The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-03

needs, are to be considered, probably
Immediately after New Years. Two
bills, the legislative, executive and
judicial and District of Columbia
measures, already are under prepar-
alton.
With $21 1890, 100000 already appro-
priated for the present fiscal years
needs, many members believe that,
with forthcoming appropriations, the
fifty -billion-dollar mark may be
reached for two years of war.
New war revenue legislation is not
scheduled for active consideration for
month or more. A deficit of $3,906,-
100000 in this years expenditures re-
mains to be provided for.
Political affairs will come in for
much consideration during the sesN
sion, with considerable speechmaking,
in view of general congressional cleo
tions next fall at which thirty-two
senator's, nineteen democrats and
thirteen republicans, and the entire
House membership are to be chosen.
Many members believe political cam
paign necessities may shorten the
session.
The democrats start the session in
control of both Senate and House with
So democratic senators against 43 re-
publicans, with one seat-Senator
Hustin' 's-vacant. In the House the
democrats have 216 members, the re-
publicans 213, with five independents
and one seat vacant.
Several new members joined the
House today, Representative Lufkin,
republican, of the Sixth Massachusetts
district succeeding Augustus P. Gard
ner, republican, who resigned; Repre-
sentative Breshlin, democrat, of the
Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania district,
succeeding former Representative
Bleakley, republican, who resigned,
and Representative Merritt, republf-
can, of the Fourth Connecticut, sue
ceeding Representative Ebenezer Hill,
republican, deceased.
Important war legislation expected
to come before the present session in,
cludes measures to give the president
further authority, especially over en-
emy aliens; Senator Chamberlain's
bill for universal military training,
and measures to meet labor condi-
tions.
Chief among domestic concerns are
prohibition and woman suffrage. Sen
ator Sheppard's proposed constitu-
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
Susan B. Anthony amendment for
equal suffrage, which has been favor
ably reported to the Senate calendar.
Speaker Clark soon will appoint a
chairman for the new, special House
committee/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's
unfinished business; the Shields water
power development bill; the Walsh
Pittman oil and coal land leasing
measure, and the Colombian treaty,
proposing payment of $25, 100000 to
| Colombia
The administration soldiers and
sailors civil rights bill, which passed
the House last session but failed to
get through the Senate, soon will be
taken up by the Senate judiciary COM
mittee. 1t operates in the nature of
moratorium, suspending court pro-
cesses against members of the Am
erican military forces. Other un-
finished war legislation includes Sen
ator Chamberlain resolution to sub
ject aliens to the draft; Senator Cal
der's bills for daylight saving and
expeditions naturalization of aliens
and Senator Pomerene's bills, to en-
force government control of iron and
steel products and for reclamation OF
physically unfit men for military SER
vice.
! Revision of second class postal