Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-04-13
300 NEW BILLS
ARE INTRODUCED
IN LOWER HOUSE
They Range From Tax
Plans, Anti-Strike LegiS-
Iatlon to the Adjustment
of Internal Debts.
NV The Associated Prsssl

washington. AllIlf - W A'i''
the old and new legislative propo-
sails in. the senate today numbered
less than 500, as compared with
$500 odd yesterday in the house
they ranged from tax plans through
anti-strike legislation to adJuat-
ment of international debts,
Senator Smoot, republican, or
Utah, offered MS bill establishing
sale tax in lieu of excess profits
taxing methods, and also an en-
barge measure against wool im-
purtation. Senator King, democrat,
Utah, proposed to make confer
enees to assist price fixing criminal
and also to make conspiracies to
"hamper movement of freight and
persons in interstate commerce IL
legal
Bill To Prohibit Strikes.
Senator PoindeXter, republican,
Washington, presented a bill to
prohibit strikes in interstate com
merce.
Senator Reed, democrat, Mis-
souri,, reintroducing a resolution
suggestion that the president ask
Great Britain whether her West
Indian possessions could not be
ceded to the United States, in part
payment of Indebtedness, added
suggestion for similar inquiry OF
France, as TO the French Antilles.
Senator LaFolette, republican,
Wisconsin, proposed recognition of
the Irish republic"
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mission to investigate lynchings
was contributed in a bill by Sena-
tor Mccormick, republican, Illinois,
while Senator Kellogg. republican,
Minnesota, renewed his bill to give
the state department control over
cable landing rights.
A Coal Commission.
Senator Frelinghuysen Tepubll-
can, New Jersey, proposed creating
a coal commission, while Senator
owen, democrat, oklahoma, offer
ed measures to limit federal re-
serve bank interest charges to
per cent; to Great a federal market
ing department for farmers, and
for publication of a national bull
letin on government and politics.
Amnesty For PRISONERS.
A public welfare department Dill
was sponsored by Senator Kenyon,
republican, Iowa, who added Il
measure for registration and regu-
lation of lobbyists. Senator France,
republican. Maryland, suggested
amnesty for all persons imprisoned
for violation of wartime laws, and
Senator Mclean put in a bill for
minting a two cent coin with
Theodore Roosevelt's effigy upon
it.
Senator Ashurst, democrat, Ari-
iona, again declared for the pur-
chase of Lower California from
Mexico; and Senator WadsWorth
I put III the war departments request
for authority to sell surplus food
fstuffs abroad AID Senator CaraWay,
democrat, Arkansas. proposed pro-
hibition of futures sales in grain
and cotton.
Reclassifying Employees.
| Senator Sterling, republican,
South Dakota, introduced a bill re-
classifying all government en-
ployes, but Senator Smooth, repub-
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to committee. saying he would pro-
pose a measure involving less ex-
pense.. A bill embodying the five
fold" plan for veterans compensa-
ton was introduced by Senator Nc
| Cumber, North Dakota,
In the house, Representative
Fish, republicans New York, an
nounced he would introduce to-
morrow resolution providing for
! the withdrawal of American troous
from Europe.
A bill to prohibit publication Of
foreign language newspapers or
magazines, without publication ot
an English translation, was intro
duced.
A bill was offered to instruct tbs
Iattorney general to institute pro
Iceedings against the Standard OF
land United States Steel corpora
lions enjoining them from distrib
uting surplus war profits, and t.
direct the ways and means com
mittee to draft a bill taxing all sucl
surplus profits. Another bill of
fered was that to prohibit the mis-
branding of manufactured articles
by amending provisions of the pur'
food law.