The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-03
Right of Way Given cory
Bills Hereafter, Wk tn
er Matters Are on
Sidetrack.
WIN WAR LEGISLATION
Everything Pertaining to War Is to
Be Given Consideration
Ahead Of All
Others.

lBy L. u. Martin, united fIesS o'<ali
Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-Consress
today gave right Of way to victory
bills"
In both houses vital war legislation
is to be driven through to the exclu-
sion of everything else, so that Ameri-
cas- might can be thrown into the war
scales as quickly as possible.
To break a serious jam in which
much win-the-war legislation has been
caught in the house. Representative
julius Kahn, a ranking republican on
the house military committee, has In
troduced a resolution giving military
and naval bills precedence on the
house calendar for the rest OF the ses-
sion.
Senator Chamberlain. chairman OF
the senate military committee, also
has obtained senate leaders consent
to expedite in every way possible ac-
ton on war and navy department bills.
The senate within ten days has
passed more than fifteen war bills.
most of them appearing unirnportant,
but which are vital to the gearing up
of the war machine.
Kahn's first step In the house Will
be to get action on draft law amend
ments, passed by the senate. but held
UP in the house by hostility or some
military committee members. kahn
will ask a special rule today for their
immediate consideration. The amend
ments include one basing the quotas
on the number of men in class one, in
stead of on population; another en-
mowers the president to call men given
deferred classification; a third pro-
vides for registration of all who have
become twenty-one since the fifth OF
last June.
Passage of these is expected to be
followed By announcement OF the sec
ond draft.
The senate continued its work on
the Overman empowering bill. lndlca-
tjons now are that when the Dill
passes. it will bear little resemblance
to its present form. 1t is almost GER
tain that the presidents reorgan1z1ng
power will be specifically limited to
certain departments.
Consideration Of Senator Kings
resolution for war on Turkey and Bull
garia probably will be delayed until
next week, though King may seek &C
tion Thursday The 1900. COO 900 bond
bill will be presented to the senate to-
day or tomorrow and immediate ac-
ton sought.
Cloak room discussion today cen
tered about the Wisconsin senatorial
election. won, according to latest re-
turns by Representative Irvine L. Len
root republican. Republicans jubl-
Iantly predicted this presages sweep
ing victory in the congressional cleo
tions next November. Democrats de-
clared Berger's socialist vote caused
the defeat Of Joseph Davies, democrat
and personal choice of President VIII
son. They pointed out also that Wis
consin is normally strong republican
state.
The issue of loyalty, all agreed, was
settled In Wisconsin's favor by deci-
sive rejection OF the Berger peace pro-
gram.
The house rules committee cleared
the way for fast action on war meas
ures when it agreed 10 give all bills
from the military committee privileged
status for the rest of the session. At
the same time the committee returned
A rule for imm ediate consideration OF
the uending amendments to ;he draft
law. which Provost Marshal General
! Crowder has insisted are vital before
! - i. .,z.o,l draft mon are called out