Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-31
TO DEAL PROMPTLY
WITH WAR ISSUES
Congressional Leaders Hurry
Back to Washington AT
ter Brief Holiday.
TO REAsSEMBLE THURSDAY
Investigating Committees Will
Observe Holiday on New
Years Only.

WASHINGTON, December Coon
grcssional leaders were returning TO
Washington to-day. cutting short their
Christmas holiday. 10 prepare for I'M
portant work to be undertaken when
Congress rcccnvcnes next Thursday.
They expect TO deal promptly with
proposed new war legislation, part.cu-
larly that desired b. President Will
son IN connection with governmental
operation OF the railroads. which the
Prcsiden. will outline in a special meg
sage.
Committees invest ;at:ns war activi-
except New Years Day. Tomorrow the
Senate Military Committee VIII hear
Major General Crozicr, chief OF ord
nance, in reply to criticisms Of Colonel
/ Lewis inventor OF the Lewis machine
gun. Secretary Baker also will be af-
( fordcd an opportunity to make state
ment on nachinc-su questions before
the committee closes its ordnance in
( qui-y and returns to clothing and other
I supplies and cantonmcnt conditions.
RAILROAD pnoBLENS no
ENGAGE SENATE: COMMITTEE:
/ Investigation OF naval affairs viii be
resumed Thursday b. the House Naval
/ subcommittee.
inquiry into the delays in the MGR
chant shi7bu;ldins program will con
t!nue tomorrow. with Banbrid6c
.-I -
stand before the Senate Commerce
Committee.
preliminary study of railroad prob
lens will proceed tomorrow before tho
senate Interstate Commerce Committee
with further examination of Interstate
Commerce Commissioner Hall. y con
test is in prospect between Senator:
Pomcrcnc. Of Ohio, and Smith, Of South
Carolina. over tho post Of committee
chairman. vacant as result Of Soma
tor Newlands's death
HooSEn.S STATEMENT IS
ANTICIPATED wEDNEsDAn
On Wednesday the Senate comni,tc
Investigating sugar and coal shortage
plans 10 receive the long dcfcrrc'
statement OF Food Administrato
Hoover.
: When Congress rcasscmblcs Thurs
day both houses will adjourn for tn
! day out OF respect 70 Senator New
lands and Representative Bathr!ck, o
: Ohio. who have died during the rcces!
Unless the President should del.vc
G his address late this week on railroa
. legislation, little business will be aon
I IN either house before the follow in
n week.
G a final vote on the Wash Pittma
: coal and oil leasing bill, is TO be take
i in the Senate Monday. January :.
The first task OF the House after III
s recess will be TO push through IL
: administration bill TO authorize IL
c Secretary Of the Treasury TO purchas
S 500, 900, 600 of Federal farm loan bono
e each year for two years. a naeasuI
which already has passed the Senate.
9 ASKS s35,OOo.Ooo TO
) HOUSE SHIpYARD WORKER
Thirty-five million dollars to provie
housing facilities for shipyard works
/ is asked OF Congress in memoranda
4 on the housing situation sent by Il
&c Shipping Board to-day to the Sena
q Commerce Committee. In its invcstis;
e. ton of the progress OF shipbuiidin
~ the committee has inquired particular
. into housing conditions.
IT The Shipping Board. the memoranda
! sets forth. is working with the w
and Navy Departments on Eener
housing program for workmen cngas
in war work. The two departments W
require large sums in addition to 4
Shipping Boards proposed approprl
he ton. A bill unifSinG the recurrence
III OF all three is being prepared now
ed the housing committee Of the Coun
Ia of National Defense.
s. Construction Of houses for workm
It has been started already by the Shi
II, ping Board at places where the nc
a appeared TO be greatest.
nd 1t is likely that Congress will
w asked TO establish an indcpendc
t., housing commission to supervise {
10. construction OF housing for
nd branches of the government.
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