Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-07
REMARKABLE. SESS|O \ OF. CONGRESS |S.
 N ] W l ' [ R.
Most Important Session Ever Held By the Congress of the United States Adjourns
 Sine Die. Met On April 2.
(By Review Leased Wire.)

WASHINGTON, Oct. GA record of achievement probably unparalleled in legislative history was closed with adjournment today of the war session of congress. Written into the nations statutes in six months are laws in unsurpassed numbers. scope and i'm poTtance.
 Called April 2
 Called April by President Wilson (within a month after his second in- auguration) to enroll the United States among Germany's foes, the passage of the war resolution of April un- til the presidents signature of the last law today, congress has worked necessarily on legislation of vital i'm port in national and world develop ments. It now secures a two months respite. returning December for the regular session and facing another stupendous program of var and do mestic action.
 Remarkable Session
 Marking the session passing into history were its war declaration; pro vision for quick and large increase in the nations fighting forces-cn land. sea and in the air; appropriations of more than twenty billion dollars; measures of taxation and credits to meet the financial drafts and vesting the president with vast powers.
 
 further enormous appropriations for this and next year; great tax bond bills, and a mass of other war and domestic legislation with congress sional primaries and elections closely following.
 Among the most important meas ures enacted were:
 Army Draft Law The army draft law. two war credits measures. authorizing loans to the all lies and sale of domestic bonds, the war tax law. appropriations of s64O. 00G,000 for airplanes, the espionage act. control of foods. feeds and fuels; the trading with the enemy act, the soldiers and sailors insurance act, and two war budget bills.
 Principal Disputes
 The principal disputes of the ses- sion weer on the draft, food control and war tax bills, with opposition cen tered in the senate Cloture was twice resorted to thereon the food and war tax measures-but its actual imposition averted after a month spent on each bill.
 Liquors Hard Hit
 Besides prohibiting further manu- facture or importation of distilled beverages and authorizing the presi- dent to stop or curtail that of beer and wines. the senate by a vote of 65 to 20 also passed the Sheppard resolution providing a national dry" amendment to the constitution. It is pending in the house
 Woman's Suffrage The house created a special com mittee on woman suffrage, while the senate reported the Susan B. Anthony amendment proposing an equal fran chise amendment to the constitution. The latter will be pressed next ses- sion.
 Bills Not Passed
 Several bills passed the senate and house. but failed of joint approval and remain on the calendar. Among them are the soldiers and sailors civil rights bill. the daylight saving measure, the Webb export bill, the measure regulating the killing of mi gratory birds. and the national pro hibition measure. The proposed Co lumbian treaty for payment of $25,- 900, 900 in satisfaction of her loss of the Panama Canal zone also failed of senate ratification and is on the cal endar.