Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-29
CONGRESS At END
WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY LEeIs-
LAToRs IN SPECIAL SESSION
CLOSES.
SENATE CAUSE OF DELAYS
Trouble In Putting Through LegisIa-
tive Program Blamed on Upper
House-Session Called to Consider
Reciprocity Takes Up Other Issues.

Washington.-The extra session of
congress is ended. Although it was
called by the president solely for the
purpose of passing the Canadian reel
procity bill, 1t was readily recognized
at tho outset that the legislation OF
congress would not be confined to
that one item.
The progress of legislation through
both houses of congress during to
session plainly indicates that by far
the greater portion of the delays has
been the fault of the senate.
The table of legislation is as fol.
lows:
Canadian reciprocity-Bill intro
duced April IL, reported to the house
April 10, passed the house April n.
received by the senate and referred
to the committee on finance April "a,
reported to the senate July Is, passed
by tie senate July %. Signed by the
president July rs.
Wool revision bill-Introduced in
the house June Q, reported to the
house June 6, passed the house June
20, received by the senate and re-
ferreG to the committee on finance
June 81, reported to the senate with
out bearings on motion of Senator
Gore June %, passed the senate July
81, house conferees appointed August
1, serate conferees appointed August
2, conference report adopted by the
house August IA, conference report
adopted by the senate August 10. We
toed by the president August II.
Free list bill-Introduced In the
house April IL, reported to the house
April 10, passed the house May 8, re-
ceived by the senate and referred to
the senate committee on finance May
9, reported to the senate on motion OF
Senator Gore and without hearing
June %, passed the senate August l,
house conferees appointed August 3.
senate ,onferees appointed August 4,
conference report adopted by the SEN
ate August 16, conference report adopt
ed by the house August II. Vetoed by
the president August IS.
Cotton revision bill-Introduced In
the house July 26, reported to the
house July 27, passed by the house
August 3, received by the senate and
referred to the committee on finance
August 4, reported to the senate on
motion August 10. passed the senate,
with amendments adding iron. and
steel schedule, reciprocal coal with
Canada and chemicals and machinery
used In the manufacture of cotton
goods, August II; senate bin agreed
to by the house August 81. Vetoed by
the president.
Statehood bill (first)-Introduced In
the house April A, reported to the
house May IL, passed the house May
e, received by the senate and referred
to the committee on territories May 20,
reported to the senate July Ii, passed
the senate August 8, Legislative day
August 81, senate bin accepted in the
house August JG. Vetoed by the pres
ident August 10.
Statehood bill second)-Introduced
In the senate August Is. reported to
the senate by the house August IL,
passed by the house August 10. Signed
by the president August FL.
Reapportionment-I in the
house April 10, reported to the house
April 25, passed the house April n,
received by the senate and referred to
the committee on census April 2S, re-
ported to the senate July 6, passed the
senate August 8, senate bill concurred
in by the house August 4. Signed by
the president August 8.
Publicity of campaign funds-lntro-
duced in the house April 10, reported
to the house April IA, passed by the
house April IA, received by the senate
and referred to the committee on
privileges and elections April 10, re-
ported to the senate June 10, passed
by the senate July II, house conferees
appointed August 1, senate conferees
appointed August 2, conference report
agreed to by the senate August 10
by the house August II. Signed by
the president August 10.