Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-08-27
Closing Session, Longest in
History, and Accomplished
the Least, Declares Repub'
lican Floor Leader. -
LEGISLATION ENACTED
OF SMALL IMPORTANCE
Accomplishments Consisted
Chiefly in BoaSting Of What
Was to Be Done Next Year,
Declares Sarcastic Critic.


(By Evening Herald a. y. Leased wirsI
Washington. Aus. zT.--Inefflcient.
disorgnnlsed. unproEressive and In
active were the words used today ,o
describe the work Of the Demooratio
house by Republican Loader James
a. Mann. In statement reviewing
the accomplishments OF the lower
chamber OF the Slxty-secOnd con
grcss. Mr Mann characterized the
Democratic majority's work az stingy
and silly and other II its acts az pure
extravaganza
The boast about economy went by
the board" said the minority leader
The main work Ia the house ou
the Democratic side has been a con
stant bouHting Of what they were go
ing To do az tho next session.
81 said last December that this scs-
sion 10 congress would last longer
and de- less thuu any other regular
SESSION or recent year. dy forecast
proved correct. This session of con
gross has enacted laws fewer Ina mum
her and OF less Importance than any
session in recent years The laws
passed are In the main of little Inn
portauce and generally local IN char
actor The Panama canal bin is the
ono of greatest Importance and in
the muiu that WIS hill prepared
hy me in a prior congress.
"rhc claimed reformation of the
rules has proven a farce. That the
house has hocn inefficient b. shown
hy the fact that over 200 senate bills
which passed the senate remain un-
acted upon io the house.
"tt is n constant boast that tha
Democrats at this session passed
law providing tor publicity of cam
phigu contributions Such ~ not %
fact They only passed am amend
mcpt tu the Law which has prev iouHly
been passed by a Republican house
and the part o. one relating to prI-
mary campaign expenses that WIS in
serted in th' law by the Republicans
against the protest uf the Democratic
side somewhat pimilur Is the bin r~-
lating to eight hour labor. which iY
only an amendment Of prev aus
law and only made slight change
| IN the provision of the original ari
practically an the laws of any i'm
portaucc passed a. this session wers
either bills prepared la a previous
congress and lcft over from lack ~
time 10 consider or else they wrts
bills prepared by officials IN fr'si-
dent Tan'H adminlstrati0n'
Mr. Mann referred 10 the public
health laws. the homestead laws. the
hin creating childreu's bureau and
others as being within that clasFitica-
| ton"
"'rhr Democrats were forced tp
| agree rr "a parcels post which only
| Mort time ago they insisted they
would not agree to- continued iha
| statement
They are entitled TO no credit for
A."
| "Dutsidr of money expended Tor
| the Panama canal which can not he
| considered as ordinary expenses. the
appropriations for this session of con
| gross rVrood those Df tho laH re-
| publican session,
! "NH uuly ls thls $50, hut the Demo
Gratis have appropriated money in
| many places where II VAS Huro sN-
! trnyagancs and where the money Wts
| not needed and have refused ~ make
/ appropriations where they are ahao
| lutrN essential for the conduct ~
| good government