The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-06
FIX PRESIDENT
TERM 6 YEARS
And Make Him ineligible FOR
Rec cction
SENATOR BAILEY'S PLAN
GOVERNMENTS METHOD or cot.
LEcTisa COTTON sTATls-
TICS AssAlLEo iH TnE
HOUSE.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
washington. Jan. s. Senator Par
Eey today submitted d he sepa,a 4
proposed amendment 10 thc coua.i.u.
ZION, fixing the term 81 the prealae,t
az SIX years and making bfn inalfw
ihle fer reelection The text M NIL
amendment follows:
The executive power shall ID va.
90 IN The president Of the rrnitad
State, who shall hold bis Office dnrin~
q term OF six years. and. together
WITH the vice president. ca3sen al
The Same term. shall be elected -
provided in ariclo l2 Of the amend.
ments 70 The constitution. The presi.
dent shall forever be Ineligible "a
ieeleet'on' nor shall any person ia
eiislple TO election 70 the presidency
who has served as Or -sident unAar
any succession provided fer n ths
constitution or laws made in pn-s,n
nee thereof
The s atahood 9Th.
Iho joint statehood bill again t6.
lay occupied the major rortio1 .oF INA
attent.cn of the senate and eenAto,
Nelson oonnla,el his sneagN II, MN.
aort Of ii. NIX
me omn.eul cla.ms BH was read il
part but no effort Mas made 10 "a
cure action on it,
Bills. for hasTeorganization ofs.sa
t.nedieal corps Of The army sfi,d reau.
latihg promotions or array, "a gssesr,s-,ss
sra oTdsnance department were pass.
As 70 Cotton Statistics.
TIC governments cotton statistics
- prepared By the agricaitiiral Id.
artment and the census bureau.
ormed the anbiect Of an extended 4 !.
ussicn 10 he housc rodly Mr.. Liy-
ngstcn Of Georgia, attacked the re.
liability Of the governments esti.
mates and charged that inaccnracv of
re hgdTea Rad created panic in the
o5ton market. He called attention
0 the dissatisfaction which he said
Nisted IN tho south over the govern
nen cot on statistics and said the
,ress Of that section was ready to de-
rand an abolition Of the statistical
iureaa OF the agricultural depart.
rent.
The question came up on motion
" Mr.. Wadsworth. chairman OF the
'1a,-a ttee on agriculture, to lay on
ne table a resolution presented bv
Mr.. Livingston aeycral weeks ago.
'aillng on the secretary OF agricul.
ure for Information regarding the
method OF collecting cotton statistics.
The mo ion TO lay on the table pra.
vailed after Messrs Burle1on OF Tex.
Is, Wadsworth Of New York, Lover.
ing Of Massachusetts. and Sims OF
Tennessee. had vigorously defended
he governments estimates.
A b u 30 improve the currency con-
ditions was further discussed, but an
adjournment was taken without final
action On it.
Changing Pee az, Rates.
Representative Cowherl Of Nilsson.
ri today introduced bin fixing tho
-ate OF postage on books and mer
'handise mailed az distributing post.
'ffeea Of rural free delivery routes al
hree cents for each pound or frac.
ion thereof
The bin proscribes further thaf
bird and fourth class mail matter
han be consolidated under the title
II merchandise" az rate OF one
eat for two ounces.
Increasing Power Of Interstate.
A bin introduced today bv Repre.
en- alive Haugcn OF Iowa. provides
hat when the interstate commerce
ommission shall flrd that rates
harged by any commcn carrier are
nreasonable they shall have the pow
r TO cancel such rates and establish
aaschable rates which shall not be !.
iayea. suspended. modified or an.
nlled, Otherwise by fhe commission
establishment Of a neg rate or
ltes CT by final decree OF a United
iaies ceurf Of comp tent Jurisdiction
ir nan fest Violation OF the law.
More Terpeeo Beats.
Representative Robsr of Massa-
lusetts. tod1y introduced a bill. an.
lorizing and directing the secretary
the navy 70 purchase o. contract
'r ten submarine torpedo boats 10
ls not 70 exceed s250.080 each.
Fer whipping Pest.
Representative Adams Of PennsFi-
laia. today Introduced a biii prorid
g for the establishment IN The Dis
ict of Columbia Of a whipping post
r wife heaters. II prescHhes whip
ng shall Re done privately by The
lief q police OF a 6epny in -
essence of the jail physician only.
Lesztion at Pekir.
g Transmitted 10 he house en- esi-
afe frua 3finister Conrsr Of SIS 40