New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-04

tunes never dreamed OF by the fathers. Bust
ness men are madly striving in race for riches
Immense aggregations Of capital turn the imagi-
nation in the magnitude OF their undertakings
The wealth and luxury Of cities mingle with
poverty. wretchedness and unremunerative toll
Of the people. Farmers sons join now in the
chase for easily acquired wealth The fortunes
Of the manufacturers. the President declared
are largely built upon undue exactions from the
masses OF the people The Government persists
in eXacting millions. which lie dormant in the
Treasury. Many more millions are taken from
consumers to swell the unreasonable profits OF
small but prosperous minority.
In this strain the President continued through
large part Of his Message The President in
sisted that the tariff should be revised and re-
duced. He also asked for a revision Of the PEN
sion laws The President reported that S9i, 100,-
coo OF bonds had been bought for reduction Of
the public debt, S17.J0S. 900 more having been
paid in premiums While this had effected
saving of about s27. 900 900 in interest to the
Government. the President complained that had
this money not been raised by TAXATION it
would have been in among the people, and
at G per cent interest would have been worth
$50. 10000 to them The surplus November 30.
1883. reported Sol, 234 900. The Presi-
dent said, with reference 10 silver. that 3l2.1lO-
600 standard silver dollars had been coined Of
which G097OO00 were in actual circulation. to-
gether with $237 41SOOO in certificates. The
President asked for the suspension Of compulsory
silver coinage.
WORK OF THE SESSION.
This session Of Congress while diatory In
forwarding the public business and failing to
act many important measures was devoid of
the stormy scenes of the first session. The meas
ures which became laws. other than apprOpria-
ton ard routine bills, were:
The conference on the bill, originating with the
House Committee On Agriculture, transforming
the Department. Of Agriculture into an executive
department, under control Of Secretary OF
Agriculture was completed, and the report was
adopted without a contest Approved February
0, 1889.
Increase Of the Navy was provided for by au-
thorizing the construction Of one steel cruising
monitor Of 1900 tons to cost 81 900 900; another
dynamite gun cruiser to cost S4jO,0D; two steel
cruisers of 500 to 200 tons each. to cost 500,
OOO ana one ram for harbor defence Approved
March =. 1889.
The removal Of the charge OF desertOn from
the rolls. borne against the names OF many good
and faithful men who were not actually de-
serters was authorized under bill introduced
by Representative Steele (Rep.. Ind at the first
session. Passed without a contest Approved
February H. 1889.
An act enabling North and South Dakota.
Montana and Washington to become States be-
came a law. This was the bill introduced by
Senator Henderson (Rep. Neb) at the first ses-
sion, which amended by the House to in
clude Montana. Washington and w-Mexico. |
In its amended form II passed by the House
January Is. 1889. The Republicans opposed the
dt,t-c ~ Nnxi untn In hn
on passage OF the bill was 145 yeas az Repub-
lcans. 131 Democrats independently to 0S
nays (a Republicans. The bill went to con-
ference committee. which finally excluded New
Mexico The bill was then cordially supported
by the Republicans and passed without further
contest Approved February 22. 1889.
The act Incorporating the Maritime Canal
Company. Of Nicaragua. passed by the Repub-
Ncan Senate at the first session. was passed by
the House January t. 1880. by 100 yeas (S2 Re-
publicans. Il Democrats. I independently to 33
nays q Republicans, % Democrats). Approved.
An amendment perfecting the Interstate Com
merce law. passed at the first session by both
houses. was now completed in conference COM
mittee. Approved March .. 1889.
Protection to the fur seals OF Alaska then SUBJ
5ect to depreciation by Canadian poachers was
voted by this session under bill introduced by
Senator Stockbridge Qaep. Mlch). The Presi-
dent was authorized to proclaim that poachers
would be arrested and to detail one or more war
vessels to enforce the proclamation. Approved
March 2 1889.
The bill refunding the direct tax Of SIT CO.,
600 failed To become a law. 1t was quietly de-
bated In the House for several days, without
acrimony or fllbusering and was passed by
that body December - 1883. by lis yeas 0ti
Republicans. II Democrats, l independently to Wj
nays Clj Democrats. | independently This bill
was vetoed by President Cleveland March 2,
1880 TIC last nominal day of the sessinn ON the