Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-04-24
THREE UNREPORTED
APPROPRIATION ACTS
While Some of the Bills Urged
Have Not Been Acted on the ROu.
tine Work Has Been Accom-
Ipllshed in Good Time--An-
dreWS Introduces Bills.

Washington, ID. c, April 24.-The
records. calendars and journals of the
57th. 5Sth. 59th and 60th Congresses,
complied to April /. show the COM
parison that the present Congress.
(Nith only three unrepOrted approp-
riation bills and only two unpassed
on its calendarsl. compares favoraby
in efficiency with either of the three
preceding sessions.
In the 57th Congress on this date
there were five appropriation bills
not yet reported by the committee,
seven appropriation bills had yet to
be passed by the House, and the SEN
ate had passed but four. The follow
ing Congress, the 5Sth was convened
a month previous to the usual coming
together. and which had its commit
tees working December instead of
January had its appropriation bills
about AS well advanced as this Con-
gress considering the number of days
in session: but the first appropriation
bill in the 5Sth, Congress was passed
December 10 and four appropriation
bills were passed before January was
over.
Compared with its immediate pred
eCessor, the 59th, there We're eight ap-
propriation bills unreported and only
five had passed the House up to April
18th. while in the present Congress 10
blls aayo Essen reported aud eight Of
them have passed the House. In the
Senate. up 10 the same date, the seth
Congress had passed but two approp-
Ration bills, while the present Con-
sress has passed five.
\ comparative statement as to bills
referred to the calendars. shows that
the 60th Congress had reported and
referred to the union calendar, to
which goes all bills affecting revenue.
appropriations, or bills of public
character, more bills than any pre-
vious Congress. From reports sent to
the House calendar. bills of a public
character. but not raising money for
the revenue or directly or indirectly
appruprilting money, it has surpassed
any other Congress, day for day
In reports sent 10 the private cal
endar compared as to number of bills
reported, it has more than doubled
the work of the 57th Congress, in
creased by about 50 per cent, the work
slight per cent behind the 59th Con-
gress.
Delegate Andrews has introduced a
bill authorizing the territory of New
Mexico to sell and transfer certain
school lands to the town of Portales,
New Mexico, viz: That the legislative
assembly of the territory of New Mex
leo is hereby authorized and empOw-
cred to enact such legislation as is
necessary to authorize the territory
of New Mexico through its proper Of
ticer or officers to sell and transfer
school land section thirty-siX, town
ship thirty-four east New Mexico
principal meridian. to the town of
Portales, territory of New Mexico, for
the use and benefit of the public
schools OF the town of Portales
The bill was read twice and refer
red To the committee on territories
and ordered printed.
Representative DaIzell, Republican,
of Pennsylvania, from the committees
ON rules has offered the following
resolution, relating TO the rules of
the House. which was read and refer
red To the committee on rules: Re
solved, That during the remainder of
this session Rule % shall be. and
hereby is, modified in the following
particulars:
G) The use Of the motion shall
not be restricted to the first and third
Mondays Of the month.
(2D The vote on agreeing to the
motion snail in all cases be by major
ity instead Of by two-thirds; and up
on the demand Of any member op-
posed 10 the motion a second shall be
considered as ordered
The object Of the rule Is to- prevent
so much flibustering by the Demo-
Gratis and prevent 81 many unneccs-
Sury calls Of the roll