Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-03
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The DEMOCRATS start the session Il
control Of both Senate and HOUSE
with 81 Democratic Senators against
ls Republicans. with one seat-oena-
tor Husting's--vacant. In the House
the Democrats have 21s msmbsrs. the
Republicans 21s. with hvs andepend-
ents and one seat vacant. .s Y
New Msmbsrs In House.
Several new members Joined the
house today, Representative Lufkin,'
Republican. Of the sixth Massachu-
sets district succeeded Augustus =.
Gardner. Republican. who resigned;
Representative Deshlin. Democrat. Of
the twenty eighth Pennsylvania dis
trict. succeeded former Representative
Bleakley, Republican. who resigned,
and Representative Merritt republt-
can, Of the fourth Connecticut sue
ceeding Representative Dbenezer Hill.
Republican, deceased.
Important war legislation expected
to come before tho present session In
cludes measures to give tho President
further authority. especially over
enemy aliens. Senator Chambeslain's
bill for universal military training
and measures to meet iahoT ooss!-;
lions.
Chief among domestic concerns are
prohibition and woman suffrage. SEM
ator sheppard's proposed Constttu-
tional amendment, whose submission
was approved August by the Senate
IS to 20, will be pressed in the House.
while both bodies will be urged to ap-
prove submission Of the so-called SUI
san B. Anthony amendment for equal
suffrage, which has been favorably re-
ported to the Senate calendar. Speaker
Clark soon will appoint q chairman
for the new, special House COMMITTEES
on woman suffrage.
Important general legislation pend
ing because of its exclusion from the
last special war session are the Webb
bill permitting exporters to combine
in foreign trade, which has twice
passed the House and is the Senate'a
unfinished business; the Shields wa
terpower development bill; the Walsh
Pittman oil and coal land leasing
measure and the Colombian treaty.
proposing payment of $25,000,O00 to
Colombia.
The administration soldiers and SAIL.
ors civil rights bill, which passed tho
House last session but failed to get
through the Senate. soon will be taken
up by the Senate judiciary COMMITTEES.
1t operates in the nature Of morator-.
ium, suspending court processes
against members Of the American
military forces. Other unfinished war
legislation includes Senator Chamber
lain's resolution to subject aliens to
the draft; Senator Calder's bills for
alization Of aliens. and Senator Pomer-
ene's bills. to enforce government con-
troll Of iron and steel products ana for
reclamation Of physically unflt men for
military service. II
Revision of second class postage
rates for publications also promises
to be agitated during the session.
Creation OF congressional commit
tee to supervise war expenditures.
which President Wilson prevented
during the last session. will be urged
by Senator Weeks Of Massachusetts
and other Republicans. The proposal
OF Chairman Fitzgerald Of the House
appropriations committee for a single
committee to control war appropria-
tons also Is pending.
Closer scrutiny OF appropriations
and departmental estimates. during
the present session is generally pre-
dicted. with efforts to prevent extrava-
gance while at the same time provide
ing adequate funds for war needs.
Spectacular features during the SEES.
sion are regarded as possible devel-s
opr1ents from the agitation against
Senator La Toilette and others be-
cause of their opposition to some war
legislation. He and Senator Hard
wick Of Georgia have announced their
intention to seek repeal Of the draft
law. while Senators La Toilette and
Sherman of Illinois have peace reso-
lutions pending before the Senate for.
eign relations committee.
Within the next few days President
Wilson is expected to send to the Sen.
ate nominations Of many military and
civil officers appointed during the re-
cess or who failed Of confirmation az
the last session.