Show IMMENSE LOT OF WORK DONE BY CONGRESS session remarkable of course for its action on war wa measures LITTLE FRICTION NOTICED mab members as 11 a general thin thing were war ando so sue seafe in n mo most legislation it wanted adopted washington th the most remarkable memon me mon in the parliamentary history of the world orid we waa the iho e way demo mw fratic and ad republican lead dendera charac tilted the hie first war session of the sixty fifth congress which came to a cm close se a at three a 0 clock in the afternoon ato of october 8 0 exactly six months month after the declaration of 1 war against oct ger many the record of legislation enacted and bonev appropriated has bee no let ill anywhere in the annals of at all time briw beginning mg with t the he d declaration II thin of war against ger germany in april con can ar geralle alle gross ass has haa passed a led bill flat after bill of the most moat revolutionary ry character end ing such auch measures as aa the draft bill and the me food fold control bill dons dmn and ad contract authorizations authorization fir the present fiscal fisca 1 year retailing talling to 21 bachi including ding in loans loan to the allies were voted with out olt a stogie single dissenting voice a record equalled equal led nowhere not net are even 1 la the kaiser dominated german rel chung how money 1 Is expended expanded the in following low g table bible shows how the money la is to be spent part army fa 8 all 11 adem me WO nay nai y 18 1 odo m merchant ship ali a that fleet ma fa loans to the ba alikes ile 7 OU DW delf defenda defensa s fund food toi for I 1 art dent ma oft r rood a and ad tul fuel control 1 me soldiers id ad altof I 1 insurance coal ni internal t on fold be ada and a raim vit I 1 beci a als civil aliment of g govern to blent anh ans we QUO all AH at other her ep expense As a part of the scheme of meeting these theme sn enormous ei pen dl tares congress till the 2 ono w war revenue bill the largest taxation mention bill in american ila libit s levying directly or in women directly upon every man women and ad child 1 in the united states state something more than a billion dollars of this amount will be taken from war profits all ali incomes more than sl 1000 for at sin kle gle taen men and more than 2 tor for mar rind me men are made subject to taxation where new taxes tam fa fall 11 here are some things upon which on h the average citizen v will ill pay to batea ce a no der the new war tux tax bill approximately aper 2 per cent increase on DO incomes of sa 5 no or les less letter postage except I 1 local I 1 letters letter 1 increased c r cd to 3 cents and ad past postcards e it to 2 loan cents beginning now november 3 s one oa cent for far each 10 c cents padd paid tor a ad admissions bolima tolima to amusements ii rue a cent show and 10 cent outdoor went par parka he ecamp exempted te it alu tn per at cent on nil an club dues charm of 12 a v vear e r or more one us cent rat tor for each 25 cents paid far or PI parcel post past one cent on each 25 cents express pw pa kilgo kage lh charge ge three per par cent of all freight charges charge eight per cent of passenger fares by rail an or water except trips trim of less than SO miles ten per cent of charges tor for berth and staterooms state sate rooms 0 on pallor curl can or val vessels soll rive cents on each telegraph tele tah plains phone or radio message costing Is 15 coal cents or more are chwe per cent on an jewelry echt cents cent on each of life le in mu aurance mw th the to tax on whisky Is in creased fro from 1 l 10 a gulf gallon to 1 20 th the tax on beer bee Is increased from 91 1 a barrel to 2 75 increased tax tai on no ileum cigars chmir ettel and ad manufactured tobacco and snuff muff little dissension during session despite pacifist paci flit activities ItIl ItIl the ats 1 I M blon on was marked with little dis dissension the entering about questions mainly affecting pol pat lcy th most stubborn lowest conte its a ro staged over the revenue bill the it draft ft bill id and ad the be food control central bill I 1 in ev cry case except censorship of tile iha noa papers and and appelh the from be baa re received alvild ever everything villing it sake d of congress for the conduct of the a nap comra CoD gresa was 1 in session do dam during that time more mom than 10 army davy and warme marine corps corpa nomina mol th eions A sent c nt to the sanate ante wom were confirmed among the them th the advancement of 0 ala major j r ge general D cred pershing comman dir 1 in ch chief if of the armies in francs france and major general bliss bills chlof of staff to tile the took rank of full general held onty only four it pro previously family in Amerl american ism hw his car tory th tha only IF important appointment held 1 up was that ot of go col carl built mann to be a brigadier al AC if aloa HB all ishield unit the allsion been it A wa charged charge h he ut at tid tire pro 0 it A ao leam of the he wislon amo eil was th the reception of 0 tile the caal gent to the united by the allied g governments doall and ad be special atles of ireat great SIR brit ain I 1 free frame retain belgium it italy ly russ russia and it JP japan addressed dar d both bous houses joica catlong ot of tile th british and ad french a KOV ernnie nta to ha have till the united states send and a con congressional into bm mission across the atia atlantic or to see war conditions and ad with CO operate aver with the tar congress agrees were rejected important 1 feat al measures re I 1 passed d elmp following g Is i a till list of the niost niest t 1 im por po r win r P passed d by e congress e I 1 an resolution declaring a state to t e of 0 war ver exists apas between the imperial german government an aad it the government and the people of the united states state and ad mk making ing provision to pres prosecute ints tile the same on april 2 the resolution for war 1 I I I 1 nn atrial introduced ld 1 in the Is house a end and on im april 8 6 or tour feel days atter after the assembling of em congress arres the president attached his him signature to the inett Wre ila ho delay was sea involved to in the petg passage of this matilo resolution tm perhaps the be ow most I 1 important eer offered either in this or any other the am congress general deficiency appropriation act appropriating 1163 52 ot of which we wag for far we the with national mall se am curtly and ad defense nod and tor for inch each and ad every purpose I 1 connected acted with the tha war act noth authorizing ching an ie issue of bonds bond to meet tor for the national nat loual e carity and defense defence and for the tee pur pin post past of assisting in the prow cution of the I 1 war and ad to extend lead credit to far or elga gosT and to tor other pit purposes I 1 athla d act rioted 3 oda Ob tor far establishing credit I 1 in the united states for far foreign fall go gown menta by purchase of heads bonds ot of our nor al 1 ill lies nod and excil expenses A fin incident lidow to prepare tion hall and how issue of bonds and ad certify cuts cates authorizes t barren the issue ason of hands bonda amounting me u ing to of which twit 1 Is 8 tor for me meeting enting the mean loans authorized thoc ird t to foreign governments govern men ts ta to meet act domestic expenditures tures and ad to redeem feni the three per war cent I 1 loan AD and it also alan BU an thorlies thor lEes 2 ono of one year car filtrates of an indebtedness bai temporarily to provide revenue huge military emptied A act et authorizing one me additional I 1 mid it for each senator represents ti alve and delegate in congress act A appropriating 50 tor for the support DP t of the army tor far the fiscal year act authorizing the president to increate increase il the military climb li latent or of I 1 the united tied states state this act authorized selective draft ot of OW men hu and it 11 1 contains 1 other im in tin i portana legislative fee features I 1 a porto pertain in ing to the army troy resolution authorizing the president to take over for the united states any le vessel a q set owned in fit whole or in part by A adv corporation citizen cities or subject ot of any nation with which t the I 1 united ailed tats states may my be at war art alt to imse inci ease temper temporarily rily the earn corn and warrant and ad enlisted it strength of the it navy and ad marine corps from ga to me men 1 in the anta first 1 instance and 4 from flow 7 to SO 30 in tile the A second nd act appropriating fl W 18 tor far the support up P art of the military cadov tor far the fiscal year 1918 and for other purposes largest single grant 1 in history A act 1 t to amend an act entitled an A alt act to regulate commerce as A amend led sit cd in respect of me car service and for other purl purposes cosm ac act amending the war rih last knur A abuce uca bert act and appropriating as 45 1 OW ono to insure vessels and their cargoes and ad ape expenses en connected therewith alt act appropriating flux 77 far the sundry dellft ahll ex of the gabi government f tor or the year 1118 1918 ernfelt act et authorizing authorising autho rising the issue to states and ad borit territories im and ad tile alie district of C co lumbia of rilles rifles and other property for the equipment of at organization of home hattia guards A act t appropriating f for r the military and no naval ments cut on an account of the war efti ses up to time this was one the largest al appropriation act known to till tills or day any other country among other things it ar 0 for an emergency shipping fund with which to begin construction of the greatest greate t rz merchant fleet filet the world has halt evere ever known act to punish acts ot of 1 interference with f foreign sign rel relations atkins the tient neutrality mIlt A and it the foreign commerce of the unit ed ad states to punish o espionage pleas go and better enforce the criminal I 1 lawa dons ot of the united states con bin bill based act authorizing condemnation pro of lands tor for military P pur pa act ac appropriating DO to in la in le anase temporarily the signal corps of 0 tho the troy anny and ad to vaccine purchase mandac manu an any ac y m ture and maintain edwill repair pair old and operate wr air hl act authorizing the united states to take tak pos possession bassion tit of a site tor for use beas to for permanent fail stations station of the ar 1 wy my end and navy nary for far school purl acts acta enlarging the ot at th the I 1 interstate I 1 late commerce comm corn million alst A find ad amending the art act to min conn mere merce by authorizing authorising autho rising priority ship in ments ate by any of common carrier act act appropriating 11 S to provide further for far the mill national M and defence by agrical lure and facilitating the distribution of agricultural tural prod products ts act appropriating to provide further tor for the national seena try ity and defence b by matour encouraging the production amer am conserving er the andl and 1 emit 1119 the dil at f food feed product ul and fuel act to au Ilo thorlie arlas no an additional I 1 isano of bonds bonda to meet expenditures for national security and defense and ton for the durell of authorizing 1 in the th P prosecution wf t n a of th the war to extend ad dif lonal foreign u credit edit to foreign governments aad ad for far other the purposes this act wake A an addid additional I 1 appropriation of if 82 92 to extend c credit slit in the th united states for foreign by purchase aa of bonds of our allies and express expenses incident to preparation ot at on an llano issue of heads bonds and certificate an 1 thorl zee in an additional inane of of bonds to meet loona loans to foreign gov governments govern menta author bass an additional elo it is issue of one year cardel tra oil kofl feda fed indebtedness led b A mounting amounting to 2 i and ad an issue of five year w war r adv ing certificates mounting amounting to te OLID new mark again sol set act 5 al 81 to supply dencle oclea in tor for the fiscal year 1813 and prior yeara year on ma account at of on war c expenses pe and tor fill other purposes no and d authorizes t arix con tract obligations to b be met let by futures fatur con congress amses Li imoto amounting 1 to K 0 this 1 Is the mr largest t or ahm ait t passed pa ased by this or any ny other eta this act make further up of for fop the emergency amey shipping hipping fund food and ad raises 1 aina eug t the limit ot of cot cast to carry out the pur poses pass of the shipping art act to 17 1734 QUO all act to define regulate le let and ad punish trading with the enemy enamor and for other burp purposes and d go to enforce faces the past p ast thereof act ac t to provide ida revenue release to defray war expenses pe n T this h jeaure provides approximately of r rrt aureo venue with I 1 which him to pay the eap exp expenses of the government act to provide a military and ad onlah tol fm family rally allowance flo comp compensation ahm rod and insurance fund for the beens benefit fit of soldiers solder and sellers and their families and it makes an appropriation of |