The Cordova daily times., 1915-03-11

[ of Representatives, both measures fail
 ing to receive the necessary two thirds vote.
 D Foreign relations of the nation were , constantly to the fore almost from the , beginning of the Congress. The Mex.
 ican situation requiring close attention
 from the outset, as has the European
 war. Throughout the session the
 President and the Senate Foreign re-
 lations committee were in frequent
 conferences and much was done to
 restrain unusual demonstrations which
 might have disturbed international
 tranquility. Early in the session gen eral arbitration treaties with several
 great foreign powers were renewed
 for five year periods and 26 peace
 commission treaties providing for in.
 vestigation of international disputes
 before resort to arms were negotiated
 and ratified. A treaty to enforce the
 regulations adopted by the London
 Safety at Sea conference was ratified
 last December, but with an amend.
 ment making reservations which came
 too late for other powers to con-
 slider, thus preventing enforcement of
 the convention. A treaty with Mic
 aragua providing for requirement of
 the Nicaraguan canal route and na-
 val stations for $3,000,000 was left
 unratifed by the Senate, and the pend
 ing treaty with Colombia directing
 payment of $25,OOOOOO for the Pana-
 ma canal strip was held in by the
 Foreign Relations committee.
 The closing session of the Congress was almost wholly devoted to appro-
 priation bills, the ship purchase bill
 fight, and a few general measures.
 Aside from appropriations about the
 only important legislative enactments
 included the creation of the coast , guard by consolidation of the life saving and revenue cutter services;
 reclassifcation of the grades in the diplomatic and consular ervice; re-
 quirement of registration of and i'm , posing special taxes upon all dealers, manufacturers or importers of opium, . or its derivatives, and the creation of the Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado.
 Much debate on the condition of f national defenses enlivened the clos ing session. Proposals for special in- , vestigations of preparedness of the na- , ton for war all failed. House naval
 and military committees, however, r conducted public hearings on the sub 9 ject in connection with the military - supply bills.
 Q The congress also was marked by - differences between Presidetn Wilson - and some Democratic Senators over , patronage; a spirited contest over con T firmation of nominees for the Federal
 Reserve Board; two successful fill a busters-one in the summer session !. against the rivers and harbors appro- q priation bill, and the other a fight A of Republican and Democratic allies @ against the ship purchase bill; an un,
 successful effort in the Senate to es. V tablish cloture rule to limit pro s- longed debate; institution of spec. d ial inquiry into outside influences ex Il erted against the ship purchase bill;
 a general lobby investigation which ,f extended for many months, and pro k posals of an inquiry into senatorial e campaign contributions.
 h With the fall of the gavel today d many Senators and Congressman long
 national figures passed into private n- life. Senators who retire are Root l. of New York; Burton, Ohio; Perkins ,f California; Thornton. Louisiana; Bris o. tow, Kansas; Stephenson, Wisconsin
 Crawford, South Dakota; Camden t. Kentucky, and White, of Alabama ,e Representative Underwood leaves tho h House to go to the Senate. Scores
 of Representatives in the House giv' ,s way to new members.
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 le H. R. Lincoln, who established on' S. of the first drug stores in Fairbanki = ls,.,