Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-05
TELLER WOULD
ADMIT NEW
MEXICO
INTRODUCES BILL FOR
SINGLE STATEHOOD
Senator Stone of Missouri
Author of Bill Granting State
hood to Arizona-FlOOd of
Bills in Senate.
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tBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire.
Washington Dec. 4.-Nearly a
thousand bills were introduced in the
senate today and all Of them were re-
/ ferred to committees. where they will
/ be taken up for consideration after
/ the senators shall be given committee
assignments. No other business OF
importance was transacted today Al
most all of these bills were considered
in the last congress, and most of them
are private pension bills.
The whole number introduced in
the senate OF the fifty-ninth congress
was S,672, and before the Christmas
holidays il is probable that at least
half of them will again be introduced
and referred to committees Among
the more important measures intro
duced were the following:
BY Senator Fulton-Amending the
railroad rate law in such manner
that a change of tariff filed with the
interstate commerce commission can
not go into effect where objection Is
made until the commission has de-
clared the rate fair.
BY Senator Dick-The administra-
ton measure providing for an in
crease of pay for members of the
army navy and marine corps.
BY Senator Notwithstanding for
the teaching of agriculture in normal
schools: free postage on reading mat
ter mailed to the blind and prohibiting
the express companies from transmit
ting returns pertaining to gambling.
BY Senator Hepburn-Bills provid-
ing for the purchase of public build
ing grounds in Washington. the estab-
lishment of land courts and appellate
land courts. the establishment of
national board of corporations and
department of mines, and placing in
the capitol building of Zach state
model of the naval vessel which has
been named after that state.
g. BY Senator Hansbrough-Rep pealing
the timber and stone act and proVid-
ing for the sale of timber on public
lands; also bin giving homestead
entrymen the right to be absent from
their homesteads during four winter
months.
BY Senator Notwithstanding
that rates shall be fixed 50 as only to
yield a fair return on the valuation of
a roads property.
BY Senator Nelson-Extending the
free delivery service to all towns hav-
ing a postal revenue Of $4,000.
A short bill which may take the
place OF a regular ship subsidy bill
this session was introduced by Senator
Gallinger. 1t provides for an increase
of the mail carrying rate for sixteen
knot ships plying on the Pacific and
the South Atlantic to an amount not
exceeding the rate paid to first class
The bill is designed TO meet
the ideas set forth on ship subsidy in
the presidents message.
Senator Gallinger also introduced
bills prohibiting the sale and trans
pnrfuffns nf pnfepnottg foods proVid-
ing for a monument I'm Washington
TO the private soldiers Of the army and
increasing pensions for total deafness.
Two single statehood bills were in
troduced. one by Senator Teller for
the admission of New Mexico and the !
other by Senator Stone, for the ad- [
mission of Arizona as a state.
Senator Culberson reintroduced two |
bills which he advocated i'm the last I
congress. one is intended to make IL /
legal the dealing in futures. the other |
to provide penalties against railroad 1
that fail to furnish cars To /
Senator Ovcrman reintroduced his I
bin authorizing the president to sus-
pend the collection Of customs duties \
On articles coming into competition /
with products of companies which sell /
abroad at a less price than in this
Senator Clay introduced resolution
calling upon the secretary of the l
treasury to supply the senate with
list OF the national banks which are
United states repositories and the I
amount deposited in each during this I
year.
Senator Culberson introduced a
similar resolution. Both went over
until tomorrow.
Senator Culberson also introduced
a resolution requiring the secretary Of
The treasury TO inform the senate
what proportion OF the S50.0OO.000
" Panama canal bonds and Of the
sIOO. 0OO, 900 OF certificates recently
issued by the treasury have been
awarded Action was deferred