The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-05
A GREAT CONGRESS HAS
CLOSED ITS SESSION
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in the revival of It's business, despite
abnormal conditions but also In its
power to think. TO purpose, and to act
with patience. with disinterested fair
ness. and without excitement. In a
spirit OF friendliness and enl, hten
ment which will firmly establish its
influence through the world"
Foremost in the enactments OF the
sixty-third congress were:
The Underwood Simmons tariff act,
with the income tax, which replaced
the Pa-ne-Aldrich tariff law.
The federal reserve act, reorganiz-
Ing the currency system.
Antitrust laws to supplement the
Sherman act, including the Clayton
law and federal trade commission act,
the former providing for punishment
OF individuals who violate business
regulations and the latter establishing
Il government institution to aid in
keeping business within the law.
Repeal of the Panama Canal tolls
exemption for American coast wise
shipping.
Act directing the building at cost
or $35.0OO.000 OF government rail-
road to the mineral fields OF Alaska.
Act to regulate cotton exchanges
and to penalize dealings I'm 2Lrely
speculative cotton future sales.
A government war risk insurance
bureau to insure American ships
against the hazards of war, and an
act providing for the transfer OF for
eign-owned or built ships to Ameri-
can registry.
| or those measures which failed of
enactment or .coul dnot be considered
for lack of time, the following are re.
garded by Democratic leaders as par
amount:
| Bill for government purchase or
charter OF transoceanic 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
4 motion to overturn the veto.
| Conservation measure urged by the
president to provide new system for
leasing OF water power sites and
leasing system to open the mineral
resources of the country.
Bill to enlarge the measure of Phil
ippine self-government and to extend
| promise of ultimate independence to
Filipino people, q measure which
passed the house and was approved
by q senate committee.
Regulation by the interstate conf.
merce commission of the issue of
railroad securities. originally part
or the administrations antitrust pro-
gram.
Rrural credits legislation contem-
plating the establishment of q system
of farm mortgage loan banks. persis-
tently urged throughout the congresc.
In addition to the foregoing, scores
OF general legislative bills covering a
| wide range OF subjects died with the
end OF the congress-. among them,
measures for federal road improve
ment, general waterway development
reorganization OF the civil service. to
prohibit Importation of convict laade
goods. and several measures for reor-
ganization of the army.
che last session of the congress was
notable. too, for the failure OF two
great issues. national prohibition md
woman suffrage Proposed constitu
tionai amendments precipitnted two
OF the most exciting legislative battles
In the history of he house OF repre-.
senatives both measures failing to re-
ceive necessary two-thirds vote.
Foreign relations of the nation were
| constantly to the fore almost front
the beginning OF the congress. The
Mexican situation requiring close at
teton from the outset as has the Eu-
ropean war. Throughout the session
the president and the senate foreign
relations committee were in frequent
confernces and much was done to re-
strain unusual demonstrations which
might haye d: 'turbed international
| tranquility. Early In the session gen.
erai arbitration. treaties with several
great foreign powers were renewed
Tor hye year periods and 26 peace
commission treaties providing for in
vesugation 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 mEking reservations which came
too late for other powers to consider.
thus preventing enforcement OF the
convention. A treaty with Nicaragua
providing for requirement OF the
NicaraguRn canal route and naval
stasions FOR sSa 0e0.eoo was ,iest ,,rnrat-
I iiieG by the Senate and the fendine
treaty with Colombia directing nav.
ment 4of S2k.000sOOa foIi. tlsA Sysa,a. ~