The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
Formal Adjournment of the
Senate Will Come Monday.
House Adjourned
HAS BEEN
A MOMENTOUS ONE
Tariff and Currency All Important
Among Legislation Considered.
General Review of Work
Accomplished

Washington, November 2s.-The
longest continuous extraordinary ses-
sion in the history of Congress prac-
ticaIly ended tonight and the regular
session will begin at noon next Mon
day.
Democratic leaders, acting i'm con-
cert with President Wilson, would not
permit nn actual finish to be written
to the special session although the
House adjourned finnIIy. The Senate
will meet again Mt 10 o'clock Nopdav
and adjournment will not formally
come until few minutes before the
time for the regular session to con-
vene.
Two great projects have held the atten-
ton OF Congress and the country through
out the unprecedented work of the year.
one of these, tariff revision crystallized
, INTO law in September The other cur
fehcy reform still is the chief object of
legislative interest and will remain so,
undisposed Of in the regular session.
Inc special session, opening a month
after the democratic forces took completa
control of the government began with a
reorganization of party leadership in the
senate which overthrow precedent and
brought the socalled progressive forces
into control, and throughout the contests
on tariff and currency the session has been
marked by soldihcation of the democratic
| ranks.
Stirring Close
Demand n tha daraacr, a.
the currency bill be passed at once brings
'he extra session to a stirring close. Day
ana nlSht sessions of the democratic cur
rency conference have marked the last
week and day and night sessions of the
Senate are promised for the new session
until currency legislation is concluded.
| Although President Wilson urged the
Congress just closing to hold Itself 20 the
two chief projects, tariff and currency,
several other matters of general import
| ance have been considered. One import
ant legislative act was the socalled New
lands law for mediation and Cancellation
IN labor disputes, Under this enactment
FEDERAL arbitrators were able TO Avert the
| threatened strike of trainmen on eastern
railroads last summer, which threatened
to tie up American commerce and indus
try for an indefinite time
| Inc dDoHSnnent OF the United States
commerce court also was accomplished
| through an amendment to the deficiency
appropriation bill. Another appropriation
bill rider" took out of the classified civil
| service most of the deputy United States
marshals and deputy collectors of Internal
revenue. Exemption of labor unions from
prosecution under the antitrust laws, so
| far as certain funds were concerned, also
was accomplished.
Tariff Most Important
Many important legislative acts were
embraced in the tariff BILL in the form of
amendments. These included prohibition
against the importation of feathers OF
birds, step long demanded by bird pro-
lection societies and a special rebate on
goods brought in American ships. an act
designed to encourage American shipbuld-
ing and to strengthen the American mer-
chant marine.
The long fight over the proposed tax on
cotton futures to prevent cotton gamb-
ling failed in the final developments
prior to the passage of the tariff bill The
cotton tax subject was so thoroughly dis
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