Bisbee daily review., 1911-08-22
DEMOCRATS MAKE GOOD IN SPECIAL SESSION.

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 The special session Of congress IS drawing to a close; it is the first session for many long years ID which the democrats had any oppor- tunity to participate in the business of congress. further than 10 protest against many iniquitous measures that were brought forth. and the success of the democrats in the low CT house during the last six months was truly remarkable and is re- eeiving applause throughout the country. Conspicuous among those who have distinguished themselves in the present session are Speaker Champ Clark and Hen. Oscar W. Underwood. of Alabama, the demo- cratic leader on the floor, as chair man of the committee on ways and means. These men have devised and put in effect many reforms in the organization Of the house and in tho manner Of conducting its business; they provided a system that has put the business to be transacted in the hands Of the members themselves, whereas under the old house rules the speaker was a veritable czar and as chairman of the rules com mittee, appointed by himself. dicta- ted just what should be permitted to go before the house and when Now, the speaker has nothing to d5 with the appointment of the com mittee on rules, as that body Is chosen by the ways and means com Inittee, chosen itself by the body ct the house with all other committees.
 h pushing for the reforms de- manded by the people in the mat ter of tariff revision and the lower ing the burdens of the people by the Payne-Aldrich bill for the pro tection of favored industries, the democrats leaders acted in the only way that promised any rrogrezs anf that they have not succeeded ln re-  moving many of these burdens :s solely because of the veto interpos- ed by the president on the wool the farmers free list and the cotton tariff bills passed by the house and through a revublican-conuoIIed sen ate. In approaching tariff Iegisla- ton care was taken to undertake 10 go no further than a solid support Of the democratic members of the house could be carried; where there were differencies regarding policies there was compromise and agree ment to settle these differences in caucus, and although this method has been criticised by Col. Bryan. it proved to be the wise way and has resulted in absolute demoera-c
 many throughout the session and without this harmony there could have been no progress whatever in doing what has been accomplished
 The democratic congress pushed the campaign publicity measure into the senate as enc Of the first of Its proposed reforms; the republicans had previously passed Q make-shift measure Of this character. but Oniy called for the publication Of cam paign funds collected and used AFTER THE ELECTION. The democratic measure calls for the publication of the campaign funds used and money spent by individual candidates BEFORE THE ELEc- TIoN. This measure was amended in the senate and the amendments were promptly accepted by the house and the bin Is now law, SO that in future the republicans caa not indulge in their fat-frying meth ods by which they forced campaign funds from the special interests which that party has served as return for their campaign contriba- tlons.
 The democratic house passed Q