The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-07
LEADERS IN CONGRESS
WANTING A VACATION
FOOD BILL is THE WEEKS
BIG MEASURE.
Senate Will Next Begin Debate
on War Tax Measure of Two
Billion Dollars.

ahead of congress this week. When
of the way the senate will begin de
bate on the S2,OO6,OOO,OOO war tax
bill with the leaders hoping for a
vacation recess in September.
The entire war legislative pro-
gram is again congested in the SEN
ate, where debate on the conference
report on the food control bill will
be resumed tomorrow. Tuesday the
house will begin a series of three
day recesses to continue for several
weeks, until the war tax bill is ready
for conference.
Administration leaders expressed
confidence tonight that the food leg
islation will be sent to the Presi-
dent before the weekend, though
not until after another bitter fight
in the senate. Senator Reed, who
has led the attack on the legislation
plans tomorrow to seek rejection of
the conference report. He will be
Senator Chamberlain. the admin
istration manager, expressed conf
dence tonight that the conferees'
draft would be adopted probably by
ence report on the frst adminisura-
tion food bill, for a food survey and
stimulation of production will fol-
low.
Senator Simmons. chairman of
the finance committee, tomorrow
will present the war tax bill and the
bipartisan committee report to the
senate. 1t is to be taken up after
disposal of the food legislation. The
leaders hope the bill can be finally
passed early in September.
Upon the passage of the revenue
measure, and other minor legisla-
ton, recess of six weeks or more
may be arranged.
Among the less important meas
ures scheduled for early senate con-
sideration are the conference report
on the bills increasing the interstate
commerce commissions personnel
and authorizing the President to fix
priority in railroad shipments.
The administration trading with
the enemy bill. passed by the house.
will be considered tomorrow by the
senate commerce committee. but
senate action may be postponed un-
til after September.
The commerce committee will
seek confirmation this week of Balm
bridge Colby, of New York. as a
member OF the shipping board
The bill proposed by Secretary
McAdoo for government insurance
OF American troops sent abroad also
may be presented this week.
Further senate discussion OF
peace is promised. Senator Stone,
chairman OF the foreign relations
committee said tonight he expected
to deliver this week a speech on the
peace situation. but probably would
not offer any concrete proposals in
the form of resolution. His ad-
dress promises to lead to consider
able discussion OF peace talk in for
eign capitals as we'll as OF America s
war aims.
Woman suffrage is another sub
ject scheduled for continued agita-
ton.
Senator Weeks and others advo-
eating a congressional committee to
supervise war expenditures, expect
to continue their fight Senator
Weeks will offer his resolution as an
amendment TO the war tax bill
Senator Chamberlain hopes to OBJ
tain consideration of his resolution
to draft all aliens except Asiatics
and enemies who reside in this
country. The military committee
also is scheduled to soon report a
war department bill to create a
board of aircraft production.
The senate audit committee will
meet tomorrow and probably report
Senator Shermans resolution for
congressional investigation OF the
East st. Louis race riots. Attention
in some form also is expected to be
given by congress to the anti,draft
disturbances.