The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-07
And What Was Left Und0ne by the
Second Session of the Fifty
Second Congress.
Three OF the Most Important Meas.
ures Went Over Without Any
Action.
Retrenchment or Expenditures Did
Not CHt Any Great Figure.
Measures Passed

v -
and tariff question, the anti-option bill
and the reduction OF appropriations
were the leading topics of consideration
| by the Fifty second congress, which ex-
pired by constitutional limitation at
noon Saturday Secondary only in i'm
portance to these matters were meas
nres relating to the worlds fair. equip Z
ment of railroads with automatic car
couplers, national quarantine and inn
migration, Behring sea and Hawaiian
annexation. Nothing of an affirmative
nature except to prevent two items IN
the Mckinley bill taking effect was ac-
tually accomplished so far as respects
silver, the tariff or anti-options.
/ Retrenchmcnt OF Ex penditures
is not apparent in any considerable
change in the aggregate appropriation
bills for they amount to about as much
in the Fifty-first congress, laws on the
statute books preventing some large
reductions which otherwise would have
been made, while the decrease which it
was possible to effect was offset by IN
creased appropriations for pensions and
rivers and harbors.
The silver question was kept steadily
before the attention of congress by the
alternate efforts of the advocates OF
free coinage and of the repeal OF the
Sherman law. The coinage COMMITTEES
of the house in the first session reported
free silver bill, which after an excit-
ling debate was saved from defeat by
the casting vote of the speaker, but
was ar Lss; y ,s.-:--, -,
FilIibustered to Death.
the friends of the bill failing to secure
] / the signatures of majority OF the
Democrats to a petition asking for a
cloture rule in its behalf. The senate
II then passed free coinage bill, but
when the silver men renewed their
I fight in the house they were outnum-
. Tered by IA votes and of course failed.
The anti-siiver men met similar fate
J in their efforts TO secure appeal of the
/, law.
, On. the tariff the dominant party in
{ the house adopted a policy of attack
ing the Mckinley bill in detail largely
for political reasons, and partly for the
reason that in view of the political COM
: plexion of the senate it was practically
out of the question TO pass
General Revision of the Tariff Bill
while special measures might stand
some show of pessage The result was
, the enactment into law of two bills
: continuing block tin on the free list and
, fine linen at 35 per cent. ad valorem
! Under the Mckinley bill large dutie:
I were to take effect on these items
! in the near future. Other separate
Z bills We're passed through the house
only to be pigeonholed in the senate
al The anti-option bill passed botf
. houses, but was killed by the refusal oi
! the house to suspend the rules ant
: agree by two-thirds vote to the amend
! ments put on the bill by the senate. Tbs
: pure food bill. the running mate OF thu
!. anti-options bin, passed the senate, bu
! was never able to get consideration il
d the house.
= The automatic car coupler bill, shorr
Of its drastic features, was enacted int
law, as was also national quarantine
bill increasing the powers OF the marin
e hospital service to meet the threatene'
n dangers from cholera and nm immigra
le tion law imposing additional reduction
I, on immigration, but not suspending
4 entirely.
J. The Behring Sea Trouble.
y The senate averfed trouble over th
le Behring sea fisheries by ratifying
,e| treaty of arbitration. 1t also rattle
u extradition treaties with Russia an
a other countries, but still has before it
ID treaty OF annexation Of the Hawaiia
1t islands.
{. The opening Of the Cherokee outle
was provided for in the Indian bill III
der clause appropriations $s,295, ,0C
ID for its purchase from the Indians. $295
TO 900 to be paid in cash and $4,000. 900 i
q five equal annual installments.
le Approximately 425 house and 235 SCI
IS ate bills and joint resolutions becam
9. laws, making $50 acts
10 Put on the Statute Books
: J, ais the result of the work of congress.
!, majority of these measures were of il
= terest only to individuals or localities
: : being for the relief Of citizens for I'll
! bridging OF streams, etc. Three bill
: were vetoed by the president. All wei
. of comparatively small Importance.
The pension and census offices, til
whisky trust, Panama Canal and Pacif
Mail companies. the Watson-Co
TX charges. the Pinkerton system an
t. Homestead troubles and the Mayeric
on and Spring Garden bank failures an
w the Ellis island immigration static
Up were investigated !y ccsgg- ssz..--sna' con
w mites, put nothing came ont Of the r
IN ports submitted.