The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-01
MANY BILLS ARE PREP AIRED Colonel Wiley to Intro
 duoe Several CONGRESS MEETS MONDAY Mir. Craig Denies Reports About
 Him. Representative Heain Wants To Curb Speculation in Futures and Dis regard es sunday By Govern-
 mcnt Employees.
CONGRESS- MEETS MONDAY
RY ALFREp J. sTorEa.

Washington, D. C.. Nov. yu--tSpe- ciai- ai-l-RePresentative Wiley, will, on Monday. introduce the following bills m the House: Appropriation of s5o0.0 .00o to deepen the enamel and remove ob- structions in the Alabama River.
 To provide sites and erect public buildings at Troy and Greenviile.
 Appropriating $s0.000 to improve the public building at Montgomery so as to meet the necessities of the public business.
 To prevent the United States from issuing a license or legal permit to any person to sell sp.. Ituous, vfnous. or malt liquors or other intoxicating bev- erages in any State. county. city. town or community where the sale thereof is prohibited by state or local laws.
 To donate certain lands in Baldwin County for educational purposes at I.oxley. Ala.
 the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery of the Navy.
 To prevent the exclusion of a news paper or periodical from the United States mail as second class material after having been entered to such priv llege. without due process of law.
 To aid in the establishment and temporary support of common schois
 To provide for the improvement of
 
 To establish and maintain national sanitarium for indigent consumptives.
 To establish Sub Treasury at Mont gomery.
 To authorize the construction upon the military reservation at Fort Nor gan. Ala. of suitable building for the use and accommodation of the cus- toms service.
 To establish a Soldiers. Home at or near Dahpne. fin Baldwin County.
 To fix the fees of court criers, ball. fits, and witnesses In attendance upon the United States courts in Alahsm&
 For the erection of a ruorumc to Jeremiah oBrien Vt
 To amepd the acts to reguiaee siskn- merce so as.ta provide that intel sas railroads may grant free or reddced transportation to bonA-fide members of the Old Time Photographers and Histor- icai Association, and the Society of the United States Military Telegraph Corps while attending annual reun- ions.
 For the relief of John D. Toppin and George W. Beard, United States Navy, retired.
 Hefin and Futures.
 Representative Hefiin will introduce a bill to prevent dealing in Futures. He says the practice of wildly spec ulating in commodities has done the South great injury and he thinks Con- gress can legislate in the direction of curbing concerns not engaged in le- gitimate industries.
 Congressman Hepburn (Iowa) has announced since arriving hsre that he proposes to press during the session measure of the same character. Col onel Hepburn will again be chairman of the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee.
 MT. Hehin will reintroduce two of his bills which failed to be acted up- on in committee during the last Con- gress. One is to provide for Jim Crow" care on the street railroads here. and the other Is to prevent Sunday work in Washington on either Govern ment buildings in process of construc- tion or buildings being erected by pri- vate concerns.
 During the past several years large forces of men have been employed on Sundays owing to the gigantic im- provements going on. The reiiigous organizations of the city have protest ed against the practice.
 Representative Craig of the Selma district for an hour before the meeting of the Democratic caucus of the House today availed himself of the opportun- ity of meeting most of the older mem bers. He was given cordial well come.
 The report was general that he would he one of the Congressmen to offer a hill to abolish saloons in the Distric. of Columbia and for that. reason 1t was natural he was occasionally asked about his position. He said that as he knew so little about local affairs here and was a new member he never had any intention of presenting any such