The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-09-06
Little to Show as Concrete
Results Of Special Session
Reciprocity, Reapportion-
ment, Statehood and
Publ;citNPass

T%HE extra session of the Sixty
second congress attempted
much, but owing to people
over whom it had no control
tile results fell short of the effort. The
laws it actually passed were Canadian
reciprocity, publicity Of campaign ex-
penses both before and after election.
reapportionment of the house Of repre-
sentatiyes and statehood with the
singer of recall Of judges extracted.
The things it tried to pass, but was
prevented, were three tariff bills, GOV.
ering several schedules and parts Of
other schedules, all of which were
vetoed; direct election of senator's,
which was hung up in conference
committee and goes over to the regu-
lar session, and the reciprocity treaties
with France and England. which were
reported out of the foreign relations
committee Of the senate with amend
ments, but were not acted on for
lack Of time. There were minor meas
urcs, but these were the most :~apor-
tant. In addition there we:G i lew in
vestigation OF the Lorimer case, a
probe into the election of Senator Ste
phenson of Wisconsin, inquiries into
the steel trust and sugar trust and
examinations of the bureau of chemis
try of the agricultural department in
relation to the execution Of the pure
food laws, into Controller bay (Alas-
ka) affair, into the expenditures of the
state department and into the parcels
post and postofhce DEPARTMENT. The
committees having these various in
auiries in charge will presumably re-
port to the regular session. At least
none of them has reported yet.
While the president called the ses-
sion to meet solely for the purpose of
passing the Canadian reciprocity bill,
it was readily recognized at the out
set that the legislation would not be
confined to that one item. This as
sumption was confirmed on the open
ing day Of the session, when Speaker
Clark laid before the house in speech
the Democratic program.
Tie progress of legislation through
both houses Of congress during the
session plainly indicates that by far
the greater portion of the delays has
been the fault of the senate. The
house acted with dispatch Oh its pro-
gram and by sending much general
legislation to the senate early in the
session was able to take long recesses
in May. June and July while the ways
and means committee framed the tar
if legislation. The table of legislation
follows:
Schedule of Legislation.
- Canadian Reciprocity Bifl.-1ntro-
duced April 12; reported to the house
April u; passed the house April q;
received by the senate and referred
70 the committee on finance April "a:
reported to the senate July IS; passed
by the senate July %; signed by the
president July &c.
Wool Revision Bill.-Introduced in
the house June .; reported to the house
June G: passed the house June 20; re-
ceived by the senate and referred to
the committee on finance June q; re-
ported to the senate without hearings
on motion of Senator Gore. June o:
passed the senate July p; house con-
ferees appointed Aug. 1; senate con-
ferees appointed Aug. 2; conference re-
port adopted by the house Aug. IA;
conference report adopted by the SEN
ate Aug. Is: vetoed by the president
Aug. II.
Free List Bill.-Introduced in the
house April -: reported to the house
April 10; passed the house May S: re-
ceived by the senate and referred to
the senate committee on finance May 8;
reported to the senate on motion OF
Senator Gore and without hearings
.JuIle 81, lfdSSSu tuS SSli"I" ~ANs9' -
house conferees appointed Aug. 3: sen
ate conferees appointed Aug. 4; con-
ference report adopted by the senate
Aug. 16: conference report adopted By
the house Aug II; vetoed by the presi-
dent Aug. Is.
Cotton Revision Bil1.-Introduced in
the house July 2G: reported to the
house July q; passed the house Aug.
3: received by the senate and referred
to the committee on finance Aug. I:
reported to the senate. on motion. Aug.
10; passed the senate. with amend
ments adding iron and steel schedule.
reciprocal coal with Canada and chemi-
Gals and machinery used in the manu-
facture Of cotton goods. Aug. Il: SEN
ate bill agreed to by the house Aug. Il:
vetoed by the president Aug. 90
Statehood Bill (firsN.-Introduccd in
the house April I; reported to the house
May -; passed the house May %: re-
ceived by the senate and referred to
Tho oor,,ro;t+oo on tarritOriaS Nay c0.