Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17
BUSY DAY IN HOUSE
Bill Abolishing Internal Tax on Denatured
Alcohol is Passed.
NATIONAL BANK LAWS ARE AMENDED
Banks TO Be Permitted to Loan Twenty Per
Cent to Single Concern,
PHILIPPINE C0ASTWlSE BILL PASSED
Measure Extends Laws of the United States
TO the Islands.
PHILIPPINE coAsTwst BILL PASSEI
TRADEMARK LAW ALSO AMENDED
Articles Made of Gold or silver I'm
ported or Transported from state
20 state Must Have Quality
stamped on Them,


, WASHINGTON. April l6.-Ths WAS
suspension day" in the house and a num-
Der OF important measures were passed,
notable among them being the bill per-
mtting the withdrawal from bond, tax
free. OF domestic alcohol when rendered
unfit for beverage or liquid medicinal uses
by mixture with suitable denaturing ma
terials, the bill amending the national
trade mark law and the bill forbdding the
Importation and carriage in interstate COM
merce OF falsely stamped articles Of gold,
etc
Bills passed also included one to extend
the time when the coastwise shipping laws
shall go into effect in the ships and an
other to increase the limit of loans by
national banks by allowing national banks
20 loan 10 per cent OF their capital and ten
per cent OF their surplus to any person,
company or corporation.
Mr. Curtis (Kan) presented a concurrent
resolution aiming to correct the bill for the
nal settlement Of the affairs of the five
civilized tribes. one amendment proposed,
however. is entirely new. providing for the
sale OF all buildings now or heretofore
used for governmenet school and other
tribal purposes. Mr.. De Almond Cdo) op-
legislation by resolution is dangerous.
The rules were suspended and the resolu-
ton adopted.
Mr.. Shartel CIoD called up the bill
amending the revised statutes relating to
national banks. National banks have here
tofore been limited in making loans so
that they could loan not to exceed 10 per
cent of their capital stock to any one con-
Germ The bill which Mr.. Shartel calls up
adds the surplus TO the capital stock for
loan purposes provided no loan shall ex-
coed 20 per cent Of the capital stock.
Mr.. Pujo Ga) said that should this
legislation be enacted it would be adding
to the legal lending volume about O0O
as the surplus is now some $442 OOO"
A bill for the diversion OF water from
the Sacramento river, California, for irTl-
cation purposes was passed.
Alcohol BnI Passed.
The denatured alcohol bill was then taken
mp on motion OF Mr.. Payne IN. ~ Mr.
Payne said the bill provides that three
months after Its passage domestic alcohol
OF such degree of proof and such regula-
tions as the commissioner of internal rev.
enue may prescribe, may be withdrawn
without the payment of internal revenue
tax for use, not only in the arts and in
dustries, but for fuel light and power.
IS making II poisonous so that It cannot
be used as a beverage and rendering 1t
unit for liquid medicinal purposes. Mr.
Payne said he did not believe It would
cripple the manufacturers OF wood alcohol,
as claimed by the friends of that industry.
Mr.. Clark (Mo) favored the bill
"If the roseate predictions of it's most
enthusiastic advocates are fulfilled" he
said. I'VE will witness n veritable Alad-
din's lamp working its myriad wonders
before our eyes in this prosaic age II
even half OF them are realized we Will
see revolution in lighting. heating and
motor power" Mr.. Clark said that the
bill would necessitate the use of double
the present total annual output of wood
alcohol and that wood alcohol people were
scared without cause. The bill was passed
224 to 7.
The bill appropriating $4OO 900 for the
Improvement of the mouth OF the Column
bia river in Oregon and Washington was
passed.
Phili9Dine COastwise Bill Passed.
Mr.. Crumpacker UndD called up the
house bill extending until April IL. ls09
the date for applying the coastwise laws
of the United States to the Philippines
Under the present conditions these laws
will apply July 1. next Opposition to
the bill was made by Mr.. Humphrey
(WAsh) who said there was ample
American shipping of the Pacific coast
to take care of the commerce between
the United States and the Philippines, and
II the time was not extended these Ameri-
can ships would get the business
Mr.. Crumpacker stated the bill met the
recommendation OF Secretary Taft. The
bill was then passed by a vote OF 2I7
10 %.
The bill authorizing the secretary of
commerce and labor to investigate and
report upon the Industrial. moral aud
educational conditions Of female and
child workers in the United States was
made a privileged order In the house.
The bill amending existing law relating
to the registration of trade marks was
passed. The bin creates classes of mer-
chandise for the purpose Of trade mark
registration
Mr.. Ryan Of New York called up the hin
forbiddng the importation and carriage in
interstate commerce Of falsely or spuriously
stamped articles of merchandise made Of
gold or silver or their alloy Broadly
stated. Il requires persons manufacturing
articles out OF the precious metals to stamp
these articles for what they are
The bin was passed lSS TO IS.
New Ruling of Cannon.
Mr.. Davey OF Louisiana called up the ma
tional quarantine bill seeking to substitute
the senate bill for the measure which rc.
Gently passed the house, in order 10 get
the measure into conference.
Mr.. Bartlett Of Georgia began mild
nlibuster against the bill by demandine
that II be read, which was done.
Seeing that debate was inevitable. Mr.
Payne Of New York. in order to continu,
tho suspension day over 10 another day
moved that the house take a recess until
ll:N a. M tomorrow. on a vote the
absence OF a quorum was disclosed
For an hour or more the wheels Of legis
laton were at a standstill Finally. after
sending FOR members at their hotels ant
apa .ment houses. a quorum was secured.
Speaker Cannon surprised the house y,
holding that lsl members constituted s
quorum and had read prepared statement