The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-03

owned vessels from the canal.
Campaign publicity laws passed. re-
Quiring complete public accounting OF
all campaign funds.
William Lorimer declared not enti-
tied to seat as senator from Illi-
nois.
Judge Robert W. Archibald Of COM
merce court impeached and convict
cd on charges of judicial misconduct
Money trust investigation conduct
ed disclosing detailed methods of
present day financial operation.
Campaign expenditures investigat-
ed covering campaign funds of 1904
1905 and 1912; and disclosing corre
spondence between John ID. Archbold
of the Standard Oil Company and
members Of congress.
Investigation made of formation
and operation of the United States
steel corporation.
These comprise but few of the
laws passed, investigations conducted,
treaties passed on, and legislative
subjects considered during the two
years of the 62nd congress. The two
great personal struggles, involving
William Lorimer and Judge Archibald,
ran throughout the congress; and
with their interesting personal phases
helped to draw attention from the
actual legislative work of the two
years.
While congress passed an eight
hour law covering all government
contracts except on the Panama ca
nal, it took no action on three i'm
portant subjects: injunction, the
workmen's compensation, and anti
trust legislation. Recommendations
were made by a senate COMMITTEES
within the last week, for radical
changes in the antitrust law, to re-
store competitive conditions and pre-
vent monopoly; and they may bear
fruit in legislation under the new
administration.
The final session, now ending, has
witnessed struggle in the senate
between republicans and democrats,
that prevented the confirmation OF
the greater part of President Tafts
appointments. With more than 1000
appointments before the senate,
democrats declined to permit action
on the great majority, and the re-
suit will be that President Wilson
will fill the places after he comes
into office.
This factional struggle, couple!
with the internal democratic con-
test for the organization and control
of the senate and house under the
new administration, injected the po-
litical equation into the last ses-
sion's work to an unusual degree.
Several bills that might have be-
come law in the closing days OF
this session have been held back
because democratic leaders preferred
10 have the subjects carried over un-
til a democratic president, senate and
house can have an opportunity to car
ry out definite legislative programs.
Important actions in the short
session just closing include:
Literary test" immigration bill
passed, but vetoed by President
Taft
Single siA-year presidential term
passed by senate.
Life prisoners in federal prisons
made eligible to parole.
Five-year closed season for fur
seals incorporated in the internation-
al seal treaty.
Federal control of water powers
defeated in the senate.
Manufacturers OF foods required 10
state the net weight and contents
on outside of food package.
Government authorized by law TO
seize trust controlled goods as soon
as imported into the United States,
Lincoln Memorial authorized to
cost $2,OOO000.
The democratic majority that took
control in the house when the con-
gress organized insisted on going
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
republican forces in the
senate, reached President Taft. They
were vetoed on the ground that the
tariff board was conducting investi-
cations, the results of which must
be known before proper revision