Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-11-08
CONGRESS ADJOURNED.
WILL MEET AGAIN AT THE
REGULAR SESSION.
A Brief Resume of the More Important
Measures That Have Become Laws
The Chinese Extension Bill Signed
Other Bills That Became Laws

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 The extraor-
dinary session of the Fifty-tliird con-
gress came to an end at o'clock yes
terday, the purpose for which it
was called-the repeal of the silver
purchase law-having been accom-
plished. The attendance in both
house and senate was rather light,
many members having already gone
home. The closing scenes varied
little from those at the close of reg
ular long session.
The senate clock was turned back
six minutes so as to allow the senate
to adjourn on time.
Tho adjournment of the two houses
defeated the deficiency bill and other
measures pending in the two bodies.
WASHINGTON, Nov. AT the extra
ordinary session of congress which
closed yesterday sixteen joint resolu-
tions and seventeen bills became laws
Three of the joint resolutions were
signed yesterday and nine of the bills.
No vetoes were sent in by the presi-
dent and no bill or resolution that had
reached him remained unsigned.
The last proposition to become a law
yesterday was the joint resolution
amending the act approved April 25,
1890, relating to the admission of ar
ticles intended for the worlds Column
blan exposition. Other bills signed
yesterday were as follows:
Transferring the model battleship
Illinois to the state of Illinois as a
naval armory.
Donating abandoned cannon to the
q. A. II. at PittSburp Pa
Act amending the Geary Chinese
law.
To regulate terms of the United
States circuit and district courts of
the state of South Dakota.
Increasing the number of officers of
the army and navy to be detailed to
colleges
To regulate the fees of the clerk of
the United States court for the Indian
Territory.
Amending an act to provide for
holding terms of United States court
in Idaho and Wyoming.
Amending section 1924 of revised
statutes, relating to mining claims.
Providing for the construction of
revenue cutter for service on the
Great lakes, and an act in regard to
the worlds fair prize winners.
Additional important bills were also
signed by the president during the
extra session, including the famous
silver bill repeating the purchasing
clause of the Sherman act.
Also the following:
Authorizing acknowledgements to
the earious foreign governments who
participated in the commemoration of
the discovery of America by Christie
pher Columbus.
For reporting, marking and removal
of derelicts.
Act in aid of the California midwin-
ter international exposition.
Act to extend the time for complet-
ing the work of the eleventh census.
Act amending the act to repeal tim
Der culture laws.
Several bills relating to the Chero-
kee outlet and bill to settle the Nor
mon church fund.
Of the 1,152 bills which were intro
duced in the senate during the session,
only twelve passed that body and of
these only three have passed the
house of representatives, received the
presidents signature and became
laws
There have been introduced in the
house at this session /, $50 bills and
eighty-seven joint resolutions OF
this entire number 166 have been re-
ported from committees and fifty-siX
have passed the house.