The chronicle=news., 1913-03-03

control Of tho house when congress
organized insisted on going ahead
with other fcatuTcse Of tariff rcvlx-
ion. and passed wool. cotton, free
list and some other bills. All three
measures with the aid OF tho Pro-
Ercxsivc Republican forccs In tho
senate. reached President Taft. They
were vetoed on the ground that tho
tariff board was conducting invcstI-
cations. the results Of which must
be known before proper revision OF
the tariff could be made.
Legislative work throughout the
special ession. and the long session
beginning In December. 1911. and
running through last August. Includ-
ed the following:
Increase In the size OF the House
Of Representatives from 396 md
@3h members.
Age and service pension law. In
orcasing Civil War cpnsions.
Eght-hour law covering govcrn-
mcni contracts.
Admission OF Arizona and New
Mexico TO statehood.
Use OF poisonous white phosphor-
us In matchmaking prevented by
Pure drug law amended to prc.
vent misleading labels on patent
medicines.
Wireless communication brought
nnder careful regulation. the law re-
1uiring tho wireless on all ocean
vessels to be adequately manned.
Government transports required to
carry an ample number OF lifeboats.
Red Cross recognized Officially as
branch Of government service in time
OF war.
Federal relief given to 1919 flood
sufferers In lower Mississippi valley.
Commerce court and tariff board
virtually lcgislatcd out OF existence.
Industrial commission authorized.
TO study relations between capital
and labor.
This congress has witnessed the
ratification of many important trca-
tics with foreign nations. The arbi-
fration treaties with France and
Great Britain. negotiated by Prcsi-
dent TAFT. however. were not rati-
f.od. because the scnate SO amended
them that tho president considered
they did not carry out the under
standings made with the two now
era.
In. the two years. however, the
following important agreements have
been perfected:
Pccuninry claims treaty with
Great Britain.
North Atlantic Coast Fisheries
agreement with Great Britain.
Fur seal treaty with Great Brit
ain. Russia and Japan.
International wireless treaty with
lending foreign nations.
nj ~,s-
international agreement covering
saitary measures for the control of
ripdemics.
General arbitration treaty with
France extended to 1918.
Copyright treaty with Hungary.
| International agreement covering
| assistance and salvage Mt sea,
Investigations covering wide
| range of important subjests were
conducted. In addition to those emu
| merated tthe money trust" cam
| pntgn expenditures and steel inquir-
| ien. special committees and the reg.
| ulnr standing committees of the two
houses have conducted the following
Tariff hearings. by Ways and
Means committee. In preparation for
new Democratic tariff bills.
| Currency hearings, preparatory to
framing monetary reforms.
| Investigation of affairs Of Amcri-
can Sugar Refining company. and Its
alleged domination OF the market.
Inquiry into the Titanic disaster.
Investigation of conditions along
Mexican border. and alleged financ-
Ing of Mexican rcvolutionists by
Americans.
shipping trust" Inquiry, to deter.
mine extent of the common control
OF ocean routes.
Investigations Of Indian affairs. on
vnrious reservations, and at Washing
ton.
| Investigations OF agricultural
treasury. and other government de-
| pnrtmcnts.
Investigation of land grants about