Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-23
Washington.

In succession VI uTdLudIlC SVSuIo
the Democratic house of representa-
tives met defeat in it. supreme effort
to pass the wool and free list bills
over the presidents vetoes. The house
will agree to the cotton tariff revision
bill as amended in the senate, but will
not nold congress in session to await
the certain veto Of that measure. The
senate cleared away all its business
and early adjournment is assured, in
the opinion of the leaders of both par
ties in the house.
The Georgia delegation in congress
furnished 10 of the 27 votes that were
cast in the house against the accept
ance of the conference report on the
bill for the publication of campaign
expenses. Their opposition to tho
measure was due to the fact that the
bill gives the Federal government ju-
risdiction over primary elections, and
may nullify the Georgia laws regulat-
ing congressional nominations. Con.
gresham Hughes of the Third was
the only Georgian to vote for the con-
ference report.
The arbitration treaty with France
and Great Britain are characterized
by the senate committee as brood
er of war and net of peace" in re-
port presented to the senate. The
report defends the committees action
in striking out of the treaties the pro-
vision authorizing the arbitration CON-
mittee to determine the justifiable
character of any given subject with
out reference to the senate's power
Of ratification.
President Taft's first important veto
message disappearing the join reso-
luton providing for the admission into
the Union of Arizona and New Mexico
was sent to the house of representa-
tives. The presidents disapproval is
directed only at Arizona, in which con-
stitution there is clause providing
for the recall of all elective officers,
including judges, but New Mexico suf-
fers also, for both territories are cou-
pied together in the resolution. With
the announcement of the presidents
veto and following conference with
President Taft, Senator Smith of Mich
igan. chairman Of the senate terrific
ries committee, introduced a new
statehood resolution meeting the pres
ident's views and providing for the
admission of both states on the condi-
ton that Arizona shall strike the re-
call of judges provision from its new
constitution.
President Taft continued his cam.
paign before the people in behalf of
the British and French general arbi-
tration treaties here. Speaking before
the Ocean Grove IN. J) Camp Meet
ing association, the president review
ed tn emeaning of the pacts; urged
the people to use their influence to
press the treaties. The longer the
senate holds thes traties, the president
argues. the greater would be the op-
portunity for him to preach peace
Senator Smith of South Carolina
introduced a resolution of vast impor-
tance to the cotton industry of the
Southern states. He proposes to re-
ouire the secretary of agriculture to
make public the methods by which
crop conditions are ascentained and
how the experts arrive at the probable
weld of fleecy staple for a given year.
He also proposes that the names and
addresses of all the experts who fur
nisa this information be published.
He plans to have the department tell
the public how it arrives at the num-
her of acres that have been planted
in cotton.
A bill requiring that decisions by
the Supreme court of the United
States on questions affecting the "con"
stitutionality of any provision Of a
Federal or state law must be- unani-
nous" was introduced by Senator
Bourne of Oregon 1t was opposedby
Senator Hepburn of Idaho. Senator
Bourne explained that his bill was
designed to prevent bare majority
of the court from overruling the de-
sire of congress and the people. Sena-
tor Heybourn claimed the bill would
give too much power to the minority
~ tho sunreme court.