Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-05
GREAT FLOOD OF BILLS
Hundreds of Proposed Measures Covering
Wide Range In.rOdeOsd in House.
sN-rt@ TERM FOE THE PRESIDENT
Insurance, Interstate Commerce. sal
aries, Panama Canal. Philippine
TRriE ana Other Subjects
Affected.

Affected.
WASHINGTON, Dec. A large number
of bills and Joint resolutions were intro
duced in the house today. They cover
large variety Of subjects, including Philip
pine tariff statehood. pensions, regulation
Of the hours of employment in the execu-
tive departments, merchant marine. In
crease OF salaries of the vice president
and members Of. the cabinet, requiring
corporations 20 make reports of their af-
fairs to the commissioner OF corporations.
increasing the powers of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, investigating OF
campaign funds, of expenditures on the
Panama canal. Of insurance companies do
ing an interstate business Of cotton re-
ports and OF the ceHuit4on of child labor.
provision for siS-year term for the presi-
dent and the eiectiun of senator's by a di-
rect votetof the beoples
Admission OF Oklahoma and Indian Ter
ritory as one state was the subject Of the
FIST bill introduced in the house. The bill
was prepared by Delegate Mcclure of Okla
homa and is almost identical with the
joint statehood bill of the last session.
Philippine TOriR Bih.
representative Idyne OF new loIh III
PRODUCED Philippine tariff bill, to pro-
vide temporarily tor the revenues of the
islands The bill stipulates that all prod
ucts grown or manufactured exclusively
IN the Stands are to be admitted to the
the United States duty free, excepting to-
bacco and sugar, which are to pay % per
cent of the regular duty on their products
Tho export duty charged ON such products
xrhav Sgla ,lu iS no do
Quoted from the amount levied on them
when admitted to this country.
Representative Robinson OF Arkansas in
troduced three Joint resolutions providing
for the investigation of campaign funds
expenditures on the Panama canal and
Insurance companies having an interstate
business.
Campaigns Funds.
The campaign fund resolution provides
for special commission Of fifteen mem
bers of the house and five senators. and
stipulates that campaign funds he investi-
gated for the years 1892, 1885, 1900 and 1904.
The Panama Canal expenditures resolu-
ton provides for special committee of
-four senator's and seven members of the
house, and the insurance resolution pro-
vides for a coTiIIhitte6T of FIVE senators and
nine members OF the house, This resolu-
ton suggests that the committee conduct
it's investigations with a view to reporting
on the feasibility Of federal control of in
terstate insurance. 3, "3
Representative Lewis of Georgia intro
duced a resolution providing for a special
investigation of. the methods of the De-
partnent of Agriculture and census bureau
in making cotton reports. The resolution
states that reliability of the reports made
by the government on cotton is generally
questioned and SUGGESTS that the commit
tee, which IS, TO- consist of seven members
appointed. BY dollhouse, report on some
trustworthy plan for compiling informa-
ton relating to cotton.
| Representative William Alden Smith of
Michigan introduced a resolution asking
| that the seerNtars efstlle navy investigate
! the ttteaaiss betieesiF Great Britain and
| the Tinted states Which prevent the United
! States from having more than one warshir
! on the Great Lakes at one time. The
/ resolution states that this provision makes
/ It impossible for American shipyards to
engaee' in the bailding of warships on the
| Great Lakes. Representative Gardiner OF
MASSACHUSETTS, intpoduced a resolution pro
viding that the secretary of commerce ano
/ labor be required TO Investigate and report
on the question of child labor wherever
I children under IA are employed. This in
formation is to be furnished to the house
together with a review of state laws anc
| a statement as TO their effectiveness.
other Bills and Resolutions.
other bills and joint resolutions intro
duoed today were, the following: r''t
BY Representative, I,oudenslaser of New
Jersey, fixing the salary of the vice presi
dent at s25,Ot0 and liking salaries Of cabihe
officers Al $4,000, -,-. s.stE .--
By Representative lowering of Massa
! chusetts to place. hides on the free list
| BY Representative Littlefield of Maine
| requiring corporations to make tulf report:
of their affairs TO the commissioners o.
! By Representative, Dslzell of Pennsyl
/ yanis. providing 2 pension Of y Per daI
war were detained in confederate prisons
and also granting such veterans sl2 pei
month in addition 10 the. per diem allow
| : BY Representative Cousins of Iowa, re
pealing the national bankruptcy act
| BY Representative Murphy of Missouri
removing the restrictions on the aliena
ton and taxation Of land in Indian Terri
| tory,
| BY Representative Brick of Indiana, pro
hibiting the giving of premium checks will
cigars or tobacco OF any sort.
also sao S oT S 9
and persons more than & years old to b,
! IeEdIAtu dH- LOAdlls ilNdpatltdAtN.
| BY Representative Snapp of Illinois, 4
| establish n postal savings bank system,
| BY Representative Hearst of New York
to Increase the powers of the Interstate
Commerce commission and TO expedite tn
final decision OF cases under the act 4
| regulate commerce by creating an inter
| state commerce court introduced by Mr.
Hearst In the last oongress). Also for tn
election Of United States senator's by drec
vote of the people, and Ito enable tn
| United States of America TO acquire, main
tain and operate electric telegraphs and L
pay therefore by sale of bonds redeemabl
out of the net earnings"
! Fly Representative Sulzer of New York
declaring eight hours a legal days wOrl
on all work done by or through the gov
ernment making Alaska a territory will
a delegate In congress,
BY Representative Underwood OF Ala
bama, for appeal OF the fifteenth amend
ment to the constitution.
no CURE COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Qunine Tablets
Druggists refund money II Il fails to cure
T.. W. Groves signature IL or zach box. IS
! DEATH RECORD.
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