Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-08-15
100 WARiMEA-
SURES PASSED
THE LEGISLATION IN CONGRESS
MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANY
OTHER IN WORLDS HISTORY.
LIST OF BILLS MADE INTO LAW.
Including Government Control OF
Railroad, and Telegraph.

W -
Washington. y. C.-The present
Congress has passed 100 bills which
can appropriately be called war meas
ures. including appropriations Of
more than So 900, 900. 900, close to
one.half the wealth Of Great Britain
and her possessions.
II has passed more important leg
islation than any other body in the
history Of the world, says the Wash
ington Star II has passed war
risk insurance bill which provides for
insurance for our soldiers and sail
ors Under this bill 2,6S2. 1853 Of our
bows have been insured and the gov
eminent has written up TO date VIZ
5si. 1876. 600 Of insurance.
Legislation providing for the War
Finance Corporation, in which the
United States practically goes into
the banking business with 500. 0OO,-
600 capital. the railroad-control law,
the taking over Of the railroads Of
the United States. and also the tele-
graph and telephones; the laws pro
viding for the various bond issues I;
Army and Navy appropriation bills
amounting TO billions Of dollars.
The work Of Congress during a
session Of record breaking appropria-
tions and legislation was commended
BY the President ~ follows:
ut seems TO me that the work Of
this remarkable session has not only
been done thoroughly, but that il ha;
also been done with the utmost dis
patch possible in the circumstances
or consistent with a full eonsidera-
ton Of the exceedingly critical mat
tiers dealt with have admired the
work Of this session. The way in
which the two houses Of Congress
have cooperated with the executive
has been generous and admirable.
War Measures Passed.
AIlNUk Aflt WIZ UitaohitN boHeth
By the present Congress were:
War bonds, $1,000, 100000. au-
thority to issue.
Assignment Of Fleet Naval Reserve
TO active duty.
For extension Of minority enlist
ments. naval service.
Increase Of midshipmen at Annap-
oils.
Increase age limit for officers, Nav
al Reserve.
Relating TO foreign enlistments in
United States.
Army appropriations.
War Army bill, draft and selec-
tive service.
Relating to enlistments in Naval
Reserve Corps.
Increase enlisted strength Of Navy
and Marine Corps
Military Academy appropriations.
Car service regulations.
War risk insurance for seamen.
Sundry civil appropriations.
Issuance Of rifles To State troops.
Army and Navy deficiency appro-
priations
Suppression Of espionage.
Condemnation Of land for Army.
Aeronautics personnel and appro
priations.
Relief Of homesteaders in military
or naval service
Protection Of desert land entrymer
in Army or Navy
Increasing membership. Interstat,
Commerce Commission.
For priority Of railroad shipment,
and control o. tram service.
Food survey authorization.
War bonds, authority for seconC
Liberty Loan issue.
Creating aircraft board.
Authority TO explore for nitratei
and potassium.
War revenue measure.
Providing repatriation Of citizeni
In armies ~ Allies
Urgent deficiency measure appro
priating $5.356, 666,O16.
Allowing dependents 20 receive pa,
while absent abroad.
Regulating use Of explosives dur.
ing war
Providing for property loss BY sea
men.
Permission 10 take public lane