Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-04-27
REVIEW Of CONGRESS.
A Total of Over 1.400 Bills Be
came Laws.
In the Senate There Were Seas Bills
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Senator and Sew
en- representatives Died Dur
ing the Two Sessions.


tant legislative accomplishments OF
the sessions OF the 5Sth congress were
confined TO two subjects-Cuba and
Panama.
The senate ratified the treaty neSo
tiated with Cuba TO carry out the
terms OF the Plat amendment Ii ell
so satisfied the Chinese commercial
treaty which provides for two open
ports in Manchuria.
Chairman Hemenway. of the house
committee on appropriations. I'm a
statement compiled under his direc.
ton, gives the total of all supply bills
(subiect TO light changes in pending
bills) as 1897 SOP S24. to which must
be added SSi.791.S20 for interest on
the public debt. The estimated reve.
nues are s70i.472 900. BY these fig.
ures the expenses are S22 900 900 less
than the revenues. The estimates OF
the various government departments
on which the appropriation bills were
based exceeded the total estimated
revenues by s42.S45. S62.
While total oil over 400 bills be-
came laws during the two sessions.
less than $50 OF them were public"
bills, and of this latter number. one
half simply authorized the bridging OF
! rivers. the damming OF streams. the
regulation OF federal courts. and the
ordinance of the District of Columbia.
1t was made a crime to "crimp'' sea.
men Of the Omitted States, by soliciting,
L fhpnN n lnHuNrG N Rhnruinu IN
shipping them.
The only general pension legislation
which became law makes the pen.
sion of those who lost their sight in
the military or naval service 500 per
month. Agitation for a service pen.
sion bill resulted in the Introduction OF
many such bills. II was decided. how
ever. that no such action should he
taken at the present session, after
! which the general order making aga
an evidsnce of physical disability to
perform manual labor was issued by
! the secretary OF the interior and recog-
kniZed by congress in deficiency ap-
preparation OF 81 800 900 to make IL ef.
fective.
The house. by Independent action.
cd beef trust" by the department OF
commerce and labor. The attorney
general was given the benefit OF tho
unexpended appropriation made last
congress for the prosecution OF tho
trust. an amount aggregatlng $475,.
! 600.
The extension OF the east front Of
the capitol building was provided in
the sundry civil appropriation bill AMI
provisions were made for an offics
building for senators to correspond
with the proposed office building for
members OF the house of representa-.
| tives. These buildings are to cost ia
the neighborhood OF 100000 each.
The creation of two additional states
in the union was provided for in bill
which passed the house. but not the
senate Oklahoma and Indian terri.
tory were united as Oklahoma Ari.
IONA and New Mexico as Arizona.
Legislation directly affecting the labor
| interests Of the country received con.
sideration in the committees OF the
two houses but final action was not
taken. The eight.hour bill was refer.
red 10 the department OF commerce
and labor for investigation and report,
and the anti-lnjunction bill was post.
poned by the committees until the
next session.
In the senate the confirmation OF
Gen. Leonard Wood as a major general
was accomplished after much inquiry
and objection.
Senator Hanna and seven members
OF the house have died. namely. Rep.
resentatiyes T. H. Togne (Ore), Vim.
cent Borering (Ky), r. ". Foerderer
PaD. Henry Burk (Pa), w. w Skiles
co.. c. w. Craft o.. c. and G.. W.
Thompson (AlaD. r. H. Ball CTexD
resigned. His place is filled by ]. VI.
Pinckney. George r. Mcclellan On.
" resigned and was succeeded by W.
Bourke Cochran Charles Dick (O)
resigned to succeed Senator Hanna In
the senate. George Howell (Pa) was
unseated in favor OF william Connell
and J. F. ShafrOth (Col) resigned in
favor OF X. w BonynGe. who contested
his election
In the house there were 15 1898 bills,
349 resolutions, 1852 joint resolutions
and 81 concurrent resolutions intro
duced. or these 2.253 passed this
house. In the senate there were 5.6f5
bills introduced.
Death Of Ex.Judse Stevenson Burke.
Washington Aprii 25 - Forrne-