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ENI) OF THE FORTY-NINTH
everything on a rush at the
AVAIvE AND BI'KIAL.
grreral Bleepv* Spend the Night in the
Galleries— Conference Committee* and
Clerical Fingers run Races Against
Time — Clocks Forced to Tell Bare
faced Untruths to Help out the Solons
of Legislation.
Washington, March 4.—ln the Ben.
.•e before dawn this morning, the de
fcienoy bill being again taken up, an
item on motion of Mr. Dawes, was in
serted to pay to the Choctaw Indians
jo gjg 000, the amount of ths judgment of
tte supreme Court at the October term,
1886.
Finally the bill and amendment were
reported to the Senate. On demand of
Mr McPherson the veas and nays were
taken on one of the Pacifio railroad
smendments, and it was agreed to bj 27
yeas to 17 nays. The yeas and nays were
also taken on the amendment for the
French spoliation claims, and it was
agreed to by 34 yeas to 12 nays.
At 5 o’clock this morning Mr. Plumb,
from the conference committee on the
Strict of Columbia appropriation bill,
reported the committee unable to agree.
He moved that the Senate insist on it#
disagreement and ask a further coher
ence. It was so ordered.
He also presented the conference re
port on the bill for the relief or settlers
and purchasers of public lands in Kansas
and Nebraska. It was agreed to.
Mr. Plumb also presented the confer
ence report on the post office appropria
tion bill, the Senate receding from the
section for a mail steamer service to
South America. The report was agreed
to.
PENSION OFFICE COPYISTS.
Mr. Morgan moved to insert a provision
Tor tiftv copyists for the Pension Office,
and made an affectiug appeal on behalf ol
many respectable but poor women who
are seeking government employment in
Washington, but cannot get it under the
civil servioe rules. Alter discussion the
motion was laid on the table by a vote of
27 yeas to 16 nays. Finally, at 5:15 o’olock,
the bill was passed and a message to that
effect was sent to the House.
Mr. Allison presented the conference
report on the legislative, executive and
judicial bill, an agreement being reached
lon all the points except as to clerks to
I'enaiors. He moved that the Senate in-
Isist, and it was so ordered.
I HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
I The following House bills were taken
Ifrou) the calendar and passed: To pro-
Ivide for a settlement of the account with
Bihe Vicksburg and Meridian Railroad
■Company; for an internal revenue tax.
I house bills authorizing the construction
■of railroad bridges were passed as fol
■lows: Over the Tombigbee river, at or
Blear Columbus, Miss.: across tbe Ten-
Beese'e, at or near Guntbersville, Ala.;
Bcross the Sunflower, Yazoo and Torn-
Biybee rivers, in Mississippi.
I The Senate then, at 6 o’clock, on motion
Bf Mr. Hoar, went into secret session.
I THE DOORs REOPENED.
I The door* were reopened at 10 o’clock,
■be senate having iu the meanwhile taken
■ two hours’ recess. The first business
Bone was the presentation Ov Mr. Plumb
Hf the cuuference report on the District
Hi Columbia appropriation bill. It was
Head and agreed to.
H The next business was the presentation
H Mr. Dawes of the conference report
Hn the fortification bill. It was that the
■onferees had not been able to agree.
■ Discussion followed and was inter
■jWed, and the conference report laid
■tide informally in order to let other
■utters ol busiuess be rushed through.
B MORE BILLS PUT THROUGH.
■ The following bills were passed:
§■ The House bill, with an amendment, to
lor the redemption and sale of
■ibool farm lands at Beaufort, 8. C.
Benate hill appropriating $30,000
the expenses of the Senate investiga
ordered this session.
amend the act for the construction
across the Cumberland and
■aney Fork rivers, in Tennessee.
resolution toinvestlgate the execu-
H e departments and inquire as to the
buildings iu Washington was re
considered. Tue latter provision was
and the resolution adopted.
Misters Sherman and isaulsOury were
to join a like committee on the
of the House to wait on the President
inform him that the two bouses had
their business and were ready
unless he bad something
to submit to thepi.
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS.
of Messrs. Cockrell, Harris,
~ 1 Arkansas, Platt, and < tillom as
ccanntToe o n tun investigation into
executive departments; Messrs.
aml Cockrell asa committee to at-
,e annual examination at tbe mdi
■ *'""ieniv. and Messrs. Aldrioh and
IK , r,l j ,b,! board of examiners at tne
Academy.
‘; r^i ' ll, 'v officer signed at 11:40
t ''" ro,UHl 1 listriot ot Columbia
h /,> “ "' n bill, a,id then It. was rushed
|K. |rodent for his signature.
H, ~a 0 atitiouncod that the confer
‘ll!‘‘"tee on the deficiency Dill hud
- un a import, but as the amend
■ : ll "?, re . T<M '- v "uraer.rus and had not
n. t . 01 , 11 u inhered the oommittee
■ hf,,,./®* able to present its report.
rn i tn,e able to do so within the
o minutes.
B'"r't', l r l ! 0n '"bbks to the presiding
'Tbjlity, courtesy and nn-
n i menu I ! ,rer< ‘ (l bv Mr. Harris and
K, hni U y a<ln r | ted.
passod Providing for public
■ nts at Jacksonville, Fla.
UK PRESIDENT AT THE CAPITOL.
but w < lth t M° f u tirat '’ r< allv %bout
linr, lle bant,M on the clock
Hbeffire' ili^ yStUr ‘ OUB| y ab, " lta quar-
B ln ' Ss a,„ r. n WU I HU bsidenee of
Hb ( n#,a Ul ln tbe Senate
B“<lento ,h -' ""'lerslood that the
■ to u/e f led his
O. | '|L ' ° ne of b,s eecre-
Hr and anno,o^ < iS n lw* p P eared Rt ltl ®
i H approved’•S2 e ? ( tba i lho President
■ I‘resideni , certain bills.
Bached lia ' l about R*t
1 B ZT ( ap,tol
- ,iA w Mr, Bauisbury, re-
B l ' r esident U oi°iV n,U | l - tleo l " waU upon
1 if h,. ha,i • , n h /r D,te( * States and
to make to rill funher oommunioa
: B' b "v and hau r Kr< ‘ 8 * ,ia<l Performed
Bident that h assured by the
- to make m< "° lurtber cotnmu
il constitutOmß? 1, tl ) fin announced
3 B SsUhavmfrvLod°fthF(>rty
jß ' "ai stood bfJ| ‘ n ompleted,
1 8 ,,1al of U l Vs a /. ,Urnod wit *>°ui day.
n Bhvo minuses ,m ° 1 00 k ,how * d ulO
'■ <; tnai t | m „ * tbe b °ur of noon, but
B Ml * le bad no* i ‘ ,Ur ,nln 'i'es oast.)
t mim"" able, within the
I, ■'" have prr iiarnH wb oh he w s Hm-
I ‘‘red and to present the
conference report on the general de
ficiency appropriation bill, and conse
quently that bill lias failed to become a
law.
IN THK HOUSE.
At 5 o’clock this morning the effects of
the 16-hour session were visible in the
appearance of the ball of the House it
self, and in the members of that body.
The floor was strewn with scraps of pa
per and remnants of documents and re
ports. The atmosphere vras very im
pure and oppressive, and was well im
pregnated with tobacco smoke, notwith
standing the repeated appeals of the
Speaker to members requesting them to
observe the rule which pro
hibits smoking on the floor. Except
ing a dozen dr more members, whose
zeal in behalf ot their favorite measures
kept them on the alert to take advantage
or any opportunity to secure recognition,
the gentlemen of the House lapsed into
indifference, and stretched on the sofas in
the rear of the hall and in the lobbies,
lounging back in their chairs with their
feet elevated on their desks, or grouping
together In a conversational mood, they
endeavored to ward off the weariness
consequent upon their long vigils.
SLEEPERS IN THK GALLERIES.
In the galleries about twenty persons
remained throughout the night, but as
most of them were in recumbelit and
somnolent attitudes, it was evident that
they were not greatjy interested in the
very tame scenes which were enaoted in
the House in its last session of the Forty
uinth Congress.
A few minutes after 5 o’clock Mr. Blount
announced that the conference committee
on the post office appropriation bill had
reached an agreement by the recession of
the Senate conferees from the subsidy
amendment. The report was agreed to,
thus disposing of the bill ltnaily.
Mr. Ward, of Indiana, oalled up the
veto message on the Senate bill for the
erection of a public building at Lafay
ette, Ind.
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS.
Mr. Springer, of Illinois, raised the
question of consideration, and the House
proceeded to kill time until the Legisla
tive bill came Irom the Senate.
This bill arrived about 6 o’clock, and it
was immediately called up by Mr. Hol
man, who explained that the point of
difference remaining between the two
houses was the item lor secretaries for
Senators. After quite a heated contro
versy between Mr. Townshend, of Illi
nois, and Mr. Cabell, of Virginia, the
former severoly criticizing the House con
ferees for yielding, as ne said, to the dicta
tion of the Senate, while the latter vigor
ously defended them, Mr. Holman
moved that the House recede from its
disagreement on the Senatorial clerk
amendment.
Mr. Bayne, ot Pennsylvania, moved
that the House recede irom its disagree
ment to the amendment aud agree to tne
same with an amendment giving clerks
to Representatives.
HOLMAN FINALLY WINS.
Mr. Holman’s motion received a ma
jority vote, but Mr. Taulbee made the
point of no quorum, which consumed the
time until 7:30 o’clock, when his oppo
sition was withdrawn and the motion
was declared carried, passing the legisla
tive appropriation bill. Although the
deficiency bill had not reached the House
yet, on motion of Mr. Long, of Massachu
setts, the Senate amendments to the bi 11
were non-eoncurred in and the Speaker
was authorized to appoint a conlerence
committee.
Valrf efforts were made at 8 o’clock to
secure an hour’s recess, but the point ot
no quorum being repeatedly made by
members who wished to seoure action
upon bills in which they were Interested,
a call of the House was ordered.
BANK RESERVE CITIES.
Mr. Miller, of lex&s, presented the con
ference report on the bill amending sec
tions 5191 and 5192 of the Revised Statutes.
The report was agreed to. The bill pro
vides tnat whenever three-fourths ot the
national banks in any city having a
population ot 50,000 shall make applica
tion asking that the name ot that eitv
shall be added to the oities named in sec
tions 5191 and 5192, the Comptroller shall
have authority to grant suoh requests,
aud whenever three-fourths of tne na
tional banks in cities having 200,000
population shall ask that that oity shall
be a central reserve city, like New York,
the Comptroller shall have authority to
grant such request.
A CROWD OF SPECTATORS.
As early as 7 o’olock spectators began
to occupy the galleries, ana an hour be
fore the expiration ol the Forty-ninth
Congress by limitation there were at
least 2,000 persons present to be In at the
death. The light ot dav pouring into the
chamber served to disclose fhore clearly
the weariness of its'occupants and the
untidiness of its appearance.
The vetoed Lafayette, ind., public build
ing bill still blocked up the way until at
11 o’olock, oti motion of Mr. Morrison, a
resolution was adopted for the appoint
ment of a committee to inform the Presi
dent that Congress was ready to adjourn
eine die.
CARLISLE THANKED.
Mr. Reed, of Maine, (Mr. Hatch, of
Missouri, being in the chair) offered the
tollowing resolution, which was adopted
unanimously by a standing vote:
Jlfinlttd, That the thanks of this House are
herebv tendered to Hon, John <i. Carlisle,
Speaker, for the courtesy, ability aud fair
ness with which he lias presided over the de
liberations ol the Forty-ninth Congress.
Mr. Forney, of Alabama, from the com
mittee of conference on the fortifications
appropriation bill, reported a continued
disagreement. Mr. Randall staled that
the Senate bill involved an expenditure
of over $540,000,000, while the House bill,
which a majority of the House conferees
was willing to adopt, appropriated
$17,000,000.
The report was accepted and the bill
died.
Mr. Burnes, of Missouri, presented the
coolereuoe report on the general defi
ciency bill and it was agreed to. It con
tains a provision for the completion of
four steel cruisers, but omits the appro
priation for the payment of the Central
Pacific and Choctaw claims.
TURNING BACK THE CLOCK.
In order to enable the bill to reach the
President before noon the hands of the
clock were turned baok ten minutes.
A message was received Irom the
I’resideut announcing his approval of
various bills.
in order to allow the list of tbese bills
to be read for the Information of the mem
bers, the flight of time as indicated by the
House clock again took a backward
turn.
Tne committee appointed to wait upon
the President announced, through its
chairman, that it had performed its duty,
and that the President bad no further
communication to make to Congress.
As the hands of the clock finally pointed
to the hour ot noon, the Speaker rose,and,
calling the House to order, said:
GKFTI.KMBF OF THU IIOOHKOI' KKI’HKSKNT A
tivew: The time for the filial adjournment
of the Forty-ninth Congress has arrived, and
1 wilt not detain you a moment longor than
i. l ece-'.ary lo return mv stueere acknowl
SAVANNAH, SATURDAY, MARCH.S, 1887.
edgments for the uniform and valuable as
sistance you have rendered every proper
effort to preserve order,, and facilitate the
transaction of public business. 1 thank you
also for the resolution passed this morning,
and for thp many evidenoes of friendship yen
have exhibited during our porsonal and offi
cial intercourse as members in this House,
and I sincerely wish each and every one of
you a happy reunion with family aud
friends, and I now declare this Louse ad
journed slue dio. [Applause ou the floor and
in the galleries.]
ELEVENTH HOUR LUCK.
Greeley, Harris and Trotter Con
firmed by the Senate.
Washington, March 4.—The Senate
to-day confirmed the nomination of Capt.
A. W. Greely to be chief Bignal officer
with the rank of Brigadier General, and
James M. Trotter to be Recorder of Deeds
tor the District ot Columbia. On the oon
firmation of Trotter the vote stood 80 to
11. Of the minority, throe only, Messrs.
Ingalls, Sabin and Palmer, are Republi
cans.
There seems to have been very little
contest in the Senate over the confirma
tion of Trotter, aud no utterance of the
Senate has been or is to be expected on
the subject. The action of the body,
though apparently inconsistent with the
principles enunciated in connection with
the Matthews case, upon the heels ot
wbioh it so closely follows, is explained
in a variety of ways, Trotter came, it is
urged, with an excellent record
as an ex-Union soldier, which,
with the Senate, counts for much.
No charge was mqde against him,
as was the case with Matthews, either of
a business or political nature, and there
was nothing to be said in his opposition
beyond the faot that he is an alien to the
District. Upon this point so strongly
urged in the Matthews case it is slated
that the Senate has made a record ot its
principles, having pronounoed itself em
phatically in favor of the selection ol a
District man for a purely local office.
The following additional nominations
were also confirmed: Henrv R. Harris,of
Georgia, to be Third Assistant Postmas
ter General; Dabney H. Maury, of Vir
ginia, to be Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary of the United
States to the Republic of Colombia; to be
Postmasters, O. D. Derr at Roanoke, Va.,
aud M. Giennan at Norfolk, Va.
CLEVELAND AT THE CAPITOL.
Why the President Left the
House at the Last Moment.
Washington, Maroh 4.—lt was un
derstood up to a late hour of the fore
noon that the President would not occupy
bis room at the Capitol, as has been the
custom of his predecessors, but never
theless he catpe, being influenced, doubt
less, to some extent by messages sent to
him from members of both branches.
Speaker Carlisle telegraphed at 11 o’clock
that the President’s presenoe was
neoeesary to save the District of Co
lumbia and deficiency bills, which
could not be enrolled In time to
reach the White House, over a mile
away. Senators Sherman and Saulsbury,
the committee appointed at 11 o’clock on
the part of the Senate to notify the Presi
dent that Congress awaited any final
message he might have to send, caused it
to be made known that they would per
form their duty by going to the Presi
dent’s room at the Capitol, and if they
did not find him there would report the
fact to the Senate, assuming that he had
no further communication to make.
HARD WORK.
The President and most of the mem
berBoftheCablnetrematned at the White
House considering legislative matters
until about 4 o’olock this morning. They
reassembled in the Cabinet room again
at 8 o’clook this morning. All the de
partments were represented, Mr. Fair
child representing the Treasury
Department. Between 8 and 11:80
the President bad acted on all the bills
received by him up to a late hour. Ho
then repaired to the Capitol, upon assu
rance from Speaker Carlisle that the Dis
trict of Columbia bill and the general de
ficiency bill would certainly tail unless
he did so. The President acted on all the
bills at the Capitol that he was able to
in the short time allotted to him. The
party returned to the White House about
1 o’olock this afternoon and there sepa
rated. The President held his usual pub
lic reception in the East Room'*at. 1:80
o’clook, and shook hands with about 200
people.
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A HEKIOUS OMISSION.
Tlio Deficiency Appropriation Bill’s
•Failure to Cause Inconvenience.
Washington, March 4.—The effect of
the failure of the general defioienoy bill
will be more serious than is generally be
lieved, inasmuch as it contained provi
sions for supplying pressing demands for
postal cards, st amps and other items con
nected with the postal service, the denial
of wbioh will, it is expeoted, seriously
embarrass the department and public.
The legal machinery of the government
will also bo materially disarranged
during the remainder ot the fiscal year,
as no money will be available for jurors,
witnesses, or marshals’ fees, and many
prisoners—notably those confined at Fort
Smith, Ark.—cannot be tried for months
to come. A number of soldiers’ claims,
aggregating to $700,000, which had been
certified by the Treasury, will fall also of
settlement.
The officials of the Nary Department
say that the failure of the general defi
ciency bill will seriously embarrass the
work on the three cruisers Atlanta, Bos
ton and Chicago. The bill, ai agreed
upon in conference, appropriated j 247,000
for the compleuon oi
bureau ol has
not a dollar on hand, affiTaH work on the
Boston and Chicago will have to be
stopped, and the men at the Chester yard
discharged. It Is expected, however, that
the Atlanta can bo finisned. as but little
remains to be done on her. It is esti
mated that the completion of the Boston
and Chicago will be delayed from fifteen
months to two years by the failure of the
bill.
Some of tlic Appropriation Bills.
Washington, March 4.—1h0 deficien
cy bill tailed for want of time to engross
it.
The fortifications bill was abandoned in
conference.
Tue Distriot of Columbia appropriation
bill was signed by the {’resident to-day.
The river and harbor bill failed to re
ceive tbe President’s signaiure. It reach
ed him several days ago, but was “pocket
vetoed.”
An Extra Session'Not Probable.
Washington, March 4.—lt is said at
the White House that there is no proba,
Lilltywof a special sesaion of tbe (senate
being oalled by the President for the pur
pose of acting on tbe nominations, or for
any other purpose. The interstate Com
merce Commission and successor to Seo
retary Manning will probably be ap
pointed next week or the week following.
REVIEW OF THE SESSION.
ALL PREVIOUS CONGRESSIONAL
RECORDS ECLIPSED.
More Bill* Introduced. More Become
Law* mid More Vetoed Than During
any Previous Congress in the tloiiu
try's History—A List, of Some or the
Molt Prominent Measures Which Were
Enacted Into Law*.
Washington, March 4,—The Congress
which ended its existenoe at noon to-day
has afforded a striking illustration of tho
oonstant increase in the volume of legis
lation demanding the attention of Con
giess whiuh has been going on for the laßt
three or more Congresses. More bills
were introduced In both houses, more
committee reports made, more
bills passed, more became laws,
and more were vetoed than
ever before. Most of these measures
were of a comparatively unimportant
nature, such as bills granting private
pensions and speoial relief, autßorizing
the erection ol bridges, granting right of
way and tho like. But many, not only of
the bills aud reports presented, but or
tbe laws enaoted, were of general in
terest and importance. A number of the
bills enaoted into laws were old jmd
familiar claimants for legislative laVir.
Id this category belong the Presidential
succession bill, the electoral count bill,
the interstate commerce bill, and the bill
for the relief ol Fitz-Jobn Porter.
LENGTH OF THE SESSION,
The Forty-ninth Congress commenced
its session on Deo. 4. 1885, and was in
session until Aug. 5, when it adjourned
until Dec. 6, and continued iu session
until Us close to-day, covering a total
period of ten months and twenty-six days.
Of this time the Senate was iu session
224 days and the House 251 days. There
were totroduced in the House during this
time 11,258 bills and 263 joint resolutions,
on which over 5,000 reports w*re made,
being several thousand more bills and
over a thousand more reports tbau were
made in the Forty-eitrhth Congress,
whioh had in its turn beaten the record.
THE SENATE’S WORK. *
In the Senate there were introduced
3,357 biTs and 118 joint resolutions, on
which 1,988 written reports were made,
being upward oi 500 more bills and over
400 more reports than in tbe record,
breaking the Forty-eighth Congress. The
total number of laws enaoted was (ap
proximated) 1,431, of which 1,093 origina
ted in the House and 338 in the Sonata.
Of these 264 became laws by the expira
tion of the constitutional ten days limita
tion, 50 bills failed to become taws owing
to tbe adjournment of Congress—9 of
them at the close of the first session.
There were 132 bills vetoed by the Presi
dent, or 2t more instances of the exer
cise of the Presidential prerogative
of veto than had occurred from the
louoaation of the government down to
the beginning of this Congress. Of tbe
vetoed bills ninety-three originated ln tbe
House and thirty-nine in the Senate.
But one private bill, that granting a pen
sion to Joseph Romiser, and one public
bill, that providing for tbe erection of a
government building at Daytou, 0., suc
ceeded in passing both houses over the
President’s veto, although several others
obtained the requisite two-thirds vote in
the Senate, only to fail in the House.
FEATURES OF THE CLOSE.
Two features of the closing hours of the
Forty-ninth Congress are conspicuously
noteworthy. While more than the usual
degree ot asperity was developed by tne
clash of opposing Interests during tbs
protracted and wearying sessions of the
past few days, tbe general deportment of
the members of both bouses, and of the
throngs whioh came to witness tbe pro
ceedings, was never more exemplary or
orderly. On the other hand, never since
Congress bad an existence has there been
such uncertainty, such hurly-burly,
suoh general disregard of parliamentary
safeguards in the transaction of import
ant business as . have characterized tbe
proceedings of yesterday, last night and
to-day. In the nature of things the con
fusion has been more apparent in and
about the Satiate than at the other end of
the caplt-01, for it was the Senate which
was called upon to attempt the perform
ance of half a. session’s work within the
limits of a week.
BOMB STARTLERS.
Some things occurred during the last
hours wuicb, from a parliamentary point
of view, were rather startling. One bill
went to the Senate from the House, nomi
nally with amendments, but actually
with none, the purpose being, it is as
sumed, to get it back without any for
mality and have the missing matter in
serted into the document already certified
to as being correct.
An appropriation bill—the legislative—
was sought by Senators upon the Secre
tary’s desk, where it was supposed to be
awaiting their inspection, but it was
found to have been informally borrowed
by House officials for the purpose of com
pleting tho work they had not been
afforded time to perform earlier.
Another appropriation bill was reported
directly Irom the sub-committee to the
Senate with only a pretense ot having been
referred to the full committee, and some
of the committee first learned the features
of the measure they were supposed to
have sat upon in deliberation when It
was taken up for discussion by the Sen
&to*
RACES AGAINST TIME.
Two of the regular appropriation bills
Were completed in conference this morn
ing, and then ensued a race between time
and the fagged out enrolling olsrks. ln
but one case did the clerks win, and for
that thanks are duo to the venerable
Capt. Bassett, who, as the hour ap
proached, armed himself with a gas
lighter (as be has dono biennially for a
quarter of a century), mounted a chair
aud pulled .back tbe hands of the Senate
clock. One of the bills—tbe deficiency—
tailed for the reason that there was a
limit to the speed and endurance of cleri
cal fingers. It may be that errors have
been made—lt will be marvelous indeed
If they have not—though none have come
to light.
THE DEATH ROLL.
The death roll of this Congress was an
extraordinary one, comprising the un
precedented number of thirteen names
In the House and Sea ate. They are those
of Vice President Hendricks, President
of the Senate: (senators Miller,of Califor
nia; Pike, of New Hampshire; Logaa, of
Illinois, and Representatives Hahn, ol
Louisiana; Aruot, Beach and Dowdney,
of New York; Price, of Wisconsin; Cole,
of Maryland; Etwood, of Illinois; Dun
can, of Pennsylvania, and Rankin, of
W isconsin.
But one election case was decided by
the House against the sitting member,
and the Congress was characterized by
an absenon of that acrimonious discus
sion which suobcontesis usually awaken.
The Rhode Island case of Page vs. Pierce,
in which the House decided that neither
party was entitled to the seat and anew
eicotion was ordered, was the one In
stance of a seat belug taken from a sit
ting member.
HOUSE BILLS WHICH BECAME LAWS.
Of the 1,053 House bills which beoame
laws 275 were more or less or a publio
nature. Of the remaining 708 bills grant
ing pensions or reliefs to spmyal desig
nated persons. 156 beoame laws without
the approval ot tua President.
Pollowlug is a list of the more impor
tant House bills which have become laws:
To forfeit the Atlantic and Pacifio rail
road land grant.
To increase the pension of widows and
dependent relatives from $s to sl2 per
month. >
To abolish oertain fees for official servi
ces to American vessels and to amend (lie
shipping laws (the Dingley shipping bill).
To amend the Thurman acts (it re
quires the Pacifio railroads to pay the
costs of surveying and conveying their
land grants, anil subjeots their lauds to
taxation so soon as the companies are
entitled to them, notwithstanding the
faot that they may delay selection).
To increase the naval establishment.
To pension Mexican war veterans.
The oleomargarine bill.
Declaring forfeited oertain grants of
laud made to States to aid in the con
struction of railroads. (Tbe lands af
fected are in Mississippi, Alabama and
Louisiana.
For the construction of a Congressional
library tmildlngj
To forfeit tho New Orleans, Baton
Rouge and Vicksburg railroad (back
bone ) land graut.
To reduoe the fees on domestic money
orders for sums less than $5.
To reimburse the National Soldiers’
Home for money lost through the Nor
folk Exchange National Bank.
To provide for closing up the business
of the Court of Alabama Claims.
To establish additional life saving sta
tions.
For the construction of additional light
houses.
Extending the tree delivery system.
For the construction of a light house
supply steamer for the Atlantic and Gulf
coasts.
To provide for the appointment and
compensation of a District Judge for tho
Southern district of Alabama.
To amend the statutes so as to require
brewers to give bonds for three times
their estimated monthly tax.
For an allowance of the “Fourth of
July” claims reported by the accounting
officers of the Treasury Department.
(One Dill for each ol the two sessions).
To authorize terms of the United
States Courts to be held at Wilmington,
N.C.
To authorize the delivery to their
owners of valuable boxes deposited In the
Treasury by the Seoretary of \V ar.
For the issue of postal notes in suras
less thau $5.
For a lightship off the entrance to
Chesapeake bay.
To provide for the inspection of tobac
co, cigars aud snuff, and to repeal seo
tiou 3,151 ot the Revised Statutes.
To prohibit government employes from
hiring or contracting out the labor of
United States prisoners.
To amend the dutiable goods act (so as
to allow merchandise to be transported
in bond on passenger trains ln safes,
pouohes and trunks and in parcel).
To amend the act prohibiting the Im
portation and immigration of foreigners
under labor contracts.
Fixing the of the season for mack
erel fishing. 4
To restrict the ownership of real estate
in tbe Territories to American citizens.
For tbe erection of a public building at
Charleston.
To increase the limit of the oost of the
public building at Chattanooga.
The most important House bill of a pri
vate character that became a law was
tbe Fitz Jonn Porter bill. •
Forty House joint resolutions beoame
laws, the prinoipai ones being as follows:
For tbe settlement of tbe accounts of
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company.
Directing the Commissioner of Labor
to make an investigation as to oonvlct
labor.
To authorize the President to protect
American fishing and trading vessels and
American fishermen in Canadian water*.
Authorizing an investigation of the
books, etc., ol the Pacific railroad com
panies.
SENATE MEASURES.
Of the total number of bills whioh
passed the Senafti 320 became laws. In
cluding 116 public and 206 of a strictly
private nature. Following is a list of the
more important Senate bills placed on the
statute books by tho present Congress:
The Presidential succession bill.
The Cullom-Reagan bill to regulate in
terstate commerce.
For the retirement and reoolnage of the
trade dollar.
The electoral count bill.
For tbe allotment of lands in severalty
to ludians.
To repeal the tenure of offioe aot.
To increase tbe annual appropriation
for the militia.
To establish agrioultural experiment
stations.
For the study of tho effects of narcoties
and intoxicants in the publio schools.
To legalize the incorporation of trades
unions.
Authorizing tho transmission of weather
reports through ths mails free of poetags.
To Indemnify Chinese for losses sus
tained by the Rook Springs, Wym, riots.
For the oreotion of a military telegraph
line between ban ford and Point Jupiter,
Fla.
To make Tampa, Fla., a port of entry.
To provide for the execution of artioie
2 of the Chinese treaty of Nov. 17. 1880.
It prohibits the Importation of opium
into either oouutry by citizens ot tho
other.
For the ereotlon ot publio buildings as
follows: At Augusta, Ga.; Huntsville,
Ala., and at Jacksonville, Fla.
PRIVATE lIILLS,
The most noteworthy of the private
Senate bills which became laws were
those to remove the political disabilities
of Alexander R. Lawton, of Georgia, and
granting the franking privilege to aud
pensioning Mrs. Grant.
Of tne foregoing measure* Bven beoame
laws by tbe expiration of the constitu
tional ten days limitation, viz: the Mor
mon polygamy bill; the trade dollar
redemption bill; tbe militia bill and four
private bill*.
The Senate bills vetoed were thirty-nine
in number, eleven being of a public, and
twenty-eight of a private oharaoiar.
The ninety-three House bill* vetoed
Included eighty-seven private bill* and
six bills of a publio uature.
The regular appropriation bill* whioh
failed of enactment were tbe fortification*
bill for Doth Congress' *, the .river and
harbor bill of the present session ( which
was not signed by the President), and
tbe defioienoy bill, on whioh tbe confer
ence report was not submitted in lime for
action. The tailure of the tnrtifioation*
bill was due to decided differences of
opinion between the ooutereee of tne two
houses.
POCKRT VETOES.
Fifty bills in addition to those which
became laws and those vetoed were mml
to the President, but were “pocketed" by
him on the adjournment of Congress, and
theretore failed. The most Important are
as follows:
The river and harbor,
Relative to promotion in the medical
Corps or the Uuited states Army.
To prevent the employment of convicts
and alif>n labor on public works.
To open to settlement the public laud
strip south of Kausas.
For the construction of Federal build
ings at Monroe. La., Saginaw, Mich., and
Annapolis, Md,
The O’Neill labor arbitration bill for the
settlement of controversies between In
terstate railroads and their employes.
The Morrison surplus resolution,
FAILED OK KN KOU.MKNT.
Several bills of minor importance failed
of enrollment Ip.tbe basts incident to the
closing o( congress, and theretore failed
of enactment.
Nearly a dozen bills relating to the
same subjects were passed by botn
houses, but tailed beoause of difforenoes
between the two houses.
Tne Northern Pacific forfeiture bill and
the bill to repeal the preemption or home
stead, timber-culture and desert land
laws were in conference for a long while,
hut the differences proved irreconcilable.
The bill to tax fractional parts ol a
gallon of spirits was kitted by tne refusal
of the House to accept the conl'ereuoe re
port.
The bill to create a department of agri
culture and labor was killed by the in
ability of its friends to seud it to the con
ference committee.
About 150 bills and joint resolutions
which passed the House failed of action
In the Senate, some of which, however,
were defeated by adverse committee re
ports. Among these were the following:
To authorize the establishment of ex
port tobacco manufactories, and for a
drawback upon imported articles used, in
manufacturing exported tobacco.
To authorize a settlement of Florida’s
claim for expenditures incurred in sup
pressing Indian hostilities.
To terminate certain Chinese treaty
stipulations and prohibit Chinese immi
gration into the United Stales.
To repeal tho law allowing collectors
commissions on taxes collected on dis
tilled spirits.
To amend the law mnking a distinction
in the mode of packing and selling cut
tobacoo.
run BLAIR AND NAVAL BILLS.
About 760 Pills passed by the Senate
failed of passage In the House. The
Blair educational bill, after passing the
Senate, was buffeted about from one
committee to another in the House, and
was never allowed to come beiore tho
House lor action,, although Us friends
claimed a decided majority In its lavor
on a test vote.
Toe Cameron-Hale twin bills appropri
ating $<16,000,000 for an increase of the
navy were sent to the Naval Committee
and died there, although provision for ad
ditional vessels was Inserted in the naval
appropriation bill.
The twin fortification bills which passed
the Senate were allowed to sleep In the
House Appropriations Committee room.
The McAdoo fortification bill reported
by the House Military Committee never
received action by the House.
The Harrison bill lor a division of Da
kato and the admission of the lo wer half
as a State was passed by a party vote In
the Senate, but was adversely reported
from the committee in the House. A
substitute in the nature of an enabling
act for tho whole Territory was reported
as a substitute, but it still slumbers ou
the overburdeued House calendar.
ihe joint resolution to change inaugu
ration day from March 4 to April 30 was
favorably reported, but was left unacted
upon.
OTHER MEASURES UNACTED ON.
Otber Senate measures which failed of
action areas follows:
To credit the several States and Terri
tories with all moneys oolleolod under the
direct tax act.
To prohibit the transmission through
the mails or publications containing lot
tery advertisements.
For a monument to Gen. Grant.
For the inspeotion of meats exported,
and prohibiting the Importation of adul
terated food or drink.
For the appointment of a commission
to investigate yellow fever.
For the erection of a monument to
Lincoln.
To extend the eight hour law to letter
carriers. (The previous question on its
passage was refused in the Mouse).
To increase the efficiency of the army.
(The Logan bill with certain amend
ments).
For the incorporation of the Atlantic
and Paeiflo (Eads) Ship llailwuy Com
pany.
To promote political and commercial
nrogrcHS among the American nations.
(It proposes a convention of the Ameri
can nations at Washington).
To classify and fix the salaries for land
registers and receivers.
To prohibit members of Congress from
acting as attorneys for corporations In
terested in Congressional legislation.
To incorporate the Nicaragua Maritime
Canal Compaoy.
Making an appropriation for the im
provement of the Ctiarlesl-Jn jetties.
For a monument to Mary, mother of
Washington.
To extirpate contagious pleuro-pneu
monla.
For a memorial bridge across the Po
tomac river at Washington.
To extend the time for filing tho French
spoliation claims.
To reimburse the Freedman’s Bank de
positors.
For tbo determination of tho rights of
the United States in lands granted to aid
iu the construction of railroads in Florida.
To pension Mrs. Logan and Mra. Frank
Blair at $3,000 per annum (adversely re
ported ).
To dx the passport fee atsl.
For the erection of public buildings at
the tollowing places: Vicksburg, Miss.;
Charlotte. N. C.: Petersburg, Va.; Nor
folk, Va.; Greenville, B. C.,and Harrison
burg, Va. •
IMPORTANT BUT UNACTED ON.
Tbe following measure* of national Im
portance failed of action of an affirma
tive nature in either house: The Morri
son and other tariff bills, which the
House on a test vote refused even to con
sider.
Various bills on tbe silver question.
Both branches of Congress extensively
and exhaustively discussed this topic.
No aotiou waa taken in tbe Senate. Tne
House passed no measure on the subject,
but contented itself with vonng down
propositions tor free stiver coinage and
for the suspension of silver dollar coin
age.
Tho Pacific railroad funding question.
(Bills extending tbe period of payment
were favorably reported from the com
mittees of each house, but never reaobed
the point of sotion in either.)
To establish a uniform bankruptcy law.
(Its history In each house was almost
identical with that of the Pacific funding
bill.)
the Hennepin canal bill, tbe Oklahoma
bill and the Dunn (roe ship bill were all
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reported from the House committees and
all failed to get beyond the stage of gen
eral debate.
The bills to repeal the civil service law
and to grant woman suffrage were killed
in the House by adverse committee re
ports and in the Senate by adverse test
votes.
The resolution favoring open executive
sessions waa defeated i* the Senate.
The Edmunds resolution calling for
the papers regarding appointments was
adopted bv the Senate.
The resolutions to carry the Mexican
treaty into effect and to abrogate the lla
waiin treaty are also to be voted among
the failures of the Forty-ninth Congress,
the former being killed by an adverse
committee report and the latter tailing to
secure an audience.
Tbe postal telegraph bill and inter
national copyright bill also failed.
RIVAL TOWNS Ul* IN ARMS.
Nothing But Bloodshed Gan Appease*
Their Wrath.
Wallace, Kan., March 4 k —The situa-e
tion in tho Coronado-Leutl war remains
unchanged. Both towns are
by a strong cordon ot armed men, who
permit no one to enter. The men In town
sleep with their guns, and after
siou a stranger finds a
every turn. They stand In
and merchants bring their guns to wale
on customers. Men patrol the streets
all day and night. The country!
surrounding is as excited as tha,
towns, and about equally divided. Tbd
Coronado sympathizers are for the
most part In town with their ammunition
and guns, and % Coronado man Baid to
day that within an hour 500 men could
be recruited in tbe town ready to defend
it with their lives. At Leoti the cry ia
for revenge. The citizens are as excited
as they were the day following the shoot
ing. and are unanimous in their determi
nation to sack Coronado at the ffrstt
opportunity.
THE DAY OF BATTLE.
This will probably be Thursday,
next, when the county election
occurs. Immediately after the
shooting Sunday some men from
Leoti came to Wallace and secured
all the guns and ammunition they could
got, and representatives from Coronado
paid a similar visit to Garden City, so
that both towns are well equipped with
ammunition for war, which every man
believes will occur before the
thing is settled. Tbe population
of Leoti, which has been recruited by
their county cohorts, Is looked to for the
first move, and the Coronado men will act
on tbe defensive. Each town has plans,
but tbsy are in too chaotic a state tor a
logical forecast of the probable reshit,
Since Sunday there have been no hostile
actions beyond the harmless firing of
guns at Leoti. Whisky and beer are
freely imbibed, and these will be at the
bottom ot further trouble, should there b>
any,
THE SHERIFF’S DISCRETION.
t’ounty Sheriff Jotfn Edwards, who Is a
Leoti man, has not made an attempt to
arrest anybody, as be knows that such,
an effort would cost him bis life. He hast
twelve warrants, but unless the Stato
authorities lend the assistance of a
couple of oompanios of militia they will
never be served, and even then Coronado
men say that not a man will ever be taken,
alive. The particulars of Sunday’s wvr
show that whatever ill reeling may hyat
the bottom of It, it was brought on by a
drunken spree of three Leoti men, named
Coutter, Haynes and Watkins, who
wound up a fifty’s carousal by rousing 01.3
of bed a druggist, who was sick anil
whom they compelled to dance by shoot
ing at his toes.
SHOOTING TO KILL.
The protests of the druggist's friends*
was resented by Coutter’s party, who
began shooting to kill. This broughti
upon them the concentrated fire of the
Coronado men, and Coutter, Haynes and
Watkins were riddled with bullets.
Coutter bad during his later hours been
reiuforoed by several friends, some ot
whom were hurt and who mflioted con
siderable damage on tbe Coronado party -
Four men ure dead, three are seriously*
perhaps fatally wounded, aud no aooouut
is taken of any hurt less than
total disability. A second occur
rence yesterday has increased tha
bitterness ot feeling. Two Leoti rfjtui
went to Corouado on business. When
they reached tho outskirta of the towni
they were tired upon by pickets, and ona
had his arm broken, aud the other’s norsa
was killed and bis bat riddled with bul
lets. Further trouble may occur at any
time, and it seems reasonably certain toi
happen next Tuursday, unless tne militia'i
are sent to keep order at the election,
AN EXPLOSIVE IN A BOTTLE,
A Dangerous Package Found at tiio)
Pennsylvania Railroad Ferry.
Jersey City, N. J., Maroh 4.—A col£
ored man who keeps the Pennsylvania,
railroad ferry house clean, picked up a
small gluss bottle from behind the door
of the geutlenien’s toilet room in yiw
depot at midnight. The bottle, which
contained some kind ot acid, exploded ia
his hand and tbe flooring caught fire. For
some time it looked as though the big
building was doomed, but the company's
fire apparatus was brought out aud tho
fire was extinguished before any serious*
damage had been done. A tramp who;
had been in tbe toilet room Just berore tbo,
explosion occurred was arrested on sus
picion of buving placed tbe bottle back of
the door. He stoutly protests ignorance*
ot the bottle. No clear evidence exists
against anybody.
Wn tenor Not Go 1 ilirmtH^^.
Wabuinoton. Maroh na
tion of Joseph 11. Wagner to Tie pension
agent tor tbe Southern States, with an
office at Knoxville, ieun., was nol re
ported upon by tbe Senate Committee on
Pensions atid consequently lapses. It ia
said by one of tbe officers of the Senate
tnat both the Tennessee
seven Democratic
Tennessee opposed bis ootgfpF^Bon.
Beaten Out of fFeemmveriei.
Washington, March 4.—Owing to tb
failure of the deficiency bill, tbe recent
aot of Congress extendlug tbe tree do
livery system to oities and town* having
not less than 10,000 inhabitants, or postal
revenue of not lest than SIO,OOO, beoomea
inoperative until tbe beginning of tba
next fiscal year, when tbe tegular ap
propriation act goes into effect.
A Lusty Negro Lynched.
Galveston, Tex., Maroh 4.— At an
early hour this morning a band of over
*2OO armed men appeared before the Jail
at Sau Marcos and compelled the janitor
to surrender the kpys. Ther then took
Iroiu bis cell a colored boy named Trlit
Biucker and hanged him n> a tree. La-t
Tuesday Blooker unstiooeesfully as
saulted Mra. Pattoreon, a "highly respect
able lady. . >