The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-03
GREAT RUSH OF NEW BILLS
OYER 5000 INTRODUCED INTO THE HOUSE YESTERDAY.

OYER 5000 INTRODUCED INTO THE
 HOUSE YESTERDAY.
 Much Rivalry for the Honor of Having
 the First One-Indicatfons That MT.
 MeCIeary's OIeomargartne Measure
 Will Receive It-Fineen Members Ask
 the Precedcnce.-Some of the Most Inns
 portant Bills Introduced.
 Washington, Dec. 2.-It Is estimated by officials of the House that over B. 900 bills were introduced before l2 o'clock to-day. There was much rival ry for the honor of having bill No. l., no less than fifteen members having asked for this precedence The indica- tions are that the bill of MT. McCleary restricting the sale of oleomargarine will be so designated when the records are made up. The bills have wide 1dI6G, tIlICC ullLClSAl dClllC SdDlC piiio having been introduced by Representa- tives Sherman of New York, Corliss of Michigan and Jones of Washington, respectively. MT. Jones bill proposes the northern route via Puget Sound. with an appropriation of $S,0O0,000 MT. Corliss' bill proposes a government built and maintained route and MT. Sherman offers plan allowing private participation in the enterprise.
 Among the other measures introduced were those by MT. Thayer of Massa chusetts and MT. Cromwell of Ohio re- moving the duty on hides. MT. Otey Of Virginia, giving tobacco ration to soldiers. MT. Cousins of Iowa, to re- peal the bankruptcy law MT. Fowler of New Jersey, to create reciprocity commission. MT. Davidson of Wiscon- sin, to make oleonargarine subject to state laws.
 MT. Bartholdt of Missouri, giving the thanks of congress to Rear Admiral Kempff, American naval commander at Taku, China; also, to punish frauds at elections of congressman; also, making February 12, Lincoln's birthday, a na- tional holiday.
 Mir. Brownlow of Tennessee, creating department of commerce, labor and manufacture; also, amending the consti- tuition defining assaults on the presi- dent, vice president, members of the cabinet and justices of the supreme court, and giving congress power to fix penalties; appropriating s50,O0o for a monument to President William H. Harrison at South Bend, Ind.
 Mir. Lowering of Massachusetts, pro- yiding for flexible currency responsive to the needs of business also, a con- stitutiona1 amendment giving congress power to fix uniform hours of labor.
 MT. Jones of Washington, for com- mission to investigate trade with China and Japan.
 MT. McDermott of New Jersey, joint resolution amending the constitution so that congress will have power to pass general laws for the organization of corporations.
 MT. Kitching of North Carolina, con- amendment repeating the amendment: also, constitu- tional amendment forbidding appropri- atiOns for sectarian purposes.
 MT. Stephens of Texas, for tax on incomes and inheritances.
 MT. Hopkins of Illinois. for a perma- nent census bureau.
 MT. Shaffroth of Colorado, constitu- tional amendment for woman suffrage.
 MT. Cushman of Washington, for election of United States senators by popular vote.
 MT. McCleary of Minnesota, (bill No, D, to make oleomargarine subject to the laws of the state to which it is and to change the tax on 
 Mr. Rodney of New Mexico, admit ting New Mexico to statehood.
 Mr. Tawney of Minnesota, increasing the tax on oleomargarine, etc.
 Mr. Littlefleld of Maine amending and making more effective the act to protect trade against monopolies, etc., recurring interstate corporations to file | reports with the secretary Of the treas nry.
 MT. Overstreet of Indiana, to main | tain the parity of the money of the | United States.
 MT. Moody of Massachusetts, for the orOIGCLlOn OI cOIbTeu cltlZ6IlS dSdluSL ynching in default of state protec- ion.
 MT. Henry of Texas, to prevent com- ,inations in restraint of trade.
 MT. Fucker of Missouri, to exempt wire nails, wire, barbed wire, etc., rom duty.
 MT. Cushman of Washington, prohib- ting the location of mining claims in Alaska by power of attorney.
 Mr. Kahn of California, for the desig- nation of certain points on the bound try for the admission oe aliens.
 MT. Curtis of Kansas, for the punish nent of persons assaulting or killing he president of the United States.
 MT. Shackleford of Minnesota, plac- ng printing paper and wood pulp on he free list.
 REOPENING OF CONGRESS. peaker Henderson Sworn In--Great