Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-05
CURRENCY QUESTION DISCUSSED
By House Banking and Currency Com
mittee=Sub-committee Appointed
to Draft Currency Bill.
IN THE SENATE.

Washington, Dec 4.-Nearly thou
sand bills were introduced in the Senate
TODAY all of them were referred to COM
mittees. No other business of impor-
lance was transacted. Almost all of
these bills were considered in the last
Congress and most of them are private
pension bills. Among the more impor-
tant measures introduced today were
the following:
Bv Senator Fulton: Amending the
railroad rate law in such manner that
| a change in tariff filed with the in
| terstate Commerce Commission can not
go into effect where objection IS made
until the commission has declared the
rate fair.
Bv Senator Dick: The administra-
| ton measure providing for an increase
of ray for members of the army, navy
and marine corps.
| By Senator Frye: To re-organize the
life saving service, so that 1T shall
consist of the following officers and
men: superintendent of districts
keepers Of stations and members OF
crews; and to provide for retirement
on three quarters pay after thirty
years service.
| BY Senator Hansbrough: Repeating
the timber and stone act and providing
for one sale of timber on public lands;
also a bill giving homestead entrymen
the right to be absent from their home
steads during four winter months
By Senator Lafollette' Requiring
that railroad rates shall be fixed so as
to only yield fair return on the valu-
alton of roads property.
BY Senator Lodge: Regulating the
salaries OF inspectors of customs ana
others connected with customs service.
Mr. Lodge also re-introduced his meas
ures p1 esented in the last Congress III
regard to decorations of the United
States flag and to child labor.
Bv Senator Nelson: Extending the
free delivery service to all towns haV-
ing a postal revenue of $4,000.
A short bill which may take place
of q regular ship subsidy bill this SEES
sion was introduced by Senator Calm
ger. 1t provides for an increase OF
; the mailing-carrying rate for sixteen
knot ships, plying on the Pacific ano
, the south Atlantic to an amount mol
exec eding the rate paid to first-class
vessels. The bill is designed to meet
the ideas set forth on ship subsidy IL
the presidents message.
Senator Gallinger also introduced g
bill prohibiting the sale and transpor-
tation Of poisonous foods; providing
for a monument in Washington to the
private soldiers of the army, and in
creasing pensions for total deafness.
Two single statehood bills were in
=. troduced, one by Senator Teller for tn
4 admission Of New Mexico, and the 9th
: err by Senator Stone for the admission
of Arizona as a state.
Senator Culberson introduced the tw'
bills he advocated in the last Congress
One is intended to make Illegal tn
} dealings in future, the other to pro
vide penalties against railroad com
panies that fail to furnish cars t
4 shippers.
= Senator Overman, re-intrOduced hi
= bill authorizing the President to sus
4 pend the collection of customs an
duties on articles coming into compe
j tition with products of companies VIII
sell abroad at a less price than in thi
country.
Washington, Dec 4.-The Senate &
1 day began routine business by receivir
/ large number of reports from tt
l executive departments. The present;
1 ton of petitions and the introductic
of innumerable bills followed. SENATE
Frye was the first to secure the reco'
milton of the Vice President for the il
i PRODUCTION of bills and he was followt
in rapid succession by most of Il
members of the Senate. a vast hi
jority of the bills were private pensiC
measures and many of them were bi
which had failed of success in form
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