Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-11
CONGRESS FACES
HOT WEATHER JOB
War Measures to Be Disposed
of That New Labors May
Be Entered Upon.

WASHINGTON. June 10 - Re-
igncd TO another hot weather session.
congress plans this week to dispose
finally of important war measures
long pending and To begin considera-
ton OF now Legislation promising at
least month or six weeks more Of
WORK.
Before tho week ends II is hoped
10 send the delayed war budget and
espionage bills to President Wilson
In the meantime the senate finance
committee viii continue revising the
war tax bill, expecting TO have 1t
ready Tor debate I'm the senate the
first Of next week. ON the house side
discussion OF the river and harbor
bill Will be resumed tomorrow and
the agriculture committee will com
plete its draft Of the food control bill,
to be submitted about the middle of
the week.
After disposing of the conference
report of the espionage bin. stripped
of newspaper censorship provisions,
the senate tomorrow WIZ. resume de-
bate on the Newlaud's railroad lcgis-
lation measure. The espionage re-
port has been approved by the house
and is expected to occupy little time
of the senate, the important short EN-
barge provision having originated
there. The railroad BILL giving the
president authority to order prefer
cntial handling of food and other nee
essaries, is meeting opposition from a
few senators, but its passage without
delay is generally expected If II Is
disposed of tomorrow senate leaders
probably will agree upon few Gays
recess while waiting for the war tax
bill.
Long Debate Ahead.
Publishers excess profits and in
come taxes are the stumbling blocks
facing the senate war tax revisionists
when they resume work tomorrow
with new confidential draft of the
bill as changed in more than two
weeks committee consideration. Sen
ators are predicting radical changes
I'm the redraft after II gets into the
senate. where "A debate OF two or
three weeks is looked for.
An early opportunity Will be taken
this week for an executive session ~
the senate to consider the many I'M
purtant army promotions presented tn
the president for the new army
While considerable criticism of some
of the promotions is voiced privately
ii is expected that all of the nomina-
tions will go thru without serious OPP
position. ,,
The 1000. 600. 900 war budget bill
providing funds urgently needed for
military purposes as well as $i5V,-
060. 900 for the new merchant marine,
which was returned 20 conference -
the house because of an alleged cN-
cessiVe appropriation for purchase ol
the jamestown exposition site Tor Il
naval base, awaits final action. Each
branch Of congress has charged the
other with delaying the appropriation
measure while a compromise on the
jamestown site question is sought.
Passage Of the food control biii
without the proposed maximum price
fixing authority Is predicted, as Herb
crt G. Hoover and the administrator
are represented as agreeing to elimi-
nation Of such provision tho in favor
Of minimum price fixing power. Botr
house and senate have passed the
first food control bill providing for a
food census and measure to st.msiatr
production, but differences between
the two houses is causing delay
Members who will be the house
conferees are busy drafting the con
troll measure, while Senator Gore
chairman Of the senate committee aad
head of is conferees Is engaged with
the war tax bill.
Prohibition Up Again.
Prohibition questions are ioominr
into prominence as the food and
revenue legislation near committed
completion. Prohibition measure
during the war are involved in Dotn
The senate judiciary committee meet.
tomorrow to consider resolutions o
Senator Sheppard. Curtiss. Thompson
Jones OF Washington, Shafroth ans
many others proposing national pro
nibition. The committee is under
stood to favor reporting out one Of the
Resolutions for submitting a constitu-
tional prohibiuon amendment.
An amendment to the war tax bill
provides Il prohibitory tax upon dis
tillation OF foodstuffs into whisky ant
other distilled spirits during the wal
senator Gore also has. a prohibition
rider" + ending to the railroad bill IN
the senate. proposing to prohibit In
terstate shipment OF liquor during tn,
war. Various other prohi bit or
amendments are planned in connec
tion with the revenue and fooc
measures. Prohibition advocates ar'
meeting frequently.