Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-12-08

Federal reserve banks and to increase the limit of circulation which may be issued by national banks against commercial paper. Special rules had been adopted to consider these bills and they have the right of way in the house today.
 The passage of these bills was pre- vented by the Henry cotton loan amendment directing the placing of S250,000,000 in Southern tbanks to be loaned on the cotton and tobacco crops.
 As soon as these bills are disposed of, the District of Columbia appro- priation bills, the first of the annual budgets, will be ready for report from the appropriations committee. 1t will be followed by the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill.
 If the house should have a breathing spell on appropriation bills it has on the calendar bills of major import ance which it can consider. They are:
 The administration bill for gov- ernmeDt-owned steamship line, with a capital of $3O,O00O00. A rule is ready to bring this bill up.
 The coast guard bill, to combine the revenue cutter and the life saving service.
 The Foster bill to conserve the radium supply, already made in or der under a a-special rule which was temporarily. withdrawn.
 The Barnhart printing bill, to check waste in the government printing of flee and to save. about $1,000,000 a year. This is in order only on We'd ncsday
 Also bills to classify cotton grades and establish government ware houses, to extend the right of suf frage to women, to broaden the mine safety law to regulate the wages of government mechanics, to appoint six vice admirals in the navy and to provide workmen's compensation for government employees receiving injuries or occupational diseases in the public service. >
 In addition, there are scores of house bills of comparatively minor importance which were not reached during the long session.
 Senate Calendar.
 While the house works on appro- priation matters Gall supply bills must originate in the house) the sen- ate has a crowded calendar to occu- py it's time.
 One of the principal bills sent over to the senate by the lower body is the Burnett immigration bill which contains the literacy test that brought about veto by President Taft nearly two years ago. This bill will bring on protracted senate de- bate.
 Other bills passed by the house and awaiting senate action include:
 The Adamson general dam bill; the Ferris bill to develop water-power on the public domain and administration bill for the leasing and development of coal gas. oil, sodium phosphate and other mineral lands of the Unit ed States.
 The Jones bill granting qualified independence to the Philippines.
 The Alexander seamen's bill
 BlllS limiting lHe hours ol service Of railway employees, to create bu- reau of labor safety, to regulate the interstate shipment of immature calves, to increase the amount of de- posits allowed in postal savings banks, to pension widows and child re1 of veterans of the Spanish American war and Philippine insur- rection and to make more stringent tho campaign publicity law.
 The senate calendar, too. is jam med with many bills of private and general character, but measures of comparatively minor importance will have little show during the crowded shcrt session.
 Two bills are pending in confer ence-ore providing for enlarged homesteads and another to restrict