects 0i
fine Chinese empire or otherwise. for a uni
form standard of cereals. the Iutterwofth
AnI-Option bill the resolution citing pro
test against the treatment OF Jews IN RUSSIA:
30 prohibit the Importation. cNpoTtation and
inter State transportation ~ alcoholic brNr-
RACES: the Government Postal Telegraph bIl.
transferring tho revenue marine service to the
Navy Departments o. prevent the sale of fire.
arms and ammunition 90 Indians iur tine reoI-
gauization ot the army. and creating com
mission 10 investigate the effect of the use a.
alcoholic beverages.
COMPARATIVE fGrRrs.
In the Fiftv-Grst Congress l4,033 bills were
introduced iu tie House and j.l21 in the SEN
ate. In the fittirth Congress l2G5i bills were
introduced I'm the House. and 1000 I'D the
Senate. I'm the fiity-iIst Congress 29l JOINT
rc.olu.ions (oT tWcuty-cicht more than the
number introduced in tine fiiucth) were ln-
troduccd IN the House. I'm the Senate loJ
Joint resolutions tWenty-four more than tne
Fifticth.
I'm the Fifteth Congress President Cleye-
land vetoed siXtv-onc bills and lont re7o.u-
tous. while IN the Fifty-fr-t President
Harris lu vetoed only eleven. Among these
were. Act for the erection of a public buiid-
ing at Bar Harbar. Nc. act to authorize OK
hl0ua CITY tO issue bond, tp provide the
rieht of way for the Choctaw Coal and Rail
way Company through Oklahoma CITY: 10 c0-
tailish record and pension bureau m the
War Department and o. create the present
heada colonel m the army. act for the relief
az the admins ration of George ". Lawrence.
The bills that became laws during the Con
ore-- inst ended number - lS6. IN the Flftleih
CONGRESS .eZi We're enacted. The number ~
bills introduced in the flfty-first exceed hy 20
per cent. the number introduced IN the III
ticfl Congress.
The following measures became laws
through the Congress without thc President-
signature. Act for relief of -urcucs oi George
". Hook act giving the Court of Claims luils-
dicti0n OF claims ON account Of tAe property
of the Chesapeake felnalc tollcg" act for the
relief If -. Hollis NcBinir act authorizing
the President TO restore Ead0re Iencych 10
thcarmy aud plac. Linn on the retired list
act for th. relief of 4. =. McCrelrv. admins
traitor of j. ". Hyattdecoa-ed' act - provide
American registers for the steamers MoAtauk
and Mme0ld.
DEMOCRATS orsTED.
Contests for seats held by the Democrats
in the House were made by eighteen Eepub-
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