Fight Over The Finances

The most interesting ohupcer of the history of the session is made by the attcmpt at flnanclal legislation in both houses. These aro too well known to require rocapitulatiou. Xo financial legislation has yet resulted ironi the host of bilis introduce d during the session with niore orless weight of authority behind them. The principal class ol: legislation accomplished by the short session was that making appropriations tor the support of the go vern ment. Not a little general legislation was incorporated into the appropriation bilis. These bilis in the order in which they were passed by the house were: Kor the military academy (West Poiut), e.iiny, pension, fortlfieations, diplomatic and consular, District of Columbiu, postal, agrieultural, Indiau, sundry civil, legislativo, executive and judicial, navy, and general deficiency. When the last week of congiess began the house had passed all except the general deilciency and the senate had the last four yet to consider. The pension bill, as enacted, contained provisions that pensions shall not be paid to non-residents who are not citizens of the United States, ex cept for actual disabilities incurred in the service, directing examining surgeons to siate the ratings to whieh they think the applicants are entitled, and iixing the lowest rato of pension at $6 a month. The diplomatic and consular bill increased the salaries of several foreign representativos, but the sonate amendment tor a Hawaiian cable was defeated by th e house. The agricultural biil empowered tlie secretary of agriculture to enforce rules tor the inspection of live uattlc whose ineat is intended for shipment abroad in any form, and regulations to prevent the shipmont of condemncd carcasses abroad or from one state to another and iixed heavy penalties for violations of such regulations. Considerable legislation was includedin the Bundry civil bill. One amendment providcs for the purchase for $160,000 of the site ui the Ülaine mansión, and another turn.s tlie military prison at Ji'ort Lieavenwonh. Kas, into a United State peuitentiury tor keeping United Statos prisonnrs, who have teretofore been held in stcUc prisons under contracta, The naval bill was notable because of tlui ■ ncw navy" provisión for two battle BhipH and six torpedo boats and the increase oí the enlisted torce by tlie addition ui 1,000 men. The general deficiency bill reponed to (be house amounted to f6,6iy,63l. Au amendment suggfsted by the secretary of state to pay the claims of Great Britain lor ító5,0UÜ damages for selzUres of sealers m Behring sea was voted down Ijy the house. The house adopted a joint resolution lor aa amondment to the constitutlon providing for the clection of United States senators by direct vote of the peuple, but the resolution was killed by the senatu. A senate joint resolution for inquiry into the practicability oí deep walii ways between the ocean and the groal lakei and the bill for the regulation of steam vossels failetl to pass the house. Among important houso bilis whioh dieil was one to punish train wreckers by capital punishment and attomptsattrainwrecking by heavy terics of imprisonnient. The only legislación nfïectiiifr til" tariff act was a resoldtlon to extend to April 15 the time tor makiiiir PJtwrns to the interrogatories uadcr die incomo tax sectlons and modifying the questions to bti nnswiirntK