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VOLUME 91 in oninzE EE ill ffil C!sss kztt&izi toTtie Ad tot Per! la Fctzre if fcrfcxa WILL ISSUE OPEH LETTER Captain Wdaey Chambers Preparing l OrtniBlxe Young Mea 0( City Who .Will Labor for the I'pbulldlsg of , Durham-Smoker to be Held When 1 Organisation WW b Perfected. A a result of the active Interest ahown by the young men of Durham Captain Sidney Chamber will within the next few dsys Issue letters to each young nan in thii city looking to the orgsmsaiioa or a young men's bust- -, association. This association will be organised with a smoker and will then secure suitable Quarters. These young men will take an active ' interest in the future of Durham, and it is expected that in due time a see. rotary will be secured, and thus Dur- am win be thoroughly advertised mrougaout the country. This progressive step by the young men of Durham wilkmeaa tbst this city will be in the vanguard of pro gresilveness, and that In the futnre Durham will be known, not only ss the 1argrt manufacturing city of uok lug tobacco, but also as one of the growing cltloa of North Carolina and the southland. Its resources will be exploited in a judicious manner in every possible way. For the past year Winston-Salem has taken rapid strides la the com mercial and Industrial field through the wide-awake activities of Its board of trade. Winston-Satem la now known as one of the most progressive cities la this state, and Durham should aot permit any other town In this stale to carry off tbfe honors with out competition., This has been recog nised for some time, and now that the nrst step has been taken Cantata Chambers should be highly commend ed for the part be Is akiag la this worg. , first Orese Show , IaCeK&rnla Ban Bernardino, Cal March 1 San Bernardino expects to entertain hundreds of visitors this week on the occasion of ihe Xatiooal Orange show, wmcn wss informally opened today. The exhibition, which Is the first large affair of Its kind ever held In the United States, consists of gorgeous displays of the finest citrus crops ot Southern California, together with an exhibit of the mechanical devices used In ihe grow ing and the packing of the Trait for shipment. The California Citrus Growers' association will hold Its convention here during the week. Odd rellews (.'ether at War. Waco, Texas, March . From all parts of the s'ste members of the la dependent Order of Odd Fellows ar rived la Waco today to participate in the anneal meeting of the Texas Grand Lodge. The sessions will be held In the Cotton I'alare sudltoriura and will continue throughout the greater part f the week. Coincident with the Odd Fellows' meeting srs the Informal wieetlngs of the Rebekses, which sr held in the Knights of Columbus bait. Redsrttsa la ( !! Kates, Columbia, 8. C, March I. A redue llon of approximately 20 per cent in the rates charged by the railroads on cotton piece goods from the Interior manufacturing centers of float Caro lina to the port of Charleston came Into effect todsy. The reduction fol lows a long struggle between the rail road and the cotton mill men of Co lumbia, Greenville, Spartanburg and other centers of the cotton manufac turing Industry In Month Carolina, A tiered Bribers sa Trtat. Springfield. 111., March The rase of State Ret): or I'emherton and for mer Representative Clark, charged wita conspiracy to bribe In connec tion with the contracts for furnishing the state espliol, wss called for trial today in the Sangamon county court This will be Urn third trial of 4 he case. The first trial resulted In a Jury disagreement, and the second trial wss prematurely ended by the death of t son f one ot the Jurymen. rieet Eads'rilaler rTerk. Oeantaeamo, Cubs. March The battleships Kansas, New Hampshire sad Louisiana, which with other res sels of the Atlantic fleet have been engaged In winter practice In Cuban waters the past two months, departed today for Hampton Roads. The oiher vessels of the fleet wilt follow next Week. MMey ('aw to It Heard in Jane, Warren, Ia., March I. The rases of former Congressmen Joseph C. Sibley and certain of bis campaign manager, who ars charged with violating the primary election law. 111 not be beard until the June term of court. The cases were originally docketed for trial todry. POLITICO b:qT IMS TO l)u,X F0HL1PII K.siet;al Pc..:ics Eave Cca eeseed to Wtrn up Siirply WL1ER1IITE Tliis Is the Need of the Independent to Make Their Campaign Move More Itapldiy Xo Avowed Camll dates Out Vet, But This Week Will Bring Out Developments. This week will likely be a very busy and active one In municipal politics. The municipal political pot, which has been slzziug and simmer ing under the surface for several weeks will likely have enough best added this week to make the boiling go forward at a more rapid rate. The principal activity will without doubt be amongst the followers of the Independent camp. The more or less scattered independent sentiment will very probably crystalize during the week Into a monster mass meet iag at wbicb the candidates for the independent ticket will be gone over; the platform more or less shaped and preparations made for waging aa active battle against the demo cratic hosts. The greatest lack in the Indepen dent camp at the present time Is a capsble, active leader. There are a umber of voters and active advo cates of aa independent ticket, but far no Moses or Moseses have come forward to lead tho indepen dent hosts to glorious victory or in glorious defeat as the case may be. There are a number of the Indepen dent In the city who are cspsble ot leading and who have taken leading part In other campaigns, but there is a natural delicacy on the part of toe majority of these la taking active steps that would put them la the lead. - During this week there la almost certain to come forward a leader or leaders who are capable and willing to direct the Independent movement. With these leaders as a aucteus the more or less scattered sentiment will runout doubt crystalize into an active working organization. Democrats Aim Alive. The democrats will also be very active during the coming week. The time for the holding of the pri mary win probably be announced by the democratic committee and the other arrangements definitely com pleted. The defeaf or the primary law la the bouse Ssturdsy night will mske accessary the holding of the primary under .the rules as formu lated by the committee, and publish ed several days a so. Mr. II. A. Foushee, who Is the chairman of the democratic committee, bss been out of town for several days and tbia ac counts for the apparent inactivity of the democrats. He will return to the city tomorrow and It Is very probable that some active steps will be taken at once. Aa yet no candidates have devel oped on either aide. Some announce ments will prtbably be made this week and there Is some surprises In store along this line that will come out as tho daya go by. New Officers For Avery Appointed Raleigh, March . Governor Kitchln announces the appointment of the offi cers for the new county of Avery formed out of portions of Watauga, Mitchell and McDowell by the present legislators. They are: Commissioners, ( Drown Hughes, Ralph Young and J. M. HeMon. Clerk of the court, J. U Manner. Register of deeds, J. M. Prltchard. Sheriff, TA ft. Lovln. Treasurer, 11. T. Norms n. Surveyor, J. M. Hodges. Hoard of education, M. W. Clay. Roby Lewis, J. P. Hall Tearse MaB la Sesnlow. Nashville, Tenn., March IThe an nual gathering of the Masonic bodies of Tennessee opened in Nashville to dsy with an attendance of prominent member of the order from all over the state. The meetings of Ihe week will Include Ihe annual convocation of the Grand Chapter. Roysl Arch Ma sons, the annual assembly of the Grand Council, Royal and Select Masters and the annual meeting of the Grand Lodge F. and A. M. of Ten nessee. Lasadrjsirn Meet at (InrlenalL Clnrmmtil, O,, March 4 The Ohio Laundrymen association began a two days' convention In Ibis cl y today. Delegates are In attendance from alt sections of the state, In addition to the kttndrymen there are present rep rcenuilvs from every Ind'iairy con nected with tho laundry business. , TIFT TO BEST N S.h la Attests Gis Week Ihea .Gees isio Retrest Washington, . March 6. President Taft will himself take a rest bofore congress reassembles, April 4, if his present plans are' not altered. On Thursday of this week he ex pects to leave for Atlanta, where he will speak before the Southern Com mercial congress, After that he is going either to Augusta or to the Vir ginia Hot Springs for a stay of a week or ten days. The president feels the need of re- laxation. He has been under strain practically through the whole period of the short session Just closed, and he wants to brace for the long siege which he knows is ahead. Flans to be Talked Over. Just how much politics will be min gled with the coming season of rest remains to be seen. That the adoiia-; latratlon plans will be talked over as they bear on the coming session seems altogether likely, but it is also prob- anie tfiat no fornmi conferences will ake place. Those party leaders who wisii to consult will doubtless Just arop in" on him. It Is a fact that President Taft has halfway promised Representative Moon, of Tennessee, that he would ro souta ty way of Chattanooga and will stop off for a few hours in that citr. Judge Moon Is very anxious 10 have the executive Include bis home in the itinerary and if the arrangements can be made without loss of too much time, this stop will be made. t te Meet Roosevelt It is announced from Atlanta that President Taft and former President Roosevelt will not meet In that city. Both are on the program of the con gress, but they will apeak on different days. There was a vague rumor a abort time ago around the white house that Colonel Roosevelt would come to Washington and go to Atlanta on the Taft car. This, however, was promptly aeniea. : - - The president will take no one with him from Washington, it now seems. except possiwy a southern senator or representative or two. ' f - Help! . I'd like to know my fate tonight,' at young man said la doubt: I'll go and call papa," she said. ' -Ana be will Help you out" Tankers Statesman. i7ir.e THE HOOKWORM DITISIOX DP STATE BOARD iY HEALTH. Raleigh, March Dr. Jno. A. Per relL secretary of the bookworm dl vision of the North Carolina atste bosrd of health, under the Rockefeller sanitation commission, makes a re markably good abowlng for the de velopment of the work of eradication of hookworm In this state through his recent reports. In tbst for January there were 1.021 examinations and the presence of hookworm found in 920 cases, and In February 3.451 examltta- lona and the disease found In 1,107 cases. These examinations were made In the state laboratory of hygiene, and the Increase In the number of examl nationa Is a Striking barometer of the rest growth of interest in the work, both among the rank and Die of the people and among the physicians of the ;ate. through the steady pressure of the campaign being conducted by ur. Ferraii. An Interesting compari son of the work being done In the southern states Is given by the gen- ral secretary of the Rockefeller com mission that shows ? of the is coon ties in North Carolina have been spotted as Infected; 91 out of the 109 In Virginia; In 109 out of 113 In Georgia. Utile Doing la the Squared Circle. New Tork, March . This week's pugilistic calendar la this section Is the lightest of the entire season: Among the New Tork clubs not a single bout Ir listed that promise anything out of the ordinary. The Fairmont club will start the ball rolling tomorrow night with a 10 , round go between Hugo Kelly and lav Smith. The Chicago middle weight la not the fighter that be was a few years back, but he ought to be able to give a good account ot him self with Smith as an opponent, A livelier bout will probable be teen at Tom O'Rourkt'a club later In tag week, when Pal Moor and Tosag Sammy Smith will mix It up for rounds, rtrales Off fr Went Kadra. Pittsburg, Pa.. March The ad vance guard of tho Pittsburg National league team, including seventeen pitcher and one or fwo of Ihe catch ers signed for the coming season, de part tonight for West ftdn, which la to be the scene of their preliminary training for (he pennant race. The remainder of the I earn will follow next Saturday, and after spending a week limbering up at the Indians r. 'rl the entire outfit Will depart tot Hot Springs. i DURHAM, C. TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1911. 111TISD0IIE Tit S&e General Assembly in Its Last Honrs Bill for State Wide Primary Tabled Sensation of the Session Was the Senate Unknowingly Pausing the Torrens Land Title HillA Hur rled Scrambling to Reconsider. Raleigh, March 6. After two hours of the most spirited argument of the whole session the house Sat urday tabled the Hobgood bill from the senate for a state wide primary law to apply to all counties and all partlea with primaries on" the same day and voting places. The test vote was on an amendment byMr. Dough wa to exempt any county or any party by vote of county executive committees. , This was a roll call vote and was 68 to 36 for the amend ment. ' It was after this amendment was adopted that Sir, Rose, in charge of the bill, moved to table on the ground that the amendment defeated the very pnrpose for which the friends ot the measure sought Its en actment. Those voting for the Doughton amendment were: Speaker Dowd Brown, of Jackson: Brown, of Stan ley; Bryan, Carter, Caudiil, Cavlness Connor, Coxe, of Anson; Coxe, of Randolph;; Crtimpler, Dillard, of Cherokee; Dixon, Doughton, Ed wards, Fagg, Floyd, Gay, Grler, Hageman, Herbert, HoSler, Keilum Kennedy, Kent, Kikman, Latham, Livingston, Marshall, Moring, Morris, McLocklln, McNeill. MeWIIlisms, Norman. Nunn, 1'sce, Parham, Perry, Pitt, Qulckel. Rabb. Rawls, Ray, Roberts, Rodwelt. St abbs. Swain Taylor, of Brunswick; Tay!or, of Hertford; TayWt.of Vance; Teague, Thorn pso'H Thorne, Tomlln, Tucker, Turlington, Wallace, Williams, of Buncombe; Williams, of Swain; Wil son, ot McDowell; Witty, Wood Wootea. Those voting against the amend ment: Alderman. Aliped, Aispaugh, Anderson, Csrr, of LupIIn; Clement, Coleman, Dcvia, Greene, Home, Johnson, of Bertie; Johnson, of MaJettc, Markbam, Mease, McArthur, McGilt. Mt-rhaut, Pethel. Privott, Rerls, Richardson, Rose, Ross. Scar- boro, Sbipman, Sikcs, Smith, of Cas well; Spsinhour, Stroup, Thomas, Warren Weatherspoon, Woodson. Speakers against the bill were Her. bert, republican, Kay, Doughton, Turlington, Connor, Dillard, of Cher okee Tucker, Roberts, of Bun combe; Williams, of Buncombe; Hageman, the representatives from the west appealing especially that they be not saddled with this prl rcsry law. Mr. Dougttoa especially Insisted that this wsa a time for rest from any such drestic political meas ure as the pending Mil. Arguing for the bill were Rose, of Cumberland; Anders, Woodson, All- red, Koonce. Woodson, Spalnhour, Aispaugh and Devln. Their plea be ing for relief from tho present "crsxy quilt system ot nominations," as Mr. Koso expressed it. There wss an amendment offered by Ross and re jected to allow exemptions of coun ties aa to legislative, county and township nominations through execu tive committees prior to April 1, but tnls wss voted down by a lurce majority. Many 1'irat Hi IN Pnwd. Over 100 local bill pasted final reading at Saturday evening's session of the wenste. the only ones of pub lic interest being to extend the time for completion of the Wilmington. Brunswick and Southern railway to the South Carolina line; safeguard the state's Interest In railroad, turn pikes and other enterprise; change the name law clerk la Ihe attorney seneal's office to assistant attorney general. Imiuded among the raft of local bills passed and sent to tne bouse were provided engineering as- slstsnre to counties la the construc tion of good roads; allow one dollar (Continued on lg Two.) Suifraglsts to Storm Legislature Chicago, III., March Members ol the woman aulfrage organisation of Chicago and vlclrl'7 going to Springfield tomorrow to find ont why the state legislature In tension there oes not enact the necessary legisla tion that will esshle them to vote. It la expected that st least five hundred womtn will make the trip. Women of national reputation are to !"sd the party, among them Miss Jane Addami. Mrs. Catherine Waugh MeCullncb, Mrs, Hannah O. Solomon snd Mrs. Kllea M. Henrotiu. The Urp to Springfield and return will be made lu special train, snd at many of the principal towns along the route, resr- nd platform apee hes will be de livered by (iie esaal luCrrag leaders,' Ofl SATURDAY mi ESS Husband and Brother Charged with Being Accessory wnitevllle, March 6.- Mrs. Rosa Hayes, pretty and 17 years of age, was placed on trial here today charg ed with the murder of Robert. M Floyd, a medical student of Char leston. Her husband, Nelll Hayes, and his brother, Lloyd, will be tried at the same lime as accessories before the fact. Young Floyd was shot to death i by Mrs. Hayes at her.home at ML Tabor, on the evening of February 4. Summoned to Home. Floyd had discovered a method treating moles that had proven very that he come to her home and re- move a mole from her forehead. He reached the village late in the even - "cu m vino iu iub naves najea ai iue lime oeing his store about 200 varrt. dt-t.nt Scarcely had Floyd entered t the house when a number of shots were heard, and when neighbors reaehod the house be was lying upon the rront porch dying. Mrs. Hares de - dared he made an insultina- oronosal to ner and then threw bis arms around her. She managed to get tocon8erve lDeir opportunity In 1912 the bed. where an automatic ntatnt Arisona Issue to the Front. was kept under a pillow, and secur- ring the pistol fired aeven builets into his body. He backed from her and felL When the pistol was emptied she went to another room, so she Ma,ne ,na "'"souri were tied to says, and secured another pistol and gether ia 11 consideration of their sent two more bullets into' his pros - irate IOrm. . To Ptovo Consniracr. -I The state, it Is believed, will deavor to show that Floyd and Mrs Hayes were formerly wethriiiIn'n whether Kansas should come In and that last summer several trips were tnaoe to seaside resorts when Floyd met Mrs, Haves. Th.t hr husband learned ot tnis and deter - mined FVyd should die and compel!- ed Mrs. 1 1 ayes to commit the crime, believing that she could say It waa done In defense of her honor and it would end the matter. Mrs. Haves belonra to a well. known South Carolina familv and a did Floyd, who took an active partloeBa xo ann8oi party leaaers and to in church work in Charleston. The!001110"1 ibir oifflcultles. It will case .baa aroused great Interest!00 urouKal lo lne tore immediately throughout the Carol inas. upon the meeting of the extra ses Ill am i vnniM ....,. IN U Ut I 1UMU ' LL1 i mi nun uti u un id i uii i A MIKM'H ARMY OFFICER FUt ,.,.' .. ....,........ OII.R THIv MMNTI.RRAXE.tSt. Xk, France, March 6. Lleuten- I .... -Bu ...cwn.pii.nett a sensa- n . lt- a uonai ana oaring teai yesterday oy flying over the Mediterranean from I Antibea to the little lalsnd of Cor- fhtttt rxtt Ka Italian "... ., II. i .... , . . i . owance OI more man SOU KIIO- meters (124.5 miles) establishing a 1 new record tor over-sea flight This h did Without the aaatatanr. f l.i.a ,nrtAn ,h. . ' make up the committee roll of the torpedo boats or any other craft to noiI(M ,Dd that U(k w, take up , guide him or add to his confidence by good share of the month s intermis tbelr presence. sion. There will be little opportun- Lieutenant Lactic atarted at 7.2o o'clock Sunday morning in Bleriot mbnoplane, with the Intention of landing on Coraica and proceeding thence, by way of Sardinia and KHIi"It,re chdu,c. ready for report by the m t.ii i t ui, ,h. r ,h Fourth Algiers rines, from which regiment he resigned to devote bim- sclf to aviation. In the nrrM.nri nf a rw ieiai,.raK the aviator left the ground rising at once to a considerable helsht. He shaped bis course southward and soon vanished. Aided bv a atrons wind his oroarcsa was ranld. and a dlstiatrh was final! rei vlvMl hr that be bad arrived at Gargona. This Island Ilea between Coraica anil 1. horn. It la a small wooded roek about two miles long, belonging 0 Italy, Hague landed there at ! o'clock In tha afternoon, tha d.rm being made awkardly and with great dsnser to the aviator on account of the trees and rocks. The monoplane struck heavily and wan damaacd. but Hague was not hurt. It waa his In- tentloa to land at Alaccio. on the west roast of Corsica, but. losing his way, tbe aviator shaped his course too far north. Aa It was be covered greater distance over tbe water bso If be bad tarried out bis origi nal plan. Spring Tesrwameat at Plnehanl. I Plnehsrst, X. C March .Many well known golf experts have arrived here to take part In the seventh an- mini spring timrnsment on the Pine- burst links. Play In tbe tournament will begin tomorrow and continue I thrmigh the remainder of the week. I will be he guest of bonhr and prlncl The tournament will serve ss sn In- nal so.'skrr. Amona th. -,..,. rwluctory event to the annual 1'nltcd North and South Amateur rhamplon- J hlp, which Is to be bold here later I in the month. FEAR ISSUES OE EXTRA SESSIflr. Democratic Chief Uneasy Over What May Come lp THE BAILEY-OWEN BBEft It Is Thought the Breach Sets I'p Bugaboo Anxious to Win ConB dence of Voters for If) I House Orgiini.ution and Selection of Men to Itevise TuHII Huge Tasks. Washington, March 6. With the ofl'oftalnty of an extra session only month ahead; a session which must V democratic side ror 2 democratic IeBdel' are much concerned for the J performance" they are to give. i a tint, t f r.. . 1 atf - Mj ,K . .. rorced on them 5f tne Bailey-Owen breach ,n the senate In Jhe last hours OI lae Be8Slon- t-ntil that incident, tn responsible managers of the I party ln conSresB ere confident they lcuu,u 8,v BUtn a oemonstranon on I te" tariff Question, as would Com- '"""" country s connaence, ana But Sentr Bailey has suddenly ntaed tne Arisona issue to the flrst eisnificance. The historical analogies present situation- are apparent 1 "um,B81un 10 lne union; Maine, i ncn maie, Missouri, a Slave state, it waa the contest between conserve en-ltl8m ana P'Ogresstvism. The Kansas war grew out of tne contest to deter- 8,aT cr ,re- n(l tbat Arisona war '" " lHW question or wnetner Arizona shall be bound or tree. lTnat 18 tne i8sae 89 76 Pr ceot of tb peP'e ot Arixona have seen and voted opon iL Senator Owen would tle Arizona and New Mexico together I" aint ana Missouri were tied to i maintain me naiance in tne senate. I lllu 0 one new and far-reach in ,98ue suddenly raise a menacing sion, ana wnatever is done or not ifnna l lit 1. a A ,1 " ""J"U l,he 1912 campaign. na.... ine immediate and pressing ques tion before the democrats, however. ! to prepare for the extra session. Mber must organize the house, and that, tinder the new ,,1. nf n,mtn. cominlttee tnroush a tin Atxav in eh- Tha Aw.AnfatU mm w- an. S C I at.IV. MltriU" k--, ftf th,. tomtlliH.n.minip hniiT have been appointed, but their work ' by no means done. A month's respite to prepare for the extra session was earnestly plead- io or by the democratic leaders, who told Prealdent Taft the aln,nl must have it. ' They were right. The B1 means committee has two BUW 8Ka On nano. tirst. U KUSt ltr or "em to concentrate trade at u JJZT t !. .m " 1 n,h marvels if they a-e able to have a single popgun bill, covering an en "me tne house ta in session i in. i m cmunrrassnieni wnirn wsa foreseen by democrats and others who urged that tho conimit- Itee - narolng authority be given, not legislative, but to an "overhead comm,Uee' '. free ana means from the double duty ,nt now encumbers It. But It f to ,a, fr change. The work mu" M oon B started Problem of Finding Men. tNeJt ,h problem of getting at 'be ork, Is that of finding men to "1 The real. Illuminating, enllght- enmg, commanding worg of the 109 "" loa was done by a little rou" f Insurgent senators; men 1'IPPI lor the analytical attidies thfr made' ,nd ltt"1 'b the power to l'rent their conclusions In force- ui """. i apse men won tne """ 10 in"r view ot me tan; na wintry went, sot demo- rr"uc' mn nti-repuDiican. on the tariff issue, because ot the work these men bad done. Salable Dinner at Treaten. Trenton. X. J., March l.-The Tren- oii chamber of pleted preparations for a notable din. ner to be given under its morrow night, it will he the an..mt banquet of the orcanltation. but will be on a scale much more elaborate than anvthlna hereinrn. .tt Tho Rritlsh amhaaaaitnr. Jitmna dm.. era will be Governor Wiln r v.. Jersey, former Oovernor Montague, of Virginia, and Cootreannan Rm.it' t '.Niirta Carolina. NUMBER 54 SIXTY-FIRST A Retrospective View of What the Session Has Done SEWSftTlflNSJSTHE SENAEE Present Session a Failure Se Hacli So That President Will I fall the Sixty-second In Extra Session 1909-1910 SckmIou Aolalilc for Im. portaut LegisIatioB. Washington, March 6 In the re trospect tbe 61st congress, which ex pired by constitutional limitation at noon Saturday appear to have been distinguished by three things: The re vision of the tariff in the so-called Payne-Aldrich bill, which waa passed at an extra session In the summer of 1909; the large amount of Important legislation, iiiuch ot it upon recom mendation of President Taft, enacted at the regular session of 1909-10, and the exceedingly small product of tbe "short session," so-called, now coming to a close. ' . The interval between the last two sessions was marked by the political upheaval registered at the general election of last Xovember, which changed a large republican majority into a still larger democratic ma jority in the house of representatives; cut we republican majority ln the senate almost to the vanishing point, and Incidentally effected atrikiug changes in tbe senate personnel Tbe failure Of this session to enact much important legisla ion has re sulted In the practical certainty that toe new. 62d, congress will be called almost immediately in extraordinary session, especially by reason of the strong desire of President Taft to se- -cure action upon the pending reci procity agreement witli Canada, to the consummation ot which the contract ing parties pledged the utmost ef forts of the two governments. ln strong contrast with the support hlch tbe Taft administration re ceived from the republican majority in the matter of legislation la the regular session of 1909-10 is the fact tbat at the present session the ma jority has been anything but united: ne reciprocity agreement waa passed In the house by the aid of a large pro portion of democratic votes, while in thf. senate the rift in the majority be tween the "regulars" and the "in surgents" has been an Important fac tor in its sidetracking and in the con sequent summoniug of tbe extra ses sion. To. this division In the majority was largely due the most dramatic feature of tbe previous long session the pro tracted and sensational conflict last irlng, which ended in material changes la the rules of the bouse gen erally Interpreted as "the overthrow the speaker," and which, after a bitter fight lasting many hours and Including one all-night struggle. stopped only Just short of the actual nseatlng of Speaker Cannon. While the acrimony between regulars and insurgents neither began nor ended' 1th the battle over the rutes, (hat was Its most conspi'uous episode, and there has been little peace bets ecu he factions since in either house. In the senste the most sensational feature of this session wss the un availing; effort., in which the insur gents were most active, to unseat William Lcrlmer as Junior senstor from Illinois, on tbe ground ot al leged bribery In connection with his election by the legislature of that state in the spring of 19U9. The echoes of 4hat battle are still re verberating and Its bitterness adds friction to the closing hours or the senate session. Another Important recent action of the senate was the defeat of the resolution embodying a proposed amendment :o the constitution of tbe I nltcd Ssate to provide for the di rect election of senators by the people. This resolution received more than a majority of the senate, but it need ed a two-thirds tote, and fell short by only tour. Had the senate passed It the bouse almost certainly would have done so. The friends of this proposition entertain Lt'.ie doubt tbat it wilt pass the next c.mgreas and go to the states (or ratiflia Ion or de feat. Tbe output of this session in Ihe way of general measures consists chiefly of the appropriation bills, and several of those have seemed In dan ger more than once in tbe tense situ ation of the past few days, when long hours passed away in filibus ering on one side or the other. Thousands of bills bare been Intro duced and several thounsml more came to the closing session as a heritage from the first snd second ses sions, ln all there are between K.Ouo and 45.000 measares before the ron sreaa aa tt comes to a close. The failure to enact many laws wag got U lack ( raw ua&Ul, CONGRESS ENDS
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