El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-04

! tired with t0dayS adjournment. In the
senate these included senators Sauls-
bury, OF Delaware. president pro
tempore. Lewis OF Illinois, Democratic
whip; Shafroth OF Colorado; Thompson
Of Kansas. Hardwick of Georgia;
Hollis of New Hampshire; and Varda-
man Of Mississippi; Golf Of West Viz
GINA; Smith of Michigan and -EVeeks
Of Aiassa chusetts. Among prominent
representative whose services ended
were Miss jeanette Rankin, Of Mon
tana. the first woman elected to the
house; Meyer London of New York,
Socialist; Swager Sherley Of Ken
lucky. chairman Of the appropriations
committee Hayes. California; Heating.
Colorado, Powers Kentucky; Foster.
Illinois; Cox, Barnhart and Dixon of
Indiana; Miller. Minnesota; Borland.
Missouri; Parker. New Jersey. Cor
don. Ohio. Farr. Pennsylvania /;
.O'Shaunessy, Rhode Island; Slayden
Gregg and Dies, Texas; and Cooper
and Stafford. Of Wisconsin
Several New Members.
New members Of the next congress
include senatOrs-elect Harrison. Mis-
sissippi; Harris. Georgia: Stanley
Kentucky; Capper, Kansas; Edge
New Jersey. ElIins, West Virginia;
Mccormick, Illinois; Newberry. Mich
igan; and Walsh, Massachusetts
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the mandate for change from Demo-
cratic to Republican control Of con-
gress, was largely buried during the
war period, war measures being
hastily rushed through with big, BIZ
partisan maiOrities- Many acute con-
trOversies, however. marked the con-
gress. Among these were the 1917
1918 question Of war efficiency. de-
veloped from an Investigation OF the
senate military committee and reach
ing a climax in the dispute between
president Wilson and senator Cham
berlain, OF Oregon. chairman of the
committee. Others involved the league
Of nations; the Overman bill. confer
ring unlimited authority on the presi-
dent to reorganize government de
partments; government control OF
railroads and the food control act
During the first session Of the con-
gress, devoted largely to prosecution
OF the war, among the important
measures passed were=
The war declaration against
Germany. signed April 6. 1917; the
seIectiye draft act; the law for
seizure Of fnterned German ships;
the war risk Insurance bureau
act: the first war revenue hill;
the food and fuel control law; the
daylight saving measure; the
initial and mountaineering aFia-
lion appropriation Of S64O,OOO,OOOs
the trading with the enemy act;
and measures providing for SOL
dferS' and sailors insurance and
protection Of their civil rights At
home.
Outstanding measures OF the sec
md. long session, were:
The Austrian war declaration; the
rational prohibition resolution; the
Webb export trade act: the alien
custodian bill; the laws for
government control OF railroads, tele-
sraphs. telephones, cables and radio
Utilities; the second draft law the
var finance corporation act and the
)verman reorganization bill
During the last session, completion
4 the Sc. 900. 600 900 revenue bill was
he chief accomplishment in addition
o completion Of the wheat guaranty
iii. authorizations Of $1,000. 100000 in
hort term notes and the huge annual
bills.
Woman Suffrage Defeated.
Woman suffrage also was a much
debated topic, but was defeated in the
enate last month, So to %, lacking
he necessary two-thirds by margin Of
ne vote, after the resolution had
,een adopted by the house. The cam
laign for its adoption will be renewed
n the new congress-
Investigations by both senate and
louse committees were numerous
throughout the three sessions
The senate confirmed thousands Of
It ratified treaties for
couisition Of the Virgin Islands. for
ecfprocaI drafting f aliens and sew
raj commercial and arbitration
reatiss. Despite the support OF presi-
ent Wilson. the SIS, 000, 900 Colombia
reaty again failed