Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-10
MEASURES IN CONGRESS
OVER EIGHT HUNDRED BILL IN
TRoDUcED YESTERDAY.
Anti-Anarchist Law Proposed by Mr..
Observation-Disclosures of the Metric
System Of Weights and Measures.

Eight hundred and nineteen bills were in
troduced in the House of Representatives
yesterday, the first day Of the extra
sessin of Congress. In addition to the
bills there were offered thirteen joint
resolutions, seven House resolutions and
three concurrent resolutions. OF the to-
tai number of bills, 704 were classified
as private. and were principally for the re-
lief of individuals under varying circum-
stances. Several petitions and memorials
were laid before the House. In each IN
stance the bill, resolution or petition was
referred to the proper committee. A large
number Of the bills introduced are designed
to effect minor changes in the pension laws,
and were evidently put in by the repre-
Sentatives at the request of constituents.
AS announced in The Star yesterday at
ternooA, the first bill of the session was In
troduced by Delegate Rodey of New Mex
leo. and its title was, "A bill to enable the
people of New Mexico to form constltu-
ton and state government and be admitted
to the Union on an equal footing with the
original states :" The measure was re-
ferred to the committee on the territories.
Aimed at Anarchists.
A bill prescribing the death penalty for
the crime of killing the President of the
United States. the Vice President ambassa-
doris ministers of foreign countries ac-
credited to the United States was intro
duced by Mr.. Littlefield. The bill pre-
scribes life Imprisonment for attempts to
commit bodily injury against the President
or Vice President. Persons who aid or abet
any of the crimes mentioned are deemed
principal offenders. The harboring of per-
sons guilty of the OffenSaS mentioned is
made punishable by twenty-five years i'm
prisonment. fine and imprisonment PEN
atty is provided for the teaching of an
archistic doctrine and for conspiring within
tlp Inc
Of a ruler or chief executive of any other
country.
Some of the other bills of general interest.
and the disposition made of them, were as
follows:
Permanent Postal Boxes.
By Mr.. Stephens of Texas" Requiring
the United States government to furnish
post office boxes permanently to all citizens
paying the first cost of their box in all post
offices now renting boxes to citizens To
the committee on post office and post roads.
Mr.. Stephens also introduced bill to
provide for the union of Oklahoma territory
and Indian territory and to enable the peo-
pie thereof to form constitution and state
government and to be admitted into the
Union the state of Oklahoma To the
committee on the territories.
By MI Mudd of Maryland a joint reSolu-
ton authorizing the President of the United
States to appoint a commission to examine
ton of free and open waterway to con-
meet the waters of the Chesapeake and
Delaware. bays. Referred to the committee
on railways and canals.
Mr.. Livingston of Georgia introduced
bill providing for the establishment of a
subtreasury a Atlanta, and it was referred
to the committee on ways and means. Mr..
Livingston also introduced bill providing
for the establishment of the Atlanta mill
tary park, which was referred to the COM
mittee on military affairs
Mr.. Brownlow introduced an interesting
bill, which is designed to empower the Sec
retary of War to allow the burial OF wives
of deceased enlisted men in national ceme
teres in the same graves as deceased SOL
dierS. This was also referred to the COM
mittee on military affairs. Mr.. Brownlow
offered bill TO reorganize the corps of
dental surgeons attached to the medical
department of the army and a second bill
to add a corps of dental surgeons to the
bureau of medicine and surgery of the
navy. The first of these bills was referred
to the committee on military affairs and
the second to the committee on naval af-
fairs.
A bill granting an appropriation to the
trustees of the Woman's National Indus
trial Exhibit of Washington, d. c.. was in
troduced by Mr.. Brownlow and referred to
the committee on appropriations.
To Adopt the Metric System.
Mr.. Shafroth introduced bill to adopt
the weights ana measures OF the metric
system as the standard in the United
States, and Mr. Bates offered a bill to
provide for pension of S24 month for
soldiers and sailors who have attained the
age of seventy years.
Mr.. Brick presented a bill ito create a
commission to investigate the expediency
and practicability of establishing public
rifle practice ranges throughout the United
States, and to report a feasible plan or
method for establishing such rifle ranges. ="
Referred to committee on military affairs.
Mr.. Greene introduced a bill Ito regu-
late commerce with foreign nations, to
induce the preferable employment of Amer
lean ships. to extend the postal service by
mail and naval steamers, and to promote
Intercourse with foreign countries" The
measure went to the committee on ways
and means
Mr.. Stephens of Texas offered a Joint
resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States authoriz-
ing the levy of a tax on incomes and in
heritances. The resolution was referred