The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-22
DEMOCRATS
MAKE GOOD
IN CONGRESS
PaSulis Accomplished in Fun
Months Session Which
Closes IOsaY

opSNlai W AJdAl3 LtAiAd&S
Washington. Aup. AZ When the
curtain rings down on the sbecial
session Of the Sixty-seeond congres.
/ Tuesday Afternoon, the following re
suits viii stand To the credit of the
democrats IN the house and senate.
Canadian Reciprocity
Reciprocity with Canada. pgssed ~
solid vote 0f the Democrats az tbe
house who We're joined by goodly
number Of Republicans, and passed
by almost the solid Democratic vote
0l the senate With the ala or a sur.
neient number Of regular Republic
ans out OF Difference 10 The wishes OF
President TAFT, opposed only by sen
iators Bailey and Simmons oil the
lDemorretic side Of the senate.
Re-apportlonment Of congressional
ldistricts, increasing the house mem
lDership to 433, passed, but with scat.
tering Republican opposition
Campaign publicity bill, being in
effect drastic corrupt practices act,
framed BY house Democrats and
strengthened by progressive Demo-
Gratis In the senate.
These three measures were signed
Ply the President and permitted to lie.
come laws.
Wool Revision
revision OF the wool schedule,
framed in the house ana RadIaed j0
the senate, came out OF contereace
SO az to reduce the existing tarin on
wool and woolens about 33 1-3 per
cent. Vetoed by President TAFT ana
falled TO obtain the necessary TWO
thirds vote to pass over the veto.
free list bin III rne interest of the
farmer ana consumer generally, franz
ed in the house and modiaed by the
senate Republicans so as to eIimln-
ate Tree meas and tree flour. SEN
ator Bailey alone OF the senate Dem
.ocrats voting with the Republicans
TO effect this elimination. Vetoed By
the president and failed to obtain
the two-thirds vote to pass Il over
the Presidential veto.
Cotton revision bill, passed by
Democratic house and modiAed lti
the senate by the Democrats; passed
by Democratic votes, the regular re-
publican senators aDstaining from
voting. The Dill will 20 10 lne Pres
dent as remodeled by the senate, aAa
be vetoed NO attempt win be n4aae
TO pass the measure over the veto.
Statehood Resolution
statehood resolution admittin4
Arizona aid New Mexico, vetoed D}
the President because oL Tie recall
provision in Arizona constitution.
faned 20 pass over veto. Reintlodue
ed in botn houses to conform witA
wishes OF the President by elimina.
ing judiciary reeal provision and
passed Dy Democrats ana Republic
ans in bolh houses The resolution
was signed by the President
Direct election Of senators. passed /
oYerNheimingl bg cae hopse. niod- /
2ed by senator Bristow In a name (
Objectionable to Democrats and iail- /
ad to come out OF conference com I
mittee on which Vice President 5uer-
man appointed senators VINO, atl
leart are opposed 10 the measure
Black Warrior power site bill; pass
20 both houses. now in conference,
fhis bill presented TO the Democrats
II the house their first chance to ap-
iiy the principles OF conservation OF
gsources and in no uncertain way
he house Democrats went on record
" rather drastiCally restricting the
rant and by amending the bin so as
o protect the consumer against ex-
orti0nate rates,
record of House Democratic
These are the results OF the four
lonths labor of the first congress
ince 1896 OF which the house vas
by Democrats and the sen
te Jointly by Democrats and insur-
enl Republicans I'm this work the
ouse Democrats fought out their dbl
srences of views in caucus and ah.d
4 by the decision of the majority.
hey originated all of the measures
assed by the two houses this ses
on and as Q testimonial TO the fair
ess and the wisdom of the Demo
'atic legislation in the house stands
le fact that independent Republic
rs In varying numbers from thirty
'e on cotton revision 10 more than
vice that number on reciprocity.
lted for the legislation which the
put forward.
alleys Minor Deeetion
In the senate the Democrats work
with greater unauimity than forl
any years past, due largely TO tue
went of a number Of progressive
emocratie senators as the result ci
e recent Democratic landslide n
Imer Republican states With toe
.ception Of the minor detection
,ainst the Democratic program lc
senator Bailey on statehood, reci-
ocity and against free meats sad
iur. the senate Democrats worked
eelher with great unanimity.