Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-05
NEARLY one THOUSAND
BILLS INTRODUCED
Almost All Of Them Were Before
Ihs UnIlsd States Senate al
Last Session.
SHIP SUBSIDY SUBSTITUTE SILL
Senator culberson Has a Bill whicn
Ne Hopes win Prevent Dealings in
ru,ures-sena,or Bacon Has a
measure Calling fer the Connecting
OF the Miesisslppl River and Ocean.
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WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Dec. -
Nonrly thousand bills were Intro.
duccd in tho Sonasc today and ali
OF them We're rnforroa TO committees.
where they viii be tnkcn for conslt.
Grafton after tho committee assign.
mnr.s have been made. No other
business of Importance was .rans.
acted. Almost all OF these bills were
considered in the last CONGRESS- an,
most OF them are private pension.
bills.
The whole number OF bills intro.
duccd In tho Senate OF tho rlfty.
ninth Congress- was s,627 aud boforo
tho Christmas holidays II is probable
that at least kali OF them VIII again
be introduced and referred 10 commit.
tees.
Among Tho more Important meas.
ties- introduced today were the fol.
lowing:
by Jeaator lIanebmugh, providing
Tor {. government bank 10 be locaseu
at Chicago and To have 4 canitaI 10!
not TO exceed 10 per cent. or tho
aggregate captGl of all tho national
hanks. The stock 10 be hold by ma.
tional banka and the bank to be con.
trol!ed BY n general. council OF u
members made up from mon chosen
by districts or according TO popula-
Zion and By Treasury officials
BY Senator Fulton. amending ,ae
railroad ratio law 10 that change
Of tariff filed with the Interstate Com.
incrce Commes.on. canho. no into
cffoct where objection Ii made until
tho Commission has decided thu fair
rate. n
ity Senator Dick. tho adm.nistia
ton measure providing FOR an it-
crease OF pay for members OF tho
army. navy and marine corps
Ny Senator Burkett, Providing Tor
tho teaching OF agriculture In normal
schoois; free Postage on reading INIT.
ter 10 be mailed to the blind aud pro.
hibit!ng telegraph and express com.
Paniea from transmitting rclurna per
tainins 10 gambling. -
~ Senator l1aFollette, requiring
that railroad rates shall be fixed no
Al only 10 Yield fair return on Tue
valuation OF roads property.
BY Senator Lodge. regulating tho
salaries OF inspectors OF customg and
others connected With tho custome
service.
MIR. Lodge siso relntroducod Ids
measures presented In the last Con
gress In regard to decorations of tho
United States flag. and child labor.
For Extended Free Rural Delivery.
liy Senator Nelson. extending tho
free delivery service To all towns hav.
ing Il postal revenue OF $4,000
4 short BILL which may take the
place of regular ship subsidy blu
this session. was introduced by Senn.
tor Gailinger. II provides for IN IN.
crease Of the mall carrying rate for
l6 kno.a ships plying on the lac!nc
and the South Atlantic The. bill Is
designed 10 meet tho ideas set forth
on ship subsidy in tho Presidents
message.
Senator Gallinger also Introduced
bills, prohibiting the sale and trans
portion of poisonous foods
Two single statehood bills were in.
troduccd by Senator Teller for the
.iuhiiS9iOu vi .NCW. MEXICO ana inc
other by Senator Stone for the nd.
mission of Arizona as a Stnto.
To Prevent Dealings in Futures.
Senator Oyerman rcintroduced mis-
bills which he advocated In the last
Ccngrs IS. One ie intended 90 make
Illegal the dealings in futures the
other 20 provide penalties against
railroad companies that fall to cur.
n.sh cars 10 shippers.
eSnator Overman reniroauced his
bill authorizing the President 10 sus-
pend the collection OF customs duties
on articles coming into competition
wi.h products OF companies who sell
abroad at n less price than In this
country. -
Senator Bacon introduced DILL
providing a. survey to determine tho
practicability OF building a canal to
connect the navigable waters OF the
Mississippi Valley with the naviga.
bic waters of tho State OF Georgia.
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