Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-08-21
Reciprocity, Campaign Public
ity and Statehood Among I'M
pOrtant Measures Passed
During the Twenty Weeks.
TAFT VETO PLAYS HAVOC
WITH DEMOCRATIC PLANS
President Blocks All Attempts
at Tariff Tinkeringi Indi-
Gates Intention to F;gtnt Sen
ate'On Arbitration.

N Morning Journal sDecIai Leased wirs1
Washington, Aug 90 - Congress
VIII adjourn before Tuesday night
possibly tomorrow--and the most
strenuous session of recent years viii
pass into history. The net results OF
the extra session, In comparison with
the ambitious program adopted at the
outset, were not large.
Canadian reciprocity was brought as
near reality as the executive and Leg
islative departments could advance II.
statehood was assured for New Mexico
and Arizona, campaign publicity legis-
lation was enacted In form satisfac-
tory to its most earnest advocates,
provision was made for an enlarged
house of representatives, based on the
latest census, anG few other meas
ures Of minor importance were pass
ed.
A democratic house. the first since
1895, seized on this session as u Vc-
hicle to convey TO the country the
views Of democrats on Tariff revision,
but executive disapproval rendered fu-
tile all efforts to impress those views
on the statute books.
Two tariff bills. one materially re-
ducing duties on wool and woolen
goods of all classes and the other
placing on the free list articles of ma
chinery and tools used by farmers and
amendod 20 include many other items.
were vetoed by President Taft. A cot
| ton revision bin awaits a similar fate.
The house, under the leadership Of
| Representative Underwood of Ala
bama, chairman of the ways and
means committee, aud Speaker clark,
endeavored to pass the woolen and
| free list bills over the veto. but the
necessary two-thrds could not be
mustered. These failures to over
throw President Taft's veto was
strong feature In determining the
| leaders to close the session, and II IL
not likely that congress will he In
session to receive a veto on the meas
ure.
Trust investigations without number
were instituted during the session, and
some of them, notably those bearing
on monopolles In steel and sugar were
prosecuted with vigor. They still are
in progress
Constructive legislation to bear on
federal regulation of corporations Is
regarded as certain to come from the
inquiries Plans already have been
instituted to revise the antitrust laws.
Charges were revived that Senator
William Lormer, of Illinois, was elect
ed through bribery and second IN
vestigation by the senate was put un-
der way A senate inquiry into the
election of Senator Isaac Stephenson
of Wisconsin was ordered
General arbitration treaties with
Great britain and France were sent
to the senate by President Taft but
they received a frigid welcome, be-
cause the upper house contended
that one provision of the treaties
usurps the senate's constitutional
prerogatives.
4 Presentation Of the treaties strain
ed hitherto cordial relations between
tie foreign relations committee and
the state department; and as result,
President Tart made 1t plain that an
issue had been raised which he Will
carry TO the country.
Friction IN the department of agrl-
culture over the enforcement of the
pure food laws was followed by an in
yestigation and the national issue was
raised over whether the activities of
Or Harvey w. Wiley, the govern
ments pure food expert had been
made Ineffective.
Proceedings in the house under
eaucug rule, led by Mr. Underwood
procipltated sharp controversy be-
tween Mr. Underwood and William
Jennings Bryan. Mr., Bryan was
aroused because Of q failure of the
house caucus to include in Its tariiI
program at the outset the revision OF
the iron and steel schedules. lie AT
tackled Mr.. Underwood on this ground
hnt the latter received an overwhelm-
inc vote of confidence in the house.
During the controversy the ways
and means committee was at
work on an iron and steel
revision, but it remained for
the senate to act on this schedule.
with the acquiescence of the lead
ers, the senate tackled on an iron and
steel schedule on the cotton bill. II
will be concnrred in by the house to-
morrow, regardless of the death II IL
certain to meet, when 1t reaches the
White House.
When the special session convened
on April 4, the house was organized
by the democratic ways and means
/ committee and this body made the
committee assignments.
New systems eliminated what was
known for many years as czardom OF
the speaker. The committee also di'
4 -. "a IL. 1nlihnrnfinns of the demo.