The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-19
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fully aware Of this fact, and are ~
allowing the country to forget y in
the present campaign. They know
the president Ia the biggest political
asset Of the party and in their appeals
for popular support this year they are
directing attention TO Mr.. Wilson a.
the chief factor In the Isgisiativs
achievements, Notwithstanding that 10
lis not now up for reelection, ana the
senator or Representative who - stand
ing before the voters gets credit simply
for having been q loyal follower O.
the aggressive leader in the Wits
House.
Probably the most important mess
ure passed Mt the current session 81
congress was the first one to which Il
set its hand tho. banking and cur
rency act
The president planned three linz
portant legislative acts for the frsf
Congress under his administration.
These related to tho rariff. banking
and currency, and trusts. He tried
to have the tariff and the currency
legislation concluded In the frst CT
extra session. and to carry out this
plan he personally forced Congress
to remain In session throughout he
long hot summer months and up 10.
the time of the regular session last
December. The tariff legislation went
through and the currency bill got
under way. but the banking and cur
rency bin was not finally enacted until
this session and then Congress turn
ed It's attention to the trusts with he
t1~ns .y,t Id n
character have been passed.
Trade Commission Act.
One Of them is the federal trade
commission act. and the other the
Clayton bill amending the antitrust
acts The effects Of these two meas
ures will not be felt until soon after
the first OF the year. The new trade
commission to be composed OF nvs
members, Of whom not more than
three can be Democrats, probably will
not be appointed before the regular
session In December. The president
has intimated that he will take plenty
Of time IN filing these places.
The new currency system although
authorized in December. 1919. is not
yet in operation. Whatever good tf-
feet the legislation has had upon
money conditions has been. therefore.
sociological.
The trust legislation is not In CT
/ feet either directly or indirectly and
cannot be until the new trade COM
mission is organized.
/ The campaign now under way Ii
being waged by the administration
upon the issue of the enactment Ct
these three important measures.
This Congress has exceeded all
records for the introduction OF biNs
and resolutions. A little more than
twenty thousand measures have been
proposed in the House and nearly
I 1900 In the Senate. With another
session yet to come It is likely that
the total will exceed thirty thousand
for the entire Congress. With the
record OF this session yet incomplete
about 210 public laws have been en-
acted either In the form Of bills CT
resolutions. Among them in addition
to those heretofore enumerated was
the Alaskan railroad bill; the bill Ter
The repeal of the Panama Canal tolls.
, the employers arbitration act, the bill
admitting foreign ships to American
I registry; a bin establishing a war risk
/ insurance bureau in the treasury de-
I partment; a bill regulating sales Of
1 cotton for future delivery and the
I various emergency measures incident
/ TO the war in Europe, such as to the
| appropriations to bring home Amer
/ lean citizens stranded in the war zone.
Another measure growing out of an
emergency which Congress readily
! passed in response to the request cf
the president, was the resolution re-
! lating to affairs in Mexico which app
proved his course in landing troops in
4 Vera Cruz.