The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-07-21
AT LATE HOUR HOUSE VOTES TO STRIKE DAYLIGHT SAVING RIDER
 FROM THE AGRICULTURAL BILL

WASHINGTON, July 18-(H)-Altho the republican majority in the agricultural committee of the house favored the retention of the rider in the agricultural bill repeating the daylight saving law the house voted late this evening to strike this item from the thereby complying with the wishes of the President It solely because of this rider that President Wilson vetoed the bi For while in dcatons pointed to the passing the house without any change being made for the republicans made strong fight obtain the necessary twotrds majority which would insure the bills passage the Presidents veto Their battle all in vain proven when the bill was bro to vote.
 sUNDRY CIVIL, BILL, CHANGED
 The sundry civil bi carrying increased appropriations for the rehabilitation of disabled soldiers, passed late today by the The bill goes to the President for his signature The President vetoed the original measure because carried such limited funds for the training of the wounded in the believing that enough money should be appropriated for this purpose insure the men receiving every consideration The change made in this appropriation will doubt meet with the approval of President Wilson and he will afx his signature the within the next few days.
 WASHINGTON. July lS-P-President Wilson, this afternoon held short interview with the newspaper correspondents in which he stated that his belief the problem the league of nations would soon be solved President Wilson said necessary that the sa tion be clarified in order that solution be reached
 He today held conferences with four of the re- publican senator's discussing with them the league of tions and the provisions of the German peace treaty
 Late this evening, the President in company with other administration officials reviewed parade of six thousand wounded Czecho-S Sovak troops who Bohemia from Siberia These justly recently arrived from San Francisco and scheduled sail for Europe early date.
 WASHINGTON, July 18.-H9-Despite the strenuous objections of the democratic members the republicans in the agricultural committee of the house today retained the rider in the agricultural bill which repeas the daylight saving law This rider the of President Wilson vetoing the bill and the democrats fighting hard get eliminated In view of the committees action it is practically certainty that the bill will be passed by the house with the daylight item included
 WASHINGTON, July 8--(H9-President Wilson to- day requested congress make the temporary ranks held by Pershng, March, Sims and Benson permanent The first hold the ranks of general but it is only for the emergency of and unless congress coners the permanent rank the they will be returned to their prewar status
 Sims and Benson also hold ranks of admiral in the navy under the conditions Admiral Sims in complete charge of American naval operations in European during the while Admiral Benson is chief of operations saoned at department headquarters here The President feels that these entitled to the ranks by virtue of the service they performed during hostilies.
 WASHINGTON, July 18 (H9-President Wilson to- day continued his series of conferences with republican which he naugurated yesterday This morning he met William Kenyon of Iowa and Frank B. Kellogg of Minne soa and discussed with them the ratification of the league of nations conference with Senators Capper of Kansas and McNay of Oregon scheduled for early this afternoon The President makes his with the ly, setting certain time for each to call upon him.