Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-09-16
Results of Special Session

by the recent session OF congress Will
be of interest to everyone; that work
as viewed by Congressman Young
was given out by him this morning
in an interview, the first ne has given
out since the adjournment OF Con-
gress. Three measures that effect
the entire county were passed and
approved by the president; they were
the Reciprocity Bill, the Publicity
Bill and the Statehood Bill Three
important measures were passed by
Congress and vetoed by the president;
they were the Wooden Bill, the Cot
ton Bill and the so-called Farmers
Free List Bill. In regard to these
measures Mr.. Young said: 1.-THE Re
ciprocity Compact, passed by Congress
and approved by the president, was
opposed by majority of Republicans
in both the Senate and the House,
with almost a solid Democratic sup
port.
'sThe Publicity Bill, providing for
publication of campaign contribu-
tions and expenses, was another pass
ed and approved by Mr.. Taft. This
bill as originally passed in the House
by the Democrats, applied only to
general elections and political COM
mitteeS; the Republicans tried to
amend it to apply to the prim-
airy elections as well as general, and
to make it apply to individuals the
same as to committees; when the bill
went to the Senate that body amen
ded it as the Republicans tried to in
the House; the House then concurred
in the Senate amendments, but with.
strong opposition.
''The Statehood bill was joint bill
for the admission of Arizona and
New Mexico into the Union. AS
originally passed by Congress it in
cluded-in the Arizona Constitution
"a clause providing for the recall.
The president refused to sign the bill
on account of the fact that this
clause included the recall of judges.
Congress then passed a provisional
bill, admitting the two territories
when Arizona would vote to climate
the recall clause as it applied to the
Judiciary. The president approved
that bill.
1.-The Wooden Bill, a measure to re-
wise schedule K, referring to raw'wool
and manufactured woolens was pass
ed by Congress and vetoed by Mr..
Taft. As passed. the bill provided
for a great reduction in that schedule
cutting the rate on an average to so
per cent. Many Republicans believ-
ed the bin to be a fair protective
measure and supported it on those
CrrnnnIS. many RapnhlicanS tO
pass the bill over the presidents veto.
1.-The so-called Farmers Free List
Bill was passed and vetoed. 1t was
amended in the Senate so that sever
al Democrats refused to vote to pass
it over the veto.
1.-THE Cotton Bill was passed by the
House and sent TO the Senate where
that body amended it by lacking on
the steel, chemical and other sched-
ules until no one could fortell what
the actual result would be; the presi-
dent refused to sign it and no attempt
was made to pass it over the Veto
Mr.. Young said the above was in
substance what the special session
accomplished.
ABOUT STATEHOOD
The facts about the Statehood bill
amounts to this: Arizona and New
Mexico would not have been admit
ed had it not been for the work of
Congressman Young; he was men,
Der of the committee on territories
to which was returned the statehood
bills with the president veto. The
Democratic majority of the commit
tee was angry and wanted to try to
pass the bill over the veto. Mr.
Young conceived the idea of a COM
promise and moved that committee
of five be appointed to confer with a
committee from the senate in regard
to affecting compromise measure;
after an hours work, the Republic
ans on the committee with the aid of
two Democrats, voted to appoint the
committee. Mr.. Young was made a
member of the committee to confer
with the Senate committee; in two
hours these two committees working
together, framed the compromise bill
which admitted Arizona and New
Mexico, with the provision that Ariz-
ona and New Mexico, with the pro-
vision that Arizona vote to eliminate
the Judiciary reform feature.
G. L. Kagey was in Washington a
few days ago and happened to meet