Evening star., 1926-12-07
.1,10O BILLS SENT
IN AS HOUSE OPENS
Nearly Every Phase of Inter-
est Is Touched-12,OO0
Old Measures Pending.

House committee chairmen and
clerks are busy today sorting over
tidal wave OF some 1,10O bills and
resolutions which poured into the
House hopper yesterday to be added
to the 10000 legislative requests be-
queathed to this session by the last.
These measures touch upon practi-
cally every subject and phase Of legis-
lative interest, from reapportionment
and retirement, prohibition, radio,
railroad and tax questions to mandate
where the President shall spend ms
Summer vacation, permission to bullo
bridges and what not.
While the House was being thus
flooded but one measure was intro
duced in the Senate-the Walsh reso-
luton proposing investigation OF
allegations that Arthur r. Gould, new
Republican Senator from Maine, had
figured in an irregular payment of
100000 to a New Brunswick, Canada.
official
Temporary Radio Bill Offered.
Issuance of new radio broadcasting
licenses would be prohibited under a
resolution introduced by Representa-
tive White Republican, Maine, while
New York, would give Secretary
Hoover full charge over wave lengths
and authority to refuse new licenses
until q permanent policy is worked
out.
A joint resolution was introduced
by Representative Gallivan, Democrat,
Massachusetts, that put the question
OF prohibition up to Congress in a
manner likely to revive the wet and
dry battle on a grand scale. In SIM
pie terms it proposed a national refer
endum on this question: Should the
Congress of the United States modify
the Federal act to enforce the eight
eenth amendment so that the same
shall not prohibit the manufacture,
sale, transportation, importation or
expectation of beverages which are
not in fact intoxicating as determined
In accordance with the laws of the re-
spective States" The resolution would
authorize the States to conduct the
referendum in 1928, the Federal Treas
ury to reimburse them for it's cost.
In a batch of measures introduced
by Chairman oI4ehlbach of the civil
service committee are two relating to
retirement of employees in the claSSi-
fed civil service.
Chairman Fem of the census COM
tnittee promptly introduced a measure
providing for reapportionment of rep
resentation in the House In conform
fly with census returns. Chairman
Vestal from the patents committee
proposed change in procedure In the
Patent Office and in the courts with
respect to the granting of letters pat
ent for inventions and with regard to
interfering patents.
Would Cut Post Card Rate.
New measures in the House segre-
gated themselves into groups AFFECT
ing the postal service, the cotton IN
dustry, war veterans, banking, taxes.
reclamation, radio and many other
phases of the country's activities.
Chairman Griest of the post office
committee, offered a handful of bills
to restore the 1-cent postal card rate
and to make other changes in postal
charges and service. PoStmaSterS
would be placed under civil service
under a bill by Mr.. Lehlbach, while
Representative Tolley, Republican,
New York, proposed an increase IN
the maximum amount Whlch may De
deposited in postal savings accounts
from 81, 500 to $4,000, as favored by
Postmaster General New.
Representative Lankford, Democrat,
of Georgia, proposed formation or
Federal cotton corporation, with $780,
100000 capital stock, authorized TO
fix minimum price for the staple
Representative Black. Democrat,
Texas, offered a bill to prevent the
Secretary of Agriculture from fore
casting cotton acreage in advance,
based on farmers intentions to plant,
while Representative Wright, Demo-
crat, Georgia, sought repeal of the
law providing for semi-monthly agr1-
culture reports simultaneously with
publication of ginning reports.
Urges Deposits Guarantee.
Banking regulations were touched
upon in bills by Representative Brand,
Democrat, Georgia, and by Repre-
sentative Howard, Democrat, Ne
braska, which would guarantee de
posits in national banks.
The President would be required to
spend his Summer vacations west of
the Mississippi River under measure
introduced by Representative Dickin-
son, Republican, Iowa, who asked
appointment of a commission to select
q site.
Representative Ackerman, Republi-
can, of New Jersey, put in bill tC
Indemnify sufferers from the Lake
Denmark ammunition depot explosion
Representative Hudson, Republican,
Michigan, proposed repeal of the eX
else tax on automobiles and motor