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Show congress just ended numbered "11. In tho fiftieth congress IS J 4 bills were enacted, en-acted, I'uiitio ituii. nng mil.. A statement prepared by the clerks to tho house committee on public build-inns build-inns and grounds showsthat during tlin past congress 41 1 bills for the erection of public buildings were introduced, carrying a total appropriation of Jt 70. -;!.", tk'.i. Of this number passed both houses, appropriating Jl.'.tiTti.dllii, all of which became laws save four, which were vetoed by the president. . Tho Work of the rif'ly-Fir.st Con-grossThree Con-grossThree Measures of National Importance. I The Total Appropriations for This Congress Con-gress Will Probably Reach About One Billion Dollars. 19,312 BILLS WERE INTRODUCED. ()!' This Number 1!1S(J lteesune Laws A List of I he Most I ill I o.'fant ol' l'hese Measures, A Remarkable Mortuary RocorJ. Fifteen of the Members Haviuj; Died During the Sossiun. BUT FOURTEEN BILLS WERE VETOED. Nlo.tT-Thro. Fiihtlo Ruihllnc IIIIU, Carry lug Appropriation Agr.cetine 91'!, tilt!. (!.;:, I'..l Mnaur That iatl.it to ll.cotn. Law. Wasiii(;ton, March Of the work of the Fifty-first congress, three measures, meas-ures, any of which in intrinsic importance import-ance and popular interest would be sufficient for a national issue, stand forth pre-eminent among all tho others. First, the Mclvinley tariff bill, which became a law; second, tho silver, bill, on which at the tirst session a compromise compro-mise was effected, based on the monthly purchase of A.. 500.000 ounces of silver, which, iu turn, was followed by a more radical measure, that failed of passage, and, third, tho federal election bill, which, after a protracted struggle, failed in the senale to reach a decisive vote. itadical Innovations In th. ifouso. Radical innovations in tho rules of tho house added interest to its proceeding, proceed-ing, and determined but fruitless efforts ef-forts to adopt the most vital of these innovations formed part of the history of the sessions of tho senate. Lven in its mortuary record congress was remarkable, the call of death having hav-ing summoned no fewer than twelve of its representatives and three of its senators, sen-ators, i A nillion Dollar. The total appropriations for this congress con-gress will probably reach $1,000,000,000. During the fiftieth congress 101 bills were vetoed, and during tho tifty-lirst congress fourteen. Among the bills which became laws are these: Copyright Copy-right bill, privkta land -iourt bill.'postal subsidy bill. Indian repeal bill, customs administrative bill, general land forfeiture for-feiture bill, bill to relievo tho supreme court by the establishment of intermediate interme-diate courts of appeal, United States judges' salaries bill, world's fair bill, Wyoming and Idaho admission bills, anti-lottery and anti-trust bills, reapportionment reap-portionment bill, immigration bill, bill lo ratify the agreements with various Indian tribes and friendly Sioux, 10,-000, 10,-000, to reduce tho F. or l.ulon Aff.nta, to pay the French spoliation claims, meat inspection bill, bill to prevent the importation of adulterated food and drink, live cattle ami hog inspection bill, bill appropriating t, 000,000 for tho improvement of tho Mississippi river, to limit to 00 per cent of the rates charged private parties the rates land grand railroads shall charge for the transportation of government troops and supplies, for tho relief of settlers on the Northern Pacific railroad indemnity indem-nity lands, to permit the export of fermented fer-mented liquors to foreign countries without the payment of tax, to apply the proceeds of sales of public lands and receipts from certain land grant railroads, to support agricultural and industrial colleges, to extend the timo of payment for public lands iu cases of failure of crops, to set aside the big tree tree tract in California as a public park. That D'dn't ran. 'Wio Ulair educational bill, the bill for the appointment of an alcoholic liquor commission and the eiulit hour claims bill were defeated, while among those which, after parsing one house failed of action in the other, are the bankruptcy bill, the Conger lard bill and the army reorganization bill. The Paddock pure food bill, the Nicaragua Nic-aragua canal, Pacific railroad funding bill and tho interstate commerce bill, to permit limited pooling, are among the measures which failed to reach a vote in either house. Through On Ilous. Only, Following are some of the senate bills which failed to pass the house: To provide for the free coinage of silver, enlarging the rights of settlers and pre-emptors pre-emptors on public lands, reviving the grade of lieutenant-general of the army, for the exploration of Alaska. The following house bills failed to pass the senate: To transfer the revenue reve-nue marine service to the navy, for the relief of telegraph operators during the war. In Conimltt.n Only. Among the measures on which neither house acted, except in some cases by committees, were the sub-treasury and farm mortgages bill, the service pension bill, the, Canada reeiprosity resolution, the bill to encourage tho construction of an intercontinental railway, the postal pos-tal savin us bank and the postal telegraph tele-graph bills. Putler's bill to aid negroes to emigrate to Africa, the woman suf-frage suf-frage resolution, the income tax bill and various other radical tiuaneial ahd political polit-ical measures. N.arly 20.OOU IIIIU. In tho fifty-first congress 14,183 hills were introduced in the house and 5 1 211 in the senate. In the fiftieth congress K'.lMt were introduced in the house and 1000 in the senate. In the fifty-first congress con-gress ,'!)( joint resolutions (or twenty-eight twenty-eight more than in the fiftieth) were in-, trod need in the house. In the senate Hill joint resolutions (twenty-four more than in the fiftieth) were introduced. The bills that became laws during the |