Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-10-15
MEASURE WILL COME BEFORE
SENATE EARLY N THE
REGtLAR SESSION
PENROsE ON DEMOCRATS
survey Of Work OF Congress shows
Many Important Measures
Passed and Others Under
Consideration

The Jones Philippines BILL declaring
81 the purpose of the United states TO
recognize the independence of the
Islands "as soon as @ stable govern
mcnt can ho established II passed
tlp House by vote of two hundred
and eleven 90 fifty-nine The SEN
ate will consider % at the next ses-
ion
with the war revenue bin under
review relative go several features.
little progress was made in the mea.
sure today The prospect .1i adj
Iouramont of Congress early next
WeeE received another check
Senator pcurlsc a,sailed the
democratic extravaganza. denounced
the war tax legislation as O. calamity
senator Lewis defended the admin.
is'ratiOn
Democrats on the finance com
mittee eliminated the proposed tax
ur proprietary medicines accepted an
amendment eliminating bills leding
90 freight express shipments OF
newspapers. exempt uev spapers
shipped in the county published
Considered the proposal to further
increase the tobacco tax
The first re ular session uI sixty
third Congress which began Decem.
ber ]. 1913, .s about To be- conclud.
cd Begun as au uninterrupted con.
Inualion of the special session Gait
cd by President Wilson q month ai-
ter his Inauguration, it IS the long.
est sitting of Congress in the history
uf the nation
The work. including that OF th,
special session Tor tariff reform and
income aN provisions. represent.
the legislative achievement ui the
first U\pcratc Congress since
Narch I. 1898 The cnief enact
ment- include the new currency laW
antitrust legislation. repeal ol the
toll exemption provisions for Amcri
can coastwise ships in the Plnam,
canal. and the provision co. huild .
government railroad In Alaska
Tho Congress was remarkable f6'
the fact that in less than two year.
30 had to deal with conditions arislr4
from foreign wars the rcyolutio.
BOO Mexico and the European cJnilr
aud was ou the verge %, facing
war between the United States and
Mexico Both OF these situations lr
mlndod emergency legislation, some
a, which may have tar reaching el
feet upon the future course %. th'
l1tiou Zoo its foreign affairs
As rulp the utmost cooperation
between Democratic leaders in Con
-rcss aud President Wilson marked
Ihc session although on" notable
break occurred iu the party uyer rr
peal of the tolls provision OF H'
Panama canal a0f Thi. led to "a.
al sum,ut which placed th" prei
dent and some of the party leader
GO opposite sides Among tnos'
who took issue with the CLic. ENp
.gtits being Speaker Clark and N1
Iority Leader Underwood Spclhr
CIarks defense of his opposition %
repeal furnished one ol tH' mos
.pectocuIar ,Iiwgyo- iu tho hisior
O. the House
The president appeared he.or
Joint .e,siou- off the House and Sen
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