Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-24
THE SENATE'S ACTIVITY.
Nearly Seven Hundred Bills Have Already
Been introduced.
They Cover Nearly Every Phase OF
LegislatiOn-Many Financial Meas
ures Have Been Presented.

When the Fifty-second Congress con-
vened the House got the start Of the sen-
ate in the Introduction Of bills. and dur
ing the first two days threw something like
two thousand into the hopper. This year
the Senate has the start, and when the
House gets through with the silver question
1t will nnd itself left far behind in proposed
legislation. Up to last night the Senate
had before it 6S7 bills. covering all the i'm
portant matters Of general legislation save
the one Important subject Of the tariff.
which. being revenue measure, must origt-
nate in the lower house. On the subject OF
finance bills have been introduced by
statesmen representing all parts of the
country and all shades of belief. Mr.. Hill
Of New York introduced the FIRST and was
content to rest at that; Mr.. PETER of Kan
sas has offered four financial bills. two OF
which he fathered. and two Of which he
Introduced by request; Mr.. Hunton OF
Virginia comes next with three and Sena-
tors Stewart Of Nevada, Manderson Of Ne
braska and Vest of Missouri divide the
honors with two each, both Of the Nebras-
Mr.. Vests Of the same sort. Messrs. Nc
MILAN OF Michigan, Powers of Montana,
voorhees, Of Indiana; McPherson OF New
each offered one for the consideration of
the Senate.
Mr.. Hunton was not slow in getting IN an
ihSokuS tdA Ullis anu SdTcy OF NyO1n-
ing lost no time In preparing an omnibus
bill for the admission to statehood Of the
four territories.
The Torrey bankruptcy bill OF the last
session was promptly revived by Mr.. Mitch
ell OF oregon, and. IN another form, a sim
uar measure was introduced by Mr.. Hoar.
The champions Of one cent postage have
brought that to the front, and two southern
men, Messrs. Hunton and Bate, have sub
mitted bills to repeal the federal election
laws tas has also Mr.. Hill Of New York;.
The bill to refund the debt of the Pacific
Railroad has been rejuvenated, and the
Senators from the Pacific coast have In
various forms, renewed their efforts of last
year to establish a gun factory in that sec-
ton and to authorize more extended forti-
hcations on the Pacific Slope. Twenty -four
important bills looking to the advancement
OF commerce and American trade have
found their way to the public during the
Few days that have elapsed since Congress
assembled, and thirteen measures author
1zing the construction of bridges or dams
across navigable waters. including the hot
ly contested New York bridge bill of last
year, are ready for the action of commit
tees. The old soldiers have not been forgot
ten In the general rush, for there are thir-
ty-seven pension bills in the lot and the
unusual number, at this early day of 2S5
bills for private claims and relief Thirty
nine bills providing for the construction OF
public buildings and appropria ting millions
OF dollars therefor have been introduced,
and only await the action Of the committee
which Is one composed of men who have al
ways been liberal In that direction II can
not be said that the Senate has been slow
In setting the legislative mill to grinding