Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-03
Us. Engineers Help Eng glish Stop German Attack
WITH GREAT AMOUNT OF WAR IEGISII. ALTON TO q
Be CONSIDERED, CONGRESS C0NVEllES TODAY; Il
PRESIDENT WILL GIVE ADDRESS TOMORROW
Husting's- In, the House the
Democrats have ZIG members. the Re-,
publicans 218, with dve Independents

publicans 218, with hve indepenoehls' =.
and one seat vacant. Z,
Several new members Joined the
House today. Representative L1txan, lsa a,asa.
setts district succeeding Augustus
Gardner. Republican. who redgned:
Representative Beshlin, Democrat, oI
the Twenty-eight Pennsylvanta das-
,trict, succeeding former Representa-
tive Bleakley, Republican. who re-
signed, and Representative Aerr1tL
Republican. of the Fourth Connects
cut. t.Esucceeding Representatives ;Ebene-
ger HILL, Republican, deceased.
Important war legislation expected
to come before the present session IN.
,cludes measures to give the president
further authority. especially over
enemy aliens; Senator Chamberlain
bill for universal military training.
and measures to meet labor condt-
Is Chief among domestic concerns are
prohibition and woman suffrage. sen-
ator- Sheppard.s proposed constitution
Al amendment, whose submission was
approved August 1 by the Senate 66
to 20, will be- pressed in the. House,
while both bodies will be urged to ap-
prove submission of the so-called SUI
san B. Anthony amendment for equal
suffrage, which. has BEEN favorably
reported to the Senate calendar.
Speaker. Clark soon will appoint q
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
passed the House and Is the Senate's
unfinished business: the Shields wa
terpower development bill; the
Walsh -Pittman oil and coal land leas-
treaty, proposing payment OF $25,O0o.-
| 900 to Colombia. s.3t,5 ss,:s y
The administration soldiers and
sailors 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
committee. J It operates, in the nature
OF moratorium, suspendtng court
processes against members OF the
finished war legislation includes sen-
atorS Chamberlain's resolution to sub
ject aliens to the dr1ft; Senator
Calder's bills for daylight saving and
! expe editions naturalization !of aliens,
and Senator Pomerene's bills, to en-:
force, government control Of iron and
44StseK Hfpducts and for reclamAttonso 81
| pkysIe uniit. men for militarseefv-:
Revision Ne & 81 I 81 sssoi; I sa; sisssa ~ pests.
- s.f6ssnAahiea4ion ony salB0 pfufnissstu q
fbrs rstgitated during thes session.
4 sCfeationsb bf - con nsr essional commit
\ tee xo. supervise r. war expenditures
which President Wilson ii prevented
durinx the last session, VIII be, urged
i BY Senator Weeks OF Massachusetts
! and other Republicans. The propose
4 Of Chairman. Fitzgerald of the House
1 ]appropriafions committee for Q single
committee to control war appropria'
4 tiOns also is pending. = t.-s7+
II Closer scrutiny Of appropriation
and departm entail estiFnates. durinl
4 the present session is generally pre-
s.dicted, with efforts to prevent extrava.
{. gance while at the same time provid
ling adequate funds for war needs.
" Spectacular features during the ses.
sion are regarded as possible develop
ments from the agitation against Sen
ator La Toilette and others because o.
4 their opposition to some war legisla
!; ton. sj:He and Senator Hardwick O
! Georgia have announced their tnten
sItion to seek repeal Of the draft law
while Senators La FolletteS and Sher
man of Illinois have peace resolution
pending before the;a a5enSte foreign re
Il tlAtions COMMITTEES As. is'f5Sl {.
4 - iVitfiins the next; few days Presideh
i Wilson. .is. expected to- send to the Sen
Hate. nominat ions OF many military ant
/; ;ciyil l,Dfac9xsnappDinted. ,Df during the re
4 cess sbkaMho failed Of confirmation q
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