Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-26
U. S. CONGRESS TO TAKE
UP MANY QUESTIONS
Enactment Of Man-Power, Revenue
Tax and Prohibition Bills
Expected Soon.
TO RUSH NEW DRAFT ACT
Indications Point to Measure Being
ON Statute Books by Saturday OF
This Week, and Registration VIII
Follow Soon After.
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tBy Associated Pressl
WASHINGTON. August 25-The
ehac.ment Oh tho man-power bill cx-
tending army draft ages to eighteen
and forty.fivc years; launching of In.
sS.oo9;O0O000 war tax measure in
inc House. and probably definite ac.
big tasks before congress- esi't this srS we ths
:. AS passed yesterday by the House
in In virtually virtually, The form Submitted BY
be transferred tomorrow to the Senate
r pei,t ~ the Senate Military Com.
ot ih,eee ninth with Its york or fight" and
luted In the Senate for the measure
which has been under debate there.
Trm i,sse by the Senate tomorrow or
S SnGs and transmissios to President
The revenue bill is to be completed
Means Committee. formally in intro @d
for Initial consideration on the follow ION. u
body esnsc, By sep,em5sr is. Eentrali SNf IS
ssideration;, Chairman simmons, of the
Sonate Finance Committee, plans a
meeting meet sa late this week to set date to
the measure. Ten days Of Senate
committee hearings are planned. and
p pa Of the biz by the Senate early
Important, developments are expect
ed this week on the question Of war
s s,ms pT afrsa,nsn, The bill. under
sideration tomorrow, but leaders have
agreed TO Law 1t aside temporarily UNI
S % nTRe5a wifi IF f shs ePc PS1sf
tween wet and "dr SS" leaders aas Gs 0 Of
p reG Iega'e the Sl
bone dry" prohibition FOR the country
beginning January l next. and efforts
for several months for the liauor
traffic. which is important in connec
ton with Federal revenues and the
new war tax bin.
SHARP CONTESTS EXPECTED
ON THE MAN-POWER hill
Sharp contests are expected in the
senate tomorrow on the principal
appointments OF tho. man-power bill
work or fight" proposal Defeat of
all amendments designed to raise the
minimum age OF eighteen or to defer
generally Is predicted. The consensus
OF leaders opinion. however. is that
the r york or fight" aamendmcnt will
principal controversy with the the :" House "s
~ with i'rs the IN man,power and prohibition
for an immediate vote on the woman
suffrage resolution is expected, espcc-
f he R IN %eW OF 'ss 0oieed
yesterday for it's early disposal.
meeting OF the Senate Mines
Committee is scheduled tomorrow to
report out the substitute for the House
mineral bill.
The substitute would authorize the
President to form n mineral purchas-
ing corporation with a revolving fund
of S2no.oon.0o0 to stimulate produc-
ton OF minerals which are scarce and
needed for the war
Chairman Sims Of the Interstate
Commerce Committee. has served
notice In the House that he will make
no attempt to bring up his general
water-power bill until Tuesday
The revenue bill is in form for final
accepted tomorrow by the Ways and
Means Committee. II is planned to
prepare the report OF the committee
carefully. While Republicans will
join with the Democrats in reporting
the measure, number Of members
of both parties have reserved the
right to offer amendments on the
floor.