The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-04

waiting for the hour OF adjournment.
In the senate, another attempt to
break the opposition to the Indian bill
fniled and some Republican senators
gave notice they would talk the post
preparation, which under the house
resolution would continue another
year were $3l3WOOOO for n, postal
bin and $9,7OO,OOO fer the Indian bill
beginning at 9:3O o'clock President
/ Wilson kept open house and
steady procession Of senators and rep
resentatIyes Of an parties went from
the capitol to the White House 10
shake hands with thy president and
Nly good bye Ia.
After the Indian and pc s5fice res
olutions had been PASSED In the house
/ Majority Leader Underwood made the
following statement:
THE house has attended tu all the
public business that IL had 10 attend
| TO- II has disposed Of all thu appro-
| priation bills which came before 1t or
rUUUtt come before IT, tr the finances
ot the government are not taken care
Of now II VIII not be the fault OF the
house"
shortly after 10 o'clock President
Wilson left the White House and
went 10 his room on the east side Of
the capitol to sign bills and meet con
gressmen In the closing hours
| The SiNtythird congress, first un-
der complete domination Of the Dem
ocratlc party since 1895 has been in
almost continuous session since Presi-
dent Wilson, inauguration two years
ago beginning with an eItA ses.
sion called by the president April +.
1913. the congress has worked actual
ly G37 days
Much important legislation was ac.
cOmplishrd. hut much contemplated
some Of II hard pressed by the presi
dent and party leaders, was left I'm.
done II Is the present intention of
the president aud his advisers to give
congress Il rest Rather than force
uu extra session, they would leave the
remainder VI the administration con
] Istmrtiyr aspirations 10 new con
> grcSs next winter. which. although
= under Democratic control, will have d
greatly reduced majority In the
= house
J.. Foremost In the cnacments Of th,
sixty third congress were
: The Underwood simmons tariff act
II with the income tax. which replaced
u the YayneAdrich tariff law.
The federal reserve act. recognizing
the currency system
u Antitrust laws 10 supplement th
a. sherman act including the Claytol
law and federal trade commission act
the former providing for punishment
IT Of individuals who violate buslnes
regulations and the latter establishln
Il government institution to aid Il
90 keeping business within the law.
III Repeal Of the Panama Canal toll
10 for exemption for American cuastwis
'' shipping
II Act directing the building at COS
~ ot S}5,OOOOOO Of government raj
10 read to the mineral fields Of Alaska.
W. Act to regulate cotton exchange
and to peualizc dealings in purel
tn speculative cotton future sales.
~ A special internal revenue tax, con
Il monty called the war tax"
" A government war risk insuranc
~ hureau to insure American shiI
III against the hazards NJ war. and an Il,
" providing for the transfer Of furelgi
Il, owned or built ships to American rel
=" istry
'E ~ those measures which failed {
~ enactment or could not be- Considere
u for lack Of time, the following are n
." garded by the Democratic leaders a
paramount.
~, Hll for government purchase {
"l charter " trans. .occnnsic ships for III
NJ establishment VI an American me
We chant marine which encountered III
% most stubborn filihuster In the hlstOI
he of the sennte created an insurgeI
movement In the Democratic ranl
ul and held MP general legislation I,
ne weeks Of the last session
In The immigration bill, including
,n literacy test for admission NJ alien
,,t which passed both houses was vPtOt
M by President Wilson and failed by
-, narrow margin tu rrpnSs the house q
" n motion 10 uyrrlurn the veto.
~ Conservation measures urged by n
uN president ~ provide new system Z,
ne leasing " wntrr power sites aud
~ leasing system tu open the miner
mt resources NJ the country
Hill TO enlarge the measure Of PHI
a. -.
IN promise uf ultimate Independence
lu. Filipino people. u measure viii,
,t passed the house aud was approved
nm % senate committee
II Regulation by the Interstate col
rb mrrrr commission uf the issue Of ra
ruud securities, originally a part
., the administrations antitrust pr
Nv, gram.
W., Rural credits legislation contemplg
' iug the establishment Of system
l' farm mortgage loan banks, persisteI
I' ly urged throughout the congress.
'h In addition TO the foregoing, sc0r
to uf general legislative bills covering
me- wide range of subjects died with {
'uud NJ the congress, among the
measures for federal road lmpro'
N 'mpnt. general waterway deyelOpmel
,rs reorganization Of the civil service,
nd prohibit importation Of convict ma
mo- goods, and several measures for NJ,
~ ganlzatiOn Of the army.
"' The last session Of the congress "
w notable, too, for the failure Of I
ei great issues, national prohibition II
PTS wcmnns suffrage. Proposed cOnsti
re- tional amendments preclpltated two
In the most exciting legislative battles
30 the history VI the house Of represent
tives both measures failing 10 recei
m. u necessary two-thlrds vote.
The Foreign relations of the nation w
Zen constantly to the fore almost from I
beginning Of congress. The Mexlc
,ed situation requiring close attenti
Nh. from the outset m has the Europe
Oh, war Throughout the session
~N mr. alIdpnt and tho ganate foraign r,A