The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-08-22

NdSulliStuH, aug. Ai.--Nou6ASoo " III
adjourn before Tuesday night and the
most strenuous session OF recent years
will pass into political history. The
net results of the session. in compare
son with the ambitious program adopt
ed at the outset were not large.
Canadian reciprocity was brought
as near reality as the executive and
legislative departments could advance
it; statehood was assured for New
Mexico and Arizona; campaign pub
LEFTY legislation was enacted in a
form satisfactory TO It's most earnest
advocates; provision was made for an
enlarged house of representatives
based upon the last census, and few
other measures OF minor Importance
were passed.
A democratic house. the first since
1895, seized upon this session as a
vehicle to convey TO the country the
views of the democracy on the sub
jeet of tariff revision, but executive
disapproyal rendered futile all efforts
to impress those views upon the
statute books.
Two tariff bills, one materially re-
ducing the existing duties on wool
and wooden goods of all classes, and
the other placing on the free list ar
ticles OF machinery and tools used by
4 farmers, and amended TO include
many other items. were vetoed by
President Taft. He based his disap-
prevail upon the grounds that the bills
had not been scientifically prepared
and that tariff revision should wait
until reports OF the different sched-
ules had been made by the tariff
board" A cotton revision bill awaits
similar fate.
The house. under the leadership OF
Representative Underwood Of Ala
hama. chairman of the ways and
means committee, and Speaker Clark
endeayored to pass the bills over the
veto but the necessary two-thirds-yote
could not be mustered. These fail.
lures to overthrow President Taft's
veto messages were strong factol
IN determining leaders to bring the
session 20 a close and it Is not likel!
TO receive like message relating Il
! the cotton revision measure.
Trust investigations, almost with
out number, we're instituted durin,
: the session and some OF them-not
: ably those bearing upon monopoleii
: in the steel and sugar industries
! were prosecuted with yigor, and the.
, still are in progress, constructive leg
J. islation 70 bear on federal regulation
5 Of corporations. Is regarded as cer
I tain to come as result Of these In
: iquiries. and plans already have bee
!. instituted TO revise the antitrust laws
Charges we're revived that Senate
Lorimer was elected BY the Illinoi
: Legislature through the mediun 9
bribery and second investigation
the senate was gotten well under va,
A senate inquiry into the electio
: Of Senator Stephenson Of Wisconsin
was ordered
General arbitration treaties wit
Great Britain and France were ser
to the senate By President Taft, b.
! they received frigid welcome b
J, cause the upper house contended thu
\ one provision Of the treaties upsurl
I ed It's constitutional prerogatives. pr,
= seniation OF the treaties straine
Z hitherto cordial relations between Il
n foreign relations committee and n
: state department and a. resu
q President Taft has made II plain thi
4 an issue has been raised which he vi
ID carry 70 the country in The hope ,
nt procuring ratification when congrci
(. reconyenes.
Ds Friction in the department OF agr
X culture over the enforcement Of II
Al pare food laws has been aired BY 81