The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-14
CONGRESS STILL
TALKING after
80 DAYS OF WAR


WASHINGTON. May IL - The
United State hi, been at war win
Germany thrtN-muc DAYS and prac-
tCally all the measure, through which
thi, government i, tp DO II, par, IN the
world, battle ior humanity and civil.
RatIun still are IN the talking stage IA
congress
The actual accomplishments since
President Wilson convened the special
war session ON April , have been pas
sage OF the resolution declaring a state
ot war with Germany and enactment
OF the seven billion dollar loan law
No Adjournment Before August
I ] hose who predicted congress wuull
/ provide the nation with the means for
making war successfully and adjourn
hy June. now have extended their cSii-
mate, to the middle OF August
Pressed for speed bg the admins
lration ON ono side, and ON the other
uy constituents at home. demanding &C.
Iou congress faces many big things TO
NO and do quickly IT the aid oi the
United State, IN the world war IS 10
be OF itS full value
\, congress todaNwcnt into us thlr-
IS. seventh working day the war pro-
gram stood This way
Tax Bill In Committee.
War Tax Bill Under debate in the
house, and mp Tor public hearings N
the senate finance committee Al the
present rate OF progress, II probably
viii be up before one house or the
other for at least a month
Army Bill--In conference again TO
/ thrcSh over the action Of tho house n
restoring the ,o-callcd Roosevelt amend
mcnt
Food Control Blll-Dcbatcd one day
IN the house, entirely different form 81
bill has been introduced IN the senate
Shipping Bill,-Thc bill to inycSti-
gate legal title to the German ships ~
the government has passed both houses,
but !, in conference for reconsideration
Oi differences the bin to appropriate
/ 500 OWOOO for a start on the great
/ merchant fleet to overcome the subma e.
/ rnc menace has not vet been introduced
and may not be, while plans are being
discussed Of paving for the ships out
/ ~ the 81 600 100000 loan The bill 10 au-
thorilc the taking over OF shiphuidlng
facilities and Shipbuiding for foreign
account has been introduced but i, not
vet under consideration
Espionage Bill Hangs Fire.
Espionage Bill-Ihe house in passing
the bill retained the newspaper cen
sorShip section demanded by the al
mlnistration. but did not enact an en-.
barge section. which the admlnlStra
ton wants to keep supplies from go
my to Germany through neutralS.
! The senate has sill its bill unde
iebatc, retaining such an embargo sec
ton but entirely without a CENSORSHIP
section. The enactment OF this bill
probably will be in conference wher
the administration will bring ppreSSur
to have both censorship and embarg
. sections inserted in acceptable terms
Steps to Prohibition.
Prohlbltlon-AS an amendment I,
the espionage bill the senate has at
tached section prohibiting the manu-
facture Of intoxicating liquors from
grams Various prohibition proposal
are preparing in the house The nor
NAL strength OF the prohibition force
in congress coupled with the risin,
prices OF food, present a likelihood o
some action to prevent ioodStuiiS iron
being manufactured into liquor, at lcas
during the war.
Federal reserve law amendments
These additions to the existing bail
law were proposed by the adrinis,ra
tiun To- bring more banks INTO ,hc fed
eral reserve system and by llheral1lnl
the reserve requirements increase IN
: gold holdings OF the system more ,ha,
: S5OOWOOW. Congress was told thcl
cnac,mcn, would prepare the federal rc
serve system for practically any shoe
II might be called upop to Sus,aiu