Show I A Busy Congress An unusually large laige amount of legislation e hrs hros heed been ground lout out by h the thc Con Congress ress now draI drawing drawing draw draw- I in ing to a close Following are arc the important administration matters matters mat mat- enacted Striking revision revision of the railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road laws including the thc creation creation creation crea crea- tion of a commerce court Admitting Arizona and mid New few ew Mexico as separate te states slates Authorizing the establishment establish establish- ment of po postal savings bank banko Giving to the president u unlimited un limited authority to withdraw public lands for conservation conser I purposes Providing Pro for publicity of campaign contributions Authorizing the issue of f 20 in ill certificates of J indebtedness bt- bt edness to tb complete reclamation projects Cr Creating g a bureau of mines r Exten Extending lin the activities of I Ithe the tariff board and add appropriating appropriating 1 aHng- aHng for its use Lo Looking king to the thc suppression j of the white slave e t traffic Creating a COI commission 1 to consider economies in the of the thc federal gov gov- gO 1 i Authorizing the entry of Surface surface Sur sur- face fac coal lands P Providing a tariff for for the Legislation that ultimately is I expected to tb g give gc c prohibition to Hn Hawaiian islands Not the least cast Cc conspicuous US acts of Congress were cre the measures take taken l by the hou house e of oj representatives to reform its J q of co Q ducting J lc usi le s so that the less power power- power po might Hugh t i be reposed in the speaker and the Hie organization of he he was vas the thc natural lea leader cl The speaker was removed remo ed front from the committee on rules uiles which he hc had previously pre crt credit credited dit- dit it- it ed d cl w with tho pig pigeonholing of bills by hy COhl when th they y were approved cd by a m majority of the house The enormous demand for legislation legislation leg leg- eg- eg pressed d u upon pon congress is shown by In the fact that since the thc g of f the r present l Congress Congress Congress Con Con- gress bills have e been in introduced in- in trod ti ed in the house and in the senate in addition to hundreds of resolutions This record as far as the he number of hi bills s is is concerned is Without a n parallel |