Show CONGRESS CONGRESS' TAKES SHOAT REGULAR BUSINESS SESSIONS SESSION'S SUSPENDED TWO MEETINGS A WEEK TO BE HELD HELD i But Few Members of Senate and House to Remain at Capital Much Much Work Has Been Done pone Since Session Began Last December Washington Washington The The e exodus Odus of c congressmen con con- n- n gressmen from Washington for a summer summer sum sum- mer iner vacation was wasta iri full swing Sun Sun- day Most senat senators senators' rs' rs departed under the agreement nt made to suspend imp important ortan or- or tan tant b business sines until August Augus 24 alt although a fe few few vre remain a to to hold the perfunctory ses sessions io s s Mondays and Thursdays each ach week required ed by law w. w Many representatives n left leff wn in iu anticipation of formal agreement by the house for a I similar vacation until August 19 Beginning with adoption of the resolution resolution reso reso- lution for a ot of w war r on Aus Aus- Hungary tira-Hungary on December 7 the rec ord of congress is considered remarkable remarkable remarkable remark remark- able in view of the unprecedented Importance Im Im- im- im of m most t of the problems preste pres pres- en te ted In addition to the he warf wari v r n and appropriation bills totalling billions of dollars the principal measures enacted i at at t this of c gress ere T place ral railroads roads und under r government operation during the war war Authorizing the president to control telegraph telephone cable and radio lines until declared r Creating a ii war var val finance c corporation with funds tunas to aid the government and private business during the tha war espionage and sedition S ST laws S T The Overman bill the giving president president dent deni n authority thorit o ft to M re reorganize rg and nd co coordinate cd- cd ordinate government departments departments' ede raf fx Cr f i- i i r r the draft draft law to youths attaining their majority and also to subjects of the allies and d certain neutrals neutrals neu neu- v S ti-als ti Authorizing an In Li Liberty Libey bonds bons S In n addition n t to these measures congress con con- gr gress ss' ss also adopted d ted the res resOlution lution subI submitting submitting sub sub- I 1 tUng to the states a proposed national na na- pro prohibition ib tion amendment to the f federal dera c constitution while the house the senate is is expected to act soon after the holiday y on that for fora a similar woman suffrage amendment Five es thus far during the session ses ses- ses- ses sion Resident SI ent Wilson Vilson ha has add addressed essed th the arid house In joint session on December 4 to recommend war war with Austria on January 8 and again February Feb Feb- ru ruai lr iY 11 i i r pe peace problems pr ms on January 4 4 toj to J recommend e d federal control of railroads and on May 27 to toJ toha J ha av vet c congress session r and proceed ney new war yar revenue x ue le legislation legis is- is lation laton now being framed by the house ways and nd means mean committee ommittee |