Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1913-03-05
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cuaItl&t OVERS on 62AH CONGRESS-.
etsaqS Session Saw Epoch Making Slug:
gle With In PARTY Ranks.

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Washington, Msrch 2.-With
tHeadjournment of Congress Tues.
dsy noon, the end wiltbe written
to two years of epoch-making
struggle within party ranks; and
ID three sessions OF effort, only
psrtially successful, to adjust the
differences between q Democratic
Houss, a Senate under Democra-
tio!Progressive control, and a Re-
publican President.
Many Important pieces of legis'
lation have been enacted within
that time; Investigations of a
peculiar significance to the public
have been conducted and mauy
suDjscts Of general interest have
been laid aside without action.
Tbs tariff attacked alike from
Democratic and Republican
sources twice during that period,
has been the subject of att smpted
revision, but nom of the propos-
cd changes became effective.
The sixty.second Congress open.
cd in 1911 with a special session
called by President Taft to con-
sidsr Canadian reciprocity If ends
withan e1trs session of the Sixty
third Congress- only a few weeks
away, to be called by President
Wilron, for a general revision of
the Payne.Aldrich tariff law.
National conventions, the birth
Of ! new party, a general election,
and ! complete change of admin.
istration have interviewed between
it, beginning and its end. Ac.
tiSities of the short session now
cloiIpg have been limited almost
entirely 70 routine work, because
Of tie discrimination to leave to
the new administration all of the
important subjects of a general
character.
Perhaps the most important
Developments Of the entire Con-
gfesl are the following:
Canadian reciprocity law pass
cd but rejected by Canada.
New Federal Bureau of Labor
created, with cabinet officer at its
hsad.
Physical valuation of the pro-
perty of railroads and other COM
mon carriers order to form basis
for ratemaking.
Wool, cotton, metal, and free
list tarif bills passed, but vetoed
by President Taft.
Constitutional amendment for
popular election of Senators sub.
mitted.to the States.
Shipment of liquor into prohi-
bition States forbidden by law.
Arbitration treaties with Great
Britain and France negotiated,
but failed of ratification because
Of changes made by the Senate.
Termination of the treaty of
1889 with Russia demanded by
Congress.
Notice served on the world by
the Senate that the United States
will not permit foreign nations to
secure military or naval footholds
where they might threaten safety
of this country.
Childreni's bureau created IN
Department. of Commerce and La.
Dor.
Panama canal law passed, es-
tablishing free passage for Amer
ican coastwise ships, and barring
railroad.owned vessels from the
canal.
Campaign publicity laws pass
cd, requiring q complete public
accounting of all campaign funds.
William Lorimer declared not
entitled to seat as Senator from
Illinois.
Judge Robert W. Archbold, of
Commerce Court impeached and
convicted on charges of judicial
misoonduct.
Money trust investigation con.
duoted, disclosing detailed meth.
ods of present day financial oper.
ation.
Campaign expenditures investi-
gated covering campaign funds of
1904, 1908 ami 1912; and disclos.
ing correspondence between John
D. yArchbold of the Standard OIL
Company and members of Cong
resi-.
Investigation made of forma
tion aud operation of the United