Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-05
THOUSAND BILLS IN SENATE
Large Number Of Measures Introduced
During Wednesdays Session.
WOULD CHANGE RATE LAW
Mr.. Fulton Has Measure Prohibiting
New TariR from Going Into
Eject Util Its Fairness Ia
Passed UDOn.

Faased Upon.
WASHINGTON. Dec. T. - Nearly 100
bills were introduced in the senate today
and all of them were referred to com
mittees. where they will be taken for
consideration after the new senators shall
have been given committee assignments.
No other business OF importance was
transacted Almost all Of these biIls were
considered In the last congress and most
Of them are private pension bills.
The whole number introduced IN the SEN
ate OF the F1fty-ninth congress was S,s27
and before the Christmas holidays Il is
probable that at least half Of them win
again be introduced and referred to COM
mittees.
Change in Rate Law.
Among the more important measures
introduced today were the following;
BY Senator F,ulton-Amending the rail-
road rate law IN such manner that
Commerce commission cannot go into ef-
fect where objection IL made until the
commission has declared the rate fair.
BY Senator Dick-The administration
measure, providing FOR an increase Of pay
Tor members of the army, navy and marine
corps.
BY Senator Burks Providing for the
teaching of agriculture In normal schools;
free postage on reading matter mailed 70
the blind and prohibiting telegraph and
turns pertaining TO gambling.
BY Senator Heyburn-Biils providing for
the purchase Of public building grounds in
Washington; the establishment OF land
courts and appellate land courts; the es-
tablishment Of national board OF cor
porauons and department OF lines ana
placing in the capital building OF each
state model Of the naval vessel which
~ TIoh rel b
timber and stone act and providing for the
sale OF timber on public lands; also a
bill giving homestead entrymen the right
TO be absent from their homesteads dur
ing four winter months.
By Senator Ia Follette-Rsquirfng that
railroad rates shall be fxed so as only 20
roads property,
ny Senator Misunderstanding the free
delivery service 20 all towns having a pos
tel revenue OF 5000
BY Senator scott-His last session hills.
providing site for new building for the
! State department, the Department of JUS
tiee and the Department Of Commerce and
Labor.
shin Subsidy Measure.
A short bill. which may take the place
Of regular ship subsidy bill this session.
was introduced by Senator GaTingcr. It
provides for an increase Of the mail carry
ing rate for sixteen-knot ships plying on
the Pacific and the South Atlantic to an
amount not exceeding the rate paid to
drst-class vessels. The bill is designed
to meet the ideas set forth on ship sub
sidy in the presidents message.
| Senator Gallinger also introduced bills
prohibiting the sale and transportation OF
poisonous foods; providing for a monu-
ment IN Washington to the private SOL
I diers Of the army a.ad increasing 5sensions
for total deafness.
Two single statehood bills were intro
duced by Senator Teller for the admission
of New Mexico and the other by Senator
Stone for the admission Of Arizona as q
state.
Senator Culberson relntroduced two bills
which he advocated in the last congress.
One is intended 70 make Illegal the dealing
in futures, the other to provide penalties
| against rRilEosd companies that fail TO
furnish cars to shippers.
Senator Overman relntroduced his bill
authorizing the president TO suspend the
collection Of customs duties on articles CON-
hing into competition with products of
! companies which sell abroad at a less
price than in this country.
VIII Draft Currency Bill.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 4.-T-he newly ap-
pointed house committee on banking and
currency held its first meeting today, spend
ing two and one-half hours in discussing
the currency question in several OF ifs
phases At the conclusion Of the meeting
several Of the members stated as a result
| OF the conference the members Of the com
mittee were now nearer together than they
had ever been before notwfth standing the
same members-with the exception OF three
-eomposed the committee during the Fifty
ninth congress
The only definite action taken at this
initial meeting was the authorization Of
the chair 10 appoint a subcommittee OF
five 10 draft and submit a currency bIil
to correct the present financial situation.
There viii be no hearings before the com
] mittee until the subcommittee has finished
it's task and the completed draft is in the
hands Of the chairman.
The recurrence OF two phases OF the cur
rency question nRrked the conference
These were:
The creation OF elasticity IN the currency
and the disposition OF reserve balances In
national banks.
The committee was apparently agreed
that It VIII sanction no move TO increase
the bulk Of paper money. but viii eonfne
itself TO the consideration Of the best
means OF Injecting elasticity. The plan Of
providing for the issuance of national
bank credit notes, which can be instantly
thrown into circulation when general con
ditions require an Increased currency. and
retired as promptly when the need was
passed. was presented and discussed al
some length.