The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-03-08

indian bill under clause appropriate
ing 1896, 900 for its purchase from the
Indians, s295, 900 TO be paid in cash, ana
ss, 900, 900 in i've equal annual INSTALL
ments.
The house passed 625 bills Of which
200 failed passage in the senate ana IN
the neighborhood of 625 bills we're
passed by the senate which failed in the
house
Three bills were vetoed by the presi-
dent-viz: To refer the McGarrahan
claim to the court Of claims IA second
McGarrahan bill failing Of action IN
the house); to amend the court OF ap-
peals and in relation to marshals in the
United States courts in Alabama This
last bill became law by passing over
the veto, Senator Hoar stating that 1t
had been vetoed through misunder-
standing Of its provisions
The following are the most important
OF the bills which have become laws:
The car coupler bill; the Chinese ex-
clusion bill; national quarantine bill;
immigration bill; to grant an American
registry to two Inman line steamships;
TO pension survivors Of the Black Hawk
and Seminole Indian wars; to increase
the pension OF veterans Of the Mexican
war; the immediate pension bill; the
eight-hour bill, for the adjustment OF
accounts OF men who have worked over
time; to enable the president to enforce
reciprocal canal arrangements with
Canada; to pension army nurses; to IN
crease the pay Of crews Of life saving
stations; the omnibus, lighthouse and
fog signal bill; to amend the interstate
commerce law so as to meet the Gresham
Counselman decision and correct other
defects in 1t; to amend the law In refer
ence to bills Of lading, so as to increase
and make more clear the responsibiii-
ties of transporters; appropriating soo',
900 for the preparation OF site ana
erection of pedestal for the Sherman
STATUE; for the completion OF allotment
OF lands to the Cheyennes and Arapa'
hoes and to make the secretary OF agrl'
culture eligible to the presidential sue
cession.
The senate of the Fifty-third con
gress will reassemble in special session
) at noon to-day. Usually these specia
sessions are perfunctory and formal
, the business being confined to the re
. ception of nominations Of the president
beginning with the cabinet nomination
: and winding up when the places within
Q the gift of the chief executive, whicl
d are of the first grade Of Importance
r such as the heads of the principal bu
r reaus Of the governmental service an
s the foreign ministrys' are filed. BIZ
l. But because Of the peculiar conditio
C OF affairs so far as the composition
j. the senate itself is concerned, with tn
It doubtful standing of the senators VIII
n hold appointments from the governor
II Of their states instead Of credentials
n election by the legislatures, and fu
ther because Of the announced intel
y ton of Senator Stewart, Of Nevada,
Ie precipitate q silver discussion by the IL
% PRODUCTION Of resolution Of inquiry d
r. rected to the new secretary OF the trea
n ury II may be that this special sessic
a will assume q degree of Importance al
e excite such popular interest as hi
lie never before been witnessed in SUE
Is cases
lie It is probable that the senators
e both sides Of the chamber will no
is caucuses to determine upon lines
in party policy and TO decide what sha
be done in respect TO tho organizatit
ye Of the committees and Of the numero
@ force Of senatorial employees As the
sy is no lack OF candidates for the high
IS, desirable places within the dispositi'
er of the majority of the senate In bo
is the committee assignments and the a
", pointments pertaining to the offices
tie the secretary Of the senate and the 81
he geant-at-arms some lively contests m
tie be expected.