Show WAR VIAR SESSION Of i CONGRESS ENDS I PROBABLY MOST MOMENTOUS I SESSION IN HISTORY AND ONE OF GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT Army Draft Law Two War Credit Measures Authorizing Loans to Allies Al AI lies and Sale of Bonds Among Important Measures Measure Passed Washington T Tr extraordinary session ses ses- Slot sion of congress less began April 2 2 and generally regarded as ns the time most momentous In American history was adjourned slue sine tile die lIc at 3 p p. m in on October Oc Oc- Oc- Oc tober toller G. G Vehement criticism of Senator La LaFollette Follette of Wisconsin and his lila own defense defense de do- tense occupying Ing virtually the tIme entire tIny day marked marled the close of the war ses sea session session sion with other customary adjournment adjourn adjourn- ment tomcat and amI Je legislative procedure IncludIng including ing lug President Wilson's Wilsons attendance at atthe atthe atthe the capitol Time The usual eleventh hour grist of legislation was put through following six months of Important war action and h by night most of the members members mem mom bers who had remained for the time final da days s 's were en route home to await the time call of the time next session December 3 3 1 During Interruptions of oC the da days day's s debate debate de do- bate congress ess found time to dispose of or ofa ora a few last moment with President President dent Wilson In attendance during tho timo last hour In his room near the time senate chamber signing bills Secretaries Lansing Lansing Lansing Lan Lan- sing and Redfield and Postmaster General General General Gen Gen- eral Burleson accompanied the tue dent Among Amons the time last acts of or con congress ress were confirmation In open session of many nominations hastily sent in by hy bytho bythe hythe the tho president Including those of Major Generals Pershing an and Bliss to be gen gen- Right night of free speech an and of or discussion discussion discus discus- sion of public questions was emphasized emphasized sized by Senator La Follette In hi big three hours speech while senators I criticizing him him declared that he lie transcended trans trans- the time constitutional guarantees in that respect Senator Kello Kellogg of oC Minnesota bitterly denounced as a 3 aslander aslander slander on the intelligence honor and patriotism of the time the tile alleged declaration of Mr La Follette in St. St Paul that the Ute nation went to war maintain a technical right of f AmerIcans Americans Ameri Amen cans to travel on laden vessels yes ves sels els in behalf of munitions makers makers' interest In the war Marking the session which has hns just passed Into history were Its war d decla declaration cla- cla ration provision fo for quick and large increases cs in the time nations nation's fighting forces on n land sea and In the air appropriations of or more than thun twenty billions dollars dollars dol dol- lars Jars measures of or taxation and cr credits 10 to meet the time financial drafts and vestIn vesting vestIng vest- vest In Ing the president with vast powers Looming ahead for disposition at lit the time December session arc tire further enormous enormous enor enor- appropriations for this and next year ear great reat tax and bond bills and a amass amass amass mass of ot other war and domestic legislation legislation legis legis- lation with con congressional primaries and amI elections closely closel following Among the time most Important measures enacted were The army draft law two war var credits measures authorizing loans to the allies and sale of or domestic bonds the time war tax law appropriations of for airplanes time the espionage act control of foods feeds and fuel luel time the trading with the time enemy act Including authority for the president president president dent to embargo Imports the time soldiers' soldiers and sailors sailors' insurance act and two war lIl et bills Besides prohibiting Li ug further manu manufacture manu facture or Import importation a of distilled beverages be bev and ond authorizing the Ole president In Inthe Inthe Inthe the food control bill to stop or curtail that of beer and wines the tIme senate by byu u IL vote of 65 j to 20 O also passe passed the time Sheppard Shep resolution proposing a national na national na nit- dr dry amendment to the time federal constitution It Is ts pending In lu the time house for action at the time December ses' ses ses ses- slon The house created a special committee commit commit- committee tee on woman suffrage while the seriate senate seri seri- son sen ate favorably reported the time Susan B. B AntImony Anthony amendment t proposing an equal franchise amendment ment to the time con con- The Tue latter will be pressed next session Several Severn 1 bills passed the senate and house bouse but failed of joint approval and remain pending on the calendar Among them turin are time the soldiers soldiers' anti and n sailors sailors' sailors sailors' sail sall- ors ors' civil rl rights bill the time daylight saIn saving sav sas' In lag ing measure the tue Webb export bill the measure regulating the time killing of migratory birds and the tue national prohibition prohibition measure The rill propose proposed Colombian Colombian Colom Coloni- bian trent treaty for fOl payment of in satisfaction of lice her loss of the time Panama Pan Ian ama ainu canal zone also failed of or senate ratification and is on the time calendar |