Show I CONGRESS TAKES TIES I I SHORT VACATION IMPORTANT BUSINESS SUSPENDED SUSPEND ED ONLY PERFUNCTORY SESSIONS BEING HELD I But Few Members of Senate of-Senate Senate and House to sin Rem at Capital Much Much Work Has Been Done Since Session Began Last December Washington The The exodus of congressmen congressmen congressmen con con- gressmen from Washington for a II summer summer summer sum sum- mer vacation vacation- was In full swing Sun Sun- day uy Most senators departed under the agreement made to suspend Important Important important tant business iness until August 24 although a few remain to hold the I perfunctory sessions Mon Mondays a s 's and Thursdays s 's each week required require b by la law Many Iun representatives left town in anticipation of formal agreement by the house for a similar vacation until August 10 19 Beginning with a adoption option of the resolution reso reso- lution for a declaration of war on Aus Hungary on December 7 the record rec- rec or ord of congress Is considered remarkable remarkable remark remark- able in view of the unprecedented Importance Importance Im- Im of most of the problems pres pres- Measures Enacted In addition to the war resolution nn and appropriation bills bills totalling billions of dollars the principal measures enacted at this tills of oC congress were To place railroads s under government operation during the war Authorizing the president to control contro telegraph telephone cable and ru radio lo lines Jines until peace Creating a war wm finance corporation with funds to aid the tile government go and private business during the war wm I Extending e espionage un and sedition laws The The Overman Overman bill giving the I president president resi- resi dent authority to reorganize and amI coordinate co co- ordinate government go departments Draft Extended Extending the time draft law to youths youths' attaining their majority and amI also toof to subjects of the allies and certain n neu neu- u- u i I an au additional I in Liberty bonds In addition to these measures cons con con- gross gress also adopted the resolution submitting submitting sub sub- milting to tu the proposed national na na- prohibition amendment to the federal constitution ol while the house adopted and th I t JS is ll ct eil l to lo ton act n act t soon he un on tInt that t. t f fa for forn fora a n slims similar liar woman suffrage amendment Five times thus this far fur during the the- thes the's session ses ses- session s 's sion slon Ire President ident Wilson has hns addressee addressed ell the senate and hou e in is joint session on al December l' l 4 to recommend war ar with Austria on January 8 S and a again uin February February Feb Feb- 11 regarding peace pence problems on ou Tun January 4 to federa federal control of rui railroads railroad ond and on May Iu 27 7 to have congress s In session am proceed with new war re revenue nue legislation legislation legis legis- lation now being framed b by the tho house ways WU'S and und means committee |