Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-03-07

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Features of Sixty-fifth Congress.
Special features of the Sixty-fift
congress were many addresses by Pres
Iident Wilson, including those recon
mending war with Germany and Aus
tria, that Of January s, 1917, enunciat
| ing his famous IA principles Of peace
and those endorsing woman suffrage
announcing the armistice terms Inn
posed upon Germany last November
There were three sessions OF tn
congress. The first, extra session, me
IApril 2, 1917, following shortly afte
the turbulent and successful senate fill
ibuster on the administration arme'
ship bill which marked the close o.
the Sixty fourth congress. The dra
matte nigh> address Of President vii
son to urge war with Germany, which
was promptly declared. marked th'
opening Of the extra session called, bu
a few weeks after the presidents inau-
guration for a second term. The ses'
sion closed October s, 1917, lasting
lss days. The second session-lastine
354 days and the longest in the his
tory Of the American government-be'
gan December 3, 1917, and adjourned
November 21, last. The third and fina
session which ended today began De-
cember 2 last and was the statutory
short session Of SO days.
Substantial Democratic majorities II
both senate and house since Presiden
Wilson's Inauguration six years ago
now have passed. In the new congress
the senate will have 40 Republican,
and Al Democrats, and the house 2s'
Republicans and 1913 Democrats, ont
socialist, two independents and ont
prohibitionist.
Many Veterans Retire.
Many veterans in both houses re
tired with today's adjournments. II
the senate these included Senator
Salisbury Of Delaware, president pr
tempore; Lewis Of Illinois. Democratic
whip; Shaforth Of Colorado; Thomp
son of Kansas, Hardwick Of Georgia
Hollis Of New Hampshire, and Varda
man of Mississippi; Goff Of West Vir
ginia, Smith Of Michigan and Weeks o
Massachusetts. Among prominent rep
resentatives whose services ended wer
Miss Jeanette Rankin Of Montana
the first woman elected to the house
Never London Of New York, socialist
Swager Sherley Of Kentucky, chair
man Of the appropriation committee
Hayes Of California; Keating, Colora
do; Powers, Kentucky; Foster, Illinois
Cox, Barnhardt and Dixon Of Indiana
Miller, Minnesota; Borland, Missouri
Parker, New Iersey; Gordon. Ohio
Farr, Pennsylvania; o'Shaunnessy
Rhode Island; Slayden, Gregg ant
Dies, Texas; and Copper and Stafford
Of Wisconsin.
New members Of the next congress
include Senator's s-elect Harrison, Mis-
sissippi; Harris, Georgia; Stanley, Ken
lucky; Capper, Kansas; Edge, New
Jersey; Elkins, West Virginia; McCor
mick,-. Illinois; sNewbeiry -Mfehfean
and Walsh, Massachusetts,.
Partisan politics. although 1t cause'
the mandate for change from Demo
cratic to Republican control OF con
gress, was largely buried during tn
war period, war measures being hasu
ly rushed through with Dig bi-partisal
majorities. Many acute controversies
however, marked the congress. Amoni
them were the 1917-1s1S question OF
war efficiency, developed from an In
vestigation Of the senate military com
mittee and reaching a climax In TN
dispute between President wilson AM
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, chair
man Of the committee. Others IN
yolved the league Of nations, the over
man bill comforting unlimited authori
ty on the president to reorganize gov
ernment departments, government con
troll of railroads and the food contro
act.
Important Measures Passed.
During the first session OF the con
gress, devoted largely to prosecution o
the war, among the important meas
ures passed were:
The war declaration against Germa
nv, signed April 6, 1917; the selectiV
draft act; the law for seizure OF In
termed German ships; the war risk In
surance bureau act; the first war rev
enue bill; the food and fuel contro
law; the daylight saving measure; tn
initial and record breaking aviation
appropriation Of s640,000.0OO; tn
trading with the enemy act; and meas
ures providing for soldiers and sailor
insurance and protection Of their ciVl
rights at home.
| Outstanding measures Of the secono
| long session, were:
| The American war declaration; IN
national prohibition resolution; tn
Webb export trade act; the alien prop
erty custodian bill; the laws for gov
ernment control Of railroads. tele
graphs, telephones, cables and radi
utilities; the second draft law and tn
Oyerman reorganization bill.
| During the last session. completio
of the $4,000. 100000 revenue bill wa
the chief accomplishment in additio
to completion of the wheat guarantee
bill, authorization Of short term note
and the huge annual appropriate
bills.
AMERICANS APPROVE LEAGUE.
| pree;danf Wilson Saws He Will so Re