Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-24
MEMBER OF 81 ASSOCIATED pREss
AVN ACTIVE SENATOR

Am ACTIVE SENATOR s#.
senator Nc umber is one OF the es-l
.tabIished members Of the upper house
Of congress and his activity is appar-st
;ent along many lines Of legislation.
An Interesting summary sof his work
appears In Col. Lounsberry's Wash
iEgton letter, and is as follows:
During the fifty-sixth congress Mr..
McG humber intro duced fourteen bills,
of cheese SIX became laws. His. re-
marks appear on twenty pages Of The;
Record and related mainly TO the
Philippine isiands and Porto Rico,
the army canteen, reorganization OF
the army, hazing at West Point, and
irrigation. He reported forty-six bills
from the pension committee and If
teen bins ffom other committees. He
stood fifth On the census committee,
eighth on indian AFFAIRS, eighth on
transpo rtation and sale of meat pro-
ducts, as favorable committee assign
nents as an new senator can hope to
have. s III IA
In the ffty-seVenth congress Mr..
McGumber introduced thirty-seVen
bills, nine OF these became. laws.
Three additional bills passed the SEN
ate. His remarks appear on seventy
nine pages Of The Record. He report
ed PIT bills Of these 121 were pension
bills, and the remainder from other
commit tees
His rem rks ir the main related to
food adrl Iteration Ind ian Agricultural
school abeiing wine and dairy pro
ducts pleoIar garine. permanent cen
! sus, transp ortation and sale of meat
product sixth on public buildings
and chairman. on manufacture
In the fifty eighth congress he be.
came chairman of the committee on
pensions, fourth on census, third on
Indian affairs, second on manufac-
lures, fifth on public buildings and
grounds, and third on transportation
and and sale OF meat products.
In this congress hs introduced Ill
bills and eighty-one on these became
laws, and seven others passed the
senate, He reported ], 800 bills from
the pension committee, forty-two from
conference and i've from other COM
nlittees- His remarks appear on 1872
pages Of The Record, and relate in
the main to the several appropriation
bills pensions, duty On wheat, pure
food, seed distribution, statehood for
the territories Inspection Of imported
foods, reciprocity with Cuba and In
dian affairs. 81 5..5
the ffty-ninth congress he was
chairman of the committee on pen
sions, taird on census, second on In
dian affairs second on manufactures,
!, third on public buildings and fifth on
Potomac river front He introduced
1855 bills and 40 of them became
laws. He introduced forty-six amend.
Trlents nine Of these were to the rail
road rate BILL four TO the bill limiting
hours Of labor of employees. and three
!, to the pure food bill He reported
,a26 bill from the pension COMMITTEES
and thirtaen bills from other commit
ees, His remarks appear on 421
pages ea The Record, relating in the
d ~ ain so the railroad rate bill, pure
food grain speetion and grading
4 meat inspe etion, pensions, free alec
flga, Panama canal reclamation O.
arid lands, Indian affairs civil ser
ylcs,f sre1icF food standards, righf
petition service pensions, hour.
labor Of railroad employees, etc.
fs3Fras the leading influence Id tl,
pure food law. His Bill to prevent til,
sale Of irltpxic ating liquors on al
S PREF ises and ssels and IN publi
buildings tbglong aging to the Unite,
p, ate Pas sed e senate Ia the las
con He introduced bills for pull
lic buildings at jamestown and Mino
ald has secured an appro priation 70
India school at Wahpeton
But tai measure most far-reachinl
u ifeet Fl the pension bill wnicl
Places AL soldiers Of the civil war b
tlle oensi on roll on reaching the az
q Or years, without otthefs proof thai
"a age, service and honorable dis
CT
The Bills iiftroineed BY him wer
y pension bil Is Els position 4
A chairman 81 the pension commItte
sage him The opportunity 70 serve no