Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-07-05
PROMISES NOT FULFILLED
Expectations Of History Making
Session Badly Shattered.
NOT IN TOUCH WITH PRESIDENT
Only Two Big Bills Succeed-Purchase Of
Panama Canal Route and Adoption of
Government for the Philippines.

Panama Canal houte ana A0optI0n OF
Government for the Philippines.
Washington, ID. O., June 30.-Pres
Ident Roosevelt's experience with
his first Congress, has not been pro,
ductive of good results. His pet
measure. Cuban reciprocity. notwith
standing his urgent efforts to force ii
upon Congress. failed.
For the first time since the Admin
~istration of President Mckinley
there is a division On the question of
tariff. The views of the two factions
are irreconcilaDle and the result will
be that a complete revision of the tar
i'll will be forced upon the next Con-
gress.
The present session has been disap-
pointing not only to the President.
but to the country. After having
been in session more than seven
months Congress has accomplished
little in the way Of legislation. but
eight bills of Importance have been
passed. The President tried by every
known method to force reciprocity
upon Congress. but 1T is rejected and
u Republican Congress is responsible
for defeating the objects of a Repub-
lican President.
RECORD OF FIRST SESSION.
In addition TO the regular appropri-
alton bills. the work of the present
Congress may be summed up as fol-
lows:
DONE.
Passed Panama Canal bill.
Killed bill for Government cable to
Philippines.
Passed River and Harbor bill carry
ing $40, 600. coo.
Passed Irrigation bill.
Passed thousands of special peasion
bills.
Prohibited sale of oleomargarine as
butter.
Abolished SO. 600, 900 in IA axes.
Ship Subsidy bill passed by Senate
and killed in the House.
Re-enacted Chinese exclusion.
Appropriated 1850. 600 for remodel
ing The White House.
Passed appropriation bills exceeding
those of any session except IN a
UNDONE.
Failed to relieve Onba by means OF
reauctlon.
Failed 70 enact a militia Iaw.
Refused to pass IA ball for "a general
staff of the army.
Smothered all reciprocity treaties
with foreign countries.
Failed 10 provide for Consular re-
form.
Passed no legislation for the
lation of Trusts.
Set it's face against tariff revision
and tariff reform.
Postponed action Oh the bill Great
ing the Department OF Commerce.
Placed no new restrictions on Eu-
ropean immigration.
PROMISES UNFULFILLED
Just before the PENN of Congress
1t was predicted hat it would be his
tory-maklng that more important
legislation would be passed than at
any recent session. These predictions
have not been fulhlled. 1t has been a
session prolific IN lively set-tos. sur
prlsing revelations ana unexpected
reversals of the balance of powe-,
brit these have been aside from leg
islatiou. The House leaders, the
greatest Federal Machine ever seen.
have been overthrown and humillat-
ed.
The tAnti. Anarchy" bill is the
one of all others which was expected
TO have easv passage, in view Of the
popular ferment about such legisla-
ton when Congress convened, so
soon after the death of President Nc
KInley. Ii passed the Senate, but
the u%onular clamor had already be-
gun TO die down. There is now lit.
tie demand for it; it is dead.
The Immigration bill passed tn
House and is tied mp in the Senate.
TWO BIG BILLS TIED UP
TIE Statehood bill. providing for
the admission of Arizona. New Mex
ico. and Okalohama passed the House
1t will not pass the Senate at this
session hut it Is in better shape than
the ether bills for Senator Quay as
made il rhe unfinished business for