Evening journal., 1892-08-01
THE work OF CONGRESS
Review Of the Legislation En-
acted at This Session.
EFFECTS OF THE HOUSE DEADLOCK

Government, as the Sundry Civil BIZ
Has Expired and Expenditures Must
Cease Until 1t Is Renewed.
/ WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The senate leaders
are determined to attempt no more bust
ness that could possibly delay adjournment
and reliance is placed upon the magnitude
and infinite variety Of the interests involved
in the sundry civil bill to bring about a
/ speedy termination Of the national clock
OUT which stops those great workshops here
in the capitalize government printing
Office and the bureau Of engraving and
/ printing-as well as the life saving stations
and all the lighthouses, the quarantine sta
tions all the government hospitals and asy-
lums, the mnts and assay Offices the United
/ States court, marshal and district attorney,
the registers, receivers and 81 -seyors Of all
public lands, the national parks, national
cemeteries and military prisons. The bill
takes in everything, down TO the monthly
/ gas bill at the White House and the feeding
Of the animals at the national ZOO Appro-
priations for all these purposes stopped at
midnight Saturday, and stringent provisions
Of the revised statutes prohibit any obliga-
ton being incurred for any OF these ac-
counts in advance Of an appropriation.
Predictions as to what may be done in
the house are idle. Danger threatens the
Worlds fair people in the event that their
forces weaken and will not lon er remain
IN heat consested city to carry their
point. Adjournment seems further of
than it did n week ago, although many
Q r1f a. ID.
week will be the last.
The work of Congress.
After an eight months session and the FIRST
session Of the Fiftysecond congress about
TO end review Of its wore will prove in
teresting. The house devoted the first two
months Of the session TO the discussion and
adoption OF a code Of rules, after which the
regular business was taken up. Bills TO
the number of 9.Gs1 have been introduced
in the house. OF this nunnber 2ll5 have
been reported and placed ON the calendar,
about 4jO of which have passed the house
The most important measures considered
by the hou.e, excepting the general appro-
priation bills, were the silver bills, the tariff
measures, the Chinese exclusion act the
intermediate and army nurse pension
bills, the bills TO enforce reciprocal CONNER
cial relations with Canada, the bill increas-
ing the pay of life saving crews, the bill to
establish lineal promotion in the army, the
bill for the better control of national banks
and the bill adding the name of tho score
tary OF agriculture TO the cabinet officers
who may act as president in certain CON
tingencies.
The Bland silver bin failed in the house.
as did also the free coinage bill which passed
the senate. The several tariff bills passed
by the house failed in the senate, as did the
bills providing for tho admission of New
Mexico and Arizona as states
OF the 3492 bills introduced in the senate
| l,l0l We're reported and 200 passed. Amoug
the most important measures passed by the
/ senate and not acted upon by the house
were the following To facilitate the settle
ment Of claims for arrears Of pay and
/ bounty; for the construction Of revenue
cutters two EACH for service on the great
lakes and tine Pacific coast the pure food
bill;' TO authorize the secretary OF war to
cause survey 10 be made for ship canal
from Philadelphia across New Jersey to
New York bay, and the better enforcement
Of the immigration laws.
Passed Both Houses.
-Four hundred and three bills have passed
both houses and been sent to the president
| for his signature. There are twenty OF
! these bills sin under consideration by the
executive; one has been returned to the
house by its request without signing: two
/ have been vetoed-the bill TO amend the
law organizing the circuit courts of apuea.
so as to give them jurisdiction in certain
Indian cases, and the bill referring tho Nc.
Garrahan claim TO the court OF private lana
claims.
Among the more important bills whicl.
have become laws arc the following: To uu
courage American shipbuilding; for o.
permanent preservation and custody of D..
records OF the volunteer armies; TO ado tL,
name Of the secretary of agriculture to tine
cabinet officers who may become president
j IN certain emergencies; to prohibit the com.
ing Of Chinese into the United States; the
intermediate army and nurse bills; to IN
force commercial reciprocal relations with
Canada, and increasing the maximum pay
of life saving crews.
Investigations We're a feature Of this con
gress, especially in the house, and commit
tees devoted much time to them The
pension Office and its management received
the attention OF a special committee, which
reported Encouragement of the bureau
generally under the administration Of Com
missioner Raum, and recommended to the
house that the president be requested to
dismiss that official
The committee on public lands looked
into the management of the Yellowstone
park and reported a bill TO rectify the con-
dition Of affairs there The report also
criticised Russell B. Harrison, the prcst
dents son, for his connection with securing
leases there.
The Invcstirntions
A subcommittee Of the committee on the
Judiciary looked into a matter called TO 10.
attention by the attorney general that
marsAals and clerks of the United State,
courts in Boston were obtaining illegal fees
in naturalization cases They reported
several bills TO remedy the evil. The com
mittee on banking and currency were or
dered TO investigate the failure Of the Key
stone and Spring Garden National banks
Of Philadelphia, and Of the Maverick Ma
tionM bank, of Boston. The committee did
not conclude their inquiry. The committe,
appointed TO investigate the census oficD
began their work late in the session ant
finally postponed 1t until next session.
The committee on reform in the civil ser
vice investigated the Baltimore postoflc,
matter and fled a report severely criticism,
Postmaster General Wanamaker, statinl
that he knew employees were violating tn,
law vet he atin Enrt fhor,, Il, 1fe,, IN,