The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-06

as imported into the United States.
 Lincoln memorial authorized, to cost S2,000,000.
 The Democratic majority that took control of the House when the Congress organized insisted on go- ing ahead with other features of tariff revision, and passed wool, cotton, free list and some other bills. All three measures, with the aid of the Progressive Republican forces in the senate, reached President Taft. They were vetoed on the ground that the tariff board was conducting investigations, the re- suits of which must be known be- fore a proper revision of the tariff could be made.
 Legislative work throughout the special session, and the long session beginning in December, 1911, and running through last August, in- cluded the following:
 Increase in the size of the house of representatives from 396 to 435 members.
 Age and service pension law, in creasing civil war pensions.
 Eight-hour law covering govern ment contracts.
 Admission of Arizona and New Mexico to statehood.
 Use of poisonous white phospho- rus in match-making prevented by excessive tax.
 Pure drug law amended to pre- vent misleading labels on patent medicines.
 Wireless communication brought under careful regulation, tha law requiring the wireless on all ocean vessels to be adequately manned. Government transports required 10 carry an ampla number of life boats.
 Red Cross recognized officially as branch of government service in time of war.
 Federal relief given to 1912 flood sufferers in lower Mississippi val ley.
 Commerce court and tariff board virtually legislated out of exist ence.
 Industrial commission authorized 10 study relations between capital and labor.
 This congress has witnessed the ratification of many important l treaties with foreign nations. The arbitration treaties with France and Great Britain, negotiated by Presi- dent Taft, however, were not rati- fled, because the senate so amended them that the president considered that they did not carry out the un- derstandings made with the two powers.
 { In the two years, however, the following important agreements have been perfected
 Pacunidry claims treaty with Great Britain.
 North Atlantic coast fisheries agreement with Great Britain.
 Fur seal treaty with Great Bri- tain, Russia and Japan.
 International wireless treaty with leading foreign nations.
 International agreement covering sanitary measures for inc control of epidemics. aNi@
 international agreement covering assistance and salvage at sea. investigations covering a wide range of important subjects were conducted. In addition to those enumerated ,the money trust campaign, expenditures and steel inquiries), special committees and the regular standing committees ot the two houses have conducted the ! following:
 Tariff hearings, by ways and means committee, in preparation for new Democratic tariff bills. Currency hearings, preparatory 10 framing monetary reforms.
 Investigation of affairs of Ameri- can Sugar Refining Company and it's alleged domination of the mar ket.
 Inquiry into the Titanic disaster. Investigation of conditions along Mexican border and alleged finan- cing of Mexican revolutionists by Americans.
 Shipping trust inquiry, to de- termine extent of the common con trol of ocean routes.
 Investigation of Indian affairs. on various reservations and at Wash ington.
 Investigations of agricultural, treasury and other government de- partments.
 Investigation of land grants about Controller Bay, Alaska.
 President Taft has used the veto power freely throughout the con- gress. Fully 20 bills have met his disapproval, including Democratic tariff bills appropriation bills which contained commerce court, civil service and army reorganiza- ton and legislation of which he did not approve; water power bills in which the principle of federal con- trol was net recognized, and the im- migration bill containing the lite racy test" feature.
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