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 CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS OF CONGRESS. 1583 Whereas this country is about to engage in preparing for war and will soon be sending abroad to the theater of war great numbers of our young men, there to take part in the sangumary conflict and offer their ives in defense of their country’s rights; and Whereas it is in accordance with the customs and traditions of this country as a Christian Nation and has heretofore been the practice of this country upon engaging lll war to set aside a day, lriyloflicial proclamation, for prayer for the aid of the Almighty: erefore e lt Resolved by the Senate (the House o Representatives concurri ), }?,“e§,,‘jf,,§;'“§';,°S,,,d That the President of the United Staté be, and he is, requestednby ¢¤ <1•ge¤;¤e*;»éx=:£%'§;rs¤e Congress to issue a proclamation, designating a day of prayer and °°sS P ` calling upon the people of this country on such day to assemble m their various places of worship, and there offer prayer to Almighty God, for the success of our armies and victory for our cause in this great conflict. Passed, October 4, 1917. was msuaanca. {S ;°;°‘;' °» :*1* 1 . . es.,i 0. 15. Resolved by the Senate (the House ¢§Representatlves concuwing), W I That in the enrollment of the bill (H. . 5723) entitled "Au Act to iii°§¤m11- amend an Act entitled ‘An Act to authorize the establishment of a @,§,§}"“‘°'“"“g‘°· Bureau of War Risk Insurance in the Treasury Department} approved Aw, p. 409. September second, nineteen hundred and fourteen, and for other purposes," the Clerk be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to stri e out the words " of premiums in advance shall not be reguxred for periods of more than one month each and may be deducte from the pay or deposit of the insured or be otherwise made at his election} ’, as the same appear on page thirty, lines twenty-six and twenty-seven, and lines one and two, on page thirty-one. Passed, October 6, 1917. ADJOURNMENT. 0¢¤>1>¤1 6» 1917· Resolved by the H ouse of Representatives (the Senate concurrin ), Tltat_ [H·C0n`R°s"N°'?5'] the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House otgRepre- A<1J¤¤r¤¤=¤¤¤ ¤1¢¤¤- scntatives be authorized to close the present session of the Congress °°°°` by adjourning their respective Houses on Saturday, the sixth day of October, nineteen hundred and seventeen, at three o’clock post meridian. Passed, October 6, 1917. REVENUE ACTS. 0m,bcr5';gg_ Resolved by the H (ruse of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That 1H·°°°·““··*‘°·“·1 there be printed as one document the following three revenue laws: Reyesus Am. The Act to increase the revenue, and for other p ses, approved ¤,¥§,‘f‘",'§,g g’§°g°"§d,,,‘§l September e`¤·hth, nineteen hundred and sixteen; the Act to pro- ¤1*;£$·39 756 vi e increaseld revenue to defray the expenses of increased appro- Voli39:;Iii1(I)l). priations for the Army and Navy and the extensions of fortifications, and for other purposes, approved March third, nineteen hundred and Am sm seventeen; and the Act to provide revenue to defray war expenses, '°' ' and for other purposes, approved October third, nineteen hundred and seventeen, of which forty thousand copies shall be for the use of the Senate and sixty thousand copies for the use of the House of Representatives, the apportionment for the House of Representatives to e distributed through the folding room. Passed October 6, 1917.