The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-07-20
WASHINGTON LETTER

of the House of Representatives,
has prepared a general sum
mary showing the work done
by the Glst Congrets, including
the extraordinary session which
is an object lesson TO the coun
try and refutes as strongly as
possible the oft repeated asser-
tion that the 6lst Congress
would turn out TO be "a do
nothing Congress.
There were introduced 81 ,267
bills, 2f0 joint resolutions, 81
concurrent resolutions; and S4S
simple resolutions, the latter
meaning resolutions of various
sorts requiring only the acquies-
cence of the body in which they
originated.
The various committees 10
whom this vast number of bills
We're assigned made 1913 re-
ports Of which GA were on pub
lie bills and 6SS on private bills
and resolutions. There were 2G6
adverse reports and 40 that did
not reach the calendars.
The house passed 993 bills Of
various kinds, sorts and con
ditions
There were 324 public laws.
which includes the omnibus
bridge bill. omnibus dam bill,
omnibus public building bill,
omnibus light house bill. omni-
bus Indian bill and omnibus
claim bill. There were 40 pri-
vate laws in which were i'm
cluded Gl4O private pension
bills, which We're included in
% omnibus House pension bills
containing 1925 items and %
Senate omnibus pensions bills
containing lGlG items. Fifty
one public resolutions and pri-
waite resolutions were signed.
There were 343 public bills and
800 private bills and resolutions
passed the House. There were
DDS bills placed on the calendar
for unanimous consent Of which
. remain ON the calendar, 23
were objected TO and retain
their place ON the Union and
House calendars.
There were 3G motions filed
under the new rule, 90 discharge
committees from further CON
/ sideration of various bills re-
, ferred 10 committees and not
reported.
Finally as an indication Of
how many times members were
called upon 90 be present and
answer TO their names on "A roll
call 10 is stated by Tally Clerk
Jones that there were lis roll
calls. AT a most conservative
estimate each roll call i'm the
House Of Representatives con-
sumes at least 30 minutes. fully
three days OF twenty four hours
each day or six working days
Of twelve hours each were con
summed IN calling the rolls.
Commencement exercises dur
ing the month OF June added
hundreds OF A. b =. J.. L. ID =
and other mystic letters To the
names OF men i'm public life.
Colonel Roosevelt, President
A. Taft and "A long line OF men
prominent in affairs of state
were among those So honored .
but little comment was created
r when the University of NOtre
Dame. Indiana, conferred the
degree Of Doctor of Laws upon
Edward \. MOseley, Secretary
of the Interstate Commerce
s Commission. MIR. Moseley has
occupied that position ever
since the commission was Gre
ated seventeen years ago and
during all that time he has used
, his abilities in the interest Of
railway employees ON every pos
sible occasion. Year after wear
he fought persistently for laws
which compelled the companies
TO equip their trains with auto
matte cOuplers, air brakes, and
all sorts of appliances making
for greater safety. There is not
railroad organization in the
country which fails To appre-
ciate the great work which Ed
ward MOseiey has accomplished
for The vast army of railroad
employes. lie has been made
an bnnArarN p,ar,,I.- - 80.