The Washington herald., 1920-04-29
What Congress Did
Yesterday

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Myers. Of Montana. denounced
Boishevism, declaring that Con.
gress had been spineIess In It's OPP
position TO radical movements. -
Jones. OF Washington. in debate
on naval bill. declared that the
United States had been asleep while
Britain had been permitted TO gain
control OF oii-producing regions of
the world.
Knox. OF Pennsylvania, intro
duced a substitute for the House
resolution terminating the war. Re-
ferred to the Foreign Relations
Committee.
Frank p. Glass. Birmingham.
Ala. told committee investigating
print paper shortage that he doubt
ed whether the government could
accomplish much to relieve IL.
Rear Admiral J. g. Mexican told
Investigating committee that there
was no truth In assertions by Ad-
mirai Sims that the navy was to-
tally unprepared for war in 1917.
Amendment by Lodge. Massachu-
setts. to naval appropriation bill.
provides for enlistment Of 10000
naval reservists for short periods
of training.
Resolution by King. Utah. calls
on Secretary Daniels, OF the navy,
to state whether IL would be to the
advantage of the United States to
acquire oil lands in foreign coun-
tries for naval nurnosas
Bill by Kellogg, Minnesota, pro-
vides penalty OF $1,000. or a year
imprisonment, for any person who.
without authorization, lays q sub
marine cable from any foreign
country to the United States
Bill by Capper, Kansas. provides
for the storage of grain under Fed
eral control.
Joint resolution by France.
Maryland. calls for release and par
don for all political prisoners
Amendment by Knox. Pennsyl-
vania, to the tariff bill provides
heavy duties on imported laborato-
ry glassware, porcelain and op-
tical glass.
Committee on Banking and Cur
rency reported favorably q bill to
extend provisions Of Federal farm
! loan act to Porto Rico.
Banking and Currency COMMITTEES
reported bills providing for coinage
of fffty-cent pieces to commemorate
the hundredth anniversary of the
| admission of Maine and Alabama
into che Union. and the three hun
dredth anniversary of the landing
| of the Pilgrims.
Petition introduced by Townsend,
Michigan. from American Fedora
tion OF Labor. Michigan. calls for
Investigation of the bureau OF i'm
migration against deportation Of
radicals
Subcommittee of Foreign Rela-
tions held an executive meeting to
consider Mexican affairs.
Senate passed naval appropria-
tion bill carrying total Of s4s4, ,o0o,-
900.
Adopted unanimous consent
agreement for consideration of
Sterling -Lehlbach civil service re-
| tirement bill at noon today.
District subcommittee on trafic
heard Corporation Counsel Harts on
traffic regulations.
District subcommittee on pawn
| broker legislation continued hear
ings on two bills regulating loan
sharks.
The following bills were intro
duced
Representative Tincher. bill to
provide for the storage of certain
grain under Federal custody and
the issue Of receipts therefor. and
| bill to provide for taxing all the
beneficiaries of the cost-plus con-
tracts and benefciaries Of con-
tracts made by the government with
members of the Council Of National
Defense during the war.
Representative Quin, of Missis-
sippi, offered joint resolution au-
| thorizing Secretary Of War to loan,
| issue, or use quartermaster's and
medical supplies for the relief OF
destitute persons in the districts
overfiowed by the Mississippi and
its tributaries.