New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-10
FAILED TO BECOME LAW.

number Of other measures Of public Interest
and importance which had been favoraby con-
sidercd and reported by committees. and several
OF which had passed one or the other branch OF
Congress failed to become laws. Among the
former We're the Nicaragua Canal bill. whioh
was brough, up In the Scnat" on July - the
Currency Reform bill. which was reported 10
the House from he Banking and Currency
Committee too late in the session 10 receive
consideration; tn" Naval Personnel bill. which
had been favoraLly reported by the House CoiI-
mit;ee on Naval Affairs. ard the PaIihc canle
bill which had been favorahly reported from the
Committee on Interstate and Foreign Com
mercc.
Among the latter was the bill to incorporate
an international American bank Whlch was
PASSED BY he Senate. and action on when was
prevented in the House by Democratic alibuster-
ing and he lack Of quorum IN the c!"S'hs ua9s
one Of the bills which failed TO become a law.
although it had passed both branches OF con
gress and been sent to a conference f"'iIi,'
was the Omnibus Claims oil. As ras9eu ~
the IJouse il carried about ~, lDW" Tor the
payment Of claims adjudlcated under d the oo noM
man act. The Senate added some *o''o ~ iu'
The pavment If claims 4 the States ~ CaIi!or-
MIA oregon and Nevada on account 9. me arm, arm,
ing sutsisting and "quipping or volunteers I'm
1861 10 1865 The further "aGsideratlon oil thIs
bill and OF the international bank Dill WIS po''
poned until next December.
pEvsrON AND OTHER PRIVATE ACTS
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we'll as OF both branches OF Congress was ue
voted 70 the consideration Of what are known as
rr,yo.. biils-measures IN which the country az
Iar0e mr. any considerable number Of the people
orc No, snecially interested. except as q greater
~ suaIer drain IS ma lie on the National Treas
,ry for the payment OF claims OF doubtful OF
SUSPICIOUS nature. The number OF p'"a'e
claims ia constantly increasing. and the de-
uends for consideration Of legislation for the
benefit Of individuals are becoming stronger anu
more insistent year by year. All eloi's VI
coreress ia relieve itself OF portion OF the
burden OF labor and responsibility by shIltiIs ~
,o the Court OF Claims have resulted uhsatlsiaC
torilv The findings and judgments OF the Coui.
are not regarded az cohCius'se, Anu 49,, ,ban
cases are treated with even less respect tIa
the findings and reconihehua''o"S Va
sioYal committees. $500, oo,
Tho private acts of the session, as usuai, Soi.
s,s,ed mainly OF those which granted pehs.on'
~, Increases Of pensions 20 individuals anu tnose
which relieved officers and soldiers OF cna s.. - ~
desertIon or other charges which arected tnci.
,oiii,ary record An unusually large NUMBER Oh
nsnsion bills for the benefit OF individuals pc
anne Iaws-nore than three hundred anu mo
in ALI This was about three tines az iliaiS a.
becarne laws during the Lilo congress- ~.
branches OF which we're Democratic; anu nj. ~
than half as many again as became laws III .iie
IIia Coneress when both branches were Demo
cratic These facts referred 10 mere oHs
because some Democratic members OF Iohsi e'n
sor nolitical effect, have tried 10 give cur'ehc!
10 the falschood that the Republican house oi
Representatives and the fepuonean Irnin,
fration are hostile TO the veterans o, me Ch'on
and oblivious to their demand Tor Jusuce.
~r, tifying fact in relation TO the consioera.Ion
ana pssssxe OF pension claims during the last