. Review of reviews and world's work . hvarious votes should be taken. Thus onJuly 14 it was agreed to vote on Canadianreciprocity on Saturday, July 22. The voteon the Wool bill was fixed for Thursday,July 27. The Farmers Free List bill w^as tobe finally disposed of on August i. Con-gressional reapportionment was to be settledon August 3. Pending questions regardingstatehood for Arizona and New^ Mexico wereto be voted upon August 7. For this prac-tical arrangement the Democrats deservehigh credit, although the progressive Repub-licans held the key to the situation. Even ifnothing more should b
. Review of reviews and world's work . hvarious votes should be taken. Thus onJuly 14 it was agreed to vote on Canadianreciprocity on Saturday, July 22. The voteon the Wool bill was fixed for Thursday,July 27. The Farmers Free List bill w^as tobe finally disposed of on August i. Con-gressional reapportionment was to be settledon August 3. Pending questions regardingstatehood for Arizona and New^ Mexico wereto be voted upon August 7. For this prac-tical arrangement the Democrats deservehigh credit, although the progressive Repub-licans held the key to the situation. Even ifnothing more should be done and Congressshould adjourn by the middle of August, theresults would have been very favorable forthe Democratic party. It would seem reason-able to suppose, how^ever, that the Senatemight be induced to vote upon the Cottonbill. In these conferences which have beenhandled so well from the Democratic stand-point the new Senator from Mississippi,John Sharp Williams, has been taking a posi-tion of rapidly increasing prominence. JIOX. HOKE SMITH, OF been temporarily appointed to fill the va-cancy, the rule being that such appointmentsterminate when the Legislature comes intosession and makes a choice. As soon, there-fore, as Governor Hoke Smith was elected tothe Senate Mr. Terrell resigned. It wasGovernor Smiths intention to serve as headof the State government during the presentsession of the Legislature, and he wished Ter-rell to continue at Washington, in ord(>r that THE PROGRESS OF THE WORLD 137 Georgia might have her two Democraticvotes. But Terrell vigorously refused toserve Smiths convenience in any such fash-ion. It is not for us to take up the conten-tions of the political friends and enemies ofHoke Smith. He is a powerful personalityand will presumably serve as Governor duringthe present summer session, with the plan olvacating that office in time to take his seatas United States Senator when the regularsession begins next December. Since theexisti
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