Bisbee daily review., 1915-03-04
CONGRESS ENDS TODAY RECORD
 SESSION
First Under Complete Domi-
 nston of Democrats Since 1895, It Has Been at Work
 Continuously Since 1913


 plete domination Of the Democratic party since 1895. ends at noon to- morrow.
 lt had been in almost continuous session since President Wilson's in- augurstion two years ago. Beginn- ing with an extra session called by the President April 2 1913, the Con gress has worked actually 637 days.
 Much important legislation was ac- complished. but much contemplated some of it hars pressed by the Pres ident and party lcadeys, was len undOne. It is the present intention of the President and his advisors to give Congress rest Rather than .orce an extra session, they would leave the remainder of the admins tration's' constructive aspirations to a new Congress next winter. which. although under Democratic control will have a greatly reduced majority in the House
 Foremost in the enactments of the Sixty-third Congress were:
 The Underwood-Simmons taun act with the income tax, which replaced the Payne-Aldrich tariff law.
 The Federal Reserve Act reorgan- izing the currency system
 Antitrust laws Go supplement the sherman act including the Clayton law and Federal Trande Commission act the former providing for punish ment of individuals who violate busi- ness regulations and the latter estab- fishing a 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 a cost of S35.OOO.0OO or 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 i A special internal revenue lsx com monly called the "war tax"
 A government war risk insurance bureau to insure American ships against the hazards of war. and an act providing for the transfer Of for oign-owned or built ships to Amer lean registry.
 l or those measures which failed oI enactment or could not be considered for lack of time. the following arc regarded by Democratic leaders a. paramount
 Pil for government purchase oi charter of trans-oceauic ships for th, establishment of an American mcrch ant marine which encountered the most stubborn nIibuster in the bis tory of the Senate, created am iusur gent movement in the Democrat, ranSs and held up general Legislation for weeks Of the last session.
 The immigration bill, including literacy test for admission of aliens which passed both houses was ve toed by President Wilson and failed by narrow margin to repass th, House on motion to overtun th' veto
 ! Conservative measures urged b, ] the President to provide a new sys item for leasing of water power site and a leasing system to open miner lal resources of the country ! Bin 10 enlarge the measure O Philippine self-govenment and to cA tend promise of ultimate indepen dence to Filipino people, a measur which passed the House and was aI proved by a Senate committee.
 Regulation by the Interstate Com nSrce Commission Of the issue O railroad securities. originally a par of the administration antitrust pro gram
 Rural credits legislation conten plating the establishment of a sy. tenn of farm mortgage loan bankl persistenuy urged throughout th Congress.
 ln addition to the foregoing. score of general legislative bills. civern a wide range of subjects died vii the end of the Congress. among thel measures for federal road improv ment general waterway developmer |, reorganization of the ciwl service. [
 prohibit importation of convict mad
 goods, and several measures for r organization of the army B The last sessio of the Congre.
 was notable too for the failure
 two great issues. national prohibitio D and woman sunrage' Proposed co ] stitutional amendments precipitate
 two of the most exciting legislati,
 battles in the history of'the House 70 Representatives both measures laI
 ing to receive a necessary twothirC ? vote
 f Foreign relations of Che natl, were constantly Co the fore almo
 from the beginning of the Congres
 The Fexican situation requiring clo0