Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-03-03

Ming through lna August Included tho
following.
Increase IN thc s!st " the llousa
OF Representatives. from 2a6 10 iis
fnembcrs
Age aud pcrvi,.' pcnfiuu mW. iu.
crcaslng CNn war prusiunf
Eight-hour law covering govern
Admis,lon Of Arizona and New Mex
leo 10 statehood
Use Of poisonous white phosphorus
IN match making prevented by excess
sive taX
Pure drug law amended TO prevent
misleading labels on patent medicines.
Wireless communication brought
under careful regulation, tho law re-
quiring the wireless on an ocean veB-
sells To D. adequately manned.
Governm Ut transports required "a
carry an ample number Of lifcboats.
He'd eros, recognized officially as
branch vi government service In time
OF war.
Federal relief given TO 1919 flood
sufferers In lower Mississippi valley.
Commerce Court and Tariff Board
virtually logislated out OF existence.
Industrial Commission authorized
60 study relations between capital aud
labor
This congress has witnessed the rat
lcation ot many important treattaa
with foreign nations. The arbitration
treaties with France and Great Brit.
4 e
| however were not ratified. because
| tho senate SO amended them that the
President considered they did not car.
~ ont the Understandings made with
the two powers
la the two years. however. tho fol-
lowing important agreements have
been perfected
| Pccunisry cluIms treaty with Great
| Britain
North Atlantic Coast Fishorie.
! agreement with Great Britain
Fur seal treaty with Great Britain
| l,ussiu and Japan.
international wireless treaty With
leading foreign nations
| International war priz, tgrcem 1uJ
| international agreement covering
sanitary measures tor the control u
! "pidcmiys
General arbitration treaty with
| Franc. extended "a 1915.
Copyright treaty with Hungary.
| International agreement GOVERNS
assistance aud salvage ut sea.
Invest CATIONS covering Wide range
/ ut important subjects vote conducted
/ I'm addition tu thusv enumerated eth,
m"n", trust. campaign oNprndtt uro.
I tud steel iuuuiricsh. special commit
tees ana the regular standing commit
tees of The two houses hH,. conducted
the following
Tarin hearings, by Wsys and Means
| Committee, iu preparation tor new
democratic tariff bills
Currency hcurIngH preparatory a.
| framing monetary reforms
Investigation ut affairs of American
| sugar EcfipinE company. and is ul-
legged domination OF thc market
iuUuir, INTO tn" Titaui, disaster
Investigation ct conditions alpu I
Mexican border. aud alleged financing
Of M"Nioun rcyolutionEls by Amer
| leans
shipping trust" inquiry, tu deter
mine cNt,ut of the common control of
| ocean routes
Invest CATIONS ut indian affairs. ou
various rc~crN utiou~. and at Washing
! ton
Investigation ot lud grants about
| Controller Bay Alaska
W,o-tigatious at agricultural. treas.
ury aud other government depart
/ w'ut-.
President Tuu haas used tn, veto
power freely throughout the Congress
ruIlN twenty bin. hJN" met his dis
! approval Including u,mu,ratl, ttriti
bills, appropriation bills which CON,
Huu'd commerce Court. civil ~orNio.
aud army rrutRiulJuuu and tcgislu.
t"u cot which "a, did not approve,
water power bills Iu which the priu
| 'ipl" eft federal control was not re-,
"guil'd. and the immigration bin con.
tanning the "nt,tac, lr4t' feature