The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-17
HOUSE GR|NDS OUT
BIG LOT OF WORK
New Banking Bill Allows Insti-
tutiOns to Loan Part of
Surplus.
FREE ALCOHOL BILL is
PASSED WITHOUT TROUBLE
Speaker Cannon Surprises the
Members by Making New
Rule on Quorum.

WASHINGTON, April 16.-This was
Suspension day" In the House and a
| number OF important measures were
passed notable among them being tho
| bill permitting the Withdrawal from bond.
| tax free. of domestic alcohol when rem
dered unit for beverage or liquid medic
inal uses by mixture with suitable de-
maturing materials: the bill amending
the national trademark law. and the bill
forbiddlng the importation and carriage
In interstate commerce OF falsely stamped
articles Of gold, etc.
New Banking Bill.
Bills passed also included one to ex-
tend the time when the coastwse ship
ping laws shall go into effect in the ships
and another to Increase tho loans OF
banks by allowing national bnnks TO loan
10 per cent or tneir capital and 10 per
cent OF their surplus to any person, firm
or corporation.
A bill for the diversion OF water from
the Sacramento river California, for ir-
rigation purposes was passed
Alcohol Bill Comes Up.
The dcnatured alcohol bill was then
taken up, on motion OF Mr.. Payne OF
New York, Mr.. Payne said the bill pro
videS that three months after It's passage
domestic alcohol OF such degree OF proof
and such regulations the Commission
er Of Internal Revenue may prescribe
may be withdrawn without tho payment
OF an Internal revenue tax, for use not
only in the arts and Industries, but FOR
fuel, light and power. The bill provides
for Its denaturing-that is, making IL pois-
onous, so that II cannot be used as q
beverage and rendering 1t unfit for liquid
medicinal purposes.
Predicts Revolution.
Mr.. Clark OF Missouri favored the bill
III the roseate predictions OF its most en-
thusiastic advocates arc fulfilled he said,
we Will witness vertabe Aladdin's
lamp working It's myriad wonders before
our eyes In this prosiac age. IL even half
of them arc realized VIC Will see reyo-
lutIon in lighting. heating and motor
power
The bill was passed. 224 to Z.
The bill appropriating 100000 for the
improvement Of the mouth OF the Column
bia river. Oregon and Washington, was
passed
Probing Child Labor.
The bill authorizing the Secretary of
Commerce and Labor TO investigate and
report upon the Industrial moral and ed
ucational conditions of female and child
workers In the United States was made
a privileged order in the House.
The bill amending the existing law re-
lnting to the registration OF trademarks
was passed. The bill creates classes of
merchandise for the purpose of trade
mark registration.
Must Stamp the Goods.
Blr. Ryan oil New 1OTR called up inc
bill forbiddinE the Importation and car
riage in Interstate commerce OF falsely
or Spuriously stamped articles OF mer
chandise made OF COLO or silver OF their
alloy. Broadly stated, II requires per-
sons manufacturing articles out OF the
precious metals to stamp these articles
for what they are.
The bill was passed, lis to 80,
Did Not Have Quorum.
Mr. Payne of New York. In order to
continue the suspension day over TO an
other day, moved that the House take, n
recess until IL 80 u. m tomorrow. On
disclosed.
For an hour or more the wheels OF
legislation were at n standstill Finally.
after sending for members at their no.
tells and apartment houses a quorum was
secured
Takes New Ground.
Speaker Cannon surprised the House by
holding that l9l members constituted n
quorum, and had read a prepared state
ment In which he took the ground that
after the House is organized, a quorum
consists OF n majority OF those members
sworn and living. whose mem
bership has not been terminated by rcsig-
nation or by the action OF the House.
This ruling, the Speaker said, was justi-
fed by the fact that two members havo
died and two. MesSrs Patterson of Ten
nessee and Mr.. Williamson Of oregon,
have not been sworn, and Mr., Swanson
of Virginia has resigned. He reasoned
that II members not qualified are not TO
be counted as part OF the House, then
the total membership is reduced to 3sl
and the quorum is Isl.
a majority having voted in the affirma-
tive, the House at els took a recess until
at 90