The Washington herald., 1920-05-20
What Congress Did
Yesterday.
senate.

sOnubous= VI SbllIOTulhs ACCUSED
the Senate Steering Committee or
pocketlng bill, citing the NoIan-
johnson bill as an example and de-
claring his. intention to call the bill
up for discussion.
Bin by Kenyon. OF Iowa, Would
make all pensions payable IN
monthly instalments. "a
In a speech before the.senate at
tacking profiteering, Kenyon de-
clared the District of Columbia har-
bored the choicest nest or robbers
IN the country.
Senate passed the legislative, ex-
ecutivc and judicial appropriation
bill with amendment objected 10 ny
President Wilson, giving Congress
control of government publications,
stricken out. -.
Smoot announced his intention OF
Offering similar amendment TO the
sundry civil bill.
Eorah, of Idaho, declared that the
league OF nations as an influence In
Europe had been supplanted by the
Supreme Council.
Thomas, ,gof Colorado. attacked
lprotiteering. declaring It was tae
greatest menace to American life
to-day. -"" y
POindexter, Of Washington. al
nounced hearings on his ntI-strIKe
bill will begin today.
Special COMMITTEES on DIstrIc,
schools held meeting to consider
their report
House.
Met at noon and adjourned al
S:46 p. m.
By a vote of 2O6 to lOs refused
TO accept compromise agreement on
army reorganization bill and sent
1t back to conference with instruc-
tions to the conference TO Insist upon
disagreement with Senate amend
ments.
David F. Houston, Secretary OF
the Treasury. in a letter to Chair
man Fordney. OF the Ways and
Means Committee, declared his op-
position to soldier bonus legislation
in any form however financed"
and called attention to huge pay
nents which must be made by the
Treasury in the next three years,
Including Sl.OOO,e00.000 to the rail-
roads.
| Friday was made the tentative
date by the House leaders for con-
sideration of the peace resolution.
Republican members Of the Ways
and Means Committee called of a
caucus scheduled for tyesterdsy
afternoon and held conference last
night to discuss the soldier bonus
! Legislation.
House leaders considering neces-
( sity for passing a continuing reso-
luton to provide for District ap-
propriations deadlocked in confer
ence.
Opposition to the extension OF
Maryland avenue northwest, was
expressed by w. A. Ryan, Of the
Trinidad Citizens Association, be-
fore the District Committee in hear
ings on the Zihlman bill, on the
ground that it would interfere with
the proposed botanical garden in
Anacostia fats.
Chairman Graham of the Commit
tee on Expenditures in the War De-
partment. asked for a special rule
for consideration OF his resolution,
declaring it to be the sense of Con-
gress that no further expenditures
be made in connection with the
nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals.
Alabama, and that approximately
1900 acres of land there be sold.
Postmaster General Burleson sub
mitted a supplemental estimate of
$4,000 for the printing of postal
guides and $500 for heat. light and
power for the Washington city post
office
Cornelius Ford, public printer,
asked for a deficiency appropriation
OF $27,360.29 to cover leaves OF alb
sence and $4,000 for general ex-
pcnses in the office OF superintend-
ent of documents.
Attorney General Palmer submit
ted an estimate for appropriations
amounting to s45.7s1.74 to cover
payment of judgments rendered
against the Government by the Unit
ed States District Court for the
eastern district of Pennsylvania. as
refunds Of internal revenue taxes.
Chairman William S. Greene, from
the Committee on Merchant Marine
and Fisheries. reported favorably a
bill authorizing operation of gov
ernment- radio stations for
the use OF the general public.
Creation in the Department Of
Commerce OF a bureau of aeronau-
ties. a commissioner of aeronautics
and an acronautic board is provided
in bill introduced by Representa-
tive Frederick c. Hicks Of New
York
Parole Of Federal prisoners who
have never before been convicted
of an offense and whose conduct is
good, after serving one-third of
their term. is provided in a bill In
troduced by Representative Isaac
Siegel of New York.
Siegel also introduced a bill Civ
ing to the Secretary of Labor the
right to permit immigration of
aliens in specific instances to work
on farms, even though illiterate,