Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-09
Committee On Conduct of
War Likely to Be
Appointed.
SIX MEMBERS FROM
SENATE AND HOUSE
Committee Would Be Clothed With
Widest Powers to Study Mar Prob
lens and Confer With and Advise
President-consress Prepares to
Vote Huge War Fund For Both
America and Her European Allies.

America and Her European Allies.
Washington, April "a joint res
olution for a congressional Joint COM
mittee on the conduct of the war" was
introduced simultaneously today by
Senator Weeks, of Massachusetts, and
Representative Madden, of Illinois,
both republicans.
The committee would be composed
Of six members Of the senate, including
four democrats and two republicans;
Six from the house. evenly divided be-
tween republicans and democrats.
The resolution provides that the
committee shall be known as the joint
and shall "sit during the sessions or
recesses Of congress. shall make spe-
cial study of the problems arising out
Of the war, shall confer -and--adxisn
with the president of the United
States, and shall report to congress
from time to time in Its own discretion
or when requested to do 80 by either
branch of congress"
The committee would be clothed
with the widest powers of investiga-
ton.
Aims al Correlation.
In the senate the resolution for a
joint war commission was referred to
the rules committee at the. request Of
Senator Weeks who, explained that it
was designed to have this congress
follow the course established In the
civil war.
I'VE should correlate," he said, "all
the forces Of government in the con-
duct of this war. 1t is reported that
we are to be asked to appropriate vast
sums Of money and we have no direct
knowledge how or where the money is
to be spent. 1t is the duty of congress-
to know the methods Of expenditures
to be made. It Is no reflection on any
one to have expenditures SO consid-
cred. We are going to war and It
seems to me we should Keep before
the people at all times the methods Of
making expenditures"
Chairman Dent, Of the house mill
tary committee, conferred with Presi-
dent Wilson today on the plans of the
war department for raising large
army thru selective conscription. Mr..
Dent has been classed as an opponent
Of the plan.
Congress Prepares to Act.
A decision to introduce the s5.0oo,-
000,0 900 bond issue measure on Thurs
day in the house was reached today by
Secretary McAdoo and Representative
Rainey, Of Illinois, ranking democratic
member Of the ways and means COM
mittee
Early action on the administration
war legislative measures was forecast
with the assembling of congress today.
Chief among them are bills to auth
orize issuance of bonds for billions of
dollars and for raising big army. Op-
position to both measures is looked for,
but it is not expected seriously to
threaten their passage.
On the house side democratic men,
bers Of the ways and means committee
were prepared to Introduce resolution
for bond issues. The house also is ex-
pected to agree promptly to a senate
to the general deficiency
bill giving the president an emergency
war fund Of 3100,00o,00O.
The senate was expected to begin
consideration of the army bill carrying
$27O, 100000, which was passed by the
house at the last session. Other meas
ures which will probably be taken up
in their order are military academy and
sundry civil supply bills, the espionage
bill and amendments to the shipping
law and federal reserve act.
Money BY Taxation.
About $780, ,000, 900. one half Of the
$500. 100000 asked for army and navy
purposes within a year, will be raised
by taxation and the balance by sale OF
bonds. House and senate leaders vir-
tuaiiy decided today that most revenues,
should come from increased taxes on In
comes, inheritances and excess profits
and to make an issue Of bonds for 35,-
900, 100000, Of which $4,000, ,000. 900 would
be invested in war bonds Of the entente
nations and $4,000, 100000 would cover
the balance Of war expenses not met by
taxation. All Of the $4,000, ,000, 900 might
not be needed within the year, 1t ID
said.
Three Billion Loan to Allies.
The measure will carry q $4,000, ,00O,.
900 issue for loan to the allies and 1
$1,000, 100000 tissue for conducting the
war in this country. The S2.000,0O0. 600
issue II expected to meet zone half Of
this country's war expenses up 70 June
80. 1913. Consideration Of plans TO.
raising additional funds by taxation for
conducting the war for this country will
come later. The most essential thing 10