Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-03
With Adjournment Of National
LawmakI0g Body Tomor-
row. Two Years of LeeisIa-
tiog VIII End,
HAS ENACTED MANY
FEDERAL STATUTES
F eatureS Include Amend
mentS to Constitution I'M
seating Of Senator LofImer
and Canal Regulation,

and Canal Regulation,
,i, doning Iuurnai special Iea.cd wlrel
Washington. March with the
adjournment of congress Tuesday
noon. the end will be- written to two
Nenrs Of cpoeh.makine struggle with
tn party ranks, and 10 three sessions
Vt effort onlN partially neeessfui. 10
adjust The differences hetween Il
democratic house senate under
democratic progressive control. and a
republican president
Many important pieces of leglsla-
ton have been enacted within that
time. Investigations of peculiar.
Significance 10 the public have been
conducted, and many subjects Of gem
cral interest have been laid aside
without action The tariff attacked
alike from democratic ana republican
sources twice during the period, has
been the subject Of attempted revi-
sion, but none ct the proposed
changes became effective.
THE siNty-second congress opened In
1911 with special session called by
President Taft to consider canadian
reciprocity, it ends with an extra ses-
SION of the sixty-thlrd congress only
few weeks away. To be called by
President Wilson for a general rcw-
sion OF the Payne Aldrich tariff law.
National conventions. the birth OF a
I al.
complete change OF administration
have interviewed between is beginning
and its end. Activities OF the short
session now closing have been limited
almost entirely to routine work. be-
causo of the determination to leave TO
the new administration an OF the i'm
portani subjects OF general eharae-
ter
Perhaps the most important de-
volupments OF the entire congress ara
the following
Canadian reciprocity law passed.
but rejected Boy Canada.
Wool. cotton, metal, and free list
tariff bills passed. but vetoed by Preal-
dent Taft
constitutional amendment for pop
ulnr election Of senators submitted 10
the states.
shipment Of liquor into prohibition
states forbidden hy law
New federal bureau Of labor orcat-
ed with cabinet officer at lts head
Physical valuation Of the property
of railroads and other common car
riers in order to form a basis for rate
makinI.
Arbitration treaties with Great
Britain and France negotiated. but
failed Of ratification because OF
changes made by the senate.
Termination of the treaty Of 1882
with Russia demanded by congress.
Notice served on the world by tho
senate. that the United States will
not permit foreign nations 10 secure
military or naval footholds where
they might threaten safety of this
country.
Chlldren's bdrcau created in DEPART
ment Of commerce. md labor.
Panama Canal law passed, estab-
lishme FREQ passage for American
coastwlse ships, and barring railroad
owned vessels from the canal.
Campaign publicity laws passed, re-
aufing complete public accounting
of an campaign funds.
William Lorimer declared not en-
titled to seat as senator from Illinois.
Judge Robert w Archibald. of com-
meree court impeached and convicted
ON charges Of judicial misconduct.
Money trust investigation conducts
ed. disclosing detailed methods OF
present-day financial operations.
Campaign expenditures Investigated
covering campaign FUNDS OF 1901. 1908
and 1912, and disclosing correspon-
dence between John u, Archboid OF
the STANDARD on company and mem-
bers Of congress.
Investigation made Of formation
and operation OF the United states
Steel corporation.
These comprise but a few or tho
laws passed Investigations conducted
treaties pissed on, and legislative SUBJ
iccts considered during the two years
ol thc SixS-socond congress. Tho two
groa personal struggles. Involving
W1lam Lorimer and Judge Archibald,
nan throughout the congress; and with
their interesting personal phases help-
ed to draw attention from the actual
legislative work of the two years.
While congress passed an S-hour
law covering all government contracts
except on the Panama canal, II took
no action on three important sub
lects. anti-injunotion. workmen's
compensation, aud ANTITRUST ieglsla-
ton. Recommendation were made
by a senate committee within tho last
week, for radical changes in the anti
trust law, TO restore competitive con-
litons and prevent monopoly, and
hey may bear fruit in legislation un-
lcf the new administration.
Tie final session, now ending. has