The Washington herald., 1908-05-18
DEAD BILLS GALORE
Congress Wheels ClOgged as
Time to Adjourn Nears.
PURELY A DO-NOTHING SESSION
Revision of Tariff "by Its Friends"
Looked Upon as Sep 20 sIOIlify
Leaders who Demand a Change.
No Railroad Legislation Many
Bills Buried in Committees.

The pigeonhoies Of the various Senate
and House committees are clogged with
important bills which early in the ses-
sion were supposed to be sure OF adop-
ton. Included in the list are some OF
the pet measures Of the President.
Here is q partial list of the more inn
portant bills that are TO be put over:
Few or the Bills.
The Civic on-administration bill
tc amend the Sherman antitrust law.
Some ten or fifteen anti-injunction bills.
The administration bill authorizing Fed
eral employees to sue the government for
personal injuries sustained while in the
line OF duty.
The bill for publicity in connection with
campaign contributions.
Reduction Of tariff on products OF
Philippines.
Removal of the duty on wood pulp and
print paper.
Removal OF duty on works OF art.
The bill to reinstate the men Of the
Twenty-hfth Infantry (colored).
Revision Of copyright laws
Ire bill for the revision and oodihcation
OF the laws Of the United States IN ac-
cordance with q commission which put in
seven years OF labor
Prohibition for the District Of Colum-
bia.
The measure supported by the National
Anti-Saloon League. regarding the inter-
state shipments Of intoxicating liquors.
The Appalachian-Whit Mountain for
est reserve bill.
To make Porto Ricans United States
citizens.
United States to own its embassies
abroad
Bill for the purchase Of a home for the
American Embassy in Paris.
Swamp land reclamation similar to ir-
rigation statute
Retirement OF supeFRnnusted Federal
clerks.
For the establishment OF Federal grain
inspection.
Reorganization Of the Post~of1ce De-
partment in accordance with the recon-
mendauons OF the Postal Commission, Gre
ated at the last session Of Congress.
Tariff Probe subterfsge.
The resolution providing that the Ways
and Means Committee shall sit during
-tAN Ntt4t CSoftA4sAA fslNeaA4pAt anu teii .
for tariff revision has not been parsed,
but the programme provides that it shall
be put through.
The initiated 90 not attach great inn
portance TO such action. The passage Of
the resolution will be regarded as a sort
OF sop" to the advocates Of tariff re-
vision-to those influential party men who
are insisting that there shall be a sign
pointing TO action in the immediate fu-
tuFe.
OF course, there are hundreds OF bills on
the put-over" calendar that have not
been enumerated because they did not re-
eeive consideration in committee. Scores
OF bills affecting the railroads were intro.
duced during the session
The Committee on Commerce in the
Senate and the Committee on Interstate
and Foreign Commerce in the House de-
cided early in the session that there
should be no railroad legislation at this
session, and so the bills on the subject
were laid aside. Shippers are particularly
interested in two Of these bills and made
unsuccessful efforts TO get committee ac-
tion on them
One is designed TO prevent railroads
from increasing freight rates arbitrarily
the other is intended TO compel railroads
TO furnish cars on application by shippers.