The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-06-19
Congressional News Notes.

Congressional News Notes.
After only brief debate the senate,
without record vote, passed bill by
Senator w. L. Jones (rep.), Washing
ton, to permit American ship yards to
construct ships for foreign account
without first obtaining government
permits.
Further reduction in the size of the
army to be maintained for the next
fiscal year was tentatively agreed on
by the house in deciding to base ap-
preparations for pay and maintenance
on an army of 100000 men instead of
100000 as recommended by the
house military committee. The war
department has recommended provi-
sion for an army Of 100000.
A rider repeating the daylight saw
ings law, effective when the clocks are
turned back in October, was added to
the agricultural appropriation bill by
the senate agricultural committee.
The vote was unanimous.
After Milwaukee Leader editorials,
which led to the indictment of Victor
Berger for violation Of the espionage
act, had been put into the record, the
house special elections committee, in
,vestigating his right to a seat in the
house, adjourned hearings until July 7.
By means Of a special rule, republic
cans of the house inserted proviso
in the army appropriation bill prohib-
iting the purchase Of land by the
war department or the expenditure of
unexpended balances Of previous ap-
preparations without specific authoriz-
alton Of congress. The house passed
the bill and sent it to the senate. It
provides total of $718,OOO,OOO, re-
duction from all previous estimates,
and appropriations for an average of
100000 during the coming fiscal year.
War contracts will be investigated
by the house committee on war expen-
ditures. The committee has asked the
ways and means committee for it's in
formation relating to war contracts
obtained during consideration of reve-
nue. legislation.
President Wilson has declined to
submit copy of the world peace
treaty to the senate in response to it's
request under the johnson resolution,
but the white house let it be known
that the president expects to return
home about July 4 and to begin
coast to coast campaign to acquaint
the people with his ideas of the league
Of nations covenant. Preparations are
being made for opposition senators to
trail the president in this campaign in
an effort to puncture his arguments if
possible.
By vote of 10 to the house ju-
dietary committee refused to adopt
a motion of Representative William
Igoe (dem.), Missouri, to recommend
repeal of wartime prohibition insofar
as it affects light wines and beer. Join
ing Mr.. Igoe in supporting the motion
were Representative Warren Gard
(dem.), Ohio, and David G.. Glasson
(rep.), Wisconsin. Senator J. G.. Phe-
Ian, California, will try to attach re-
peal of wartime prohibition of beer
and wines to the agricultural appro-
priation bill in the senate, he an
nounced. He will ask suspension of
senate rules to make the proposal in
order. 49,.
General Churchill of the military
committee said yesterday the war
department had carefully mapped,
charted, catalogued and indexed boil
shevism in America. Rendezvous in
tested by dangerous radicals are care
fully marked and regions where radi-
Gals of all descriptions operate are
charted. Individual leaders are close
ly watched and general movements
studied in their relations to the ma
tional life.