The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-19

newspapers and speech, the adminis tration has received everything it asked of congress for the conduct of the war.
 Congress was i'll session 1SS days During that time more than 10000 army, navy and marine corps nomina. tons sent to the senate were con hrmed, among them the advancement of Major General Pershing, comman- der in chief of the armies in France, and Major General Bliss, chief of staff, to the rank of full general, held only four times previously in American his tory. The only important appointment held up was that of Col. Carl Reich mann. to be brigadier general. Ac- ton was blocked until the December session because 1t was charged he ut tered pro-German sentiments.
 An unprecedented feature of the session was the reception of the Spe- cial missions sent to the United States by the allied governments, and the special representatives of Great Brit ain, France, Belgium Italy, Russia and Japan addressed both houses. Invi- tations of the British and French gov ernments to have the United States send congressional mission across the Atlantic to see war conditions and cooperate with the interpariamentary congress were rejected.
 Important Measures Passed Following is q list of the most i'm portant measures passed by congress:
 Resolution declaring a state of war | exists between the imperial German government and the government and the people of the United States and making provision to prosecute the same. On April ? the resolution for war against Germany was introduced In the house and on April 6, or four days after the assembling of congress, the president attached his signature to the measure. No delay was involved in | the passage of this resolution, perhaps the most important ever offered either 1 in this or any other congress. General deficiency appropriation act appropriating $163, S41 ,400.52, of which l $100000,000 was for the national se- curity and defense and for each and l every purpose connected with the 1 war.
 Act authorizing an issue of bonds to | meet expenditures for the national Se- l curity and defense and for the pur- 1 post of assisting in the prosecution of the war and to extend credit to for | ai,y poses. This act appropriated $3,007,- 063, 3,945.46 for establishing credits in 1 the United States for foreign govern mentS by purchase of bonds of our al 1 lies and expenses incident to prepara- ton and issue of bonds and certifi- cates; authorizes the issue of bonds amounting to S5,063, ,945, 460 of which $3,000,0 100000 is for meeting the loans authorized to foreign governments, $2, 100000 900 to meet domestic ex- penditureS, and $G3 945, ,460 to redeem the three per cent loan and also au- thorizes $2000,000,0 GOO of one year cer- l tificates of an indebtedness tempo rarily to provide revenue.
 Huge Military Expansion.
 Act authorizing one additional mid shipman for each senator, representa- 1 tive and delegate i'll congress.
 Act appropriating $273, ,046.332. 50 for the support Of the army for the fiscal year 1918.
 Act authorizing the president to in- crease temporarily the military estab- 1 lishment of the United States. This act authorized a selective draft of ], 1,00,000,O00 men and contains other im- portant legislative features pertain ing to the army.
 Resolution authorizing the president to take over for the United States any vessel owned in whole or in part by any corporation, citizen or subject of any nation with which the United States may be at war.
 Act to increase temporarily the com missioned and warrant and enlisted strength of the navy and Marine corps from STOOD to 10000 men, in the first instance, and from r, 400 to 30,- GOO. in the second.
 Act appropriating $1,344 ,S96.lS for the support of the military academy for the fiscal year 1918 and for other 1 purposes.
 Largest Single Grant in History.
 Act to amend an act entitled "An Act to Regulate Commerce" as amend ed, in respect of car service, and for other purposes.
 Act amending the war risk insur- ance act and appropriating $45, 10000 to insure vessels and their cargoes and expenses connected herewith.
 Act appropriating $147 ,363, ,928.77 for the sundry civil expenses of the gov ernment for the fiscal year 1918.
 Act authorizing the issue to states and territories and the District of Co., lumbia of rifles and other property for the equipment of organization of home guards.
 Act appropriating $3,2S1 ,094 541 60 for the military and naval establish ments on account of the war expenses. Up to time this was the largest ap- propriation act known to this or any other country. Among other things 1t appropriated $405, 100000 for an emer- gency shipping fund with which to be- gin construction of the greatest mer- chant fleet the world has ever known.
 Act to punish acts of interference | with foreign relations, the neutrality and the foreign commerce of the Unit ed States, to punish espionage and better enforce the criminal laws of l the United States.