The Washington herald., 1920-03-04
What Congress Did
Yesterday

Senate.
Sale Of government owned ships
to private shipping interests was
urged In p resolution by SenGtor
Edge. Of New Jersey.
Joint resolution. introduced By
Senator Lodge, Of Massachusetts,.
calls for the reappointment of
Charles r. Choate, jr., Of Massachu-
setts. to the Board OF Regents Of
the Smithsonian Institute.
Resolution by Senator King. of
Utah, urges the United States to
recognize the Independence of Ar
menfa and provides for the expul-
pie,
A petition by San Francisco citi-
zens and merchants protesting
against the luxury tax was intro
duced by Senator Phelan, of Cali
fornia: and referred to the Finance
Committee.
BIZ by Senator Kellogg, Of Min
nesota to incorporate the Roosevelt
Memorial Association, whose pur-
pose will be to erect memorials to
Theodore Roosevelt at Washington
and Oyster Bay, was referred to the
Oh JuulClaTy.
Conference report on second de-
ficiency appropriation bill. carrying
authority to pay teachers in the
night schools OF Washington, was
adopted by the Senate.
Action on President wilson's
nomination of cambridge Colby to
be Secretary of State was deferred
by the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee.
Senator Borah. of Idaho, and
Hitchcock. OF Nebraska. engaged in
sharp tilt when Senator Borah
declared former advocates of the
peace treaty were deserting the
Wilson standard.
Senator Reed. of Missouri, re-
newed his attack on the peace
treaty and league Of nations.
Executive meeting of the Com
mittee on Public Lands held at
1880 o'clock e. m.
Executive meeting of Foreign
Relations Committee held at 1880
o'clock q m.
Martens hearing resumed by
subcommittee of Foreign Relations
Committee.
Consideration Of agricultural ap-
preparation bill resumed at 1880
O'Clock a. m.
PRESIDENT Wilson sent the nomi-
nation of Admiral William s. Ben
son. retired, to be chairman OF the
united States Shipping Board, to
succeed John Barton Payne.
state Department documents sub
nltted 70 the committee investigat-
ing Bolshevist propaganda told of
instructions for organizing a Boil
shevist revolution in the United
states, and stated that diamonds
valued at 100000 rubles were cap
tured from a Bolshevik courier
bound to New York.
Met at noon and adjourned at
5:21.
Debated Legislative appropriation
bill.
Item of s24o bonus for Govern
ment clerks stricken out on a point
OF order at the instance of Repre-
sentative Blanton, Of Texas.
Rules committee ordered favor
able report on Tinkham resolution
to investigate Attorney Generals
ONCE in reference to the so-called
Louisiana sugar scandal.
Report of Commissioner of Pat
ents sent to Congress showing net
profit of $1o6.651.57 for calendar
year 1914
Veterans Of Foreign Wars were
asked by Representative Rainey of
Ways and Means committee II they
would pledge themselves to aid in
resisting raises in salaries of gov
ernment clerks, raises asked by
railroad employees and compulsory
military training.
Representative Burdick of Dis
trict of Columbia committee REIN
troduced bill establishing liability
OF hotelkeepers in District as or
dered by the committee Tuesday.
Representative Oscar A. Luhrine.
Of Indiana, introduced bill to
provide for flood control of the
Wabash River.
Representative Everette B. How
ard, of Oklahoma, introduced a bill
to amend the act of June 2s, 1906.
for the division of lands and funds
OF the Usage Indians of Oklahoma.
Representative Samuel z. Wins
low, of Massachusetts,, introduced
women who marry subjects of Ger
many and Austria-Hungary from
being classed as alien enemies
Representative Zebulon. Weaver,
OF North Carolina. introduced a bill
for the purchase of a site and the
erection of a post Office at Canton,
n. C.
Representative John G. Cooper. of
Ohio, introduced a bill to permit
the city OF Youngstown, Ohio. to
erect a bridge over the Mahoning
River.
Rear Admirals MCGOWAN and
Peoples recommended. before the
NAVAL Affairs Committee, that the
largest supply base of the navy be
established in the vicinity of Nor
folk.
The sundry civil bill again occu-
pied the attention of the Appropria-
tionG Committee, in executive ses-
sion.
District estimates were again be-
fore the District subcommittee Of
the Appropriations Committee, in
executive session.
Packing legislation was again be-
fore the Agriculture Committee.
The radio bill was again discuss
ed by the Merchant Marine Com
mittee.
The salmon question was again
taken up by the Quartermaster sub
committee Of the War Department
Expenditures Committee.
The chemical service was the
subject of an Investigation by the
foreign expenditures subcommittee
Of the War Department Expendi-
lures Committee.
The rule on army reorganization
bill was taken up by the Rules
Com rniffaa