Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-12-03

BILLS IN CONGRESS.
There Are 1895 Measures on the
Calendars In the House.
The 1REASURER'S ANNUAL REPORT,
Daniel N. Morgan Shows the Net Revenues
for the Last Fiscal Year to Have Been
s320,878,2OO and the Expendi.
lures eS52,170,448.

WASHINGTON, NOV. 30 1t Is not prot
able that the house at the coming SEES
sion OF congress- which begins weel
from to-day, can dispose OF much o
the proposed legislation which encum
beers its calendars. Little is usual,
accomplished at the short session be
You'd the passage Of the regular sup
ply bills. The question OF additions
revenues for the government will de-
pend on the senate, to which body the
mousse sent the Dingley bill almost a
year ago Should it be impossible, OF
be deemed inexpedient, to press that
measure through the senate, there is,
OF course possibility that the pro.
posal to increase the revenue bv an adj.
ditional tax.0n beer or the imposition
Oh a duty on tea, coffee, etc. NAV take
tangible form, and If so such legisIa.
tion must originate, under the constj.
luton, in the lower branch OF con.
gress.
There are on the several calendars
Of the house l.465 bills, reported from
the various committees. and the pro.
portion which will pass at the coming
session must be, necessarily, almost in
intestinal. Most OF them are, OF course.
private bills (of which there are /. 1907.
out there are also .56 bills on the cal.
endar on the state Of the union, and %
public bills on the regular house calep.
oar Some OF these are OF very grea.
public Importance and those interested
Will no doubt do all in their power to
secure action upon them. The powers
lodged In the hands OF the committee
on rules, which give the members of
That committee control OF the house
programme, will make the committee
the practical arbiter OF what shall be
submitted TO the house for It's action.
The bill, which in many respects, Is
'raught this time with most interest
md which will press hardest for con.
liberation Is the Pacific railroad fund.
ng bill. The frlends Of the Nicaragua
anal are also bending every energy TO
ecure action on the bill reported BY
ar Doolittle, which provides for a
'uarantee by the United states OF
100, OOO, 900 Of bonds for the construc.
lon OF the canal. The Loud bill, to
ure the abuses Of the law relating to
scond-clsss mail matter, Of which
ewspsper matter Is transmitted at
ne cent per pound, and which has
een the subject Of much criticism Of !
ie post office department because Of
'e advantage taken Of the law In
arious ways for the transmits.
on OF books and pamphleta
Ill also DO pressed, as will
70 Picker service pension bill. ,
hich occupies a favorable posi-. =
On on the calendar IS q privileged !.
port Among the other bills are the !, =
ellsworth bill for the creation Of a !,
'reau OF animal industry, for the In ),
ection OF meat and the regulation Of -
nnsportation Of live stock; immipra. ~ ~
IN bill, the Chickering bill, for ascer. -
ming the feasibility and cost Of
Up canal from the great lakes to the .
ldson; several important public land v
lis, and bills for the admission of the
'ritories, and many others of especial &C
crest to particular localities. There u
also several important measures in p'
senate which might come over to NJ
house for consideration. VI
THE TREAsuRER's ANNUAL REPORT.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 80. The annual
'ort OF Daniel N Morgan, treasurer Sc
the United States, shows the net TO
'inary revenues of the government YIN
ring the fiscal year ended June 80, or
8, to have been S326, 976, 200, and w
expenditures S352. no 446. leaving a III
an, a., ,..s A.. W sS'' So'' Sso' or
',na sss. i'ss yuan our'ng the pre- III
W., l"s r uSsa. Se sa !"
nc report SHOWS mat during the mr.
It fiscal year there was an increase sic
SHS6a,la4 in the receipts from Gus HI
=, ~ ;n ~"a a" increase OF sS'S4l' iss IN
Ill Internal revenue sources; an In ap
a .so. y, ss,''Y'os' from miscellaneous
, ~ ~ . "u 'v 10, VI s9"eso from the
:. y. p /, anus making the net to
. oase ~ 'ne 'ece'p's ei'ooo' 10 Inc asr
n o,s e as '"' expenditure amounted sti
(, '''io'0'@. bel
ne report SHOWS the total receipts ,ha
." '"o nle' eoo'Voo'ooo loan OF 1874 to be
y oeeh Soo,0oU,vl7, the second loan IN,
S50, 000, 900 OF 1894. S5s -oi IN ,ha ~,