The Washington herald., 1920-03-24
What Congress Did
Yesterday


Passed Naval Appropriation Bill
carrying $t25,ooo.0oo. Of which $780,
100000 is provided to carry out the
1916 building program.
Military Affairs Committee ia
yorably reported resolution asking
President Wilson about his inten-
tions regarding American troops In
the Army Of Occupation in Germany
In the event the allies decided to
take a hand In Germany's internal
troubles.
Ways and Means Committee decid-
ed to hear representatives OF the
American Legion on final plans for
soldier aid legislation.
Attorney General Schaffer. of
Pennsylvania, appeared before In
terstate Commerce COMMITTEES In
support of a bill authorizing the
return of property of the wives OF
enemy aliens. taken during the war,
and now held by the Alien Prop
erty Custodian.
Bills introduced yesterday includ-
ed one by Representative Dyer, OF
Missouri, directing the Attorney
General TO investigate the cause for
four increases in the cost Of gas
oline since January. and to ascer-
tain whether any violation Of the
antitrust laws resulted.
senate.
Discussion OF the agricultural ap-
preparation bill occupied the Senate
yesterday.
Senator ,Smoot, in urging reduc-
tion in various estimates of the bill.
declared that the country faced q
deficit OF 5000. .ooo.oo at the end
of the fiscal year in June.
Smoot also arraigned the House
for a policy of cutting items from
appropriations which he said they
X new well must be reinserted in the
Senate.
Senator Capper. of Kansas. de-
clared that the country faced a
famine unless a more favorable at
titude was taken by Congress to-
ward the farmers, whom he said
were fiocking to cities to live.
The $40 bonus for Federal en-
ployes has been reinserted in the
Legislative appropriation bill by the
subcommittee Of appropriations.
Oficers and teachers of Washing
ton schools were urged to keep out
OF the present school controversy by
Senator Walsh, of Massachusetts,, q,
the hearing before the special com
mittee investigating schools.
A considerable cut in the number
Of Federal employees now in the Dis
trict was forecast when-I Senator
Smoot announced that he would in
troduce a bill to pay the railroad
fare home Of surplus government
employees who may be dropped al
the beginning Of the new fiscal year
in June.
Discussion of rivers and harboi
bill was resumed at q meeting OF
the Commerce Committee at 1856
a. m.
Admiral Sims, at a hearing before
the subcommittee on Naval Affairs
said that the adoption of the con.
through the submarine zone was the
turning point of the war.
Consideration of the Ford-New.
berry case was begun by the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections
Resolutions calling on the United
States to send a minister and con-
sular representative to the Irish Re-
public recently adopted at Q mass
meeting in Liberty Hut. were in
troduced in the Record by Senator
Norris, of Nebraska.
An amendment by Senator Curtis.
of Kansas, to the agricultural bill
provides that when q crop yield Ia
five bushels per acre or less, the
crop should be judged a failure and
the farmer who had borrowed money
from the government on such a
crop should be relieved of his OBJ
legation. ... ......
Finance Committee favorably re-
ported a bill providing high tariffs
on imports OF tungsten ores
Bill by Senator Beckham. OF Ken
lucky, would provide for the burial
of all soldiers. sailors, or Marines,
who have been honorably dis
charged from the service, or who
have died in the service. In national
cemeteries, free of cost.