Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-14
SENATE.

SENATE.
The McNary sugar bill. designed to
relieve the sugar shortage and to pre-
vent higher prices for sugar in this
country. has passed the Senate and
now is awaiting action by the House.
The bill gives the President authority
to continue the sugar equalization
board until December 81. 1920. and
gives the board power to purchase
Nary declared he had been Informed
that it was still possible to purchase
the major part of the Cuban sugar
crop.
Opposition to the railroad bill in
the Senate threatens to prevent pas
sage OF the measure, regarded as one
OF the most important that has been
before Congress for years, for many
days to come. Unless the debate ends
soon. it is likely there will be no re-
cess of the Senate for the Christmas
holidays. Senator La Toilette of Wis
consin. who contends the bill is writ
ten entirely in the interests of the
railroads. occupied the floor during
practically the entire week. speaking
against the measure. 1t is believed
the bill as reported to the Senate will
pass when it reaches vote.
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From the Senate District commit
tee the House bill providing for the
appointment of commission to in
vestigate sources of additional water
supply for the District of Columbia
and make recommendations therefor
was favorably reported to the Senate.
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A resolution expressing it as the
sense of the Senate that stringent
laws should be enacted to punish
reckless driving of automobiles in the
District of Columbia was introduced
by Chairman Sherman of the District
committee. who announced that his
committee would begin drafting such
a measure at meeting Monday.
Reckless drivers in Washington were
denounced on the floor of the Senate
also by Senators Fletcher of Florida,
Myers of Montana and Frellnghuysen
of New Jersey.
The foreign relations committee de-
cided to take no further action on
the Fall resolution for severing dip
lomatic relations with Mexico. after
receiving report from it's special
committee that the President was
handling the Mexican situation, and
after Senator Fall had received a let
action by the Congress.
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The Senate passed a resolution
making Immediately available appro-
priations for continuing the passport
system as a means of restricting i'm
migration.
A resolution introduced by Senator
King of Utah empowers the President
to use the armed forces of the United
States to compel the Germans to sub
nit to the peace terms decided upon
by the allies.
Representatives of the American
Legion, appearing before the Senate
military affairs committee. urged that
a system of universal military tram
ing be adopted.
HOUSE.
Hearings on the Mapes bill to abol-
ish the half-and-half system OF
financing the National Capital We're
started on Friday and continued all
day. with Henry B. F. Macfarland
and Theodore w Noyes speaking for
the citizens of Washington in oppo-
sition to the bill. The hearing will
be resumed tomorrow at 10 o'clock
before the House District committee.
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Chairman Good of the House appro-
priations committee and chairman OF
the select budget committee. made a
sneech in the House setting forth the
need for cutting down the appropr1a-
tons He said the appropriations must
he held to not over $4,000, OOO,OOO, ana
emphasized that already there is