The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-08-22
ARREST SIX MORE ADJOURN TUESDAY
Present Session of Con-
greSS Ends Tomorrow.
HAS A REMARKABLE RECORD
Reciprocity With Canada, Reappor-
tonne Publicity the
Monuments ~ Four
Months Work

Washington, Aug. 21.-When the
curtain rings down on the special SEES
sion Of the Sixty-second congress at )
o'clock tomorrow afternoon as mas
been practically determined the loi'
low ing results will stand to the credit
OF the Democrats In the house and the
senate
Reciprocity with Canada, passed by
the solid votes OF the Democrats OF
the house. who were Joined by good
Is number Of Republicans, and passed
by almost the solid Democratic vote
OF the senate with the aid Of a sum
clcbt number OF regular Republicans
out OF Difference to the wishes oil
President Taft; opposed only by Sena-
tors Bailey and Simmons on the Dem
Ocratic side
Keapportionment of congressional
districts, increasing the house mem
bership to 1873 Passed. but with scat
terug Republican opposition.
Publicity campaign bill. being In ef-
feet a drastic corrupt practices act.
Framed by house Democrats and
strengthened by progressive Demo
Gratis in the senate.
These three measures were signed
by the president and permitted to be-
come laws.
Revision Killed BY Taft.
Revision Of the wool schedule;
framed in the house and modified in
the senate. came out Of conference so
rs 10 reduce the existing tariff on
WOOL and woolcns about 30 10 per
cent. Vetoed By president and failed
TO obtain the necessary two-thirds
vote to pass over the veto
Free list bin In the int est Of the
farmer and consumer generally franz
ed in the house and modified by sen
ate Republicans so as to eliminate
free meats and free breadstlns
Bailey alone Of the senate Democrats
voted with the Republicans 10 effect
this elimination Vetoed By the presi-
dent and failed 20 Obtain The two
thirds vote necessary 70 pass II Over
the presidential veto
Cotton revision BILL passed b. Dem
ocratic house and modified in the sen.
ate by the Democrats; passed by Dom
ocratic votes. the regular Republican
senators RETAINING from voting The
bill will 20 to the president as re
modelled by the snate and will he
vetoed
No attempt probably will be made
TO pass the measure over the veto.
Statehood and Conservation.
Statehood resolution admitting Art
iona and New Mexico; vetoed By the
president because OF recall provision
I'm Arizona constitution. failed to pass
over veto. Reintroduced in both
houses to conform with wishes OF
president by eliminating judiciary re.
call provision and passed by Demo
Gratis and insurgent Republicans IN
both houses. The resolution viii be
signed by the president
Direct election OF senators; passed
Overwhelmingly by the house; mod
fed by Senator Bristow In a manner
Objectionable to Democrats, and iail-
ed TO come out Of conference com
mittee. on which Vice President Sher.
man appointed senators who al heart
are opposed to the measure.
Black Warrior power site bill; pass
ed both houses; now in conference
This bill presented to the Democratic
majority Of the house It's first chance
10 apply the principles OF conserva-
ton OF resources, and IN no uncertain
way the house Democrats went on rec
ord by rather drastically restricting
the grant, and by amending the bill
so as TO protect the consumer against
exiortionate rates.
The results Of the four months Ia
bofs of the first congress since 1895.
OF which the house was controlled by
Democrats and the senate jointly by
Democrats and insurgent Republicans,
were gained by the house Democrats
lighting out differences of views in
caucus and abiding by the decision
of the majority. They originated al
Of the measures passed by the two
houses this session. and as a testi'
mcnial to the fairness and the wis
dom Of the Democratic legislation OF
the house, stands the fact that indie
pendent Republicans in varying mum
BEES. from thirty on cotton revision TO
more than twice that number on reel
procity, voted for the legislation which
the Democrats put forward. In the
senate the Democrats worked with
greater unanimlty than for many years
past. due largely to the advent OF
number Of progressive Democratic
senator's, as the result OF the recent
Democratic landslide in former Re
publican states. With the Exception
of the minor detection against the
Democratic program led by Senator
Bailey on reciprocity and against free
meats and -four. the senate Democrats
worked together with great unanimity