The Washington herald., 1920-04-16
What Congress Did
Yesterday
House.

Met at noon and adjourned at
$40.
Held general debate on army ap-
preparation bill in Committee of the
Whole, with Towner, Iowa. in the
chair.
Approved item Of 100000 in bill
for Army Medical School at Walter
Reed Army General Hospital
Read conference report on Iegis-
lative. executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill.
Kahn. California, said expense OF
maintaining army Of nearly $4,000
men in Germany is only sI75.0oo.
Reports Of s1.20o.oOo were for
some time ago. he declared.
Knutson. Minnesota. introduced
resolution to investigate sugar
boarding in the District of Colum-
bia.
Taguc. Massachusetts,, headed DEL
egation Of forty members which
called on Secretary of State Colby
and asked him to make represen1
tations to Great Britain for tho re-
lease Of Irish political prisoners.
Hoch. Kansas. introduced resolu-
ton to impeach Assistant Secretary
! or Labor Louis F. Post.
Cantrill. Kentucky. introduced
bill to grant to officers and COM
missioned officers in wartime the
pay or grade in which they acted,
II same were above rank held.
Christopherson, Minnesota, intro
duced q Joint resolution to direct the
! Attorney General to investigate the
| manufacture, distribution and sale
OF print paper and to institute Grim
inal proceedings against those found
to be profiteering.
Hicks. New York, introduced a
bill to relieve from payment of war
risk premiums persons receiving
wartime insurance for the period
, incepacitated.
Focht. Pennsylvania, accused
! Keith's Theater in Washington of
profiteering at a hearing on theater
ticket sales before the District of
Columbia Theater.
Executive session of Banking and
Currency Committee postponed on
| account of no quorum.
Ordinance subcommittee OF the
War Department Expenditures Com
mittee held hearing on the nitrates
bill.
Public Buildings and Grounds
Committee held a hearing on hos
pitfalls for wounded soldiers.
Education Committee continued
it's investigation of the charges
against the Federal Board for Voca-
tional Education.
Brig. Gen. w. w. Harts continued
testimony on brutality to American
military prisoners Of the A. T.. r.
before the Foreign Expenditures
subcommittee Of the War Depart
ment Expenditures Committee.
The Military Affairs and Public
Lands committees held executive
sessions.
Met at noon and adjourned at 40.
Confirmed Presidents appoint
ments to Railroad Labor Board at
executive session lasting all day.
Frelinghuysen. New Jersey. intro
duced bill to authorize national
banking associations to establish
and maintain branches.
Foreign Relations Committee an
nounced il will meet Monday morn
ing to take up Underwood resoIu-
ton to appoint newsprint paper
commission to treat with Canada.
Rear Admiral Badger continued
his testimony before subcommittee
of the Naval Affairs Committee, de-
nying the Navy was unfit in 1917.
Appropriations subcommittee held
executive session over District OF
Columbia appropriation bill.
Foreign Relations Committee held
executive session.
Manufactures subcommittee met
on shoe and leather investigation.
Foreign Relations Committee
again failed to reach any decision
on Porter Peace Resolution.
Assistant Superintendent ofSchools
Roscoe c. Bruce told special Senate
committee investigating District
school system that Fountain Pey-
ton. a member of the Board of Edu-
cation, has had three members or
his family appointed to POSITIONS in
the public school system.
Development of a privately owned
merchant marine under government
control will soon be reported favor
ably by the Senate Commerce
Committee. IL was rumored.
Senate has agreed to the confer
ence report on the legislative. eNecu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill,
restoring the s2I0 bonus for gov
ernment employees, II was reported.