The Cordova daily times., 1915-03-11
INT TERESTING REVIEW IF WORK
 OF THE S|XTY-TH|RD CONGRESS

(By Associated Press Correspondence)
 WASHINGTON, March 4-The Six ty-third Congress, first under complete domination of the Democratic party since 1895, ended at noon today.
 It has been in almost continuous session since President Wilson's in- auguratlon two years ago, beginning with an extra session called by the President April z, 1913. Int Con gress has worked actually 637 days.
 Much important legislation was ac- complished, but much contemplated, some of it hard pressed by the Presi- dent and party leaders, was left un- done. It is the present intention of the President and his advisers to give Congress a rest. Rather than force an extra session they would leave the remainder of the of the administra- tion's constructive aspirations to a new congress next winter which, al though under Democratic control, will haev a greatly reduced maioriay in the House.
 Foremost in the enactments of the Sixty-third Congress were:
 The Underwood-Sim tariff act, with the income tax, which replaced the Payne-Aldrich tariff law.
 The Federal Reserve Act, reorgan- izing the currency system.
 Anai-trust laws to supplement the sherman Act, including the Clayton law and Federal Trade Commission act, the former providing for punish ment of individuals who violate bus mess regulations, and the latter es- tabishing a government institution to aid in keeping business within the law.
 Repeal of the Panama Canal tolls exemption for American coastwise shipping.
 Act directing the building at a cost of $95,OOOOOO of a government rail road to the mineral fields of Alaska.
 Act to regulate cotton exchanges and to penalize dealings in purely speculative cotton future sales.
 A special internal revenue tax, com. monly known as the "war tax"
 A government war risk insurance bureau to insure American ships a. gainst the hazards of war, and an act providing for the transfer of foreign owned or built ships to American reg istry.
 Of those measures which failed of enactment or could not be consider ed for lack of time, the following are regarded by Democratic leaders as paramount:
 Bill for the government purchase or charter of trans-oceanic ships for the establishment of an American mer- chant marine which encountered the most stubborn filibuster in the his tory of the senate, created an insur- gent movement in the Democratic ranks and held up general legislation for weeks of the last session.
 The immigration bill, including a literacy test for admission of aliens, which passed both houses, was vetoed by President Wilson and failed by a narrow margin to repass the House on motion to overturn the veto.
 Conservation measures urged by the President to provide a new sys tenn of leasing water power sites and a leasing system to open the minera resources of the country.
 Bill to enlarge the measure oi Philippine self-government and to ex tend promise of ultimate independence to Filipino people. a measure whicf passed the House and was approved by Senate committee.
 Regulation by the Interstate Com merce Commission of the issue of rail road securities, originally a part o the administration antitrust pro gram.
 Rural credits legislation contemplat plating a system of farm mortgag, loan banks, consistently urged througl out the congress.
 In addition to the foregoing, scorel