The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-06
WHAT CONGRESS- HAS DONE.
a Review OF tho Work Accomplished b
tho Flfty.Third couEross.

a RSyicw OF tho Work Accomplished by
tho FIfty.Third Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. O., August GA re-
Wow OF tho legislation which has been
accomplished by tho second session OF
tho Flfty.third Congress up to and In
Gliding August 8 shows that much has
been done aside from tho engrossing
tariff struggle, which has largely
diverted public attention from matters
which would have undo: other circum-
stapces been considered OF great tm'
portauce. ,
session, which passed. both houses by o
strictly party vote, being in tul1llment
of pfank OF the Democratic platform,
was tho act repoaling all laws creating
federal supervisors OF elections, or
defining their powers. An act making
the lrst Monday In September q legal
holiday, to DO called Labor Day, was
passed largely at tho instance oil labor
organizations.
Several measures were onactod in &c.
cordance with tho recommendations OF
the Dockcry Commission (so.caltod) for
improving and amplitying tho methods
Of doing tho government business.
General legislation Is usunlly on
grated upon these bills and from this
rulp. those OF tho past session wero no
exception. The postoffico bill. tho lrat
to pass, authorized tho Postmaalor Gem
oral 10 allow postmastors OF first and
second.ctnss offices to dtdburso at their
discrrtion tho amount allotted for their
offices. and, admitted TO tho mails per-
iodicnis. published at least quarterly By
boncyolent and frnternal aocteties and
other organizations as sccond'ctass mail
matter. ~,
INC naval bill empowered tho Press'
dent 10 fill vacancies in tho grade OF en-
Sign or assistant enginccr by selecting;
from the graduating class Of tho naval
academy, whore the vacancies exceed
the number OF cadets In tho line diVi'
sion or engineer division. 81,
In tho diplomatic and consular Dill
seycral salaries wore changed, that o.
tho minister to Belgium being raised
from $500 to $4,000. and provision
To make tho bureau Of South American
rcnublics partially selI-snstnihing, by
tho salo Of ito publications, was in-
Three appropriation bills have not yct
ponc 10 tho Preaident-goneral dc.
iciency, suudry civil and fiVoF and
harbor. ,m-,I
lenislntion relating to tho suspension oil
uensioners from the rolls, q question
vhich bas excited endless discussion
during this administration. 1t was tor'
biddcn to suspend them without thirty
DAYS notice and notification OF the
charges against, them. Four general
deficiency bills haVc beon necessary
this session. .
Foremost OF importance Of tho num-
erous bridge bills which BECAME lows
Yas the act authorizing tho New forK
and New Jersey Bridge Company. TO
bridge tho Hudson between Now York
CITY and New Jersey. Among tho
other bridge bills nro: For tho
city OF Pittsburgh, to bridge tho
MonongaheIa rivor near Twonty'
second strCot, for tho BcIloveF'
NON Bridge Company across tho Mo-
nonpohela at BclIevernon, PG., for tho
GIcnwood Highway Dridgo Company
across tho MonongaholA at GlOnwood,
Pa, for tho Braddock and Homestead
Bridge Company across tho Monon'
Unhcla at Homestead, Pa, for tho West
Braddock Bridge Company acro0s tho
MopnnpahclI.