The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-19
Republican Organ
Flags Roosevelt

which times both branches Of Con
gress we're under Republican control
"The foregoing partial summary OF
the work of this Congress Is Of itself
Mr.. Speaker, sufficiently creditable
1t represents but a portion of the
laws actually passed and the reforms
actually affected, and 1t represents 9
far smaller portion of the work Of
this Democratic House When to il
we add the measures which the Hause
has passed, but which for one reason
or another have not yet become laws
the total is surprising Let me &c
on with the enumeration g and list
some Of the further things the House
has struggled to effect:
Five Efforts to Cheaper Clothing.
"22. Five times within year the
House has passed bill to revise the
indefensible' Schedule X (the wooleI
schedule) and reduce the cost Of
clothing to the people. Twice it has
reached the President, only ITO meet
his veto, and once his veto has beer
overriden by vote of more than two
thirds of the Housea rebuke almost
without precedent in American his
tory
"23. We have passed a bill to re
wise the cotton schedule, which the
President vetoed; and having beer
passed second time, it is now In
conference between the two Houses
"24. We have passed a bill to re
wise the metal schedule which tne
President vetoed, and his veto has
been overridden by a two-thirds vote
of the House.
"25. We have passed a bill to re
wise the chemical schedule, which
was defeated by the Republican Sen
ate. 80
"26. We have passed bill to put
sugar on the free list, which was like
wise defeated in the Republican Sen
ate. a,As
"27. We passed the farmers free
list bill removing the tax on agricul
tural implements, sewing machines
fencing wire, lumber, shingles, leather
and shoes, which the President
vetoed.
ut is estimated that these severa
bills, If enacted into law, would have
resulted in a saving to the people o.
this country of not less than $4,000,
600 a year. Let the responsibility
for preventing such reduction II
1.-THE high cost of living rest where il
belongs. In recent speech the
distinguished gentleman from Ala
bama (Mr. Underwood) well said:
"'The Democratic majority Tin tht
House, is SO. AS shown by the rec
ord of the passage votes, every Dem
ocratic bill except that revising the
chemical schedule, received not only
the solid support of the Democrats
in the House, but enlisted many Re
publicans. While, as stated, thu
Democratic majority is only So, the
free-list bill passed with a majority
of s127; the wool bill of last session
by 120 majority and this session by
SO majority; the, cotton bill by IL:
majority at last session and by 81
at this session; metal bill by 101 ma
jority, and the excise, bill by a. major
ity3 Of 212. ss,.,e IA 49,, aa.f G. us.s
"sIn vetoing the tariff-reyision bill,
of this Congress, Mr.. Taft, makes i
plain that he is determined that ths
tariff shall not be. revised except b.
| the Stand-Pat element Of the Repub
lican party .,,. a,g.
TAX on Big Incomes.
"28. We passed the excise bill, put
ting tax of per cent on all in
comes in excess of $4,000. derived
from business. The object of thi'
bill was to distribute the burden o
taxation and place it upon the should
ers of those best able to bear It
The Republican Senate has attached
to it an amendment to repeal thu
Canadian reciprocity act and continue
the present Tariff Board, and OF
these amendments the two Houses
have disagreed.
"29. The House has met the long
standing complaint against the mis-
use of the writ of injunction and hal
passed bill which, if it becomes |
law, will prevent the unquestionet
abuses which have been INDUCED in
$50. There has also been passed
by the House bill providing for tria
| by jury in certain cases of contempt
Which will do away with the charg'
| that the courts under the equit.
power have invaded the criminal do
main and subjected parties to rtria
| for crime without jury. r
"This bill, as also the injunction
bill, is now before the Senate for it,
action.
For Laborers and Farmers.
49, In the platform of 1908 thu
Democratic party promised Law
creating a department of labor, rep
resented separately in the President
Cabinet. The House has passed ;
bill providing for such a department
1872. We passed the Bureau 0
Mines bill. to widen the scope of tn
Bureau Of Mines SO that it may b
better able to develop methods of pre-
venting accidents in mines ant
have greater efficiency in rescu'
work when accidents occur, not onl.
| in the coal-mining industry, but il
the mineral and miscellaneous mine
as we'll
"3S. Recognizing the fact that tn,
prosperity of the people depends frs
Of all upon agriculture, we hav'
passed a bill to establish agriculture
extension departments in the various
States and bring to the farmer at hi
home the latest and, most scientific
| information with reference to his all
Important calling
aga. We have passed various bill
having to do with court procedure an.
intended to simplify the processes Q
Ethe courts and to hasten the admin