Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-04
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whip; Shafroth of Colo, Thompson
OF Kansas, Hardwick of Georgia,
Hollis OF New Hampshire, and Var
daman Of Mississippi; Goff OF West
Virginia. Smith of Michigan and
Weeks of Massachusetts. Among
prominent representatives whose
services ended were Miss jeanette
Rankin of Mont, the first woman
elected to the house; Meyer Lon
don of New York. socialist; Swager
Sherley OF Kentucky. chairman Of the
appropriations committee; Hayes OF
California, Keating of Colo, Powers
of Kentucky, Foster OF Illinois. Cox,
Barnhart and Dixon OF Indiana, Mil
Ter OF Minnesota. Borland OF Mis-
souri,, Parker Of New Jersey, Cor
don of Ohio, Farr OF Pennsylvania,
O'Shaunesay OF Rhode Island, Slay-
den, Gregg and Dies OF Texas, and
Cooper and Stafford OF Wisconsin.
New members OF the next congress
include Senators-elect Harrison OF
Mississippi, Harris of Georgia, Sta2-
ley of Kentucky. Capper OF Kansas.
Edge OF New Jersey, Elkins OF West
Virginia, Mccormick OF Illinois, New
berry Of Michigan. Walsh of Massa-
Ichusetts.
Partisan politics. although 1t
caused the mandate for change from
democratic to republican control OF
\ congress. was largely buried during
, the war period. war measures being
hastily rushed through with big BIZ
partisan majorities. Many acute
; acute controversies however, marked
: the congress. Among these were the
1917-191S question of war efficiency
! developed from an investigation OF
the senate military committee and
reaching a climax in the dispute be-
tween President Wilson and Senator
Chamberlain OF Oregon, chairman OF
the committee. Others involved the
league of nations, the Overman bill
: comforting unlimited power and au-
thority on the president to reorganize
a government departments, govern
ment control OF railroads and food
: control act
During the first session OF the
congress, devoted largely to prosec i
9 ton OF the war, among the importan:
measures passed were:
The war declaration against Ger
u many, signed April s, 1917; the Sc
u lective draft act; the law for seizure
OF interned German ships; the wal
risk insurance bureau act; the first
war revenue bill; the food and fueI
control law; the daylight saving
measure; the initial and record
? breaking aviation appropriation o.
r $640,000,000; the trading witt
= the enemy act; and measures pro
viding for soldiers and sailors in
surance and protection of their ciyi
- rights at home.
. Outstanding measures Of the sec
: ond, long session, we're:
- The Austrian war declaration; III,
:. national prohibition resolution; th'
Webb export trade act; ;the aliel
'e property custodian bill; the laws 70
government control of railroads, tel
- egraphs, telephones, cable and radi
. utilities; the second draft law; tn
war finance corporation act and tn
Overman reorganization bill.
- During the last session, completion
~ of the $4,000, 100000 revenue bill
- was the chief accomplishment in ad
dition to completion Of water power
~ oil, gas and coal land development
legislation, authorization of add
q" tional bonds and the huge annna
- appropriation bills.
or Woman suffrage was also a muc
debated topic, but was defeated I
the senate last month, So to 20, laci
ing the necessary two.thirds by
Z margin Of one vote.
, Investigations by both senate an
2 house committees we're numerou
6 throughout the three session.
- Among these were the inquiry int
disloyslty, charges against Senate
LaFollette OF Wisconsin, which r.
Y Gently ended in vote dismissing tn
. charges. Other important inquir,c
in addition to the senate militar