St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-04

which provided for the janitors and
eustodians of public buildings. There
was an item of 800. 900 to pay clerks to
members. but that can be passed later
without causing any hIndrance TO public
business. like the tirst-named approprl-
alton. A house joint resolution passed
the house providing reduction of 50
per cent of the duty on all goods sod at
the worlds fair. 1t was amended so as
to admit duty free such goods as might
be used for the Chicago museum, 10 be-
established in the art building on the
worlds lair grounds. but the 80 per cent
reduction for the goods was stricken
out. There have been introduced in the
house at this session 1880 bills and
81 joint resolutions. Of this entire
number 166 have been reported from
committees and sc have passed the
house. Most of those which passed are
OF special interest to the sections where
they apply, and have been pressed to
meet some necessity which existed.
Some of these have become laws by
favorable action in the senate and re-
ceiving the presidents approval. Others
are yet in committee or on the calendar
of the senate.
OF those that have become laws the
act next IN Importance originating IN
the house after the silver repeal is the
Chinese bill. This passed the house
Oct l6 and the senate Nov. 2. A joint
resolution passed donating an aban-
dOned cannon to the q. A K. eucamp
ment to be held at Pittsburg III 1894. An
important joint resolution, which be-
came law, provides Tor an international
agreement for the marking and removal
OF derelicts and wrecks i'll the ocean.
One of the number of joint resolutions
passed tenders the Acknowledgements Of
the nited States to the
FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS
which participated in the worlds fair at
Chicago. Another restores To the Nor
mon church In l tab money and prop
erty that has been in the hands of a re-
ceiver since 1887: another fixes the
qualification of voters Oh the Cherokee
strip, Oklahoma: another authorizes
the state of Wisconsin to place in the
capitol statue of Pere Marquette; an
other authorizes the board of commits
sloneTS of Chickamauga National park
TO allow states and associations building
monuments on the battle field to use
materials i'll the park. One Of the acts
passed extends the time for completing
the work of the eleventh census until
Dec. 81, 1893, and authorizes the presi-
dent to direct the work performed by
the commissioner of labor; another
provided for certain urgent de-
tlcienceS; the coinage of Subsidi-
airy coins; TO pay clerks to meni-
berS OF the house; and repairs to
the Ford's theater building in w Washing
ton.
A joint resolution making former
laws in Oklahoma relating to townsites
applicable 10 the Cherokee strip town.
sites was passed. Several joint resolu-
tons provided for the commemoration
OF the Tooth anniversary OF the laying of
the corner stone of the capitol building
in Washington. A Joint resolution pro-
vided for the payment of mileage to the
senators and members. and others made
available the appropriations of the last
congress for the regular session at the
extra session. An act passed making
the law repeating the timber culture
laws applicable to little strip of
the Sioux reservation in Nebraska.
Laws were passed providing for the
time and place of holding courts
in South Dakota and in Idaho and
Wyoming. Two acts passed provide
for revenue cutters, one on the great
lakes and the other on the New England
coast. The last act signed by the pres
ident was the joint resolution relating
10 the Chicago museum, and allowing
the articles presented to it to BIZ dis
posed of free of duty. All legislation
that is pending between the houses will
be considered in the next regular ses-
Sion the same as if this session had con-
tInued. The pending measure in the
house is the bankruptcy bill. Vice
President Stevenson left at II o'clock
| tonight for his home IN Bloomington.
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