Evening star., 1918-07-21
100 WAR. MEASURES PASSED:
% BILLIONS APPROPRIATED
Legislation in Congress More Important
Than Any Other in Worlds History.
] List of Bills Made Into Law.

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100 bills which can appropriately be
called wear measures. including ap-
propriations of more than $4,000. .000,-
600. close to one-half the wealth of
Great Britain and her possessions.
1t has passed more important legis-
lation than any other body In the his
tory of the world. 1t has passed "a
war-risk insurance bill which pro-
vides for insurance for our soldiers
and sailors. Under this bill 2.6s2,153
of our boys have been insured and the
government has written up to date
$22.6s1,1s6.000 Of insurance.
Legislation providing for the War
Finance Corporation. in which the
United States practically goes into
the banking business with 500. .0o0. 900
capital; the railroad-control law. the
taking over Of the railroads of the
United States and also the telegraph
and telephones: the laws providing for
the various bond issues; Army and
Navy appropriation bills amounting
to billions of dollars.
The work of Congress during a
session of record-breaking approprf-
ations and legislation was commended
by the President as follows:
1T seems to me that the work of
this remarkable session has not only
been done thoroughly, but that 1t has
also been done with the utmost dis
patch possible in the circumstances
or consistent with fun considera-
tion of the exceedingly critical mat
ters dealt with. 1 have admired the
work of this session. The way in
which the two houses of Congress
have co-operated with the executive
has been generous and admirable"
War Measures Passed.
Among the war measures passed by
the present Congress were:
War bonds $1,000. 100000. authority
to issue.
Assignment Assign @ of Fleet Naval Reserve
Eor extension of minority enlistments,
naval service.
Increase of midshipmen at Annapolis.
Increase age limit for officers, Naval
Reserve.
Relating to foreign enlistments in
United States.
Army appropriations.
War Army bill. draft and selective
service.
Relating to enlistments in Naval Re-
serve Corps
Increase enlisted strength of Navy
and Marine Corps.
Military Academy appropriations.
Car service regulations.
War risk insurance for seamen.
Sundry civil appropriations.
p Issuance of rifles to state troops
Army and Navy deficiency appropria-
tions.
Suppression of espionage
Condemnation Of land for Army
Aeronautics personnel and appropria-
tfons.
Relief of homesteaders in military or
naval service.
Protection Of desert land entrymen in
Army or Navy.
Increasing membership. Interstate
Commerce Commission.
For priority Of railroad shipments and
control Of train service.
Food survey authorization.
Food control authorization.
y War bonds. authority for second lib
erty loan issue.
Creating aircraft board.
Authority to explore for nitrates and
potassium.
= War revenue measure
Providing repatriation Of citizens In
armies Of allies.
Urgent deficiency measure approprtat-
ing $5,356, ,666.916. x.
Allowing dependents to receive pay
Regulating use Of explosives during
war.
Providing for property loss by sea-
men. q
Permission to take public land am
davits before military authority.
Permitting coastwise trade by for
eign vessels.
Providing six months gFatuity to
dependents of deceased sailors In the
Navy.
Providing commissions In Army
Staff Corps and removing age limits
of Reserve Corps officers requiring
Prescribing court-martial procedure
in Navy.
Appointing chaplains at large In
Army =