The Globe-republican., 1904-12-15
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parinsat d Agriculture.
Washington, Dec, 1.-THE house
transacted quite a large amount of
miscellaneous business today, start.
ing with pension bills and consider
Ing the Hill financial bill later in the
day A number Of bills Of local char
acter were passed AMI an adjourn
ment was forced for lack Of a quor.
UNI when an attempt was made to
pass the Joint resolution granting tho
use Of the Washington monument let
for the American Railway appliance
exhibition.
The bill transferring the forest re-
serves from the department Of the in.
terror to the agricultural department,
which has been pending in congress
for several years, was passed.
Representative Morrell, Of Pennsyl
vania, with view to carrying out the
suggestion made by the president in
his message to congress concerning
the subsection Of the insurance bust
ness Of the country to federal super.
vision, introduced q bill covering the
question, The bill defines the bust.
ness Of insurance and specifies the
different branches Of 1t, as fire and
marine insurance; fidelity, guaranty
and title insurance; reinsurance, etc
1t then provides that on or before
January /, 1906, the secretary Of com.
merce and labor shall appoint a SUI.
perintendent Of Insurance, to be sub.
ordinate to the commissioner Of cor.
porations; and that the superintend-
jent Of insurance shall make and en-.
force all necessary and proper rules
for the regulation Of the business of
insurance in all Its branches when.
ever such business involves interstate
or foreign transactions, Whenever a
penalty Is necessary for the enforce.
ment of a rule, il provides that such
penalty shall be prescribed only by
congress.
Provision is made for a report on
January | annually Of the respective
operations Of insurance companies for
the preceding twelve months, those
failing to make such reports to be dis
qualified to transact business in any
state or territory except that in which
the principal ONCE OF the offending
company is located, and il such com.
pany has no principal office in the
United States, to be debarred from
use of the mails.
The bill further provides that all
persons, firms or corporations, for.
eign or domestic, shall file with the
superintendent of insurance annual
reports Of their business.
Washington, Dec, 12.---On conven.
ing the house began the second week
Of the session with consideration of
private pension bills
1t is reported that the appropria,
tons committee may report a short
urgent deficiency bill during the week
and 1t is stated that 1t is barely posi-.
bly, that the District Of Columbia ap.
preparation bill may be reported by
the end Of the week. A sub.commit
tee is hard at work framing the BILL
The principal event scheduled for
the senate during the present week is
the taking Of the vote on the Philip
pine civil government bill.
Aftersthe vote on the Philippine bill
on Friday, the senate will adjourn
until the following Monday, and it is
considered doubtful whether much
more business of general importance
will be then undertaken until after
Christmas, as many senators already
have announced their intention to
leave for home Immediately after the
vote on the Philippine measure, It
had been the original intention of the
senate to press for an adjournment
as early as the 10Th inst, but there
is now manifest disposition to al.
low the house to have its way in FIX
ing the date for the 2lst, even though
the senate remain only technically in
session, as will be the case, according
to the present outlook.
1t is the intention not to transact
much business other than the Philip.
pine legislation during the present
week. Senator Heyh'rn will make
an effort to secure consideration Of
the pure food bill, but II he succeeds
in getting it before the senate 1t will
not be seriously proceeded with be.
fore the holidays. It is believed that
the statehood bill will not be report.
ed from committee before the holi-
days.
The vacancies on the senate com
mittees probably will be filled during
the week,