The Washington herald., 1920-03-02
What Congress Did
Yesterday

| Met at noon ana ADJOURNED At
| 3:45.
Held "unanimous consent" day.
bringing up only those bills ad-
mitted by unanimous consent
Passed bill authorizing pensions
of from s12 to $40 a month to vet
Grams of Spanish War, Philippine
Insurrection and Chinese Relief Ex-
pedition for disabilities not in
Cured In service.
Representative James w. Hustled,
, of New York, introduced resolution
requiring director OF Federal Board
! for Vocational Education to make
known the name of the officiaf who
issued order to be "hard boiled" to
subordinates.
| Representative Fred A. Britten,
of Illinois, introduced a bill to allow
the various States q referendum n
to whether beer Of not more than
per cent or wine Of not more than
i14 per cent alcohol shall be defined
as Intoxicating"
| The House passed over the bisl of
Representative r. walton Moore, of
Virginia, to replace the Aqueduct
Bridge.
Representative John @. Tilson. of
Connecticut Introduced q resolution
to amend the Lever food coptrol act
to exempt the distribution of coal
from government control.
Representative william w. Has
tings, of Oklahoma, introduced a
bill to authorize the superintendent
of the Five Civilized Tribes OF Ok
lahoma Indians to approve oil and
4 gas leases made by members of the
tribes.
| Representative Hastings intro
duced a bill to amend the Indian act
to favor treaty stipulations with in
dividual tribes.
Representative Wells Goodykunz,
Of West Virginia, introduced a bill to
amend the Federal reserve act by
providing an interst rate of 2 per
cent on balances in Federal Reserve
banks.
Representative Carl Hayden, of
Arizona, introduced a bill to author
ize the Postmaster General to inves-
tigate conditions arising from con-
! tracts in star routes. screen wagons
| and other vehicular service prior to
June 80. 1918.
1 Representative Milton II. yelling.
| of Utah, introduced q bill to estab-
| lish q standard of decimal divisions
| for weights and measures in the
United States.
The Appropriations Committee
met in executive session.
The District of Columbia Sub
committee of the Appropriations
Committee again took up District
estimates for the next fiscal year,
in executive session.
The Subcommittee on War Risk
OF the Interstate Committee dis
! cussed the Watson bill.
! The judiciary Committee contin-
ued hearings on the bill to decide
disability" of the President.
The Foreign Expenditures Sub
committee of the War Department
Expenditures Committee held a
hearing on ranch requisitions and
claims.
Packing legislation again came
before the Agriculture Committee.
Marine Corps appropriations were
discussed by the Naval Affairs Com
mittee.
senate.
: Committee investigating school
conditions in the District determ-
| ined to summon DR.. John Van
Schaick and members Of the school
board to testify at a hearing Thurs
day morning.
Senate adjourned at 1870 as a
mark of respect to the late Senator
Bankhead, of Alabama, who died at
! noon.
Appropriation of s2,l3o,Oo0 for ex-
peRses for the current fiscal year
! at the West Point Military Academy
was approved
Fill by Senator wadsworth, OF
New York. to authorize the sale or
lease Of real estate acquired for the
use of the army since April 6. 1917,
was referred to the Committee on
Military Affairs.
Bill by Senator Phelan, of Cali
fornia. authorizing Indian tribes of
California to submit claims to the
United States Court of Claims. was
submitted to the Committee on In
dian Affairs.
| Joint resolution by Senator Wads-
worth, of New York. to permit pay
ment for land acquired by the army
general hospital at Azales, n. c.,
was referred to the Committee on
Indian Affairs.
Senator Fernald, Of Maine, at
tackled the administration Of the
United States Grain Corporation,
saying that it had been used as a
means of speculation by officers of
the corporation.
Judiciary Committee held an ex-
ecutive session at IL a. m.
Agricultural appropriation bill
was considered at 1880 yesterday
morning by the Agriculture Com
mittee.
Committee on Military Affairs held
a hearing at 2:30 p. m.