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 aANSATLANTIG WAR 
 CONGRESS IN 1917 
 
 REVIEW OF LEGISLATION GIVEN 
 NUMERICALLY AND RY SURJECTS 
 
 Sixty-fifth Congress - - - Second Session 
 
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 COJvipiLED BY 
 
 Wi RAY LOOMiS 
 
 Assistant Superintendent Document Room 
 House of Representatives 
 
 JANUARY 1. 1918 
 
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 INTRODUCTORY. 
 
 This pamphlet is issued by the document room of the House of 
 Representatives to meet an apparent demand among Members of 
 Congress for a concise resume of the activities of the two Icgishitive 
 bodies in respect to war measures. In order to make the compilation 
 complete, bills and resolutions not considered as war measures are 
 included in the references. 
 
 Part I gives the status of all war legislation by subjects, at the 
 conclusion of which will be found another subject list dealing in mis- 
 cellaneous legislation. The status of each bill is given at the time 
 of the adjournment for the holidays. 
 
 Attention is also called to the list of laws of the Sixfy-fourth Con- 
 gress having a direct or indirect bearing on the international situa- 
 tion as well as a complete list of all laws of the Sixty-fifth Congress 
 approved to date. 
 
 Part II consists of a numerical index. Heretofore Members had 
 no authentic means of ascertaining the outcome of various bills intro- 
 duced, in statistical printed form, except in the bound Congressional 
 Kecord. As the aforenamed publication will not be available for 
 distribution for several months, it is believed this pamphlet will be 
 found a valuable reference. 
 
 Attempt is only made to specify the last action on each public bill. 
 Private bills are not listed. 
 
 Note. — The information contained in First Session of the War 
 Congress, issued by the document room at the conclusion of the first 
 session, is amended in this pamphle!: and all legislation is brought 
 down to date. 
 
 Additional information to be noted includes : 
 
 (1) Legislative developments of first 13 days of the second session, 
 
 (2) Status of all resolutions calling for investigations. 
 
 3 
 
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS OF FIRST 13 DAYS OF 
 
 THE SECOND SESSION. " 
 
 (Comi'lete refereuce to bills and resolutions acted upon from December 3 to 
 IS. liJlT, inclusive, adjournment baviug been taken on last-named date until 
 Thursday, January 3, IDIS. Full liistory of all measures listed hereunder may 
 be found in subject index, Part I; first ti'ace number of measure in I'art II 
 (numerical index). The alphabetical refereuce iu last colunm, opposite number 
 for which search is being made, will indicate portion of subject iudex in Part I 
 iu which the history of the particular measure may be found.) 
 
 HOUSE BILLS. 
 
 Num- 
 ber. 
 
 195 
 
 294 
 
 344 
 2310 
 3232 
 4G17 
 
 5558 
 5833 
 G176 
 
 6967 
 6975 
 
 7237 
 
 7572 
 
 7634 
 7697 
 7731 
 
 To provide eale of coal ard arphalt deposits in mineral 
 lands, Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians, Oklahoma 
 (Carter). 
 
 For additional judge of district court in eastern Mis- 
 souri (Igoe). 
 
 To regr late salaries in custodian service (Smith, N. Y.). 
 
 To promote export trade (Webb) 
 
 Coal, oil, gas, etc., exploration bill (Ferris) 
 
 Authoritv for absence of homesteaders during war 
 (Ferris"). 
 
 Relating to Oklahoma courts (Thompson) 
 
 Relief of Ida Cottrell Hodg on 
 
 Authority for bridge across the Monongahela River, W. 
 Va. (Neely,). 
 
 Increasing midshipmen at Naval Academy (Padgett).. 
 
 Authority to U. S. sailors to serve under Dominican 
 Republic (Padgett). 
 
 Post Office appropriation bill (Moon) . . . ,. 
 
 Continuing President's $100,000,000 appropriation and 
 for Members' mileage (Fitzgerald). 
 
 Omnibus pension bill (Sherwood^ 
 
 To call Philippine forces into service (Jones, Va.) 
 
 Amending farm loan act as to purchase of bonds by ! 
 Treasmy (Glass). I 
 
 Progres'5 in second 
 session. 
 
 Passed House. 
 
 Reported in House , 
 
 Do. 
 Pasred Senate. 
 Reported in House. 
 S. 2334 substituted. 
 
 Reported in House. 
 Private Law 3. 
 Reported in House. 
 
 Public Law 93. 
 Reported in House. 
 
 Passed House. 
 Public Law 92. 
 
 Passed House. 
 Reported in House. 
 Do. 
 
 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS. 
 
 1 
 169 
 
 •Proposal for woman suffrage amendment (Raker). 
 Declaration of war on Austria (Flood) 
 
 174 ! Relating to patent and use of Garabed energy generator 
 (Church). 
 
 188 Extending effective date of sec. 10, Clayton antitrust 
 
 law (Carlin). 
 
 189 'For commission on social insurance (London) 
 
 193 Authority to pay congressional employees December 
 
 salary on day of adjournment (Fitzgerald). 
 195 Amending war revenue act relating to salaries of Mem- 
 j bers of Congress (Kitchin). 
 
 Reported in House. 
 S. J. Res. Ill sub- 
 stituted . 
 Passed House. 
 
 Reporteel in House. 
 
 Do. 
 Public Res. No. 18. 
 
 Passed House. 
 
CONGEESS IN ^^HE WAE. 
 SENATE I ILLS. 
 
 Num- 
 ber. 
 
 352 
 994- 
 
 1419 
 14(i2 
 1463 
 
 2334 
 
 2489 
 
 28G0 
 
 3235 
 
 To pension members of Life-Savino; Service (Martin). . . 
 Pu1)lic Heallli Service to look after seamen on all U. S. 
 
 vessels (Pomerene"). 
 Water-power bill (Shields) 
 
 Establisli foi^ signal at Port Washington, Wis. (Husting). 
 Establish aid to navigation at Fond du Lac, Wis. 
 
 (Husting). 
 Authority for absence of homesteaders during war 
 
 (Myers). 
 For two additional justices, Supreme Court of District. 
 
 of Columbia (OvermanV 
 To transfer Hardeman County (Tex.) court district 
 
 (Culberson). 
 Amending farm-loan act as to purchase of bonds by 
 
 Treasmy (Hollis). 
 
 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS. 
 
 17 Nation-wide prohibition amendment (Sheppard) 
 
 90 Relating to procedure in amending the Constitution 
 
 j (Brandegee). 
 106 I Extending effective date of sec. 10, Clayton antitrust 
 ' law (Overman). • 
 
 110 ; Rental authority for vocational education board 
 
 (Smith, Ga.). 
 
 111 , Declaring war on Austria (Stone) : 
 
 114 Extending powers of Pneumatic Tube Commission 
 
 (Bankhead). 
 
 115 j Providing additional telephone operators for Congress 
 I (Overman). 
 
 117 i To permit outside applicants to take civil-service ex- 
 aminations in District of Columbia (McKellar). 
 
 Progress in second 
 session. 
 
 Reported in Senate. 
 Do. 
 
 Passed Senate. 
 Reported in Senate. 
 Do. 
 
 Public hiw No. 94. 
 
 Reported in House. 
 
 Passed Senate. 
 
 Do, 
 
 ; Passed. 
 
 I Reported in Senate. 
 
 j Passed Senate. 
 
 [ Reported in House. 
 
 I Public Res. No. 17. 
 ' Public Res. No. 19. 
 
 Passed Senate. 
 
 Do. 
 
 INVESTIGATIONS. 
 
 (Resolutions introduced on various sub.iects during Sixty-tifth Congress.'* 
 
 [An Msterisk (*) at left of title inrlicates resolution was asreed to.] 
 
 Conifiiittee on Mamifacfnres. 
 
 *To }nvesti.gate su.uar and coal shortage. S. Kes.J63 (Lodge). 
 
 To investigate feasibility, of Bureau of Manufactures. S. lies. 60 ( Shepijard). 
 
 * To investigate riots at East St. Louis (Pou). Plouse Report 142. 
 
 Committee on Rules. 
 
 To investigate Senate comuiittee and legislative systems. S. Res. i) (Newlands). 
 To investigate Pleflln-Mason controversy on House floor. H. Res. 166 (Britten). 
 
 Committee on Judieiari/. 
 
 * To extend tinie for report on lobby investigation. S. Res. 15 (Overman). 
 
CONGKESS IN THE WAR. 7 
 
 Coin Ill/if tee on J'J.rpcinIi lures. 
 
 To investigate salaries of department employees. H. lies. 34 (Austin). 
 To investigate economy system for Government departments. H. Res. liiO 
 (Edmonds). 
 
 Coin iivif tee on blvpeniUfiires, War Departnit iit. 
 
 To investigate war expenditures. H. Res. 127 (Hull)prt). 
 
 Coiiiinittee on Post Offlee Expenditures. 
 
 To investigate railway mail service. H. Res. 107 (Lobeck). 
 
 OoiHiNitt' c Oil Atilitarti Affairs. 
 
 To investigate importation of fni*m laboi- from United States to Canada. H. Res. 
 
 67 (Blasou). 
 To investigate cantonments. S. Res. 8-" (Sterling). 
 *• To investigate ammunition supplies. H. Res. 133 (Dent). Hou,se Iteport 133. 
 
 Committee on the Public Lands. 
 
 To investigate publicdaud question. H. Re.s. 75 (Ferris). 
 
 District of Coliunhiu Cotniiiittee. 
 To continue investigation into fiscal relations. S. Res. 49 (Smith, Md.) 
 
 Coiiniiitiee on Agriculture. 
 
 To inve.stigate garden niovenioiu in Eun-pe. S. Res. 61 (Sheppard). 
 
 To investigate proposal to import Chinese farm labor. S. Res. 160 (Gallinger). 
 
 Coiniiiitce on Patents. 
 
 To inve.stigate refusal to accept Herl)ei- gas(i!i:ie patent. S. Res. 80 (Cummins). 
 
 Ooaimittce on IMcreltmit Marine. 
 
 To investigate Shipping Board. H. Res. 204 (Edmonds). 
 
 Coniinittee on Interstate Commerce. 
 
 *To investigate transportation repoi-t of Interstate Connnerce Commission. 
 S. Res. 171 (Cummins). 
 
 Coiinnittee on Coiumerce. 
 
 "'To investigate Shipping Board. S. Res. 170 (Harding). 
 
 To Appoint Special Comnvittees. 
 
 To investigate car strike in District of Columbia. S. Res. 17 (Hughes). 
 
 * To investigate car strike in District of Columbia. S-. Res. 23 (Hughes). 
 
 Senate Report 7. 
 To investigate dairy products. H. Res. 52 (Linthicum). 
 To investigate Pocahontas coal prices. H. Res. 84 (Emerson). 
 
 * To investigate Mongolia accident at sea. S. Res. 71 (Frelinghuysen). Senate 
 
 Report 69. 
 To investigate suffrage riots. H. Res. 130 (Baer). 
 
 To inve.stigate ammunition supplies. H. Res. 134 (Dent). House Report 141. 
 To investigate all boards and commissions. H. Res. 137 (Clark, Fla.). 
 To investigate Heflin charges of German influence in Congress. H. Res. 148 
 
 (Fordney). 
 
8 CONGRESS IN THE WAR. 
 
 To ascertiiin if German money luis been sjieiit fm- le.nislaLive iiiUueiice VI Kes 
 
 149 (Doolittle). 
 To investigate Heflin charjies of GeiMiiaii inlhuMice in Congress. H. Kes. 151 
 
 (Norton). 
 *To investigate Heflin charges. H. Res. 16r> (Stephens, IMiss.). House 
 
 Ileport 201.' ' 
 
 To inquire into Heiiin's atljtude. H. Kes. 169 (Britten). 
 To investigate worldiouse at Occoquan. H. Res. 171 (Rankin). 
 To investigate sugar shortage. H. Res. ],S4 (Rlartin). 
 
 To Appoint Joint Coniinittecs. 
 
 To investigate East St. Louis riots. S. Con. Res. 10 (Sherman). Reported but 
 not agreed to. See under " liules Comniittee." 
 
 Tariff Coniniis.^ion. 
 
 To investigate cost of crops in insuhir possessions. H. Res. 53 (Clarlv, Fla.). 
 
 Federal Trade Commission. 
 
 *To investigate abuses in manufacture of flags. S. Res. 35 (Pomerene). 
 To investigate prices of flags. H. Res. 77 (Frear). 
 
 Interstate Commerce Commission. 
 
 To investigate application of railroads for increased freight rates. S. Res. 44 
 
 (Smitli, Ga.). 
 To investigate application of railroads for increased freight rates. S. Res. 47 
 
 (Smitli, Ga.). 
 To investigate Boston & Maine Railroad. S. Res. 65 (Cummins). 
 
 Attorney General. 
 
 To investigate cement prices. H. Res. 74 (Dyer). 
 
 To investigate alleged coal combination. H. Res. 78 (Dyer). 
 
 To investigate " Food Trust " in District of Columbia ; also high rents. H. Res. 
 
 101 (Emerson). 
 To investigate E.soteric Prison League. H. Res. Ill (Rodenberg). 
 
 Secretary of Agriculture. 
 
 To investigate probable advance of high cost of living as result of increased 
 freight rates. S. Res. 73 (Sheppard). 
 
 Bureau of Standards. 
 
 To determine uniformity of taxation. H. Con. Res. 27 (Hiiliard). 
 
 No Agency of Investigation Specified. 
 
 To investigate conditions at Camp Mills. H. Res. 205 (Rankin). 
 
PART I. 
 
 STATUS OF WAR LEGISLATION (BY SUBJECTS). 
 
 ( A ) Agriculture : 
 
 Ftirm loan act. To amend. See under " Banking and 
 
 Currency." 
 Fertilizers, importation of. See under " High cost 
 
 living." 
 *Food control — 
 
 H. 1{. 49G1 (Lever), House Report 75. Passed 
 House. Passed Senate. Conference: House He- 
 port 117. Public laAv 41. 
 S. '22G3 (Gore), Senate Report 37. S. 24G3 sub- 
 stituted. 
 S. 2403 (Gore). Reported June 15, 1917. H. R. 
 49G1 substituted. 
 *Food survey — 
 
 H. R. 4188 (Lever). House Report 44. Passed 
 House. Passed Senate. Went to conference 
 June 29. Conference: House Report 188. Pub- 
 lic law 40. 
 S. 2344 (Gore), Senate Report 44. H. R. 4188 sub- 
 stituted in Senate. 
 Grain and cereal production. To investigate feasibility 
 qf Government cultivation, public lands. S. Res. 129 
 (Johnson, S. Dak.). Senate Report 129. 
 Motor-truck delivery for farm products. To experiment. 
 
 See under " Post Office." 
 President's food proclamation, Indorsing. S. Res. 34 
 
 (Owen). Passed Senate. 
 Prizes for food production. S. J. Res. 40 (Gore). Sen- 
 ate Report 39 (included in H. R. 4188). 
 Secretary of Agriculture to submit plan to increase food 
 production. S. Res, 2G (Reed). Passed Senate. 
 Senate Document 11. 
 Two additional Assistant Secretaries of Agriculture. 
 S. J. Res. 53 (Gore). Senate Report 40 (included in 
 H. R. 4188). 
 
 (AA) Aeronautics: 
 
 Aeronautics personnel bill. H. R. 532G (Dent). House 
 Report 97. Passed House. Reported in Senate Jtdy 
 17. Passed Senate. Public law 29. 
 Aircraft Board, to create. S. 2705. Senate Report 
 lOG (Sheppard). Passed Senate. House Report IGl. 
 Passed House. Public law No. 48. 
 33316—18 2 y 
 
10 co]s;gkess jm the war. 
 
 (AA) Aeronautics — Conliniied. 
 
 Aviation station, San Diego, Cal. H. R. 4892 (Dent). 
 House Kepoit SS. Passed House. Senate Eeport 83. 
 Passed Senate. Approved July 27. Public law 31. 
 
 Establish Department of Aeronatics. H. R. 3 (Hul- 
 bert), S. 80 (Sheppard). Hearings have been con- 
 ducted before Senate Committee on Military Af- 
 fairs. In Sixty-fourth Congress. H. R. 13838 (Lieb). 
 
 Xavj/- air station site at Cape May, N. J., to acquire. 
 S. 2437 (Frclinghuysen). Senate Eeport 99. Passed 
 • Senate. House Report 177. Passed House. Public 
 
 law No. 62. 
 
 (B) Apj)ropriations: 
 
 Army appropriations. H. R. 13 (Dent). Passed House. 
 Senate Report 3. Passed Senate. Conference : House 
 Report 42; Senate Document 15. Public law Xo. 11. 
 
 Error in sundry civil law (salary of Panama governor). 
 H. J. Res. 105 (Fitzgerald). Passed House and Sen- 
 ate. Public resolution No. 7. 
 
 General deficiency. H. R. 12 (Fitzgerald). Passed 
 House. Senate Report 2. Passed Senate. Confer- 
 ence : House Report 13. Public laAv No. 2. 
 
 Joint Committee on War Expenditures, to appoint. 
 See under "" Foreign.'' 
 
 Military Academy appropriations. H. R. 14 (Dent). 
 Passed House. Senate Report 4. Passed Senate. 
 Conference: House Report 43; Senate Document lf>. 
 Public law No. 18. 
 
 Post Office appropriations. See under "Post Office." 
 
 President's $100,000,000 fund continued available. See 
 Zb under "Appropriations," 
 
 Rivers and Harbors appropriations. See under " Rivers 
 and harbors." 
 
 Sundry civil. H. R. 11 (Fitzgerald). Reported in House 
 without amendment. Passed House. Senate Report 
 5. Passed vSenate. Conference: House Report 71. 
 Public law No. 21. 
 
 Urgent dv^ficiency (Army and Navy). H. R. 3971 
 (Fitzgerald). House Report 36. Passed House. 
 Senate Report 41. Passed Senate. Conference: 
 House Reports 61, 67, 70, and 71. and Senate Docu- 
 ment 39. Public laAv No. 23. 
 
 Urgent deficiency (second bill). IT. R. 5949 (Fitz- 
 gerald). House Report 137. Passed House. Sen- 
 ate Rejjort 134. Passed Senate. Conference : House 
 Report 186. Public law No. 64. 
 
 (BB) Army: 
 
 Aeronautics bills. See under "Aeronautics." 
 Alien slackers. See under " Foreign." 
 Ammunition seut to France, asking for infoi-mation. 
 II. Res. 132 (McLemore). Passecl House. 
 
 H. Res. 133 (Dent). House Report 133. 
 
 II. Res. 134 (Dent). House Report 141. 
 
CONGKESS IN THE WAK. IX 
 
 (J3B) Army— Continued. 
 
 Army appropriations. See under "Appropriations." 
 
 Aviation station, San Diego, Cal. See under "Aero- 
 nautics." 
 
 Chaplains at large, to appoint 20. H. E. 5271 (Siegel) 
 House Report 134. Passed House. S. 2527 (Shep- 
 pard). Senate Report 90. Passed Senate. House 
 Report 170. Passed House. Public laAv No. 79. 
 
 Chaplains. To appoint one for each 1,200 officers and 
 men. S. 2917 (Chamberlain). Reported in Senate 
 September 29 without amendment. Passed Senate 
 
 Civil Rights bill. H. R. C)361 (Webb). House Re- 
 port 181. Passed House. 
 S. 2859 (Chamberlain). 
 
 Condemnation of lands for militarv purposes. S. 2453 
 (Robmson). Senate Report 55. Passed Senate. 
 House Report 83. Passed House. Public law No. 26. 
 
 Corps of Engineers, relating to retired officers. S. J. 
 Res. 70 (Ransdell). Passed Senate. House Report 
 i2. Passed House. Public resolution No. 6. 
 
 Dental Corps authorization. Included in H. R. 4897. 
 
 Dental Corps, to provide campaign badges for. S. 
 2701 (New). Reported August 20 without amend- 
 ment. Passed Senate. 
 
 Dependents of soldiers, for separate allowance. See 
 bill to amend national-defense' act. 
 
 Dependents to receive pay while absent. S. 2883 (Un- 
 derAvood). Senate Report 135. Passed Senate 
 House Report ISO. Passed House. Public law No 
 GO. 
 
 Drafting of aliL-ns (friendly), to provide. S. J. Res. 
 84 ( Chamberlain). Senate Report 94. Passed 
 Senate. 
 
 See also under "Foreign" (Alien Slackers). 
 
 Dm f ting of aliens (friendly), to secure agreement by 
 allied countries. S. Res. 108 (McCumber). Senate - 
 Report 93. Passed Senate August 1. 
 
 H. J. Res. 115 (Rogers). H^ouse Report 115. 
 
 Drafted men to iiesent to Europe onlv bv their con- 
 sent. S. 2717 (Hardwick). ' Senate Report 125 
 (adverse). 
 
 Drafted men. Secretarv of War required to fui-nish 
 data. S. Res. 90 (Calder). Passed Senate. 
 
 Drafted men, Secretary of Commerce asked for infor- 
 mation on census estimates. S. Res. 105 (Bran- 
 degee). Passed Senate. 
 
 Enlistment of allies in ITnit^'d Stntes. See under 
 " Foreign." 
 
 Foreign officei-s assisting United States, to defray ex- 
 penses. S. 2858 (Wadsworth). Senate Report 117. 
 Pass(^d Senate. House Report IGO. 
 " ^ H. R. 6024 (Dent). 
 
 Former officers, authority to recommission. S. 2746 
 (Wads^vol■t]l). -Vnnte" Re]iort 105. Passed Senate. 
 
12 CONGBESS IN THE WAR, 
 
 (BB) Army — Continued. 
 
 Lield Artillerv or Infantry to be used as Cavalry. 
 H. R. 5918 (Dent). House Report 13G. Passed 
 House. Senate Report 147. Passed Senate. Public 
 law No. 89. 
 
 (lenerals and lieutenant generals, authority to appoint. 
 S. 2973 (Hitchcock). Reported in Senate October 4. 
 
 Homesteaders. To protect soldiers from forfeiture pro- 
 visions of land laws. See S. 2918 under "Public 
 lands." 
 
 Homestead land affiilavits before military authorities, 
 to pro\ ide. See under " Plomesteads." 
 
 Immoral influences among soldiers. To further curb 
 (Weeks). Reported in Senate without amendment 
 September 29. Passed Senate. 
 
 ludinua-Kentucky ('antonment, asking for facts in 
 selecting site. S. Res. 94 (New). Passed Senate. 
 
 Insuranco^ system for soldiers. See under "Insurance." 
 
 Land purchases by Ordnance Department. Granting 
 authority. H. J. Res. 162 (Sherley). Passed House 
 and Senate without report. Public Resolution No. 16. 
 
 Lieutenants in Medical Corps, to promote. H. R. 4897 
 (Hulbert). House Report 84. Passed House. Sen- 
 ate Report 131. Passed Senate. Public law No. 86. 
 
 Longevity-pay claims. H. R. 1691 (Graham). House 
 Report 4. 
 
 Medal of honor law. To amend S. 1720. Senate Re- 
 port 73. Passed Senate. House Report 40. 
 
 Medals presented by foreign powers. To permit wear- 
 ing. S. 2796 (Lodge). Senate Report 114. Passed 
 Senate. House Report 173. 
 
 Military Academy. Secretary of War required to fur- 
 nish data. S. Res. 67 (Jones, Wash.). Passed Senate. 
 
 Military Academy appropriations. vSee under "Appro- 
 priations." 
 *National defense act, to amend — 
 
 S. 1786 (Chamberlain). Senate Report 12. 
 H. R. 5166 (Dent). 
 
 Officers in lower grades of staff corps. Authority to 
 issue commissions to. H. R. ,6350 (Dent). House 
 Report 179. Passed House. Senate Report 148. 
 Passed Senate. Public law No. 76. 
 
 Officers in Reserve Corps. To remove age limits requir- 
 ing discharge. H. R. 6350 (see above). 
 
 Philippine forces. To call into service. H. R. 7697. 
 House Report 225. 
 
 Plumb Island Reservation, N. Y., transfer. S. 1852 
 (Calder). Senate Report 50. Passed Senate. 
 
 Prayers for success of armies. To set aside dav for. 
 S. Con. Res. 12 (Myers). Senate Report 124. Passed 
 Senate. House Report 160. Passed House. 
 
 Public-land entrymen in service. See under " Home- 
 stead," " Mining," and " Public Lands." 
 
CONGRESS IN THE WAR. 13 
 
 (BB) Army — Continued. 
 
 Kifles, etc., for home guards. S. 995 (Lodge). Re- 
 ported April IG. Passed Senate. House Keport GO. 
 Passed House. Public laAv No. 22. 
 Rifles, Secretary of War required to furnish informa- 
 tion. S.Res. 82 (Smoot). Passed Senate. S. Doc. 5G. 
 Snobbery among officers and enlisted men. Secretary 
 of War to report situation. S. Res. 165 (Overman). 
 Passed Senate. 
 Smithsonian Grounds for Army buildings. H. J. Res. 
 91 (Clark of Fla.) . Plouse Report GG. Pass-d House. 
 Passed Senate. Public resolution No. 5. 
 Target range at Great Piece Meado^YS, N. J. S. 282 
 (Frelinghuysen). Senate Report 29. Passed Senate. 
 Urgent dehciency appropriations. See under "Appro- 
 priations." 
 *War army (conscription and draft) — 
 
 H. R. 3515 (Dent). House Report 17. Passed 
 House. Passed Senate. Conference: House Re- 
 ports 19, 52, 53. Public law No. 12. 
 S. 1871 (Chamberlain). Senate Report 22. H. R. 
 3515 substituted. 
 
 (C) Banking and currency: 
 
 See also under " Coinage " (Ze). 
 '•'Amending Federal reserve act — 
 
 H. R. 3G73 (Glass). House Report 35. Passed 
 House. Passed Senate. Conference: House Re- 
 port 73, Senate Document No. 4G. Public laAv 
 No. 25. 
 S. 179G (Owen). Senate Report 11. H. R. 3G73 
 substituted. 
 Amending farm loan act, section 4. S. 2921 (Owen). 
 Reported in Senate without amendment September 29. 
 Amending farm loan act as to purchase of bonds by 
 Treasury. H. R. 7731 (Glass). House Report 228. 
 S. 3235 (Hollis). Senate Report 181. Passed Senate. 
 Notes of small denomination. For larger circulation. 
 S. 2922 (Owen). Reported in Senate without amend- 
 ment September 29. Passed Senate and House. Pub- 
 lic law No. Gl. H. R. G180 (Glass). House Report 
 1G9. S. 2922 substituted. 
 
 (CC) Bond-issue authorizations: 
 
 See under " Financing the war." 
 
 (CSC) Civil Service: 
 
 District of Columbia examinations, to allow entrance 
 of applicants from States. S. J. Res. 117 (McKellar) . 
 Passed Senate. 
 
 <D) . Coal: 
 
 Federal Trade Commission and report on industry. S. 
 
 Res. 51 (Calder), Passed Senate. 
 Mining, to encourage. See under "Public lands." 
 
14 ■ CONGKESS IN THE WAB. 
 
 (DD) Cuba: 
 
 Greetings to Republic. H. Ees. 80 (Flood). House 
 Reports G4. Agreed to. 
 
 (E) Daylight saving: 
 
 Standardization of time. S. 1854 (Calder). Senate 
 Report 46. Passed Senate. 
 (EE) East St. Louis riots: 
 
 For investigation. S. Con. Res. 10 (Sherman). Re- 
 ported August 11. 
 ^^ H. Res. .128 (Pou). House Report 142. Passed 
 
 House. 
 
 (F) Embargo: 
 
 Extending presidential authoritj^ during war. See 
 under " Foreign." 
 (FF) Explosives: 
 
 Regulate use during war. See under "Mining." 
 
 (G) Export trade: 
 
 To promote export trade. See under " Foreign." 
 (GG) Financing the war: 
 
 Indian funds for liberty loan. See under " Indians." 
 
 Libert}'- loan issue. H. R. 2TG2 (Kitchin). House Re- 
 port 3. Passed House. Senate Report 8. Passed 
 Senate. Conference: House Report 23. Public law 
 No. 3. 
 
 Liberty loan i.^sue (second authorization). H. R. 5901 
 (Kitchin). House Report 132. Passed House and 
 Senate. Conference: House Report 15G. Public 43. 
 
 Revenue bill. H. R. 4280 (Kitchin). Plouse Report 45. 
 Passed Plouse. Senate Report 75. Senate report 
 , withdrawn and referred back to committee. Senate 
 Report 103 substituted. Passed Senate. Conference: 
 House Report 172 and Senate Doc. 115. Public law 
 No. 50. 
 
 Revenue law, to amend relating to salaries of Members 
 of Congress. H. J. Res. 195 (Kitchin). House Re- 
 port 230. Passed House. 
 
 (H) Flags: 
 
 Abuses of manufacturers to be investigated by Federal 
 Trade Commission. S. Res. 35 (Pomerene). 
 (HH) Foreign: 
 
 Alien slackers, to deport, draft for farm labor, and to 
 exclude from admission to country those subject to 
 Army service abroad. H. R. 5067 (Burnett). House 
 Report 127. 
 Citizenship of Americans in allied armies to be retained. 
 S. 2623 (Fletcher). Passed Senate. House Report 
 105. Passed House. Public hnv No. 55. 
 '•'Declaration of war on Germany — 
 
 H.J. Res. 24 (Flood). House Report 1. S. J. Res. 
 
 1 substituted. 
 S. J. Res. 1 (Martin). Passed Senate April 4. 
 Passed House April 6. Approved by President 
 April G. Public resolution No. 1. 
 
 i 
 
CONGRESS IN THE WAR. 15 
 
 (HH) Foreign — Continued. 
 
 Declaration of war on Austria. 
 
 H. J. Res. 169 (Flood). Hoase liepuvt 203. 
 S. J. Ees. Ill substituted. 
 
 S. J. Res. Ill (Stone). Senate Report 178. Passed 
 Senate and House. Public Resolution 17. 
 Destruction of war materials, to punish. S. 383 (Cul- 
 berson). Passed Senate. House Report 11. (Unfin- 
 ished business.) 
 Drafting of friendly aliens into Army. See under 
 
 "■ Army." 
 *Embargo on exports during war — 
 
 H. R. 3349 (Adamson)'. House Report 32. In- 
 cluded in public lav/ No. 2-1. 
 S. 1807 (Fernald). Senate Report 23. Included 
 in public law No. 24. 
 *Enlistment of citizens of allies in United States — 
 f H. R. 2893 (Webb). House Report 14. Passed 
 House. Reported in Senate April- 30. Passed 
 Senate. Public law No. 10. 
 S. 1802 (Culberson). Senate Report 21. Passed 
 Senate. H. R. 2893 substituted. 
 *Espionage — 
 
 S. 2 (Culberson). Reported April 17. H. R. 291 
 
 substituted. 
 H. R. 291 (Webb)._ House Report 30. Passed 
 House. Reported in Senate May 5. Passed Sen- 
 ate. Conference: House Reports G5, G9, and 
 I Senate Documents" 37, 44. Public law No. 24. 
 *Export trade, to promote— 
 
 S. G34 (Pomerene). Senate Report 9. H. R. 2316 
 (Webb). House Report 50. Passed House. Sen- 
 ate Report 109. Passed Senate and sent to con- 
 ference. 
 Exports to neutrals, seeking information relating to. 
 
 S. Res. 32 (King). Passed Senate. 
 Foreign officers assisting United States to defray ex- 
 penses. See under "Army." 
 France, felicitations on Bastile celebration. S. Res. 104 
 
 (New). Passed Senate. 
 Heflin charges of disloyalty. For investigation by 
 select committee. H. Res. 165 (Stephens, Miss.). 
 Agreed to. House Report 201. 
 Joint committee on war expenditures, to appoint. S. J. 
 
 Res- 25 (Weeks). Senate Report 102 (adverse). 
 Medals presented by foreign powers, to permit wear- 
 ' ing. See under "Army." 
 
 Niagara River and Falls. See under "Niagara." 
 Senator Stone, charges against. Senate Report 172. 
 Three billion loan to allies. See H. R. 2762 and H. R. 
 5901 under " Financino- war." 
 
16 CONGKESS IN TOE WAE. 
 
 (HH) Foreig-n — Continued. 
 
 *Trading with enemy, to regulate. H. R. 49G0 (Adam- 
 son). House Report 85. Passed House July 11. 
 Senato Reports 111, 113. Passed Senate. Confer- 
 ence: House Report 155. and Senate Document 110. 
 Public law No. 91. S. 2445 (Fletcher). 
 
 Vessels of foreign registry, to permit coastwise trade. 
 H. R. G175 (Alexander). House Report 162. Passed 
 Plouse and Senate. Public law No. 73. 
 
 Greetings to Republics. See " Cuba " and " Russia." 
 
 (I) High cost of living: 
 
 Cornering market, to prevent. S. 315 (Poindexter). 
 
 Senate Report 47. 
 Fertilizers, importation of. S. J. Res. 31 (Smith of 
 
 S. C). Passed Senate. 
 Food control. See under "Agriculture." 
 *Food production on reclamation and public land areas. 
 
 S. 1725 (Phelan). Senate Report G8. 
 II. R. 4431 (Taylor of Colo.). House Report 107. 
 Food cultivation on Indian and public lands, to investi- 
 gate feasibility. S. Res. 129 (Johnson, S. Dak.). S. 
 
 Report 129. Agreed to. 
 Food surve3\ See under "Agriculture.'' 
 Grain and cereal production, to investigate feasibility 
 
 of Government cultivation, public lands. See under 
 
 "Agriculture." 
 JNIotor-truck delivery for farm products, to experiment. 
 
 See under " Post Office." 
 Secretary Agriculture to submit plan for increased 
 
 food production. See under "Agriculture." 
 Sugar shortage investigation. See under "Mining" 
 
 (Coal investigation also specified). 
 
 (II) Homestead land: 
 
 Absence of entrj^men during Avar. H. R. 4G17 (Ferris). 
 House Report 80. Passed House, laid on table and 
 S. 2334 substituted. 
 
 S. 2334 (IMyers). Senate Report 96. Passed 
 Senate and House. Public law No. 94. 
 Affidavits to alloAV to be taken before military authori- 
 ties. PI. R. 5082 (Timberlake). House Report 144. 
 Passed House. Senate Report 145. Passed Senate. 
 Public law No. 71. 
 * Relief of entrvmen in service of Army 6r Navy — 
 
 H. R. 4991 (Ferris). House Report 81." S. 1811 
 
 substituted. 
 S. 1811 (Shafroth). Senate Report 32. Passed 
 Senate and House. Conference: House Report 
 108. Approved July 28. Public law No. 32. 
 Soldiers, to protect from forfeiture provisions of land 
 laAvs. See under " Public lands." 
 (J) Indians: 
 
 Indian funds to buy libei'ty bonds. S. J. Res. 73 (Myers 
 for Ashurst). Senate Report 51. Passed Senate. 
 
CONGRESS IN THE WAR' ^ 17 
 
 (JJ) Insurance: 
 
 Military and naval insurance. To provide H. R. 572;^ 
 
 (Alexander). House IJeport 130, Passed House. 
 
 Senate Keport 141, Passed Senate. Conference: 
 
 House Eeport 197. Public law No. 90. 
 Social insurance, for commission on. See Zoa under 
 
 "Labor." 
 "War-risk insurance for relief of seamen. See under 
 
 " Merchant marine." 
 
 (Iv) Interstate and foreign commerce: 
 
 Car-service bill. H. E. 328 (Escli). House Eeport 18. 
 
 Passed House. Senate Eeport ^43. Passed Senate. 
 
 Public law No. 19. 
 Embargo on exports during war. See under " Foreign." 
 
 * Enlarge Interstate Commerce Commission member- 
 
 shi'p — 
 
 H.'E. 3G50 (Adamson). House Eeport 20. S. 1816 
 
 substituted. 
 S. iSia (Eobinson). Senate Eeport 10. Passed 
 Senate. House Eeport 03, Passed House. Went 
 to conference June 28. Conference: House Ee- 
 port 125. Public law No. 38. 
 Lighthouse bills. See under " Lighthouse Service." 
 " Panama tolls, rules for measuring vessels — ■ 
 
 H. E. 1655 (Adamson). House Eeport 41. 
 _ S. 831 (Shields). Senate Eeport G. 
 
 * Priority of shipments (control train service) — 
 
 H. E. 4407 (Adamson). House Eeport 58. S. 2350 
 substituted. 
 
 S. 2350 (Newlands)", Senate Eeport 48. Passed 
 Senate. House Eeport 80. Passed House. Con- 
 ference : House Eeport 120. Public law No. 39. 
 
 * Public Health Service, pension bill — 
 
 H. E. 4503 (Adamson). House Eeport 59. S. J. 
 
 Ees. 07 substituted. 
 S. J. Res. 07 (Ransdell). Senate Eeport 66. 
 Passed Senate and House. Public Eesoiution 
 No. 9. 
 Public Health Service, to establish reserve of. S. J. 
 Ees. 03 (Ransdell), Senate Report 05, Passed Sen- 
 ate. Hou.se Report 131. 
 Public Health Service, to look after seamen on United 
 States vessels. S. 991 (Pomerene). Senate Report 
 181. 
 Railroads, authority for Government control during 
 war. Included in Public 242 in Sixty-fourth Con- 
 gress. 
 Time standardization. See under "Dayli'ght saving.'' 
 Trading with enemy, to regulate. See under " Foreign."" 
 
 (KK) Liberty bonds: 
 
 Legislative autliority. See under "Financing war." 
 Pui'chase vvith Indian fimds. See under "Indians."^ 
 33316—18 3 
 
18 CONGRESS IN THE WAR. 
 
 (L) Lighthouse Service: 
 
 Aids to navigation. S. 1)03 (Pomerene). Senate lie- 
 port 58. 11. K. 2298 (Doremns). House Report 153. 
 
 Pensions, to grant. S. I!52 (Martin). Senate Report 
 180. 
 
 Retirement system. S. 1004 (Nelson). Senate Re- 
 port 5G. 
 
 Salaries of keepers, to regulate. S. 1005 (Nelson). 
 Senate Report 57. 
 
 (LL) Liquor: 
 
 l^rohibit manufacture of li(3U0J's during war to conserve 
 food. S. 2447 (Gore). Senate Report 53. In Food 
 Control bill. 
 
 (M) Medal of honor. See under "Army." 
 
 (IMM) Merchant marine: 
 
 Foreign vessels in coastwise trade; See under " For- 
 eign." 
 * Requisitioning of vessels — 
 
 H. J. Res. G2 (Webb). House Report 37. S. J. 
 
 Res. 42 substituted. 
 S. J. Res. 42 (Culberson). Reported in Senate 
 April 30. Passed Senate. Passed House. Public 
 resolution No. 2. 
 H. R. 1770 (Padgett). House Report 9. (Union 
 ; Calendar.) 
 
 S. 1797 (Swanson). Senate Report 19. Indefi- 
 nitely postponed. 
 Shipping Board required to inform as to extent of 
 shipbuilding. S. Res. 58 (Knox). Passed Senate. 
 Senate Doeiiujent 41. 
 Shipping Board, asking for data on progress. S. Res. 
 
 lOG (Smoot). Passed Senate. 
 Shipping Board, Committee on Commerce to conduct 
 investigation. S. Res. l70 (Harding). Passed Senate. 
 War-rick insurance for military and naval forces. See 
 
 under "Insurance." 
 *War-]'isk insurance for relief of seamen — 
 
 H. R. 4050 (Alexander). House Report 48. S. 
 
 2133" substituted. 
 S. 2133 (Simmons). Senate Report 33. Passed 
 Senate. House report 62. Passed House. Public 
 hnv No. 20. 
 
 (N) Mining: 
 
 Coal and sugar shortage. Committee on ]Manufactures 
 to investigate. S. Res. 1(53 (Lodge). Piissed Senate. 
 
 Coal, phosphate, oil, gas, potassium, sodium, etc., to 
 encourage mining. See under "Public lands." 
 
 Explosives, to regulate use during war. H. R. 3932 
 (Fester). House Report 39. Passed House. Senate 
 Report 85, Passed Senate. Conference: House Re- 
 port 108. Public law No. G8. 
 
CONGEESS IN THE WAR. 19 
 
 (X) Mining — Continued. 
 
 fcjuidiers o\vnii)<>- claims. For relief from assessment 
 
 work. S. J. Res. 33 (Walsh). Passed House and 
 
 Senate. Public resolution No. 10. 
 Suspend labor requirements of owners of claims during 
 
 war. S. J. lies. 78 (Shafroth). Senate Report 74. 
 
 Passed Senate. House Report No. 128. Passed House. 
 
 Conference; House Report 171. Public Res. No. 12. 
 
 (NN) Naturalization: 
 
 Citizenship of Germans declaring intention before April 
 
 C, 1917. H:. R. 3132 (Raker). House Report 92. 
 Declaration of citizenship, to amend naturalization laws 
 relating to. S. 2854 (Calder). Senate Report 13G. 
 
 (O) Navy: 
 
 Aeronautics bills. See under "Aeronautics." 
 ■•'Age limit, Naval Reserve officers, to increase — 
 
 H. R. 2340 (Padgett). House Report 5. Passed 
 
 House and Senate. Public law No. 8. 
 S. 1537 (Swanson). Senate Report 17. H. R. 2340 
 substituted. 
 Civil rights bill. See BB, under "Army." 
 Commutation price for rations, to fix. S. 2495 (Swan- 
 son). Senate Report 70. Passed Senate. 
 Court-martial trials. To prescribe procedure. H. E. 
 G3G3 (Padgett). House Report 17G. Passed House. 
 Reported in Senate October 4. Passed Senate. Pub- 
 lic law No. 78. 
 Dependents of deceased sailors, to pav six months' gra- 
 tuity to. H. R. G30G (Padgett). House Report 175. 
 Passed House. Reported in Senate October 4. Passed 
 Senate. Public law No. 74. 
 Dominican Republic, authority to sailors to serve under. 
 
 PI. R. Gy75 (Padgett). House Report 208. 
 Enginemen, blacksmiths, etc., to establish new ratings 
 for. H. R. 5G48 (Padgett). House Report 122. 
 Passed House. Reported in Senate October 4. Passed 
 Senate. Public law No. 88. 
 Enlistments in Naval Reserve Force, relating to. H. R. 
 2337 (Padgett). House Report 40. Passed House. 
 Senate Report 35. Passed Senate. Public law No. 15. 
 *Extending minority enlistments — 
 
 H. R. 2008 (Padgett). House Report 8. Passed 
 
 House and Senate. Public law No. 5. 
 S. 1534 (Swanson). Senate Report 13. H. R. 2008 
 substituted. 
 *Fleet Naval Reserve for active duty — 
 
 H. R. 1771 (Padgett). House Report G. Passed 
 
 House and Senate. Public law No. 4. 
 S. 153G (Swanson). Senate Report 14. H. R. 1771 
 substituted. 
 
20 CONGKESS IN THE WAR. 
 
 (O) Navy — Continued. 
 
 *HydrooTapliic Office, additional officers for — 
 
 H. E. 2838 (Padgett). House Report 7. Passed 
 
 House and Senate. Public law No. G. 
 S. 1538 (Swanson). Senate Report IG. H. R. 2338 
 substituted. 
 *Increase man power of Naval Establishment — 
 
 H. R. 3330 (Padgett). House Report 31. Passed 
 House. Senate Report 3G. Passed Senate. House 
 Conference Report 51. Public law No. 17. 
 S. 1873 (Swanson). Senate Report 30. H. R. 3330 
 substituted. 
 Insurance for seamen (war risk). See under "Mer- 
 chant marine." 
 Insurance sj^stem for sailors. See under " Insurance." 
 liquor provision in Army draft law. To apply to 
 Navy. H. R. G3G2 (Padgett). House Report 178. 
 Passed House. Reported in Senate October 4. Passed 
 Senate. Public law No. 77. 
 Aiongolia accident. For investigation. S. Res. 71 (Fre- 
 
 linghuysen). Senate Report 01. Passed Senate. 
 *Naval Academy enrollment — 
 
 H. R. 2339 (Padgett). House Report 10. Passed 
 
 House and Senate. Public law No. 7. 
 S. 1587 (Tillman). Senate Report 15. II. R. 2339 
 substituted. 
 Naval Academy enrollment, to increase (second bill) — 
 H. R. G9G7 (Padgett).. House Report 209. Passed 
 House and Senate. Public law No. 03. 
 Property lost by seamen. H. R. 5G47 (Padgett). 
 House Report 121. Passed House and Senate. Public 
 laAv No. 70. 
 Public Health Service to aid seamen. See K, under 
 
 "Interstate and Foreign Commerce." 
 Public-land entrvmen in service. See under " Home- 
 stead," " Mining," and " Public lands." 
 Rations, to fix 40 cents as commutation price. H. R. 
 5G4G (Padgett). House Report 123. Passed House. 
 Reported in Senate October 4. Passed Senate. Pub- 
 lic law No. 87. 
 Requisitioning of private vessels. See under "Mer- 
 chant marine." 
 Senator Gerry's yacht, to use. S. 1845 (Gerry). Sen- 
 ate Report 18. Passed Senate. House Report 19. 
 Passed House. Private law No. 1. 
 Women of ill-repute, to apply provisions in Army draft 
 laAv to sailors' camps. See PI. R. G3G2, under headmg 
 of " Liquo!' ■' (above). 
 
 (OO) Newspapers: 
 
 Socialistic periodicals, relating to suppression of. bee 
 
 under "Post office." 
 German-language press, to require English translations 
 
 in parallel columns. Included in trading-Avith-enemy 
 
 bill. 
 
CONGRESS IN THE WAR. 21 
 
 (P) Mag-ara Biver and Falls: 
 
 '•"'Diversion of Avaters and survey — 
 
 H. J. Ees. 109 (Flood). House Keport 87. S. J. 
 
 Eos. 13 substituted. 
 S. J. Res. 13 (Wadsworth). Passed Senate and 
 House. Conference: House Eeport 91. Public 
 resolution No. 8. ^ 
 
 (PP) Nitrates: 
 
 Authority for exploration. See under " Public lands." 
 
 (Q) Panama: 
 
 Ivules for measuring vessels. See under " Interstate and 
 
 foreign commerce." 
 Salary of governor. See under "Appropriations." 
 
 (QQ) Patents: 
 
 Gnrabed energy generator, relating to patent and use 
 by Government. H. J. Res. 11(5 (Grosser). House 
 Eeport 9-1. Passed House and Senate. Vetoed. Re- 
 introduced in second session. H. J. Ees. 171 (Cliurcli). 
 House Eeport 213. Passed House. 
 Patent Office, additional force of eniplovees for. H. E. 
 
 5-287 (C. B. Smith). _ House Eeport 95. 
 *Publi cation of inventions of value to enemj^ to pre- 
 vent — 
 H. E. 52G9 (C. B. Smith). House Eeport 9G. 
 S. 2531 (Weeks). Senate Eeport 119. Passed 
 Senate and House. Public law No. 80. 
 
 (E) Post office: 
 
 Appropriations for fiscal year ending June 30, 1919. 
 H. E. 7237 (Moon). House Eeport 205. Passed 
 House. Kiii: 
 
 Socialifiic nevrspapers, asking for data on suppression 
 of. H. E. 115 (London). House Eeport 109 (ad- 
 verse). 
 
 Motor-truck delivery for farm products, to experiment. 
 S. 2718 (Hardwick). Senate Eeport 101. Passed 
 Senate. House Eeport 159. 
 
 (EE) Potash: ^ . 
 
 Authority for exploration. See under " Public lands." 
 
 (S) Public building's: 
 
 Annex for Treasury Department. S. 2177 (Swanson). 
 Senate Eeport 7G. Passed Senate, House Eeport 
 . 139. Public law No. 45. 
 
 (SS) Public Health Service. See under " Interstate and for- 
 eign commerce." , 
 
 (T) Public lands: 
 
 Allidavits, to allow to be taken before military authori- 
 ties. See under "Homesteads." 
 
 Food production on public lands. See under " High 
 cost of living:." 
 
22 CONGRESS IN THE WAR. 
 
 (T) Public lands — Continued. 
 
 Uraiu nnd cereal production on public lands, to investi- 
 gate feasibility of Government cultivation. See under 
 "x\griculture." 
 
 Mining of coal, phosphate, oil, gas, potassium, and 
 sodium, to encourage. S. 2812 (Walsh). Senate Kc- 
 port IIG. H. R. 3232 (Ferris). House Report 20G. 
 
 Nitrates and salts, authority for exploration. S. 215G 
 (Pit-tman). Senate Report 100. Passed Senate. 
 House Report 145. Passed House. Public law No. 49. 
 
 Soldiei-s owning desert land, for relief of. II. R. 8331 
 (Raker). Plouse Report 77. Passed House. Senate 
 Report 87. Passed Senate. Public law No. 3G. 
 
 Soldiers, to protect from forfeiture provisions of land 
 laws. ' S. 2018 (King). Senate Report 142. PasseTl 
 Senate. 
 
 Soldiers, to suspend payments due. S. 2SG5 (Myers). 
 Senate Report 1G3. 
 
 (TT) Keclamation: 
 
 Excess land to be held five years. H. R. 4958 (Taylor, 
 Colo.). House Report 120. Passed House. 
 
 Drainage in Texas and New ISIcxico. authority to ex- 
 tend ^funds. S. J. 89 (Jones, N. Mex.). Reported 
 without amendment September 24. Passed Senate 
 and House. Public resolution No. 14. 
 
 Stimulate food production. See under "High"~cost 
 living." 
 
 (U) Red Cross: 
 
 ••'Authority for tempornrv buildinirs — 
 
 S. J." Res. Gl^ (Williams). ^Passed Senate and 
 
 PIousc. Public resolution No. 3. 
 H. J. Res. 8G (Slaydent^ House Report 5"1. S. J. 
 Res. Gl substituted. 
 
 (UU) Kivers and harbors: 
 
 Appropriations for improvements. H. R. 4-285 (Small). 
 House Report 46. Passed House. Senate Report 81. 
 Passed Senate July 2G. Conference: Senate Docu- 
 ment G9, House Report IIG. Public laAv No. 37. 
 
 (V) Russia: 
 
 Congratulations to Republic — 
 
 H. Con. Res. 1 (Goodwin). Plouse Report 12. 
 S. Con. Res. 7. Passed Senate June 2G. 
 
 (VV) Socialistic periodicals: 
 
 Relating to suppression of. See under "Post OlBcc." 
 
 (W) Smithsonian Institution: 
 
 Use of grounds for buildings. See under "Army." 
 
 (WW) War-risk insurance: 
 
 To amend act. See under " Merchant marine." 
 
CONGRESS IN THE WAR. 23 
 
 BILLS NOT LISTED AS WAR MEASURES. 
 
 (Za) Agriculture: 
 
 S. J.Rgs. 39 (Gore). Cattle tick, for eradication of. 
 
 Senate I?eport 3S. 
 S. Res. 137 (Shields), Annnonia and nitrogen, to pro- 
 vide for investigation. Agreed to in Senate. 
 (Zb) Appropriations: 
 
 li. K. 122 (Fitzgerald). A])propriations for mileage, 
 stationer}^, and pages, House of Representatives. 
 House Report 2. Public hnv No. 1. 
 H. R. 7572 (Fitzgerald). Appropriations for mileage, 
 Members of Congress, and continuing President's 
 $100,000,000 allotment. Passed House ond Senate. 
 Public ]aw No. 02. 
 H. R. 5405 (Fitzgerald). Appropriations for pages in 
 House and Senate. Public law No. 28. 
 (Zf) Bridges and dams: 
 
 H. R. ir370 (Knutson). Mississippi River, Minn., au- 
 thority to build bridge. House Report 22. S. lOOG- 
 substituted. 
 H. R. 2343 (Bland). Wabash River at Vincennes, Ind.. 
 authorit.v to build bridge. House Report 34. Senate 
 Report 42. Public law No. IG. 
 H. R. 3041 (Kraus). Wabash River at Logansport, 
 Ind., anthority to bnild bridge. House Report 08. 
 S. 210G substituted. 
 H. R. 4232 (Park). Flint River, Ga., authority to 
 extend time limit for completing bridge. Plou'se 
 Report 101. Passed House. Senate Report 150. 
 Passed Senate. Public law No. GO. 
 H. R. 4427 (Hastings). Arkansas River, Okla., autlior- 
 ity to build bridge. House Report 104. S. 2710 sub- 
 stituted. 
 H. R. 4045 (Borland). Missouri River, Kansas City, 
 Mo., authority to extend time limit for completiiig 
 bridge. House Report 00. 
 H. R. 5147 (Wingn). Arkansas .River, Fort Smith, 
 Ark., authority to build bridge. House Report 105. 
 li. R. 5250 (Wilson). Bayou Macon, Wisner, La., 
 
 authority to build bridge. House Report 102. 
 H. R. 52G7 (Cooper). Tug River, W. Va., authority 
 to_ build bridge. House Report lOG. S. 2GG3 sub- 
 stituted. 
 H. R. 5335 (Langley). Big Sandy River, Ky. and 
 W. Va., authority to build bridge. House Report 
 . 113. Passed House. Senate Report 133. Passed 
 
 Senate. Public law No. 4G. 
 H. R. 533G (Caraway). Little River, Ark., authority 
 to build bridge. House Report 112. 
 
24 CONGRESS IN THE WAR. 
 
 \'/a'.) Bridges and dams — Continued. 
 
 11. K. 5431 (Goodwin). Saline River, Ark., authority 
 
 to build bridge. House Keport 111. Passed House. 
 
 Public law ^^o. 47. 
 H. Iv. 5040 (Jacoway). Arkansas Kiver, Ark., author- 
 ity to extend time limit for completion of bridi^e. 
 
 House Report 1-29. S. 2S30 substituted. 
 H. R. 581U (Copley). Authority to build bridge. 
 
 House Report 104. 
 H. R. 5839 (Esch). Mississippi River, Aitkin County, 
 
 Minn., authority to build bridge. House Report 140. 
 
 Senate Report 140. Passed Senate. Public law 
 
 No. 54. 
 H. R. 0045 (Carawa}'). Authority to build bridge. 
 
 House Report 158. S. 2938 substituted. 
 H. R. 0170 (Neely). Monongahela River, W. Va. 
 
 House Report 204. 
 H. R. 0310 (Cooper). Mahoning River, Ohio, House 
 
 Report 174. Passed House and Senate. Public law 
 
 No. 75. 
 H. R.03S0 (Jacoway). Arkansas River, Little Rock, 
 
 Ark. House Report 187. S. 2937 substituted. 
 H. R. 0412 (Blanton ) . Rio Grande River, El Paso, Tex. 
 
 House Report 100. 
 S. 1000 (Nelson). Mississippi River, Morrison County, 
 • Minn., authority to build bridge. House Report 21. 
 
 Senate Report 28. Public, 13. 
 S. 1007 (Nelson). Mississippi River, Bemidji, Minn., 
 
 authority to build bridge. Senate Report 33. House 
 
 Report 20. Public, 14. 
 S. 2100 (Watson). Wabash River, Ind., authority to 
 
 build bridge. Senate Report .34. House Report 100. 
 
 Public, 33. 
 S. 2434 (Nelson). Mississippi River, Cass and Itasca 
 
 Counties. Minn., authority to build bridge. Senate 
 
 Report 72. House Report 103. Passed House. Pub- 
 lic law No. 57. 
 S. 2435 (Nelson). Mississippi Rivei", Cass and Itasca 
 
 Counties, Minn., authority to build bridge. Senate 
 
 Report 122. Pnssed Senate. House Report 147. 
 
 Passed Plouse. Public law No. 58. 
 S. 2003 (Pomorene). Tug River, W. Va. Senate Re- 
 port 121. Passed Senate and House. Public law 
 
 No. 81. 
 S. 2000 (Robinson). Arkansas River, Ark., authority 
 
 to build bridge. Senate Report 88. Public law 30. 
 S. 2007 (Ransdell). Bayou Macon, Wisner La., author- 
 ity to build bridge. Senate Report SO. Public law. 34. 
 S. 2088 (Stone). Missouri River, Kansas City, Mo., 
 
 to extend time for completion. Senate Report 101. 
 
 Passed Senate. Plouse Report 148. 
 S. 2005 (Robinson). Little River, Ark., authority to 
 
 build bridge. Senato Report 01. Public law 35. 
 
CONGRESS IN THE WAR. 
 
 25 
 
 (Zc) 
 
 Bridges and dams — Continued. 
 
 S. 2710 (Owen). Arkansas Eiver, Okla., authoritv to 
 
 build bridge. Senate Report 107. Passed Senate. 
 
 House Eeport 151. Passed House. Public law No. 59. 
 
 S. 2774 (Sutherland). Little Kanawha Pviver, W. Va., 
 
 authority to build bridge. Senate Eeport 12G. 
 
 Passed Senate. House Eeport 150. Passed House. 
 
 Public law No. G3. 
 
 S. 27S5 (Eansdell). Mermentau River, La., authority 
 
 to build lock and dam. Senate Eeport 112. Passed 
 
 Senate. House Eeport 135. Public law 42. 
 
 S. 2813 (Bankhead). ]\Iobile Bay, Ala., authority to 
 
 build bridge. House Eeport 52. Senate Eeport 127. 
 
 Passed Senate. House Eeport 152. Passed House. 
 
 Public law No. 51. 
 
 Eed Eiver, Sarcas Ferry, Tex. 
 
 Passed Senate. House Eeport 
 
 Public law No. 52. 
 
 Fox Eiver, at Elgin, III., authority 
 
 Senate Eeport 120. Passed Senate. 
 
 . 2S1G (Sheppard). 
 
 Senate Eeport 128. 
 
 149. Passed House. 
 . 2823 (Lewis). 
 
 to build bridjze. 
 
 Passed House. Public law No. Do. 
 S. 2830 (Eobinson). Arkansas Eiver, Ark., authority 
 
 to extend time for completing bridge. Senate Eeport 
 
 118. Passed Senate and House. Public law No. 44. 
 S. 2878 (Simmons). Waccamaw Eiver,. Pireway Ferry, 
 
 N. C., authority to build bridge. Senate Eeport 132. 
 
 Passed Senate. House Eeport 107. Passed House. 
 
 Public law No. GO. 
 
 Arkansas Eiver, Little Eock, Ark. 
 Passed Senate and House. Pub- 
 
 S. 2937 (Eobinson). 
 Senate Eeport 149. 
 lie law No. 84. 
 
 S. 2938 (Eobinson) 
 Ark. Senate Eeport 143. 
 Public law No. 07. 
 
 S. 2947 (Sheppard). Eio Grande Eiver, El Paso, Tex. 
 Senate Eeport 151. Passed Senate and House. Pub- 
 lic law No. 85. 
 
 Little Eiver, Poinsett County, 
 Passed Senate and House. 
 
 (Zd)_ 
 
 Cannon donations: 
 
 S. 291 (McKellar). 
 
 Senate Ee- 
 
 (Ze) 
 
 Murfreesboro, Tenn. 
 
 port 24. Passed Senate. 
 S. 1420 (Shields). Nashville, Tenn. Senate Eeport 
 
 25. Passed Senate. 
 S, 17G7 (Shields). Lewisburg, Tenn. Senate Eeport 
 
 20. Passed Senate. 
 S. 2920 (Overman). Carthago, N. C. Passed Senate 
 
 and House. Public law No, 83. 
 
 Coinage: 
 
 II. E. 3548 (Ashbrook). Twenty-five cent piece, to 
 modify design. House Eeport 78. Public, 27. 
 
 S. 2099 (Owen). Twenty-iive cent piece, to modify de- 
 sign. Senate Eeport 31. I f . E. 3548 substituted. 
 
26 CONGRESS IN TUE WAR. 
 
 (Zf) Constitution: 
 
 S. J. Kes. 17 (Sheppard). National prohibition. See 
 Tinder " Liquor." 
 
 S. J. Ees. 2 (Jones, N. Mex.) and H. J. Ees. 1 (Raker). 
 Woman suffrage. See under " Woman suffrage." 
 
 S. J. Ees. 12 (Sliafrotli). To abolish electoral college 
 and change time of inaugurations and terms of Sen- 
 ators and Representatives. Senate Report 1G5 (ad- 
 verse). 
 
 S. J. Res. 90 (Brandegee). Relating to procedure in 
 amending Constitution. Reported Dec. 17, 1017. 
 
 (Zg) Courts: 
 
 H. K. 294 (Igoe). Missouri, additional judge for. 
 ITouse Report 210. 
 
 H. R. 5558 (Thompson). Oklahoma, to amend judicial 
 code relating to districts. House Report 207. 
 
 S. 70 (Walsh). Montana, additional judge for. Re- 
 ported Avithout amendment May 21, Passed Senate. 
 
 S. 74G (Williams). Mississippi, additional judge for. 
 Reported without amendment July 9. Passed Senate. 
 
 S. 1S3G (Shields). Tennessee, judge for middle dis- 
 trict. Reported ATithout amendment May 29. Passed 
 Senate. 
 
 S. 211G (Gerr}^. Rhode Island, increase salary dis- 
 trict attorney. Reported Avithout amendment May 
 28. Passed Senate. 
 
 S. 2489 (Overman). District of Columbia, additional 
 justices for Supreme Court. Reported July 23. 
 Passed Senate. House Report 216. 
 
 S. 2777 (Hollis). New Hampshire, additional judge 
 for first district. Passed Senate without report. 
 
 S. 28G0 (Culberson). Transfer Hardeman County, 
 Tex., court district. Passed Senate. 
 
 S. 29iG (Johnson, Cal.). Jurisdiction under workmen's 
 compensation laws. See under "Labor" (Zoa). 
 
 Public 93 (Trading with enemy act). Contains pro- 
 visions bearing on Bankruptcy laws. 
 
 (Zh) Customs: 
 
 H. R. 344 (Smith, N. Y.). To regulate salaries in Cus- 
 todian Service. House Report 202. 
 
 S. 2203 (McCumber). Northgate, N. Dak., to make 
 port of enti-y. Senate Report 54. Passed Senate. 
 House Report 182. Passed House. Public law No. G5. 
 
 S. J. Res. 99 (Calder). Distilled spirits imported, to 
 allow exporting Avithin three years. Passed Senate 
 without leport. House Report 183. Passed House. 
 Public resolution No. 15. 
 
 (Zi) District of Columbia: 
 
 ., S. 1800 (Fletcher). Real estate belonging to I. O. O. 
 ^ F., to amend law. Public, 9. 
 
 S. 2123 (Smith, Md.). Pediatry, to regulate practice. 
 Senate Report 45. Passed Senate. 
 
CONGBESS IN THE WAR. 27 
 
 (Zi) District of Columbia — Continued. 
 
 S. 2-189 (Overman). Additional justices for Supreme 
 
 Court. See under " Courts." 
 H. J. Ees. 23 (Foster). Government fuel yards, to 
 
 establish in District of Columbia. House Report 189. 
 
 (Zj) Fisheries: 
 
 S;. 1481 (Chamberlain), Columbia River fisheries, re- 
 garding jurisdiction of Washington and Oregon. 
 Reported May 21, 1917. 
 
 (Zk) Foreign: 
 
 S. J. Res. 80 (Stone). Aurelio Caliozo, of Cuba, to admit 
 to West Point. Senate Report 92. Passed Senate. 
 
 (Zl) Homesteads: 
 
 S. 937 (Myers). Amending law as to certificates and 
 proof of residence. S.enate Report 159. 
 
 S. 955 (Myers). Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Mont. 
 Senate Report 1C>2. 
 
 S. 2493 (Kendrick). Stock-raising homesteads, to 
 amend section 3 of net of December 29, 191G. Senate 
 Report 14C. Passed Senate. 
 
 S.277G (Jones, N.Mex.). Stock-grazing lands, for clas- 
 sification in certain States. Senate Report 115. 
 Passed Senate. 
 
 (Zm) Incorporations: 
 
 S. 23G0 (Wadsv\'orth). A^merican Academy of Engineers. 
 Senate Report 8G. Passed Senate. 
 
 (Zma) Indians: 
 
 H. R. 195 (Carter, Okla.). Choctaws and Chickasaws, 
 Oklahoma, for sale of mineral deposits. House Re- 
 port 192. Passed Plouse. 
 
 H. R. 2G9 (Kayden).. For construction of roads, 
 bridges, etc., on reservations. House Report 191. 
 
 H. R. 1G81 (Hastings). Five Civilized Tribes, to con- 
 fer authority to superintendents. House Report 19G. 
 Report withdrawn. 
 
 H. R. 35G8 (Chandler, Okla.). Osage Tribe, Okla- 
 homa, to employ attorney. House Report 193. 
 
 S. 934 (Myers).' Crow Indian Reservation, Mont. 
 See under " Public lands." 
 
 S. 385 (Ashurst). To permit mining for metalliferous 
 minerals on reservations. Senate Report IGG. 
 
 S. 932 (Myers). Flathead Reservation, Mont. See 
 under " Public lands." 
 - S. 955 (Myers). Fort Peck, Mont. See under " Public 
 lands." ' 
 
 S. J. Res. 24 (Myers). Crow Indians in Montana. See 
 under " Public lands." 
 
 (Zn) Interstate and foreign commerce: 
 
 S. 1419 (Shields). Water-power bill. Senate Report 
 179. Passed Senate. 
 
28 CONGRESS IN THE WAK. 
 
 (Zo) Irrigation: 
 
 8. J.I^es. 43 (Jones, AVash.)- Yaldma. Wash., Indian 
 project, to make funds available for. Reported April 
 30. Passed' Senate. 
 See uJfo under '"'Rcclanuuion." 
 
 (Zoa) Labor: 
 
 Social insurance, for commission on. House Report 218. 
 
 Workmen's compensation laws, to amend Judicial Code 
 relating to jurisdiction of district courts. S. 20iG 
 (Johnson, Cal.). Senate Report 139. Passed Sen- 
 ate and House. Public law No. 82. 
 
 (Zp) Liquor: 
 
 S. 2GG0 (Broussard). Industrial alcohol, to permit ex- 
 emijtions under bone-dry law. Senate Report 110. 
 
 S. J. Res. 17 (Sheppard). National prohibition by con- 
 stitutional amendment. Senate Report 52. Passed 
 Senate. House Report 211. Passed House and en- 
 acted. Takes no law number, as it does not require 
 signature of President. 
 
 S. J.Res. 99 (Calder). Distilled spirits imported, to al- 
 loAv exporting within three years. See under "" Cus- 
 toms." 
 
 (Zq) Merchant marine: 
 
 H.R. 4988 (Alexander). Steamer Calder^ to authorizt 
 change of name. House Report 119. 
 
 S. 14G3 (Husting). Establish aid to navigation, at Fond 
 du Lac, Wis. Senate Report 183. 
 
 S. 14G2 (Husting). Establish fog signal at Port Wash- 
 ington, Wis. Senate Report 182. 
 
 S. 1544 (Fletcher). Decisions of local inspectors, lo pro- 
 vide appeals from. Senate Report 59. Passed Senate. 
 
 S. 1545 (Fletcher). Relating to crews of vessels. Senate 
 Report GO. Pa.ssed Senate. 
 
 S. 154G (Fletcher). Petroleum, etc., to permit shipments. 
 Senate Report Gl. Passed Senate. 
 
 S. 1547 (Fletcher), Motor-boat law. to amend. Senate 
 Report G2. Passed Senate. 
 
 S. 1549 (Fletcher). Require numbering and recording 
 undocumented vessels. Senate Report 03. Passed 
 Senate. 
 
 S. 24G9 (Harding). Steamer Colder^ to authorize change- 
 of name. Senate Report 80. PassecF Senate. 
 
 (Zr) Monuments and memorials: 
 
 H. J.Res. 70 (Linthicum). James Puclianan. to erect 
 statue. Hou.se Report 38. 
 
 (Zra) National Parks: 
 
 S. 1555 (Shafroth). Establish Rocky Mountain Park, 
 Colorado. Senate Report 1G9. 
 
 (Zrb) Pensions: 
 
 H. R. 7G34 (Sherwood). Omnibus pension bill. House 
 Report 214. Passed House. 
 
CONGBESS ]J^' THE WAR. 29 
 
 (Zs) Post office: 
 
 S. J. Kes. 00 (Bankhead). Pneumatic tube, to make 
 appropriation available. Public resolution 4. 
 
 S. J. Ees. 114 (Bankhead). Extending powers of pneu- 
 matic tube commission. Passed Senate and House. 
 Public resolution 19. 
 
 (Zt) Public lands: 
 
 8. 23 (Pittman). To grant 7,000,000 acres of land to 
 Nevada for public schools. Senate Eeport 152. 
 
 S. 20 (Pittman). Interstate timber cutting by mining 
 concerns, to permit. Senate Keport 153. 
 
 S. 44 (Walsh). Eeclamation settlers, to grant addi- 
 tional rights. See under " Reclamation." 
 
 S. 93 (Smoot). To consolidate national forest lands. 
 Senate Report 173. 
 
 S. 95 (Smoot). Alaskan coal lands, to provide for 
 agricultural entries in. Senate Report 174. 
 
 S. 102 (Smoot). Relating to vacancies in district land 
 offices. Senate Eeport 175, 
 
 S. 309 (Poindexter). Port Angeles, Wash., conveyance 
 of lands. Senate Eeport 77. Passed Senate. Passed 
 House. Public law No. 50. 
 
 S. 389 (Ashurst). Timber cntting on Coconino and 
 Tusayan National Forests, Ariz. Senate Report 155. 
 
 S. 730 (Warren ) . Granting coal lands to Kaj^cee, Wyo. 
 Senate Report 171. Passed Senate. 
 
 S. 932 (Myers). Providing for stock-watering privi- 
 leges on Flathead Indian Reservation, Mont. Senate 
 Report 150. . i 
 
 S. 934 (Myers). Pertaining to withdrawals, Huntley 
 irrigation project, Montana. Senate Report 157. 
 
 S. 930 (Myers). Conveying land to Bozcman, Mont. 
 Senate Eeport 158. 
 
 S. 950 (Myers). Nonmineral entry of rriineral and coal 
 lands in Alaska. Senate Report 101. 
 
 S. 939 (Myers). Relating to newspaper notices. Sen- 
 ate Report 100. 
 
 S. J. Ees. 24 (Myers). To dispose of Montana lands 
 ceded by Crow Indians. Senate Eeport 101. 
 
 S. 2423 (Chamb?rlain). California & Oregon Railroad 
 lands, i-elating to taxes. Senate Repoi-t 79. Passed 
 Senate. 
 
 See also under " Homestead." 
 
 (Zu) Reclamation: 
 
 H. R. 3135 (Hayden). Ynma project, Arizona. House 
 
 Report 199. 
 PI. E. 4954 (Raker). Reclamation law. To apply to 
 
 irrigation districts. House Report 93. 
 S. 27 "(Pittman). To encourage reclamation in Nevada. 
 
 Senate Report 170. Passed Senate, 
 S. 44 (Walsh). Granting additional rights to settlers. 
 
 Senate Report 154. 
 
30 CONGEESS IN THE WAK. 
 
 (Zv) Rivers and harbors: 
 
 S. J. Kes. 93 (Jones, Wash.)- AViHapa Harbor and 
 River, Wash. To improve. Senate Keport 123. 
 Public resolution 11. 
 
 (Zw) Woman suffrage: 
 
 S. 2380 (Sluifroth). SufFrage for Hawaii. Senate Re- 
 port 108. Passed Senate. 
 
 H. J. Res. 1 (Raker). Suffrage by constitutional amend- 
 ment. House Report 219. 
 
 S. J. Res. 2 (Jones, N. Mex.). Suffrage by constitu- 
 tional amendment. Senats Report 130. 
 
 H. Res. 12 (Raker). For committee on woman suffrage 
 in House. House Report 1G3. Passed House. 
 
 (Zx) Miscellaneous subjects: 
 
 S. 340 (Gallinger). Botanic Garden, to increase area 
 
 of. Senate Report G7. Passed Senate. 
 S. 1553 (Smith, Ariz.). Migratory birds, relating to. 
 
 Senate Report 27. Passed Senate. 
 S. 2180 (Nelson). Minnesota and Wisconsin boundary 
 
 dispute, relating to. Reported May 28 without 
 
 amendment. 
 S. 2852 (Hardwick). Public building at Moultrie, Ga., 
 
 to increase limit of cost. Senate Report 144. Passed 
 
 Senate. 
 S. J. Res. 28 (Overman). Capitol police, for additional 
 
 force of. Passed Senate; reconsidered. S. J. Res. 
 
 30 substituted. 
 S. J. Res. 30 (Overman). Capitol police, for additional 
 
 force of. Passed Senate. House Report 115. 
 S. J. Res. 101 (Smith, Ariz.). For Government control 
 
 of print-paper industry. Senate Report 177. 
 S. J. Res. 102 (INIartin). To advance October salaries 
 
 to Senate and House employees. Passed Senate and 
 
 House. Public resolution 13. 
 S. J. Res. 103 (Smoot). Pay $1,G00 to J. S. McCoy for 
 
 extra services. Passed Senate. 
 S. J. Res. 110 (Smith, Ga.). Vocational Education 
 
 Board, authority to rent quarters. Passed Senate. 
 
 House Report 229. 
 S. J. Res. 115 (Overman). Telephone operators for 
 
 Capitol Building, pi-ovide for additional nimiljer. 
 
 Passed Senate. 
 H. R. G094 (Clark, Fla.). Public building at Durant, 
 
 Okla. To increase limit of cost. House Report 154. 
 
 Passed House and Senate. Public lav^ No. 72. 
 H. J. Res. 188 (Carlin). Extend effective date of sec- 
 tion 10 of Clayton antitrust law. House Report 227. 
 
 S. J. Res. lOG (Overman). Repoj-ted Dec. 7. 1917. 
 
 Passed Senate. 
 H. J. Res. '193 (Fitzgerald). To advance December 
 
 salaries to Senate and House employees. Public 
 
 resolution 18. 
 
 'Zv) Private bills are not listed by subjects. 
 
PUBLIC LAWS ENACTED IN THE SIXTY-FIFTH 
 
 CONGRESS. 
 
 No. 
 
 1. Appropriations for mileage, stationery, and pages, House of 
 
 Representatives. (H. K. 122.) 
 
 2. General deficiency appropriations. (IT. R. 12.) 
 
 3. War bonds, seven billions, authority to issue. (H. E. 27G2.) 
 
 4. Assignment of fleet naval reserve to active duty. (H. 11. 1771.) 
 
 5. For extension of minority enlistments, naval service. (II. li. 
 
 2008.) 
 0. Authority for additional officers, Hj^drograpliic Office, Navy. 
 (H. iCiZ'SS.) 
 
 7. Increase of midshipmen at Annapolis. (II. R. 2339.) 
 
 8. Increase age limit for officers, NavalReserve. (II. R. 2340.) 
 
 9. Amending act to authorize I. O. O. F. to sell real estate in Dis- 
 
 trict. (S. 1800.) 
 
 10. Relating to foreign enlistments in United States. (H. R. 2893.) 
 
 11. Army appropriations. (II. R. 13.) 
 
 12. War Army bill, draft and selective service. (II. R. 3545.) 
 
 13. Bridge, IMississippi River. (S. lOOG.) 
 
 14. Bridge, Mississippi River. (S. 1007.) 
 
 15. Relating to enlistments in Naval Reserve Corps. (H. R. 2337.) 
 IG. Bridge, Wabash River. (II. R. 2343.) 
 
 17. Increase enlisted strength of Navy and Marine Corps. (H. R. 
 
 3340.) 
 
 18. Military Academy appropriations. (H. R. 14.) 
 
 19. Car-service regulations. (H. R. 328.) 
 
 20. "War-risk insurance for seamen. (S. 2133.) 
 
 21. Sundry civil appropriations. (H. R. 11.) 
 
 22. Issuance of rifles to State troops. (S. 995.)* 
 
 23. Army and Navy deficiency appropriations. (H. R. ?)971.) 
 
 24. Suppression of espionage. (H. R. 291.) 
 
 25. Amending Federal reserve act. (H. R. 3G73.) 
 2G. Condemnation of land for Army. (S. 2453.) 
 
 27. Modification of 25-cent piece. (H. R. 3548.) 
 
 28. Appropriations for pages in House and Senate.^ (H. R. 5405.) 
 29; Aeronautics personnel and appropriations. (11. R. 532G.) 
 
 30. Bridge, Arkansas River. (S. 2GGG.) 
 
 31. Autlioritv to acquire aviation training sites. San Diego, Cal. 
 
 (H. R:. 4892.) 
 
 32. Relief of homesteaders in military or naval service. (S. 1811.) 
 
 33. Bridge, Wabash River. (S. 216g.)* 
 
 34. Brido-e. Bavou Macon, La. (S. 2GG7.) 
 
 35. Bridge, Little River. Ark. (S. 2G95.) 
 
 3G. Protection of desert-land entrymen in Army or Navy. (II. R. 
 
 3331.) 
 37. Rivers and hnrhors npproprisitions. (H. R. 4285.) 
 
32 CONGRESS IN THE WAR. 
 
 No. 
 
 38. Increasing membership, Interstate Cojinrierce Commission. (S. 
 
 , ISIG.) _ 
 30. For priority of railroad shipments and control of tr:iin service. 
 (S. 235G.) 
 
 40. Food-survey anthorizfttion. (H. R. 4188.) 
 
 41. Food-control authorization. (H. R. 49G1.) 
 
 42. Authority for lock and dam, Mcrmontau River, La. (S. 2785.) 
 
 43. War bonds, authority for second Liberty Loan issue. (II. R. 
 
 5901.) 
 
 44. Bridge, Arkansas River. (S. 2830.) 
 
 45. Authority to construct building for Treasury Department. 
 
 (S. 24'77.) 
 4G. Bridge, Big Sandy River. (H. R. 5335.) 
 
 47. Bridge, Saline RiVer, Ark. (H. R. 5431.) 
 
 48. Creating aircraft board. (S. 2705.) 
 
 49. Authority to explore for nitrates and potassiiun. (S. 21 5G.) 
 
 50. War-revenue measure. (H. R. 4280.) 
 
 51. Bridge, Mobile Bay, Ala. (S. 2813.) 
 
 52. Brido-e, Red River, Tex. (S. 281G.) 
 
 53. Bridge, Fox River, 111. (S. 2823.) 
 
 54. Bridge, Mississippi River, Minn. (H. R. 5839.) 
 
 55. Providing repatriation of citizens in armies of allies. (S, 2G23.) 
 5G. Conveying land to Port Angeles, Wash. (S. 309.) 
 
 57. Bridge, Mississippi River, Minn. (S. 2434.) 
 
 58. Bridge, Mississippi River. Minn. (S. 2435.) 
 
 59. Bridge, Arkansas River, Okla. (S. 2710.) 
 00. Bridge, Waccamaw River, N. C. (S. 2878.) 
 
 ('•1. For larger circulation, of notes of small denomination. (S. 2922.) 
 G2. Providing for Navy air-station site at Cape May, N. J. (S. 
 
 2437.) 
 03. Bridge, Little Kanawha River, W. Va. (S. 2774.) 
 G4. Urgent deficiencj'' measure appropriating $5,35G,GGG,01G. (H. R. 
 
 5949.) 
 05. Establishing port of entry at Northgate, N. Dak. (S. 2203.) 
 OG. Allowing dependents to receive pay while nbsent abroad. (S. 
 
 2883.) 
 
 07. Bridge, Little River, Ark. (S. 293,8.) 
 
 08. Regulating use of explosives during Avar. (LI. R. 3932.) 
 G9. Bridge, Flint River, Ga. (H. R. 4232.) 
 
 70. Providing for property lost by seamen. (H. R. 5047.) 
 
 71. Permission to take public-land affidavits before military authori- 
 
 ties. (IL R. 5082.) 
 
 72. Public building at Durant, Okla. (H. R. 0094.) 
 
 73. Permitting coastwise trade b,y foreign vessels. (H. R, G175.) 
 
 74. Providini>- six months' gratuity to dependents of deceased sailors. 
 
 in Navy. (H. R. 0300.) 
 
 75. Bridge, Mahonin^^ River, Ohio. (H. R. G310.) 
 
 7G. Providing commissions in Army staff corps and removing age 
 limits of Reserve Coi'ps officers rcv^uiring discharge. (H. R. 
 035O.) 
 
 77. Extending liquor and immorality sections of Army draft law to 
 
 Navy. (H. R. 0302.) 
 
 78. Prescribing couit-martial procedure in Navy. (H. R. G3G3.) 
 
C02S"GKESS IN THE WAB. 33 
 
 No. 
 
 79. Appointing chaplains at large in Army. (8. '2527.) 
 
 80. Preventing publication of military inventions. (S. 2531.) 
 
 81. Bridge, Tug Eiver, W. Va. (S. 2GG3.) _ 
 
 82. Amending Judicial Code relating to jurisdiction of district courts 
 
 in worianen's compensation laws. (S. 291G.) 
 
 83. Donating cannon to Carthage, N. C. (S. 2920.) 
 
 84. Bi-idge, Arkansas Kiver, Ark. (S. 2937.) 
 
 85. Bridge, Kio Grande Eiver, Tex. (S. 29i7.) 
 
 8G. delating to Medical and Dental Corps. (H. R. 4897.) 
 
 87. Fixing 40 cents as commutation price for rations in Navy. (H. E., 
 
 5G4G.) 
 
 88. Establishing neAV ratings for enginemen, blacksmiths, etc., in 
 
 Navy. (H. 11. 5G48.) 
 
 89. Distribution of Cavalry units in Army, providing for. (H. R. 
 
 5918.) 
 
 90. Providing military and naval insurance. (II. E. 5723.) 
 
 91. Pegulating trading Avith enemy. (H. P. 49G0.) 
 
 92. Deliciency appropriations for Alembers' mileage and for continu- 
 
 ing President's $100,000,000 fund. (H. R. 7572. )__ 
 
 93. Increasing Naval Academy enrollment. (H. R. G967.) 
 
 94. Authorizing absence of homestead entrymen during war. (S. 
 
 2334.) 
 
PUBLIC RESOLUTIONS ENACTED IN THE SIXTY-FIFTH 
 
 CONGRESS. 
 
 No. 
 
 1. Declaring Avar on Germany. (S. J. 1.) 
 
 2. Authority to seize enemy vessels. (S. J. 42.) 
 
 3. Authority to Red Cross to erect temporary buildinfjs. (S. J. 
 
 Gl.) • • ^ 
 
 4. Money made available for pneumatic tube investigation, Postal 
 
 Service. (S. J. GG.) 
 
 5. Permission to War Department to erect buildings on Smith- 
 
 sonian grounds. (H. J. 94.) 
 
 6. Relating to eligibility of retired Army, engineer officers. (S. J. 
 
 7. Correcting error in sundry-civil law relating to salary of Panama 
 
 governor. (IT. J. 105.) 
 
 8. Extending time for Niagara water diversions. (S. J. 13.) 
 
 9. Pensions m Public Health Service. (S. J. G7.) 
 
 10. Excusing, soldiers and sailors from assessment work on mining 
 
 ^ claims. (S. J. 33.) 
 
 11. For improving AVillapa River and Plarbor, Wash. (S. J. 93.) 
 
 12. Suspending labor requirements of owners of mining claims dur- 
 
 ing war. (S. J. 78.) 
 13^ Advancing October salaries to House and Senate employees. 
 (S. J. 102.) 
 
 14. Authoritv to extend reclamation funds for drainage in Texas and 
 
 New Mexico. (S. J. 89.) 
 
 15. To allow exporting of distilled spirits within three years of im 
 
 portation. (S. J. 99.) 
 IG. Authorizing land purchases by Ordnance Bureavi, War Depart-; 
 ment. (11. J. 1G2.) 
 
 17. Declaring -war on Austria-Hungary. (S. J. 111.) 
 
 18. x^^dvancing December salaries of Senate and House employees. 
 
 (H. J. 193.) 
 
 19. Extending powers of pneumatic tube commission. (S. J. 114.) 
 
 .34 
 
 I 
 
LAWS OF SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS WITH DIRECT OR 
 INDIRECT BEARING ON TRANSATLANTIC WAR. 
 
 ARMY. 
 
 No. of Lnw. 
 
 Public, 85. Army reorgunization (national defense act). 
 Public, 5G. Establishing medal of honor roll. 
 
 Public, 79. Authority to issue supplies to military schools and 
 , colleges. 
 
 Public, GO. Increasing cadets at West Point. 
 Public, 92. Appropriating $200,000 for National Guard. 
 Public, 133, Urgent deficiency appropriations, Army and Navy. 
 Public, 191. Militai'^' Academy appropriations (1st sess. ). 
 Public, 242. Army appropriations (1st sess.). 
 Public, 309. Appropriations for fortifications. 
 Public, 349. Authoritv to transfer certain retired officers to active 
 
 list. 
 Public resolution, 11. Authority to increase enlisted men for Mexican 
 
 campaign. 
 Public resolution, 23. Drafting of militia into Regular Army. 
 Public resolution, 32. Relief of homesteaders in Mexican campaign. 
 Public resolution, 35. Amending national defense act relative to 
 
 reserve officers' training camps. 
 
 Note. — Provision for creation of Coimcil of National Defense 
 <imbodied in Public. 242. 
 
 NAVY. 
 
 Public, 18. Increasing midshipmen at Annapolis. 
 Public, 113. Authority for building two submarines. 
 Public, 241. Naval appropriations (1st sess.). 
 Public, 391. Naval appropriations (2d sess.). 
 
 Public resolution 5G. Appropriating $1*50,000,000 to speed war 
 preparations. 
 
 <-' MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 Public, S71. Revenue, income tax, and creation of Tariff Com- 
 mission. 
 
 Public, 377. Revenue act (2d sess.). 
 
 Public, 2G0. Creation of Shipping Board. 
 
 Public, 319. Threats against President. 
 
 Public, 305. Desecration of flag in District of Columbia. 
 
 Public, 157. For relief of destitute Americans in Mexico. 
 
 Public resolution, 39. For probe of cost of living in District of Co- 
 lumbia. 
 
 Public resolution. 52. Relief day for Ruthenians. 
 
 35 
 
PAET II. 
 STATUS OF ALL LEGISLATION (NUMERICAL). 
 
 EXPLANATORY NOTES. 
 
 House bills, House joint resolutions, Senate bills, and Senate joint 
 resolutions are listed separately. Under each of these four headings 
 the bills and resolutions are given numerically. 
 
 When the number of a public bill or resolution is not to be found 
 it will thereupon be evident that the bill for Avhicli information is 
 sought never got further than the committee. 
 
 Private bills and resolutions are listed only when said bills are 
 enacted into laws, the number of the law being indicated in each 
 case. 
 
 Examples are herewith given, so the searcher will have a thorough 
 dnderstanding of the compilation: If looking for H. R. 1055, a star 
 will be found in the first column to the right. As indicated at the 
 head of the column, H. E. 1G55 was reported out of committee but 
 had no further action. If looking for H. R. 5271, a star will bo 
 found in the second column to the right. As indicated at the head 
 of the column, H. R. 5271 passed the House but had no further 
 action. If looking for S. 383, the sUir under the column headed 
 "Reported in the House," will indicate this was the last action and 
 that the bill did not pass the House. 
 
 The law number of each bill approved by the President is given 
 in the next to the last column. 
 
 The alphabetical references in the last column is a new departure 
 in compilation. An example of its value is herewith given. A con- 
 stituent writes to his Member asking for support of H. R. 328. The 
 Member refers to 328 in the numerical index and sees at a glance 
 that the bill has become a law. Then in the last column opposite 328 
 will be found the letter "K." Turn to the subject index in Part I, and 
 under the heading " K " will be found the title of the bill and full 
 history. 
 
 REFERENCE TABLE. 
 
 (1) 
 
 S. lOOG substituted. 
 
 (2) 
 
 Included in H. R. 201. 
 
 (3) 
 
 SeeS. 
 
 181G. 
 
 (4) 
 
 Sees. 
 
 2133. 
 
 (C) 
 
 See S. 
 
 2350. 
 
 (7) 
 
 SeeS. 
 
 J. Res. 07. 
 
 (8) 
 
 SeeS. 
 
 1811. 
 
 (9) 
 
 SeeS. 
 
 2003. 
 
 36 
 
CONGBESS IN THE WAR. .'{7 
 
 See S. 2S30. 
 
 H. E. 291 substituted. 
 
 Reported and afterwards recommitted. 
 
 H. R. 2338 substituted. 
 
 H. 11. 2008 substituted. 
 
 H. R. 1771 substituted. 
 
 H. R. 2310 substituted. 
 
 H. R. 2339 substituted. 
 
 S. J. Res. 42 substituted. 
 
 Reconsidered and postponed indefinitely; H. R. 3545 substi- 
 tuted. 
 
 H. R. 3330 substituted. 
 
 H. R. 3548 substituted. 
 
 H. R. 4188 substituted. 
 
 Included in H. R. 4188. 
 
 Postponed indefinitely, account passage food bill. 
 
 Reported adversely. 
 
 S. J. Res. 1 substituted. 
 
 S. J. Res. 42 substituted.. 
 
 S. J. Res. Gl substituted. 
 
 S. J. Res. 13 substituted. 
 
 Reconsidered and postponed indefinitely; S. J. Res. 30 substi- 
 tuted. 
 
 See H. R. 4188. 
 
 Postponed indefinitely; see S. J. Res. 42. 
 
 S. 210G substituted. 
 
 S. 2710 substituted. 
 
 S. 2922 substituted. 
 
 S. Res. 140 substituted. 
 
 S. 2938 substituted. 
 
 Reported adversely. 
 
 Laid on table ; S. 2937 passed instead. 
 
 Passed Congress but not enacted because of " pocket veto " by 
 President. See H. J. Res. 174, introduced in second session. 
 
 Report withdrawn. 
 
 S. 2G66 substituted. 
 
 S. 26G7 substituted. 
 
 S. 2947 substituted. 
 
 Sent to conference. 
 
 S. 2334 substituted. 
 
 S. J. Res. Ill substituted. 
 
 Resolution proposing constitutional amendment does not re- 
 quire signature of President; takes no law number. 
 
HOUSE BILLS. 
 
 No. 
 
 11 
 
 12 
 
 13 
 
 14 
 
 122 
 
 195 
 
 269 
 
 291 
 
 294 
 
 328 
 
 344 
 
 646 
 
 1655 
 
 1679 
 
 1681 
 
 1691 
 
 1770 
 
 1771 
 
 2008 
 
 2298 
 
 2316 
 
 2337 
 
 2338 
 
 2339 
 
 2340 
 
 2343 
 
 2762 
 
 2893 
 
 3132 
 
 3135 
 
 3232 
 
 3330 
 
 3331 
 
 3349 
 
 3545 
 
 3548 
 
 3568 
 
 3641 
 
 3650 
 
 3673 
 
 3932 
 
 3971 
 
 4050 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 Reported 
 in House. 
 
 Passed 
 Uouse. 
 
 Reported 
 in Senate. 
 
 Enacted into laW, 
 
 Reference 
 
 to subject 
 
 index in 
 
 Part I. 
 
 
 Public 21 
 
 B. 
 
 
 
 
 Public 2 
 
 B. 
 
 
 
 
 Public 11 
 
 B. 
 
 
 
 
 Public 18 
 
 B. 
 
 
 
 
 Public 1.. 
 
 Zb. 
 
 '"(*)"" 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 Zma. 
 
 
 
 Zma. 
 
 
 
 Public 24 
 
 HH. 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 ^- 
 
 
 
 Public 19 
 
 (*) 
 
 Q) 
 
 (43) 
 
 (*) 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 Zh. 
 
 
 
 Private 2 
 
 ^^ 
 
 
 
 
 Zc. 
 
 
 
 
 Zma. 
 
 . 
 
 
 
 BB. 
 
 
 
 
 MM. 
 
 
 
 Public 4 
 
 Public 5 
 
 0. 
 
 
 
 
 0. 
 
 (*) 
 - . - . . 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (47) 
 Public 15 
 
 Public 6 
 
 HH. 
 
 
 
 
 0. 
 
 
 
 
 0. 
 
 
 . 
 
 
 Public 7 
 
 Publics 
 
 Public 16 
 
 Publics 
 
 Public 10 
 
 0. 
 
 
 
 
 0. 
 
 
 - . - 
 
 
 Zc. 
 
 
 
 
 GG. 
 
 _ - _ _ 
 
 
 
 HH. 
 
 333 
 
 
 
 NN. 
 
 
 
 
 Zu. 
 
 
 
 
 T. 
 
 
 
 Public 17 
 
 Public 36 
 
 0. 
 
 
 
 
 T. 
 
 (2) 
 
 
 
 HH. 
 
 
 
 
 Public 12 
 
 BB. 
 
 
 
 
 Public 27 -.-' Zft. 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 
 Zma. 
 
 Zc. 
 
 K. 
 
 C. 
 
 N. 
 
 B. 
 
 MM. 
 
 (*) 
 
 r35^ 
 
 
 
 (3) 
 
 
 
 
 Public 25 
 
 Public 68 
 
 Public 23 
 
 '"(4)""" 
 
 
 
 
CONGKESS IN THE WAE. 
 
 HOUSE BILLS— Continued. 
 
 No. 
 
 Reported 
 in House. 
 
 Passed 
 House. 
 
 Reported 
 in Senate. 
 
 1 
 Enacted into law. 
 
 Public 40 
 
 4188 
 
 
 
 
 4232 
 
 
 
 
 Public 69 
 
 4280 
 
 
 
 
 Public 50 - . 
 
 4285 
 
 
 
 
 Public 37 . . 
 
 4427 
 
 (6) 
 (7) 
 
 (36) 
 
 
 
 4431 
 
 
 
 4467 
 
 
 
 
 4503 
 
 
 
 
 4617 
 
 (48) 
 
 
 
 4892 
 
 
 Public 3U 1 
 
 4897 
 
 
 
 
 Public 86 
 
 4945 
 
 (V) 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 4954 
 
 
 
 
 4958 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 4960 
 
 
 Public 91 
 
 4961 
 
 
 " 
 
 
 Public 41 . 
 
 4988 
 
 (*) 
 (8) 
 
 
 
 
 4991 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 5082 
 
 
 
 Public 71 
 
 5147 
 
 (44) 
 
 (45) 
 
 (9) 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 
 5250 
 
 
 
 
 5267 
 
 
 "" ---- 
 
 
 5269 
 
 
 
 
 5271 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 5287 
 
 
 
 5326 
 
 
 
 Public 29 . - - 
 
 5335 
 
 
 
 
 Public 46 
 
 5336 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 5405 
 
 
 
 Public 28 - . - 
 
 5431 
 
 
 
 
 Public 47... 
 
 5558 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 
 5646 
 
 " 
 
 
 Public 87 \ 
 
 Public 70 -! 
 
 Public .88 
 
 5647 
 
 
 
 
 
 5648 
 
 
 
 
 5649 
 
 (10) 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 
 
 5667 
 
 
 _ _ - 
 
 1 
 
 5723 
 
 
 
 
 Public 90 
 
 5819 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 
 5833 
 
 
 
 Private 3 
 
 5839 
 5901 
 
 
 
 
 
 Public 54 
 
 Public 43 
 
 5918 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Public 89 . - 
 
 5949 
 
 Public 64 
 
 6045 
 
 (39) 
 
 
 
 .......1 
 
 6094 
 
 
 "" "" "" — 
 
 Public 72 ' 
 
 6175 
 
 
 _- . 
 
 
 Public 73 
 
 39 
 
 Reference 
 
 to subject 
 
 index in 
 
 Part I. 
 
 A. 
 
 Zc. 
 
 GG. 
 
 UU. 
 
 Zc. 
 
 I. 
 
 K. 
 
 K. 
 
 11. 
 
 AA. 
 
 BB. 
 
 Zc. 
 
 Zw. 
 
 TT. 
 
 HH. 
 
 A. 
 
 f?: 
 
 II. 
 Zc. 
 Zc. 
 Zc. 
 
 QQ. 
 
 BB. 
 
 QQ. 
 
 AA. 
 
 Zc. 
 
 Zc. 
 
 Zb. 
 
 Zc. 
 
 Zg- 
 
 o. 
 o. 
 o. 
 
 Zc. 
 
 HH. 
 
 JJ. 
 
 Zc. 
 
 Zy. 
 
 Zc. 
 
 GG. 
 
 BB. 
 
 B. 
 
 Zc. 
 
 Zx. 
 
 HH. 
 
40 
 
 CONGRESS IN THE WAR. 
 
 HOUSE BILLS— Continued. 
 
 No. 
 
 Reported 
 in House. 
 
 Passed 
 House. 
 
 Reported 
 in Senate. 
 
 Enacted into law. 
 
 1 ^"^ 
 
 Reference 
 
 to subject 
 
 index in 
 
 Part I. 
 
 G17C 
 
 (*) 
 (37) 
 
 
 
 Zc. 
 
 6180 
 
 
 
 
 -C. 
 
 6306 
 
 
 
 Public 74 
 
 0. 
 
 6310 
 
 
 
 
 Public 75 
 
 Public 76 
 
 Zc. 
 
 6350 
 
 
 
 
 BB. 
 
 6361 
 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 BB. 
 
 6362 
 
 
 Public 77 
 
 0. 
 
 6363 
 
 
 
 
 Public 78 
 
 0. 
 
 6386 
 
 (41) 
 (46) 
 
 
 
 Zc. 
 
 6412 
 
 
 
 
 Zc. 
 
 6967 
 
 
 
 Public 93... 
 
 0. 
 
 6975 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 0. 
 
 7237 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 . 
 
 R. 
 
 7572 
 
 
 Public 92... 
 
 Zb. 
 
 7034 
 
 (*) 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 Zrb. 
 
 7G97 
 
 
 
 BB. 
 
 7731 
 
 
 
 
 C. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS. 
 
 No. 
 
 Reported 
 in House. 
 
 Passed 
 House. 
 
 Pveported 
 in Senate. 
 
 Enacted into law. 
 
 Reference 
 
 to subject 
 
 index in 
 
 Part I. 
 
 1 
 
 (*) 
 
 (*) 
 
 (28) 
 
 (29) 
 
 (*) 
 (30) 
 
 
 Zw. 
 
 23 
 
 
 
 
 Zi. 
 
 24 
 
 
 
 
 HH. 
 
 62 
 
 
 
 
 MM. 
 
 70 
 
 
 
 
 Zr. 
 
 86 
 
 
 
 
 U. 
 
 94 
 
 
 
 Public Res. 5 
 
 Public Res. 7 
 
 BB. 
 
 105 
 
 
 
 
 B. 
 
 109 
 
 (31) 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 P. 
 
 115 
 
 
 
 - 
 
 BB. 
 
 116 
 
 
 (42) 
 
 
 QQ. 
 
 BB. 
 
 162 
 
 
 
 Public Res. 16 
 
 169 
 
 ""(*')"" 
 (*) 
 
 (49 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 HH. 
 
 174 
 
 
 
 QQ- 
 Zx. 
 
 • 188 
 
 
 
 189 
 
 
 
 
 Zoa. 
 
 193 
 
 
 
 Public Res. 18 
 
 Zx. 
 
 195 
 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 GG. 
 
 
 
 
 
 41 
 
SENATE BILLS. 
 
 No. 
 
 2 
 23 
 26 
 
 27 
 
 44 
 
 70 
 
 93 
 
 95 
 
 102 
 
 282 
 
 291 
 
 309 
 
 315 
 
 346 
 
 352 
 
 383 
 
 385 
 
 389 
 
 634 
 
 730 
 
 746 
 
 831 
 
 932 
 
 934 
 
 936 
 
 937 
 
 939 
 
 950 
 
 955 
 
 993 
 
 994 
 
 995 
 
 1004 
 
 1005 
 
 1006 
 
 1007 
 
 1419 
 
 1420 
 
 1462 
 
 1463 
 
 1484 
 
 1534 
 
 1536 
 
 1537 
 
 1538 
 
 1544 
 
 42 
 
 Reported 
 in Senate. 
 
 (11) 
 (*) 
 (*) 
 
 " ■(*)'•' " 
 
 ">)'" 
 • (*) 
 (*) 
 
 1 
 
 Passed 
 1 Senate. 
 
 Reported 
 in House. 
 
 1 
 
 Enacted into law. 
 
 Reference 
 to subject 
 i index in 
 1 Parti. 
 
 i 
 
 
 • 
 
 i HH. 
 
 j 
 
 
 
 Zfc. 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 Zt. 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 Zu. 
 
 
 
 Zu. 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 22. 
 
 
 
 Zt. 
 
 
 
 
 Zt. 
 
 
 
 
 Zt. 
 
 (*) 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 BE. 
 
 
 
 Zd. 
 
 
 Public 50 .. 
 
 Zt. 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 I. 
 
 (*) 
 
 ^ 
 
 
 Zx. 
 
 
 
 L. 
 
 
 (*■> 
 
 
 HH. 
 
 (*) 
 (*) 
 (*) • 
 
 "(12)'" 
 (*) 
 (*) 
 (*) 
 (*) 
 (*) 
 (*) 
 (*) 
 (*) 
 (*) 
 
 
 Zina. 
 
 
 
 
 Zt. 
 
 
 
 
 
 HH. 
 
 (*) 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 Zt. 
 
 
 
 Zg. 
 
 
 
 iC 
 
 
 
 
 Zt. 
 
 
 
 
 zt. 
 
 
 
 
 Zt. 
 
 
 
 ■■ 
 
 Zl. 
 
 
 
 
 Zt. 
 
 
 
 
 zt. 
 
 
 
 
 Zl. 
 
 
 
 
 L. 
 
 
 
 
 K. 
 
 
 
 Public 22 
 
 BB. 
 
 (*) 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 
 L. 
 
 
 
 
 L. 
 
 
 
 Public 13 1 
 
 Public 14 1 
 
 Zc. 
 
 
 
 
 Zc. J 
 
 """(*)"" 
 (*) 1 
 (*) 
 
 (14) 
 
 (15) ' 
 
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 (*) 
 
 
 Zn. i 
 
 
 
 
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 Zq. 
 
 
 
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 0. 
 
 (16) , 
 
 
 
 
 a 
 
 (13) 
 
 
 
 ... 
 
 .. i 
 
 0. 
 
 
 (V) 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 Zq. 
 
CONGRESS IN THE WAE. 
 
 SENATE BILLS —Continued . 
 
 43 
 
 1545 
 1546 
 1547 
 1549 
 1553 
 1555 
 1587 
 1720 
 1725 
 1767 
 1786 
 1796 
 1797 
 1800 
 1802 
 1811 
 1816 
 1836 
 1845 
 1852 
 1854 
 1867 
 1871 
 1873 
 2099 
 2106 
 2116 
 2123 
 2133 
 2I56 
 2180 
 2203 
 2263 
 2334 
 2344 
 2356 
 2360 
 2380 
 2423 
 ^434 
 2435 
 2437 
 2447 
 2453 
 2463 
 2469 
 2477 
 2481 
 
 Pveported 
 in Senate. 
 
 -- - 
 
 ■■"(V)-" 
 
 (17) 
 
 Passed 
 Senate. . 
 
 (*) 
 (*) 
 (*) 
 (*) 
 (*) 
 
 Reported 
 in tfouse. 
 
 Enacted into law. 
 
 Reference 
 
 to subject 
 
 index in 
 
 Part I. 
 
 Zq. 
 
 
 
 Zc. 
 
 
 
 zd. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Zra. 
 
 
 
 
 . 0. 
 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 BB. 
 
 (*) 
 
 ---(V)--' 
 
 (*) 
 
 (18) 
 
 
 
 I. 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 Zd. 
 
 
 
 BB. 
 
 
 
 C. 
 
 
 
 IVOT 
 
 
 Publico 
 
 Zi. 
 
 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 HH. 
 
 
 Public 32 
 
 Public 38 -. 
 
 11. 
 
 - 
 
 
 
 K. 
 
 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 Zjt. 
 
 
 Private 1 
 
 o': 
 
 "■(20)" 
 
 
 (*) 
 (*) 
 
 
 BB. 
 
 
 
 E. 
 
 ♦ 
 
 
 HH. 
 
 (19) 
 
 
 
 BB. 
 
 
 
 0. 
 
 (21) 
 
 
 
 Ze. 
 
 
 Public 33 
 
 Zc. 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 
 Zg. 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 Zi. 
 
 
 Public 20 
 
 MM. 
 
 
 
 
 Public 49 
 
 T. 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 
 Zx. 
 
 
 
 Public 65. -. 
 
 Zh. 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 
 A. 
 
 
 ■ 
 
 Public 94 
 
 11. 
 
 (22) 
 
 
 
 
 A. 
 
 
 
 Public 39 
 
 K. 
 
 .... 
 
 1 
 
 (*) 
 (*) 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 Zm. 
 
 
 
 Zw. 
 
 
 
 Zt. 
 
 
 Public 57. -- 
 
 Zc. 
 
 
 
 
 Public 58 
 
 Zc. 
 
 
 
 _ - 
 
 Public 62 
 
 AA. 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 
 LL. 
 
 
 
 Public 26 
 
 BB. 
 
 (23) 
 
 
 
 
 A. 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 Zq. 
 
 . 
 
 Public 45 
 
 S.^ 
 
 (24) 
 
 
 
 
 
44 
 
 CONGRESS IN THE WAR. 
 
 SENATE BILLS— Continued 
 
 No. 
 2489 
 
 Reported 
 in Senate. 
 
 Passed 
 Senate. 
 
 Reported 
 in House. 
 
 (*) 
 
 Enacted into law. 
 
 Reference 
 to subject 
 : index in 
 Part I. 
 
 i 
 
 Z2. 
 
 2493 
 
 
 -- .- -- __ 
 (*) 
 (*) 
 
 
 Zl. 
 
 2495 
 
 
 
 0. 
 
 2527 
 
 
 Public 79 
 
 Public 80 
 
 Public 55. 
 
 BB. 
 
 2531 
 
 
 
 
 QQ. 
 
 2623 
 
 
 
 
 HH. 
 
 2660 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 Zp. 
 Zc. 
 
 2663 
 
 
 
 Public 81 
 
 Public 30 
 
 Public 34 
 
 2666 
 
 
 
 
 Zc. 
 
 2667 
 
 
 
 
 Zc. 
 
 2688 
 
 
 
 (*) 
 
 Zc. 
 
 2695 
 
 
 
 Public 35 
 
 Zc. 
 
 2701 
 
 
 (*) ■ 
 
 
 BB. 
 
 2705 
 
 
 Public 48 
 
 AA. 
 
 2710 
 
 
 
 
 Public 59 
 
 Zc. 
 
 2717 
 
 (26) 
 
 
 
 BB. 
 
 2718 
 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 R. 
 
 2746 
 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 B3. 
 
 2774 
 
 
 Public 63 
 
 Zc. 
 
 2776 
 
 
 (*) 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 Zl. 
 
 2777 
 
 
 
 Za. 
 
 2785 
 
 
 Public 42 . - - 
 
 Zc. 
 
 2796 
 
 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 BB. 
 
 2812 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 T. 
 
 2813 
 
 
 
 Public 51- -. 
 
 Zc. 
 
 2816 
 
 
 
 
 Public 52 
 
 Zc. 
 
 2823 
 
 
 
 
 Public 53... 
 
 Zc. 
 
 2830 
 
 
 
 
 Public 44 
 
 Zc. 
 
 2852 
 
 '"(*)"' 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 Zx. 
 
 ^2854 
 
 
 
 NT^. 
 
 2858 
 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 BB. 
 
 2S()0 
 
 ""(*')'" 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 Zj?. 
 
 2865 
 
 
 
 T? 
 
 2878 
 
 
 
 Public 60. 
 
 Public 66. 
 
 Public 82 
 
 Zc. 
 
 2883 
 
 
 
 
 BB. 
 
 2916 
 
 
 
 
 Zoa. 
 
 2917 
 
 
 (*) 
 (*) 
 
 
 BB. 
 
 2918 
 
 
 
 T. 
 
 2920 
 
 
 Public 83 
 
 Zd. 
 
 2921 
 
 (*)" 
 
 
 
 
 C. 
 
 2922 
 
 
 
 Public 61 
 
 C. 
 
 2932 
 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 BB. 
 
 2937 
 
 
 Public 84 
 
 Zc. 
 
 2938 
 
 
 
 
 Public 67 
 
 Zc. 
 
 2947 
 
 
 
 
 Public 85 
 
 Zc. 
 
 2973 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 
 BB. 
 
 3235 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 C. 
 
 
 
 
 
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS. 
 
 [Alphabetical notations refer to subject index in Part I.] 
 
 No. of 
 joint res- 
 olution. 
 
 Reported 
 in Senate. 
 
 Passed 
 Senate. 
 
 Reported 
 in House. 
 
 Enacted into law. 
 
 Reference 
 
 to subject 
 
 index in 
 
 Part I. 
 
 1 
 
 PubHc Res. 1 
 
 HH. 
 
 2 
 
 * 
 
 (40) 
 
 
 
 Zw. 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 
 Zf. 
 
 13 
 
 
 
 Public Res. 8 
 
 Enacted 
 
 P. 
 
 17 
 
 
 
 (51) 
 
 Zp. 
 
 Zt. 
 
 24 
 
 (*) 
 (26) 
 
 
 
 25 
 
 
 
 
 HH. 
 
 28 
 
 (32) 
 
 
 
 Zx. 
 
 30 
 
 * 
 
 
 Zx. 
 
 31 
 
 
 * 
 
 
 I. 
 
 33 
 
 
 Public Res. 10 
 
 N. 
 
 39 
 
 * 
 
 (33) 
 
 
 
 Za. 
 
 40 
 
 
 
 
 A. 
 
 42 
 
 
 
 Public Res. 2 
 
 MM. 
 
 43 
 
 "(34)" 
 * 
 
 * 
 
 
 Zo. 
 
 47 
 
 
 
 
 53 
 
 
 
 
 A. 
 
 61 
 
 A 
 
 
 Public Res. 3 
 
 U. 
 
 63 
 
 
 # 
 
 * 
 
 K. 
 
 66 
 
 
 
 Public Res. 4 
 
 Public Res. 9 
 
 Public Res. 6 
 
 Zs. 
 
 67 
 
 
 
 
 K. 
 
 70 
 
 
 
 
 BB. 
 
 73 
 
 
 * 
 
 
 J. 
 
 78 
 
 
 Public Res. 12 
 
 N. 
 
 84 
 
 
 * 
 * 
 
 
 BB. 
 
 86 
 
 
 
 ZK. 
 
 89 i 
 
 
 Public Res. 14 
 
 TT. 
 
 90 i 
 
 * 
 
 
 
 Zf. 
 
 93 
 
 
 
 Public Res. 11 
 
 Public Res. 15 
 
 Zh. 
 
 99 i 
 
 
 
 
 Zx. 
 
 101 
 
 (*) 
 
 
 
 Zx. 
 
 102 
 
 
 
 Public Res. 13 
 
 Zx. 
 
 103 
 
 
 . (38) 
 * 
 
 
 
 106 i 
 
 
 
 Zx. 
 
 110 
 
 * 
 
 
 Zx. 
 
 111 
 
 
 
 Public Res. 17 
 
 Public Res. 19 
 
 HH. . 
 
 114 , 
 
 
 
 
 Zs. 
 
 115 
 
 
 
 * 
 * 
 
 
 Zx. 
 
 117 
 
 
 
 CSG. 
 
 
 
 
 
 45 
 
INTERESTING SIDE LIGHTS. 
 
 Congress was in session 188 days during the first session. 
 
 More than 10,000 Army, Navy, and Marine Corps nominations 
 were confirmed. 
 
 Special missions from Great Britain, France, Belgium, Italy, 
 Russia, and Japan addressed both Houses. 
 
 Appropriations and contract authorizations for the present fiscal 
 year total $21,390,000,000, including $7,000,000,000 in loans to allies. 
 
 In round numbers the authorizations are approximately as follows: 
 
 Army $8,911^000,000 
 
 Navy 1, 875, 000, 000 
 
 Merchant shipping fleet 1, 889, 000, 000 
 
 Loans to the allies 7,000,000,000 
 
 Defense fund for — 
 
 President 100,000,000 
 
 Food and fuel control 173, 000, 000 
 
 Soldiers' and sailors' insurance 17G, 000, 000 
 
 Interest on bonds and certificates 200,000,000 
 
 Civil establishment of Government 958,000,000 
 
 All other expenses -_ 102,000,000 
 
 46 
 
NOTABLE DATES OF 1917. 
 
 Mar. 21. Proclamation by President calling extra session. 
 
 Apr. 2. Congress convenes in extra session pursuant to the sum- 
 mons of the President. 
 
 Apr. 2. President AVilson addressed Congress. 
 
 Apr. 4. Senate passed joint resolution declaring war to exist. 
 
 Apr. 6. House passed joint resolution declaring war to exist. 
 Signed by President immediately upon enrollment. 
 
 Apr. 24. President signed bill authorizing first issue of Liberty 
 bonds and providing loans to allies. 
 
 May 1. Reception in House of Representatives to war commission 
 from France. 
 
 May 3. Reception in Senate to war commission from France. 
 
 May 5. Reception in House of Representatives to war commission 
 from Great Britain. 
 
 May 8. Reception in Senate to war commission from Great Britain. 
 
 May 12. President signed bill appropriating $273,040,322 for sup- 
 port of Army for fiscal year 1918. 
 
 May 18. President signed selective-draft bill making 10.000,000 
 men liable to military service. 
 
 May 22. President signed bill increasing strength of Navy and Ma- 
 rine Corps from 87,000 to 150,000 men ih the first in- 
 stance and from 17,400 to 30,000 in the second. 
 
 May 31. Reception in Senate to war commission from Italy. 
 
 June 2. Reception in House of Representatives to war commission 
 from Italy. 
 
 June 15. President signed bill to suppress espionage. 
 
 June 15. President signed bill appropriating $3,281,094,541 for the 
 Military and Naval Establishments on account of war 
 expenses. Up to this time this was the largest appro- 
 priation act known to this or any other country. Among 
 other things it appropriated $405,000,000 for an emer- 
 gency shipping fund with which to begin construction 
 of the greatest merchant fleet the world has ever seen. 
 
 June 22. Reception in Senate to war commission from Belgium. 
 
 June 23. Reception in House of Representatives to war commission 
 from Russia. 
 
 June 20. Reception in Senate to war commission from Russia. 
 
 June 27. Reception in House of Representatives to war commission 
 from Belgium. 
 
 July 24. Pi'esident signed bill uppropciating $640,000,000 for aero- 
 nautics. 
 
 Aug. 10. Presideut signed food survey and food control bills. 
 
 Aug. 30. Reception in Senate to war commission from Japan. 
 
 Sept. 5. Reception in House of Representatives to war commission 
 from Japan. • 
 
 47 
 
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 Sept. 24. President signed bill authorizing second issue oi' bonds to 
 meet expenditures for national security and defenses, and 
 for the purpose of assisting in the prosecution of the 
 war and to extend credit to foi'eign governments. 
 
 Oct. G. President signed bill to define, regulate, and punish trad- 
 ing with the enemy, appropriating $-150,000 to enforce 
 the provisions thereof. 
 
 Oct. 6. President signed bill providing military and naval family 
 allowance, compensation and insurance fund for the 
 benefit of soldiers and sailors and their families, and 
 making an appropriation thereof of $170,250,000. 
 
 Oct. 6. President signed bill appropriating $5,35G,GGG,016 to sup- 
 ply deficiencies in appropriations for the fiscal year 
 1018 and prior years on account of war expenses, and 
 authorizing contract obligations to be met by future 
 Congresses amounting to $2,401,458,893. This is the 
 largest appropriation act passed by this or any other 
 countr3^ It makes further appropriations of $G35,- 
 000,000 for the emergency shipping fund and raises the 
 limit of cost to carry out the purposes of the shipping 
 act to $1,734,000,000.' 
 
 Oct. G. Congress adjourned until Monday, December 3, 1917, 
 which date will mark the beginning of the second session 
 of the Sixty-fifth Congress.. 
 
 Dec. 3. Congress convened and at once began the task of preparing 
 supply bills and clearing the path for legislation needed 
 to successfully prosecute the war during 1918. 
 
 Dec. 4. President Wilson addressed Congress urging a declaration 
 of Avar on Austria -Hungary. 
 
 Dec. 7. Both Houses passed joint resolution declaring war on Aus- 
 tria-Hungary. 
 
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