The Washington herald., 1914-04-02

Representative Kirkpatrick for any
| American man or woman found guilty
of having interfered in any government
! with which the United States shall be al
peace"
Representative Palmer introduced a bill
providing for a reduction Of the hours OF
clerks and carriers employed at post
offices at night from eight hours to six
hours.
Publication OF additional copies Of hear
ings on the claims OF descendants of
George Washington for lands along the
Ohio and Sciota Rivers in Ohio was or
dered by the House Public Lands Com
mittee. the copies to go to the descend
ants of Washington.
Representative Taylor declared during
hearing before the House Mines and
Mining Committee that the assistance of
President Wilson and Secretary OF the
Interior Lane should at once be sought
in the aid OF mining development in the
West The bill under discussion proposed
a Presidential commission Of five experts
to revise the general mining laws
The old contest of the Mississippi Choc-
taw Indians to be enrolled in the Choc-
-taw Nation-one of the five civilized
tribes" of Oklahoma-and to share in the
tribal property, was resumed before a
subcommittee OF the House Indian AZ
fairs Committee.
The Senate Naval Affairs Committee
voted to report the Martin bill to REIN
state Capt. T. NJ. Potts to the navy with
the grade of rear admiral. He was re-
tired by the 'plucking board
BY a vote of A to 4 the Senate de-
prived itself completely of the privilege
Of sending kilograms on official or other
business at government expense. Sena-
tors O'Gorman, Oliver Tillman. and Lip
pitt voted against the Kenyon resolution
abolishing the official telegraphic business
privilege.
The Senate passed the Weeks resolu-
ton calling on the Secretary of the Navy
for information regarding the advisability
of using government cruisers for the es-
tablishment of a mail, passenger and
freight line between the United States
and South America. The Committee on
Naval Affairs. to which the resolution
was referred, amended the resolution by
striking out the names of the ports be-
tween which the proposed line is to ply
and also eliminating the names of the
five cruisers mentioned in the original
resolution.
Creation of a national rivers commits
sion. which should prepare a comprehen-
sive plan for the utilization and control
Of the rivers of the United States was
proposed in a bill offered in the House
by Representative Temple, of Pennsyl-
vania.
Members Of Congress will be limited in
the use OF the postal franking privilege
to 800 for each 10000 of population In
their several districts under the terms
Of a bill introduced in the Senate by
Senator Robinson. The bill provides that
franking stamps pro-rated on this basis
shall be issued by the Postmaster Gen.
eral to each member of the House and
Senate.
A special message from President Will
sen to Congress conveying the recon-
mendation by the State Department that
500. 900 be appropriated for the exhibition
Of American goods at the San Francisco
Exposition in 1915 was delivered to the
Senate.
A bill providing for a commission TO
take up the immediate investigation of
needed changes in the mineral land laws
was introduced by Representative Taylor
In the House.