The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-03
WIN THE WAR
CONGRESS SESSION
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dent to deliver his annual message
Adjournment today follows these pre-
liminaries.
congressman expect the prohibition
amendment to pass the house before
Christmas recess, after which session
ii is expected to proceed in earnest. "A
spirited fight over war taxes is SEIZED
uled Immediately. The administra
ton is reported to favor raising war
funds by floating additional Liberty
loans rather than imposing more eX'
cess Profits taxes. The Borah-John-
son forces which last session injected
high profits taxes into the revenue
bill, will fight this proposal. They
will renew their wealth CONSUMPTION"
: demand.
The senate will begin work early
on the Webb export bill, permitting
American firms to form export trusts
and combinations Illegal in domestic
trade. This measure has the admins
tration's entire influence behind 1t.
Ia Toilette and Gronna will fight 1t
as dangerous to the welfare of Ameri-
can consumers
The administration conservation
program after ten years tie-up ow-
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tween Pinchot and private capital,
seems likely to go through in full.
Water power, coal land and oil wells
are affected.
Secretary Lane and President Will
son have worked out a compromise
plan which proposes to lease the lands
and water power sites for a fifty year
period with clauses limiting prices
which the lessee can set on his prod
act to the consumer
Government aid to the railways,
either by loans or by building freight
cars, will come at once before the
session. A s100,000,000 appropria
ton win be asked, It Is expected. Gov
eminent ownership Of railways will be
argued, but no test vote Is anticipated.
Further inquiry into Senator La
Follette's conduct will begin Deem
Der II with testimony by e0-Secretary
of State Bryan If he repeats his de-
NAL Of La Follette's statement that
Bryan warned President Wilson the
Lusitania was Illegally carrying NUM-
lions, La Toilette will subject Bryan
to grilling cross examination.
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On Stroke Of Twelve.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. Both
house and senate of Americas win-the-
war congress convened on the stroke
of noon toay with the first call upon
1t for appropriations totaling s13,504,-
S57,939
This sum-an average expenditure
OF s37,000,000 a day for the next year
lis Secretary OF the Treasury Nc
Adoos estimate of war and necessary
internal expenses during the next
year.
On Tuesday President Wilson will
deliver his message, sounding the call
for such action as he believes neces-
sary to carry America to victory in the
war for democracy. In presenting his
message. the president will appear be-
fore joint session for the first time
since the declaration Of war against
Germany.
Since that time the first American
blood has been shed in France and the
United States has assumed a dominant
position in the councils OF the allies.
Adjournment was taken in both houses
today, Immediately after preliminaries
were disposed of to await the presi-
dents message. Galleries were crowd
ed, however, and members brought
word to both house and senate Of in.
creasing OF determination to wage
war to victory among the people "back
home"
The president is not expected to
ask for a declaration of war against
Germany's allies tomorrow but the
sentiment for announcing open bellig-
erency on Austria appeared to be
growing today. Senator Lodge, rank
ing republican member of the senate
foreign relations committee declared
In favor of this step Senator Stone,
chairman Of the committee has already
gone on record as favoring a declar-
alton on Austria. The suggestions of
the president, however, are expected
to be followed as to this
Sir George Reid, former premier OF
Australia and former member of the
British parliament, occupied a seat on
the senate. floor as the guest OF Sen.
ator Hitchcock. Nebraska
Senator Martin, Virginia. democrat
&c leader, and Senator Gallinger, New
Hampshire minority leader, were
named as the senate members of a
Joint committee to notify the presi.
dent of the converting OF congress.
Ways and means of raising the ire
mendous sums called for by the gov
eminent estimates will precipitate the
big fights of the session. 1t is be-
1ieved the president may have specific
recommendations to make on this sub
5ect
Renewal Of the prohibition fight be-
came certain when Representative
Randall, California, presented a reso-
luton that would prohibit the use of
any food materials in the manufacture
of alcohol or alcoholic beverages.
While no demonstration was admit
ted by the suffragists, advance notice
has been given OF attempts that will
be made to force through a suffrage
amendment this session, despite the
crush of war work.
The house recessed until this after
noon when the committees appointed
to wait on the president will notify
him that congress is ready to receive
his message.
The house notification committee
was Kitchin, Fitzgerald, chairman ap-
preparations committee, and GilIett,
Massachusetts, acting republican lead