Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-06
Treasury Department Calls For
War Appropriation OF
Sl3,504, 357, 939.
ADDRESS IS AWAITED
President Expected to Urge Congress-
10 Concentrate on War Measures
leaders To Follow Wishes
Of Executive.

Washington, Dec. with the first
call upon it appropriations totaling
s13.5o4, 3T ,s3a. both houses of tie
United States win-the-war Congress
convened at the stroke Of noon.
This sum-an average expenditure
Of $37. 0o0.000 day for the next year
Is Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoos
estimate of war and necessary int einal
expenses during the next IL months.
To Address Joint Session.
IL addition to appropriations OF bill,
lions of dollars, measures to put the
full force of tho United States beside
its Allies will be the principal bust,
ness Of the session. The first days
business was largely perfunctory with
official notification to the Presldcn:
hat Congress Is in session and waiting
to hear his opening address. Tho
President will speak today at 1880 y.
m. in the hall of the House before
Joint session.
Leaders To Back Wilson.
President Wilson in his address. 1t
Is understood. will urge Congress to
confine its work strictly to measures
for the successful sci speedy prosecu.
ton Of the war. There Is general
disposition among the leaders on both
sides to depend upon him to take The
lead in proposing the war measures
and 70 give him all the nonpartisan
support possible.
While the question OF declaring war
upon Austria, Turkey ard Bulgaria
Germany's allies, Is being agitated in
Congress. there Is a general disposi.
ton to follow the wishes OF The
executive branch 81 the government
which is u',Acrstoci 10 oppose any
change in policy at this time
Prayers For Victory Offered.
opening OF both houses
In Ills prayer opening the Senate
session. Pow. Forest J. Prettyman, Sen
ate chaplain. said:
1--WE face the nightiest task ever
confronting any generation
1--WE thank Thee that we have taken
our place on Thy side, in behalf OF the
brotherhood OF nations and peace
throughout the world"
Speaker Clarke's gavel fell ON the
dot OF noon with large representa-.
tion OF the House present His ap-
pearance on the rostrum was greeted
with spontaneous applause, the mem
bers rising and cheering.
Senate Attendance Large.
In his orening prayer. the House
chaplain asked that "in this, the
darkest hour OF human history. help
US. people. to appreciate the gravity
Of the situation and unite us in bonds
~ patriotism that we may throw all
our moral. intellectual and physical
force into the conflict with grim deter.
mination to win or perish"
For the first time in two sessions
Senator Nathon Coz. West Virginia,
answered roll cali illness prevented
his attendance at ne special session
Attendance In the Senate was un-
expectedly large, Sixty-seven Of the
90 senators answered roll call
busting To Be Honored.
Senator La Toilette arose immedi-
ately after the formal organization Of
the Senate formally to announce to
the Senate the death OF his colleague
Senator Paul q. Husting of Wiscon
sin. who was accidentally shot while
hunting.
This Is not the time to pay ade.
auate honor to the S,emory OF Senator
Husting." said La Toilette. AT a
later time shall ask that day be
set aside to pay honor to him."
The Senate at once adopted reso-
tuition OF profound regret" over SEN
ator Hastings death and as a further
mark of respect adjourned at l2:14
until Tuesday,
To Offer Bone Dry Bill.
Bone dry prohibition throughout the
tinted states for the duration OF the
war as food conservation measure Is
proposed in a bill Representative Ran.
tall, California, has ready for intro,
tuction.
Five thousand dollars fine. or two
years In prison would be the penalty
for the selling. making. transporting,
importing or use Of an food. fruit o.
feed in the production Of alcoholic
beverages. except for medicinal, GOV
ornamental. industrial or scientific pur
poses,