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the survivors OF Oregon and other Indian
wars prior 10 1856
PUBLIC BUILDINGS SHUT OFF.
The curious anoInoly is presented in the
case OK one committee-Puhhc Buildings
and Grounds which favoTably considered
q large number OF bills providing Tor puUI.C
buildings without reporting thesl-
The committee was notified early In the
session. that the public revenues We're too
Inadequate to Justify the passage Of any
measures looking to the erection Of Federal
structures, and for this reason the commit
tee, Notwithstanding their approval OF
some or the measures, IigeGn-hoied them.
The Committees On POstoffiCcS and Post
Roads, Railways aud Canals, Coinage,
Weights aud Measures, Agriculture, Mil
tary. Public Lands, Patents, Judiciary.
ana COmmercereEOrtedth the eordinary humber
OF measures, but with few exceptions they
were not OF the usual Importance
The Senate bill prohibiting the issue OF
bonds except by direct authority Of Con-
gress was reported adversely by the Ways
ahd Means Committee ana died III that
committee.
PRESIDENTIAL VET OES.
The President vetoed two appropriation
bifis. viz The river and harbOr, which
was passed over the veto, and the general
deficiency. THE veto OF the latter bill
was sustained by the House and that
body passed a new bill. OnIittiug the OBJ
jcctiOnable features This has not yet been
acted upon by the Senate.
The results accomplished by the Senate
during the session just closing are en-
tirely cut OF the proportion with the Iesis-
iation that was introduced Up to Satur-
day there had been introduced a total of
3,26I bills, more than were introduced
during the whole OF the last Congress.
The same ratio OF increase is found IN
the flood OF memorials and petitions that
have been laid before the Senate. out OF
this array OF proposed legislation but lit
tic has been done. The Finance Com
mittpe. 10 which was referred 1O5 differ
ent measures, has succeeded in getting
through the Senate but three OF any I'M
pOrtance that have become Iaws-the filled
cheese hin, the amendment 70 the admins
trativc features OF the tariff act per
nitt;nS express companies to pay the duty
on packages valued ut not more than $500
and deliver it TO the residence of the i'm
porter direct, and the bill to repeal the
free alcohol clause of the tariff law.
FATE OF THE DINGLEY BILL.
The Dingley bill came oat IF committee
| with Il free coinage amendment which pre-
vailed in the Senate and this proposition
| to increase the revenues through tariff
| duties has ever since been hung in the air
| between the two houses
| Bankruptcy and the contempt OF court
| bills. the two most important measures
eiaanaung from the Committee on the
Judiciary were not even considered by
the Senate. The debate on the Dupont cas- g
, Consumed much OF the time and resulted
I III the refusal to give Mr.. Dupont his seat.
/ The favorable report from the Committee
/ m Privileges and EIectiunS for an amend
men' for the election Of SeDa tors by
| popular Vote, became the text for many
! speeches, but never got beyond that in
definite stage. From the Committee on TIE
I Military came the great measures, for the
reorganization OF the Army. and similar
bill fer the reorganization of the militia
| neither OF which have been considered
The Committee on Territories reported
/ favorably on the admission OF tie terri
tories of New Mexico and A rizona. but
| beyOn the reporting OF the bills. no action
has been taken. One important measure
was, however. got through by this COM
| mittee-that relating To divorces in the
! Territories, thus removing an evil that
had for years called aloud for remedial
| legislation.
NAVAL LEGISL ALTON.
or the many matters before the Naval
! COmTni: tee none was acted upCn the time
of this committee GuriUg the greater part
OF the session being consumed in an nveS
tigation of the subject of the cost of artnOI
plate aud the advisability of the con-
| strCction of plant fer its manufacture
| by the government
Al important matter relative to the laws
relating To American seamen reported frOu
the Committee on Commerce by Mr.
| Frye, will probably come up next session
It reDcalS all obsolete laws and cOt.ifics
and simplfies those now on the statute
books affecting better lndi ii ons for
seamen and also protecting the rights ol
ship owners.
For those who go down to the sea in
ships it is the most important measure Thai
has come before Congress in many years
The tonnage tax bill AMI several other prn
posed measures emanating from this com
ml'tet are SUN on the calendar and viii
not be taken therefrom.
The Senate Committee on Pensions show.
hcttcr record for accomplished results
senate pension bills aggrcgating .G2C
| were referred TO this Committee. S!mila
biiis aggregating 22O came over from tEt
| House; 27O Senate pension bills were
passed by the Senate, of which the HogS,
passed but So on the other hand til,
Senate passed 10 OF the House pension
bills out of total of 220 passed by th
House
Up to Saturday the President had vetoed
four OF the Senate pension bills. and 81!
OF the House bills. Out of all this pre-
posed legislation but SO bills became laws
as follows: Senate bills without the al
proral of the President. IL; Senate bill
approved, 27; House bills become 4 Law
without approval, 8; House bills approved
81; total, S3s