New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-14
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MANY IMPORTANT MEASURES CALL FOR
ATTENTION.
FIRST AND FOREMOST Is THE NECESSITY OF
PROVIDING SUFFICIENT REVENUE FOR THE
GOvERNMENT-HOUSE AND SENATE
CALENDARS CROWDED

PROVIDING SUFFICIENT REVENUE FOR THE
GovERXMENT-HOUsE AND SENATE
CALENDARS CROWDED.
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNE.l
WASHINGTON. Nov. 13.-The coming session OF
Congress ought to he and probably will he an
exceedingly busy one. When Congress ad-
journed in June there was vast amount Of I'M
finished business on its calendars. The House
of Representatives had been industrious, and
had sent to the Senate number of important
bills before the latter body was stricken by
legislative paralysis and it became evident that
little or nothing in the way of beneficial legisa-
ton was to be expected from it. Even that
consideration did not deter the House commit
tees which continued their work until near the
end of the session. and reported number or
important meas dres upon which favorable ac-
ton is expected early this winter.
Among the bills passed by the House were the
Dingey Revenue bill. which 1t was estimated
would add $3OOO0.OO0 to S40.0O0,OOO year to
the income Of the Government; the bill to pro-
tect the gold reserve and provide for temporary
deficiencies Of revenue by the issue OF SJO-
600 600 certificates of Indebtedness: the bill to
amend the Customs Administrative act. which
it was estimated would add about S1O,OOO'oon
year to the income Of the Government; the Dill
to provide a uniform system OF bankruptcy pro-
ceedngs; the bill further to regulate ana re-
strict immigration; the bill to simplify and
make more equitable the administration OF the
general pension laws. and number of other
important measures upon which the Senate took
no action or acted adversely.
I-pon the calendar Of the House when Con-
gress adjourned such important bilis
which had beer. favorably reported from COM
mttees. as the bill to refund the Indebtedness
of the Pacific railroads. the bill for a submarine
cable between the United States and Hawaii
Japan and China: the Nicaragua Canal bill.
the bill to increase the efficiency of the Naval
Reserve. the Army Reorganization bill, the Dill
to abolish the reciprocal tonnage tax which
would save the Government about Slooooo a
wear: the Per Diem Pension bill. the bill TO
amend the Copyright law. several bills relating
to the postal service and employees therein, ana
a large number of other important measures
1t is probable that a considerable number OF
these bills would have been passed by the House
before the adjournment OF Congress II .ne sen
ate had not been in state OF suspended ANNA
ton so to speak, which precluded the hope or
any action by that body. What the coming SEES
sion has in store remains to be seen. IL IS EVIL
dent however that. active and industrious as
the Senate may be it will not be possible Tor IT,
in a session lasting only ten weeks. exclusive OF
SUNDAYS and holidays. TO deal properly win
all the measures that have already been brough,
before 1t by the House OF Representatives anu
by its own -cOmmitte tees. -.
or course. the matter which forces Itself TO the
front and which arrests the attention or the
country js the necessity OF proViding auui-
tional revenue for the support OF the Govern
ment and IL the Senate undertakes to deal win
that question ii will find little time to consider
other important measures besides the general
appropriation bills.