Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-04
REPEAL Of DRAFT
LAW IS PROPOSED
HARDWICK AND LAFOLLETTE
WILL MAKE EFFORT AT PREe-
ENT SESSION OF CONGRESS To
ACCOMPLISH THIS.

the leaders prepared to stay keLe until
LeXt autumn.
General miscellaneous legislation
is to coma Immediately before Con-
gress posssI, inc Gding sone mes.-
u;es affecting Il oountry's COLE a
the war i'll lea o, v idespread SENT
ment among returning members for
declarations of war against Germany's
allies, Austria-Hungary, Turkey ana
Bulgaria. Congress is expected, how
ever to follow the views of the PresI-
dent in this respect.
Appropriation measures will require
much time. Fourteen general and
probably several special bills for the
fiscal year beginning July 1, 1918, as
we'll as estimates of additional money
for present war needs, are to be con-
sidered, probably Immediately after
New Years. Two bills, the legislative,
executive and judicial and District OF
Colufbia measures, already under
preparation.
With $21 ,390,000,000 already appro-
priated for the present fiscal years
needs, many members believe that,
with Forthcoming appropriations, the
fifty billion dollar mark may be reach
ed for two years of war. y
Na11r ,.oxyapno 1anio1o ton ie not
scheduled for active consideration for
a month or more. A deficit of $780,
100000 in this years expenditures re-
mains to be provided for
Political affairs will come in for
much consideration during the session
with considerable speechmaking, IN
view of general congressional cleo
tons next fall at which thirty-two
senator's, nineteen Democrats and thir-
teen Republicans. and the entire House
membership are to be chosen. Many
members believe political campaigit
necessitie9 may shorten the session.
The Democrats start the session in
control of Senate and House with 81
Democratic senators against 4S Re
rnblicans, with one seat Senator
Husting' s-vacant. In the House the
Democrats have ZIG members, the Re-
publicans 213, with five Independents
and one seat vacant.
Several new members Joined the
House today, Representative Lufkin,
Republican, of the sixth Massachu'
setts district succeeding Augustus r
Gardner, Republican, who resigned;
representative Deshlin, Democrat, OF
the twenty-eighth Pennsylvania dis
trict, succeeding former Representa-
tive Bleakley, Republican, who re-
signed, and Representative Merritt,
Republican, of the fourth Connecticut
succeeding Representative Ebenezer
Hill, Republican, deceased.
Chief among domestic concerns are
prohibition and woman suffrage. Sena-
tor Sheppard's proposed constitutional
amendment whose submission was APP
proved August / by the Senate 60 to
20. will be passed in the House, while
both bodies will be urged to approve
submission of the so-called Susan 3
Anthony amendment for equal sucrage,
which has been fayoraly reported to
the Senate calendar Speaker Clark
will soon appoint chairman for the
new, special House committee on
woman suffrage.
important general legislation pend
ing because of its exclusion from the
last special war session are the Webb
bill permitting exporters to combine
in foreign trade. which has twice pass
ed the House and is the Senate's un-
finished business; the Shields water
power development bill; the Walsh
Pitman oil and coal land leasing meas
ure, and the Columbian treaty, pro-
posing payment of $25,O000OO to Co
lumbia.
The administration soldiers and sail
ore civil rights bill, which passed the
House last session but failed to get
through the Senate, soon will be
taken up by the Senate judiciary COM
nittee. 1t operates in the nature of
moratorium, suspending court pro
cesses against members of the Ameri-
can military forces. Other unfnish-
e6 war legislation includes Senator
Chamberlains resolution to subject
aliens to draft; Senator Calders bills
for daylight saving and expeditions
naturalization of aliens, and Senator
Pomerene's bills to enforce govern"
ment control of iron and steel pro-
duets and for reclamation of physical
" unfit men for military service.
Revision of second class postage
rates for publications also promises
to be agitated during the session.