The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-25
Everything that the Demo-
/. Gratis Set Out to Do at the
Opening of Extra Session
Is Accomplished. :
PARTY HARMONY is
QUITE REMARKABLE
tDemocrats Have Pulled To-
) aether from the Start and
Have Put 1t Up to Republi-
cans in the Senate.
~ RopeR,ck CLIFFORD.

Washington, June 24.-When the
house of representatives passed the
bill lowering the duty on wool. known
as Schedule X, the Democrats OF that
body completed their legislative pro
gram. They have finished ali the
work which they set out to do when
President Taft announced that he
would convene congress In extra ses-
Sion.
At the time this program was an
ncunced. 1t was predicted by the Re.
publicans and by many Democrats
themselves that the present majority
In the house would never hold togeth-
or long enough to pass more than one
or perhaps two of the big measures
which the caucus decided upon.
Right there IL where the miscalcu.
lation came in. The Democrats have
pulled together from the beginning.
They have disagreed In many instanc.
60 and tone or two serious ruptures
were threatened. but. lasting trouble
was averted and before the end OF
June their whole program has been
passed on to the Republican senate
and the Republican President for &C.
ltiou.
What Program Was.
This now famous program embraced
che following measures:
A revision Of Schedule X by the low
ering Of the tariff on manufactured
land raw wool.
- The Canadian reciprocity bill. FORM
ing . trade agreement with the Do
minion.
A bill providing for the publicity of
campaign contributions.
A resolution for an amendment to
the Constitution providing for the d.
rect election of senators.
A free list bill providing for the re-
moval Of the duty on many Of the ne
cessities Of life.
Bills providing for the admission as
states Of the territories Of Arizona
and New Mexico.
Az q result OF this sweeping mass
OF legislation. the house finds itself
with little to do. now the wool sche-
dule Is revised, that 1t. little to do un-
I'll the senate takes some action.
One Of the very first bills to go
through the house under Democratic
rule was the reciprocity measure. pro-
posed and urged by Republican
President. This bill was not amend.
ed In the house. but went to the sen.
ate Just as II was recommended by
President Taft. The senate has. how
ever. required two months for its H.
nance committee to consider this bill.
and the indications now are that six
weeks or more will be necessary for
debate In the upper body.
The Publicity eliI.
Right ON the heels OF the reciprocity
bill came the vote on the campaign
contribution publicity bill. This mea
sure differs with that proposed by the
Republicans In only one particular. II
snakes II compulsory ON the part Of an
individual running for federal Of
flee to announce publicly the amount
OF money he received for campaign
purposes and the source. before. in
stead Of after. the election. The Re-
publican party thought the elections
sufficiently safeguarded by the re-
Quirement that the contributions be
published after the election.
Probably the most energetic debate
In the house during the extra session
has centered around the bill known as
the Farmers Free List" bill. This
removed the tariff from n score or
more Of articles which were necessary
20 the farmers. The Republicans OPP
posed these measures with the great
est vigor. declaring In every speech
they made that the Democrats were Of
efring the bills for political effect and
with no patriotic intent whatever.
just the same. the bills went through.
AZ for the admission Of Arizona and
New Mexico. the Democrats pledged
themselves to this policy in the first
caucus. and as soon as their commit
tee on territories could report out a
bill that would pass Muster, they pass
ed Il through the house. The present
measure allows admission but makes 1t
necessary for bottle territories to vote
upon amendments to their constitu-
tions, as q condition OF admission.
In the case Of New Mexico. the peo-
pie of that state must say whether or