The Washington herald., 1920-04-23
What Congress Did
Yesterday
Senate.

Reed. OF Missouri. In q three-hour
speech denounced what he termed
an attempt to cut OF internal i'm
Iprovements by pairing the rivers
and harbors bill to the bone. while
giving large appropriations to the
army.
DR.. Van schaick and Capt. James
r. Oyster clashed at q hearing be-
fore the special Senate committee
on Washington schools. Capt Oyster
declaring that DR.. Van ,schaiek was
-unft" as an executive.
Capt. c. B. Pratt. assistant chief
Of naval operations during the war,
told the subcommittee on naval af-
fairs that plans put forward by Ad-
miral Sims for the conduct Of naval
operations would have been OF lit
tie use and would soon have be-
come obsolete.
Conferees on water power bill
met in executive session.
Senate cold storage bill was con-
sidered at a meeting Of the Agri-
cultural Committee.
Hearing on methods of controlling
the prices and methods Of distribu-
tion OF coal was held by the sub
committee of Interstate Commerce.
Executive deficiency bill was con-
sidered in executive session BY the
Appropriations Committee.
Minority report fled by Thomas,
of Colorado. for the Finance Conn
mittee attacked the revenue bill.
declaring that it had been framed
under the delusion that vast guam
titles Of cheap goods had been ac-
cumulated abroad for export to the
United States
Scores of petitions for q national
daylight saving bill were filed by
Mclean. Of Connecticut
Bill by Henderson. OF Nevada
provides for protection Of game ami
mails in the national forests of Ne
vada.
Bill by King. Of Utah. calls for
appropriation Of sl2,ooo,ooo to be
expended for internal improvements
under direction Of the waterways
commission.
Committee on Postofhces and Post
Roads reported favorably resolution
by Townsend. OF Michigan. calling
on Postmaster General Burleson to
state on what authority he had cir
/ cularized farmers OF this country
with political propaganda
At request Of the American In
stitute Of Mining Frelinghuysen. Of
New Jersey, introduced a bill pro-
viding for seasonal rates on coal.
After rejecting an amendment to
the legislative. executive and judi
: cial appropriation bill, putting the
| efficiency bureau under the direct
authority of Congress. the Senate
approved the bill for items totalling
S122,242.s49.
Swanson, senior Senator from
| Virginia, collapsed on the floor of
the Senate during a debate on the
river and harbor bill.
Charges made in the House that
Central High School teacher had
daily ridiculed members of Congress
to her pupils were denied by Prin-
cipal Maurer, of the Central High
School. before the Senate Commit
tee investigating schools yesterday.
House.
Met at noon and adjourned at
4:35.
Debated conference report on leg
islative. executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill.
Republican caucus set for last
night postponed until Friday. April
80.
Knutson resolution to investigate
sugar boarding in the District of
Columbia heard by judiciary Com
mittee and Federal Trade commis-
sion ordered to investigate.
Rainey. Illinois, speaking in favor
of an excess war profits tax to
finance soldier bonus legislation, de-
clared the millionaire steering
COMMITTEE" is trying to save a few
of their own bloated thousands.
House and Senate water power
conferees reached tentative agree
ment on water power bill.
Smith. New York. introduced bill
to amend bankruptcy laws OF the
United States.
Hicks, New York. introduced bill
to aid States in the construction of
laws.
Babka- Ohio. introduced bill to
amend volstead enforcement act by
permitting beer. ale and porter up
to per cent and wine up to 10
per cent in alcoholic content
Volstead and Dyer of judiciary
Committee announced their support
of a move to permit people of
District a referendum on whether
they shall have suffrage and what
kind.
District of Columbia Committee
ordered favorable report on Ben
Johnson bill providing for redistri-
button of general taxes and spe-
cial assessments on real estate in
subdivisions.
District Committee ordered favor
able report on Reed bill to amend
act Incorporating Prospect Hill
Cemetery, allowing that corpora
tion to sell the land not used for
burial purposes.
The Appropriations Committee
held executive session over the
sundry civil appropriations bill.
The immigration Committee held
hearing over immigration mat
ters.
The Walsh select committee be-
gan hearings on the Shipping
Board resolution.
| Hearings were held by the
Banking and Currency. Military
Affairs. Merchant Marine, and
Treasury Department Expenditures
Committees.
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