The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-03-12
After Two Years Continu-
Gus Session Gives up Cost.
Many Bills Passed and Some
Fail-Total Appropriations
for Year ST. 20,4S4,324.

ate adjourned at 1904 p. m. and al
1918 p. m. the House adjourned. al
tho the House clock had been turned
back to noon.
The total appropriations of the
session were approximately SLIGO
4S4,324, several millions under the
record of previous congresses.
Two appropriation bills failed.
Current appropriations for the Postal
service and the Indian Office were en-
tended for another year.
In the closing hours, President
Wilson signed the seaman's bill, the
neutrality resolution empowering
him to prevent ships leaving Ameri-
can ports with supplies for belliger-
ent warships, promoted Col. Cocktails
to be a major general for his service
as builder of the Panama Canal, and
gave promotion to other officers as
ISOLATED with the work.
The ship bill, the Philippine bill,
the conservation bills, the rural
credits provision of the agricultural
bill and ratification of the treaties
with Colombia and Nicaragua-all
hard-pressed administration meas
ures-fell by the wayside.
In the Senate, several members
long prominent national figures
among them Senators Root and Bur
ton-stepped back into private life
as the curtain fell. In the House,
Democratic Leader Underwood said
goodbye to sit in the next Senate
and three score or more members
retired.
When the Sixty-third Congress,
first under complete domination of
the Democratic party since 1895,
ended to-day at noon. it had been in
almost continuous session since Pres
ident Wilson's inauguration two
years ago. Beginning with an extra
session called by the President April
I, 1913. The Congress has worked
actually 637 days.
Much important legislation was
accomplished. but much contemplat-
ed. some of it hard pressed by the
President and patty leaders. was
left undone. 1t is the present inten-
ton OF the President and his advis-
ers to give Congress a rest. Rather
than force an extra session, they
would leave the remainder of the
Administrations constructive aspira-
tions to a new Congress next winter,
which, altho under Democratic con-
troll. will have greatly reduced ma
jOrity in the House.
Foremost in the enactments /of
the Sixty-third Congress we're:
The Underwood Simmons tariff
act, with the income tax, which re-
placed the Payne-Aldrich tariff law.
The Federal Reserve act, reorgan-
izing the currency system.
Antitrust 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-
a government institution
to aid in keeping bushes within the
law.
Repeal of the Panama Canal tolls
for American coast-wise
shipping.
Act directing the building at a
cost of s35.00O,O0O of a government
railroad to the mineral fields of AL
aska.
Act to regulate cotton exchanges
md to penalize dealings in purely
speculative cotton future sales.
A special internal revenue tax,
called the war tax"
A government war risk insurance
bureau to insure American ships
against the hazards OF war, and an
.ct providing for the transfer of for
'ign-owned or built ships to Ameri-
IAN registry.
OF those measures which failed of
enactment or could not be considerd
or lack of time. the following are
egarded by Democratic leaders as
paramount:
Bill for government purchase or
harter of transoceanic ships for the
of an American mer-
hant marine which encountered the |
lost stubborn filibuster i'm the his
DRY of the Senate. created an insus-
ent movement in the Democratic
anks and held up general legisla-
ion for weeks of the last session.
The immigration bill, including a
teracy test for admission OF aliens,
hitch passed both houses, was We
bed by President Wilson and failed
y a narrow margin to repass the
ouse on "A motion 10 oyerturp tho \