Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-06-15

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regulations prescribed by the presi-
dent. The only regulations that have
| as yet been prescribed, are those gov
! ernIng registration alone. The deter
! minatiOn of exemptions, exclusions
| and discharges is a second step. quite
separate from registration. Regula
tiOns governing the determination of
/ exemptions, exclusions and discharges
will, when promulgated, be made avail
able to all concerned at the Offices of
! the local boards. Until such regu.
| tons have been promulgated, furth
| er information cannot be given as it
might later prove misleading; and
even after the regulations have been
made public, decisions concerning ex
| emptions. exclusions or discharges in
individual cases cannot be made by
this office, since the law provides that
all such cases shall be heard and de-
ter;nined by the boards TO be estab-
lished for that purpose"
MiIder Physical Requirements.
/ It is understood that the physical
examinations for the new army will
not be so strict as has been the case
in the past for enlistments in the reg
ular army ahd navy. In order to pass
a physical examination for the regu-
| lar service, a young man had to be
well nigh perfect so far as physique
! goes No one will be taken into the
new army who is not physically in
/ good shape, but it is understood that
allowances will be made for tenn
! porarily rundown conditions due to
indoor work or things of like nature
and that the doctors will determine
whether or not man can be built
! up by outdoor exercise in Il few weeks
! to the required condition of health and
! strength.
Some ill-advised persons have been
spreading the report that the provost
marshal generals Office is the place to
apply for exemptions from service.
The provost marshal general and his
aids have nothing to do with eXemp-
tions except remotely. Boards ap-
pointed by the president will attend to
this matter and SO some persons may
save postage stamps and telegraph
tolls by knowledge of the fact that
they will be expended useless!y if the
inquiries are directed to the Office of
the provost marshal general.
Congress May Quit in July.
When is congress to adjourn?
Prior TO the outbreak of tl-e war hut
when it seemed likely that war was
to come. many members of congress
who believed that the legislative body
should he on hand in case of hOstilities
| Joined together to prevent the passage
| at the regular session Of certain APP
! preparation bills In order to compel
the administration to call an extra
! session of congress.
There was feeling among some OF
| the legislators at the time that con
greSs should be in session constantly
or almost constantly, during the period
! of the war if the war were to come.
| The argument advanced was that no
| administration alone should be per-
mitted "tO run war" Now there
seems to be considerable change of
view because congress itself either has
enacted or is about to enact the war
/ legislation which ii deems necessary,
| and 80 there is little or no talk today
! of q continuous session unless new
things happen of so much Importance
/ that congress will refuse to let go.
! So it appears today likely that July
/ L. or a little later, will see the de-
/ parture of the legislators. The big tax
/ hill has not vet been enacted into law
ana there are other highly important
measures to which congress must give
consideration, but the older heads on
the hill seem to think that unless the
unforeseen happens adjournment will
come by midsummer at TIE latest
Tax Bill and the House.
Under the Constitution OF the United
States all revenue bills must originate
in the house of representatives. Reve-
nue. bills are for the most part tax
bills, although there is difference of
opinion, of course, between the two
great political parties as to whether
or not the tariff is tax" But the
tariff is revenue bill and so all tar
iff measures must be passed first by
the house of representatives.
1t was this provision of the ConSti-
tuition fixing the house as the nriginat-
ing place of revenue legislation which
made IL imperative that the represent
atives should frame the big war tax
measure There are all sorts of stories
running about Washington concerning
the action of the house in the case of
the tax bill. There seemingly is rea-
son TO believe some of these stories.
The taxation measure is one of the
biggest things ever considered by con
gress. The ways and means commit
tee of the house threshed the matter
over and finally succeeded in framing
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