The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-15
HEADS LIST WITH
go; GRIGGS NEAR THE BOT
TOM WITH ONLY 6.
Two of the Measures of the Second
District Representative Deal
With Currency Reform and
Speculation in Farm
Products.

Products.
A Washington special to the Sa-
vannah Press says the 'so-called his
tory of the bills and resolutions in
troduced in the house of representa-
tiyes before the holiday adjournment
between December 4th and Decem-
Der goth, sixteen days-shows that
altogether eleven thousand seven
hundred and eighty-one measures
were thrown in the hopper, and OF
this enormous number the Georgia
representatives were responsible for
two hundred and fifty-siX. 1t is
probable that twice as many more
will be introduced before adjourn
ment is finally taken.
In reviewing the bills and resolu-
lions born before the holidays it is
significant to note that out OF the
great mass of proposed legislation
only one bill was passed by the lower
branch. This bill carried an appro-
priation of twenty-five thousand dol
lars, with which to purchase garden
| seed for free distribution by members
of congress. A great quantity OF
seed was destroyed by fire just be-
fore congress convened and the mem
| bers FASTENED to replenish the sup
ply, so that the free seed distribution
might continue uninterrupted.
The history of the bills and res
olutions is nothing more than cap
ton of each measure introduced,
showing it's calendar number and
committee reference. 1t is published
for the advice of the members and
! is supposed to enable them to keep
tab on the legislation they propose.
| The history contains the cap
tions of all of the general bills and
resolutions and also all of the private
measures-pension and relief bills.
The private bills outnumber those
| of a general character by several
thousand, yet nearly every member
proposed one or more general laws.
The First and the Last.
A review of the history shows
that Representative Livingston of
the Fifth leads the list, while Rep
resentative Howard of the Eighth
brings up the rear, in the number of
bills and resolutions introduced. The
great majority of Mr.. Livingston's
bills are private, providing relief for
some of his constituents, pensions
and pension increases for Others.
Below is given number of bills
| introduced by each Georgia congress
man:
Livingston, 50; Lee, AZ; Adamson,
! 81 Bartlett, SO; Edwards, 30; Bell,
ia; Hardwick, s: Lewis, Z; Griggs,
6; Brantley, 4; Howard, l. Total,
/ 256
/ AS a usual proposition little or
no attention is paid to the multitude
of private bills introduced in con-
gress, but a study of the history
/ is interesting, because it shows the
names of the proposed beneticiaries
of such legislation.
Judge Griggs' Bills.
The bills of Congressman Griggs
are: Authorizing and requiring sec
rotary of the treasury to issue nom
interest bearing treasury notes in
certain contingencies in times of
stringency; denying the use of the
mails to spectators in farm prod
ucts; to erect a public building at
Triton: to erect a public building at
! Thomasville; to provide for branch
home for disabled and aged volun-
! teer soldiers at ThOmasville; to erect
a public building at cambridge; to
place linotype composing machines
and their parts on the free list.