The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-07-09
All Appropriation Bills Car
rying Funds Needed for
the Fiscal Year Are Pass
ed.
PROHI ENFORCEMENT
GETS RIGHT OF WAY
Coming of President Before
Senate Thursday is Event
of Central Interest for
This Week.

Washington. July S.-The sixty sixth
President Wilson seven weeks ago, be j..
gan a new chapter when it convened
Today after a weeks recess Having
passed all of the appropriation bills
carving funds needed for the fiscal
year, leaders planned to begin work 1T
an early date on the reconstruction
legislation made necessary by the
{ ohange of the country from a war to
reace basis, while in the senate the
next few months at least are expected
to be given over largely to considera
ton of the German peace treaty and
related subjects.
The appearance before the senate
Thursday, of President Wilson to ex-
plain the peace treaty and it's League
of Nations covenant and the Franco
American agreement in the opinion o.
senator's eclipsed all other matters or
the senate program for the week. Nd
important business was on the senate
calendar to be taken up Immediately
and it was considered probable by
some members thai the senate might
aGqjourn until Thursday soon after
meeting today.
In the house, activity this week viii
{ enter on COMMITTEES work with the ex-
oeption that leGisIasios osrfor enforcing
prohibition probably wfil be called up
for consideration on the floor. Inves-
tisation of war department expendi-
lures will be continued during the week
by sI1b-comrnittees while work on
some of phases of merchant marine
legislation will be undertaken by sub
committees Of the merchant marine
committee. The interstate commerce
committee plans to complete it's pre-
gram for hearings on railroad legisla
tion that are to begin July s. The
ways and means committee is expect
cd to consider special legislation fc-
protection of industries which sprang
up during the war before beginning
worl; on a general revision of the tar
If.
Tentative plans Of house leaders
called for the prohibition enforcement
lt gislatiop to he Civ the right of way
IN the house beginning today, but it,
were uncertain whether
these plans would be carried out
washington, july o.-W hen the Dill
was laid before the house by the rules
committee there were indications
bitter fight would be made on the
measure. 1t was agreed to limit de-
bate on the resolution to make the bill
i'll order to one hour.
Chairman Campbell. of the rules or
the committee, said it was though
wise to give more time for debate than
Usually allotted ordinary measures
The bill will be set aside tomorrow
which is calendar Wednesday and its
consideration resumed Thursday AMI
Mr.. Campbell thought vote would oe
possible Friday or Saturday.
Representative Pou. Democrat af
North Carolina said the prohibition
measure made everything" a crime
and that unless it was amended in
several important particulars "trcu-
hIes would begin as soon as II went o
the statute books"
Representative Cantrill. democrat of
Kentucky. appealed to the anti-prohi-
bitionists to be game sports and give
the drys a chance"
Il am in favor of making the biz
rigid enough to satisfy every member
of the Anti Saloon League, he said.