Show TWO IMPORTANT MEASURES Railroad and Statehood Bills Finally Approved by Congress and Go to President for His Signature Washington Two Two of the most Important important im Im- a administration on measures the railroad and statehood bils were passed on n finally by by congress congress on Saturday Sat and will become laws as soon as they receive President Tafts Taft's sig nature This action was taken by the house t the e senate having previously disposed of both measures It was accomplished pUshed practically without debate and andIn andIn andin In record time not even a roll 1011 calIb call calI b being ing required In in the whole procedure The railroad bill was the first to receive consideration Chairman Mann of the committee on interstate and foreign commerce called the conference conference con con- f ference rence report from the speakers speaker's table Brief speeches were made among them being several by Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- Democrats in expression of their opposition to the report Final action on statehood legislation was accomplished with even greater ease The senate had passed the statehood statehood statehood state state- hood bill on Thursday June 16 the bill bm providing for the admission of the two territories as separate states after after af at- ter a constitution has been adopted by each of the territories |