Show 1 noibe ahat his one the fast tuo idars washington star 3 undoubtedly the in wt noteworthy legislative ait of lie fiftieth congress ln cli closeal at noon tomorrow to morrow hs been the pas mige of tho act by which there will be an u lour new stars to the national colors the gret session was made unusually interesting by the national election which was near at hand and the kinei of both parties were closely drawn with the leaders eagerly tor every opportunity port unity that give them an advantage however alight in lie approaching pro aching contest although attiq blikh caused the prolongation et the first ber sion to a time beyond all precedence the failure of the government resulted ia nothing bave a mighty torrent of debate congress nevertheless achieved a considerable amount of work more bills have been introduced and more enacted into law than during any other Cou grena in the matter of vetoes the heretofore unsurpassed record of the forty ninth courena Cou resa baa been beaten president cleveland disapproving of more bills during alie last two years of hafl administration than the airet tio lie lias vetoed directly bills more than all his predecessors combined from down while number ot measures have been objected to by tho pocket veto during the two have been introduced in the or 1400 more than in alie pro Ot linB congress and joint resolutions or live more than in the forty ninth congress committee reports have been made to lie number of in the senate billa and ions leavo been intro dared t ayi bills aad during tho baa broken all trevinia records in alila reaped were 2700 written made or ill excenia of the preceding congress ut H these bills and joint resolutions liml be caico lawse 0 which number 1183 lu abo house and intha alio president also sent eto messages IQ alie tase of M laoue and 48 senate bills or 18 more vetoes than nere made during alie previous congress ottlia became law fedj etere private bills and 38 mea iuni of a public character all of tha W bills vetoed except eight were cither fruats pension or relief balla eight public billa are as follows for quitting the title leni pes lanien for the bale of indian lands in tor the disposal of foil wallace cuili tuili lary in kansis authorize ini on camle island heaton the ti aeils gotlie state of kansas or ho benefit of anil 1 l art or alia erection 0 public bunij imps in columbus la allentown pa council lA gabind Bind aar harbor ma somo of ibo moro important bills liing are a 01 ol lowi for a conference 0 hie south anil central american nations in annton in may next to um hiona reservation in ilia lor the protection of U H ollic iala la indian territory i to authorise the of aadil for public Lr CAtina lie of ture the department to ba a cabinet edicer to a department part ment of labor to choate baarda cj arbitration urbit ration or for and differences between carriera and their IQ ibo mcnae bill became lav s to the number of of which bot were of private character forty level sanata bills were vetoed alie most important belay thosa for lie erection 0 public at youngstown town 0 and sioux city ioa and the direct tax bill by far alie most important 0 the senate bills enacted into law lial been the territorial ad ini adion bill by which north and south dakota washington and aion tani may acquire abate lioom among other senate bills placed on theeta luo book are to provide for ware housing fruit brandy to increase the lien sion fur the toes ol 01 both and also for deafness to incorporate the Ni carapia canul company to provide aid to state for tho soldiers to prohibit the colln of labor into the united states to allow any honorably discharged or sailor who lias abandoned or relinquished hia biome stead entry tv make to change hie ato of of the electoral college ratifying the creek lodeau agreements to enable the president to protect the interests of the united states in Ian aroa to protect the alaska fur deal and salmon fisheries directing the secretary Sacre tary of the interior to gate the practicability of constructing water storage reservoirs in arid regions and the erection of public build ins or the enlargement or change of existing at several cities alio pursed bills to pension sira sheridan AIM bogan sirs frauk 1 Q alair anil to retire oen Kotie crans these have been included in this statement of bills have become laws not thom in the presidents haud awaiting signature sic nature quite a number of these are subject to the pocket veto and the presidents sanction in regard to them way of course the statement to some extent there are alio pe rilling a number of inea which yet but the work ot congress Is practically complete oliree hundred aej thirty three hills which passed the house failed in the in conference lie of the barill bill anil alie oklahoma bill tle other important hound measures tailed are as ollowa ol loBa the en eral land bill and genera bill to prevent alie products 0 convict labor beine used in any government department or upon public building or public borka t amend alia internal revenda laws by relaxing the rigor of the laws authorizing tho five civilized tribes to lease their land subject to the approval 0 alie secretary of abo interior the silver to repeal tho oleomargarine act and various pre pain radical depar tarea in our pension pen siou taj alf and financial system two treaties were rutted here the canadian la berieR and the british extradition conventions |