Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-20
MUCH WORK REMAINS
FOR GATH CONGRESS-
Prohibition and " omen Will
Demand Constitutional
Amendments
LABOR REFORM
BILLS PROPOSED

WASHINGTON. Nov 2O.--In the
short session Of the SiAty-fourth Con-
gfess. which will convene Oh Deceln-
Der and adjourn on March 4, the
legislation OF paramount Importance
to be considered win be railway reg
ulation and bills growing out Of the
AGamson law In sess on of twelve
weeks Will be crowded demand by
the Prohibitionists and woman sur
fraGe advocates for the submiss on OF
Federal amendments Bear ne ia
mind The strength of prohibition with
twenty four States under dry laws
aud that women have aided the cleo
ton of Wilson, there is reason 90 DC
Ieyc leaders will insist that the Dem
ocrais ass the amendment Whic tney
are fan Control 20 ho.h the cNecu
live and legislative branches of the
Government
1t is the intention OF she majority
leaders TO forgo the usual Christmas
holiday OF two weeks order 70
make unnecessary special session
to pass the twelve department appro-
pr,ai ON his. indications are that
the aggregate appropriations VIII ca
coed o D llicn dollars.
Much Railway Legislation.
Railway legislation will occupy a
great deal Of the tine OF Congress.
Several bills which deal with the re-
iation OF RAILWAYS and their employees
and represeu; that part OF the nro-
gram which the President placed be-
fore Crngrcss on August %. but
which was not included In the raj
way wage law of September 3, will
be offered nv the Admin stration and
by Congressmcn.
Business men seek 'ng 20 take af-
vantage OF export trade and 10 be pre-
pared for TIE commercial war after
the war" are hopeful thai this Con-
grees will act favorably on BIZ au-
thor Eng cOmbinat on for EXPORT
trado AN other countries pormf
trade combinations while under the
sherman law firms n this COUNTRY
are prohibited from forming 81 COW
bination. even tor export business.
The Federal Trade Comm'ss on rec
commended the enactment Of such a
law and a bill was passed 10y the last
House and failed of action IN the
Senate business men see no reason
why the law should not be passed.
hecouse il emb0A'es a precedent al
ready established permitting nat'o~al
banks TO comb ne for foreign trade
ard lcgal'z'ng combinat 'Ons among
American Steamship lines that en-
gage in trade abroad.
The Panama Canal has important
relations 10 foreign trade and to do
nestle trade between the Western
s.f 1nc
cont rue hothersome In 1912 Con-
gress decided American vessels in
coastw Sc trade should be exempt
from tolls. In June. 1914. on the eve
of the commercial use OF the canal
Congress reversed it's decision A
complication has now arisen, since
the rules under which tolls are as
sessed n some instances cause nav
ments beyond the lin Is fixed N the
present law. and o this extent the
rules ore row 'u force Tive resul'ing
situation IS o#cia'lv declared 10 pro-
duce diecrin1'rat IN aga net American
vessels to the advantage of foreign
vessels To remedy his SITUATION II
is pronosed 20 declore the rules ie@al
I'm I'll ways. and q hill has accord
ingly been renorted from the comm &
tee tho House
state, ~ s.at plumS.
Federal appropriations are now
given 20 states ON q cooperative basis
for number Of purposes. The latest
prov sion Of 'his kind, enacted in
July. extends Federal aid 80 c~n-
siruct'on Of public roads q BIZ
which adopts the same or'ncip vrh
regard 20 vocational education max
ing grants of money from the Federal
Treasury 10 match within CERTAIN linz
SITS eNDend' ures by the states. has
passed the Senate and IS on the
Sneakers table in the House. where
an early attempt may be made to- pass
il under SUSPENSION OF the rules.
Other proposals which may como
forward range from an increased
measure Of autonomy in the govern
ment of Porto Rico TO appropriate ia
cilities for registering and protecting
novel designs and a general require
ment for truthfulness in labels which
are placed upon merchandise of any
kind entering into interstate COM
unprro