Show IMPORTANT BILLS BEFORE CONGRESS By Associated Press WASHINGTON April 7 With 7 With the nation entering second year of war congress works this week on important im im- legislation designed to make its powers more effective at the battlefront battlefront battle baffle front and at home While the house gives right of ot way to bills extending the draft law and other arm army legislation the senates senate's schedule i Includes final disposition of several bills aimed at German spies ples and agents to curb mob law against and to stamp out propaganda Further consideration also will wUl be given ghen the tho Overman bill increasing President Wilsons Wilson's authority to re ro- ro I organize government departments a ana anu u make them more effective in prosecuting ing lag the war The sedition bill penalizing pro- pro German utterances and attempts to ob obstruct obstruct obstruct ob- ob tho the arm army draft dratt and stud Liberty Libert bond sal sales s temporarily has right of ot way inthe In Inthe inthe the senate which will debate tomorrow Its passage probably with some modifying amendments Is ex expected expected ex- ex petted within a few days das Other bills which probably will go goto goto o oto to the president early this week are the measures extending espionage laws lawsto to enemy alien women and providing fine fino and thirty years' years imprisonment Imprisonment imprison Imprison- ment for fOI destruction of war material or I acts of propaganda curtailing it its pro pro- I suction ducHon Conference reports on both I bills were approved yesterday by the house hoube and now await action In the tho senate Renewal of ot senate debate on the tho Overman bill is promised tomorrow The Tho discussion is expected to continue intermittently throughout the week weel Beginning tomorrow military bills will have the right of wa way in the house It was unanimously I ly agreed I yesterday that other lo legislation would be temporarily laid aside until several se bills which have havo hn 0 h been en completed bythe by byth th the military committee are offered for passage The rhe principal fight is scheduled for Thursday over the bill chan changing the draft q quota ota from state populations to the number 0 of men n in n class one Another senate bill to follow to which there is less opposition Is that requiring ro- ro re requiring quiring registration of oC youths reaching 21 years of or ago age a c since Tune June G 0 fi 1017 1917 A 1 vote b by the house on tho the senate amendment to the agriculture appropriation bill increasing to 2 50 60 per Iler bushel the government minimum guarantee guarantee guar guar- antee antes for fOI wheat also Is expected during the week A close vote Is predicted I |