Show i I I I I I I i I I SOLONS FLEE CAPITAL FOR HEATED TERM f Both Houses of Congress Agree to Recess Till Tin August 24 Washington ashington July H The H.-The The exodus of or congressmen front from Washington for Cor a 3 summer vacation was In full tull s swing to to- to day Bost senators departed under the agreement made yesterday to s suspend Important business until August 24 4 al although although al- al thou though h a few Cew remain to hold the thc perfunctory perfunctory perun per per- un tur session Mondays and Thursdays Thursdays Thurs Thurs- days das each week required by law Many Ian representatives left town In Anticipation anticipation tion lion of ot formal Cormal a agreement by the Hou House c tomorrow V for COI a similar vacation until AU August lIst 19 Be Beginning with adoption of or the resolution resolution resolution reso reso- lution for fot a d declaration of war on Hungary Austria lIun al on December 7 i. i the record of Congress Is considered red remarkable re remarkable remarkable re- re In view of the unprecedented Importance of or most of or the problems presented A final clean up imp of oC minor odds and ends of ot legislation on awaits both Senate Senate Senate Sen Sen- ate and House at their ses sessions dons tomorrow tomor tomor- row The lower bod body plans to pass the agricultural appropriation tion bill with the wheat price amendment eliminated It is expected to postpone water power development de legislation Up Drafting of oC the time revenue rc measure willbe will willbe be be begun lIn tomorrow by br the House wa ways I and means mcall committee tee behind closed doors During Our vacation conferees on a aI afew afew I few measures Including the oil land Jand l leasing lensing bill will meet In III addition to the war resolution and I appropriation bills totaling billions of dollars the principal measures enacted at this session of or Congress were I To place railroads under government So operation during the war Authorizing the Pr President to control telegraph telephone cable an and radio lines JInes until ninth peace is declared e l' l R a a. I- I War r. r finance co corporation p to tn ald al 2 an and private business s d the wat w r. r L. L The Overman O n bill giving the President President President dent authority to reorganize and co coordinate coordinate coordinate co- co ordinate government Jo departments More Bonds ond Com Coming I OJ Extending the draft draft law to youths attaining at attaining at- at their m majority an and 1 also to subjects subjects subjects sub sub- of or the alli allies s and certain neutrals Authorizing an an additional 8 5 In ln Liberty bonds In addition to these measures Congress Congress Con Con- gress oress also adopted the tho resolution submitting submitting sub sub- to the sat states es a proposed na national national na- na prohibition amendment to the federal constitution which the time House adopted and the Senate Is expected to act soon after alter the holiday on that for Cor fora Cora a similar woman suffrage amendment Five times limes thus far Cal during the se session ses- ses sion slon President Wilson lIson has addressee the thc Senate and House In Joint session on December 4 to recommend wn 1 Austria on January S 8 and amI a again aln on February 11 regarding peace problems on January Januar 4 to recommend federal control of railroads and on May 27 i to have ha Con Congress ess remain in session and proceed with new wa war revenue re legislation legisla legisla- ion tion now being belner framed b by the tile House ways was and means committee I |