The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-04-28
A Total Of Over 1,400 Bills Be-
came Laws During the
Two Sessions.
LssSIHAs I5OWsRt PUBLIC BILLS
In the House There Were 1888 Bills.
$40 Resolutions. I5s Joint and
81 Concurrent Resolutions.
In the Senate There We're s.e45 eiils
INTERPRETATIONS Senator ard Sew
an Representatives Died Dur
ING the Tive Sessions

ING the Two Sessiona
washington. April 25.-The imPor
tant legislative accomplishments OF
the sessions OF the 5sth congress were
confined 20 two subiccts-Cuha and
Panama
Tho enate ratified the treaty neSo-
tiatcd with Cuba 20 carry out tho
terms Of the Plat amendment Il o.
30 satisfied the Chinese commercial
treaty which provides FOR two open
ports IN M~anchuria-
Chairman Hcmcuway. Of the house
committee on appropriations. IN a
statement compiled under his direc-
ton. gives she total Of all supply bills
(suhject 90 iigat changes In pending
hflsl as s591.S02.5 2f. 20 which must
be added t~St.7si.s20 for interest on
the public debt The estimated rcve-
nues are S7044T2 .o6o BY these ng-
ures the expenses are t22.00Q.oo0 less
than the The estimates Of
tho various government departments
on which the appropriation bills were
based exceeded h total estimated
revenues by s42 s+5.Se2.
While a total Of over 400 bills be-
came laws during the two sessions.
less than $50 u them were "prblic'
bills. and % this latter number. one.
half simply authorized the bridging OF
rivers. the damminE OF streams. usc
regulation Of federal courts. aud tho
ordinance OF the District 81 Columbia
Il was made = crime 20 -crimp sca
men OF the United States. by solcitins
them A. dodgers or charging a Zee Ron
shipping them.
The only general pension Legislation
which became a law makes the pen
sion Of those who lost their slight %
the military OF naval service fi0o Pc
month. Agitation for a service pen
sion BIN resulted IN the Introduction %
many such bills. II was decided. how
ever. that no such action should D.
taken at the present session. afte
which tho general order making as
an evidence Of physical disability Z
perform manual labor was iasucd p
, the secretary Of me interior and recol
I, nired hy congress IN a deficiency al
.. preparation Of $500. 900 90 make 20 q
!. f~r,ftve
Inc MnANf. ny AANN'NANA
, directed an investigation 81 the allie
I. cd beef trust" by the department
=. commerce and labor. The attornt
general was given the benefit Of q
: unexpended appropriation made Ia
+, congress for the prosecution ot q
trust. an amount a~ggregatlnE 81.
d 600.
The extension Of the East front
"a the capitol building was provided
, the sundry civil appropriation BIN al
provisions were made Tor an on
building for senators 20 %correspo'
with the proposed once building {
members OF the house OF %represen.
tives. These buildings are Co cost
the n~elEhborhood OF $1,000 900 each
The creation OF two additional stat
in the union was provided Tor in a
= which passed the hohse. but not I
senate. Oklahoma and Indian tel
tory were united as Oklahoma. A
zona and New Mexico as ArizoI
Legislation directly affecting the lal
interests OF the country received O.
sidera.ion In the committees Of
two houses but fnal action was
taken. The eight-hour bill was rel
~ red to the department OF CONNIE
and labor for investigation and rep
and tho anti-injunction bill was p
poned By the committees until
= next session.
In the senate the confirmation
81 Gen. Leonard Wood as a major gen.
WIS accomplished after much inc,
and objection.
L. senator Hanna and sever nemt
Of the house have died. namely. :
resensatives T. II. Togne tOrel.
b, cent Borering ky. r. II. Foerd'
"a tPa). Henry Burk (Pa). W. W. Sk
COD. G. W. Craft IS CO and c..
~ Thompson (Ala1. T. X. Ball IT
ri resigned. His place Is Allied by J
-, Pinckney. George b Mcclellan
- " resigned and WIS succeeded BY
a. Bourke Cochran. Charles Dick
resigned 10 succeed Senator Ham
the senate. George Howell pa
- unseated In favor OF William Cor
~ and j. r. Shafroth (Col) resigne
favor Of r. W. Bopynge. who conte
his election.
INV In the house there were 1888
m $40 resolutions, 152 joint resoiu'
nd and 81 concurrent resolutions !
he dueed. OF these 2.253 passed
IA honse In the senate there were
tate bills introduced.
gill to Amend Postal Laws.