The Washington herald., 1920-04-01
What Congress Did
Yesterday .
Senate.

Senate.
District appropriation bill read in
the Senate and referred to the Ap-
propriations Committee.
Senate voted to retain the bonus
Of $240 for government employees in
the District Of Columbia for the en-
suing fiscal year.
Amendment to the legislative. ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation
bill, proposed by Overman. of North
Carolina, to raise the salary Of the
Chief Justice of the District Court
of. Appeals from $4,000 to $1,000.
and the salary of the Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court OF the Dis
trict from $500 to $4,000 was passed
by the Senate.
Senator Thomas, of Colorado, dur
ing debate On the S240 bonus. at
tackled District Rent Commission.
saying that James F. Oyster, head
Of the commission, was 'one oyster
who ought to come out of his shell
and do something to enforce the
law passed by Congress to protect
people of the District from exploita-
tion."
DR.. H. b. Learned, member of the
Board of Education. was questioned
by the Senate committee investigat-
ing Washington schools regarding
the Moens and Bruce cases.
Admiral Fiske, testifying before
the subcommittee of Naval Affairs.
declared that the mental and tenn
lperamental characteristics of Sec
retary Daniels were responsible for
many shortcomings of the navy
during the war.
Senator Thomas, of Colorado, as
sailed government clerks who are
affiliated with the American FEEDER
alton of Labor, and attempted to
use the strike weapon, declaring
that such action was a violation of
their oaths of loyalty to the gov
ernment.
Permission has been asked by the
Association for Improved Public
Schools for a hearing before the
Senate committee investigating
! District Schools.
Calder amendment to legislative
bill. making policemen and firemen
Eligible to the s240 bonus for gov
ernment employees, was voted down.
Amendment by Harrison, of Mis-
sissippi, giving 1920 bonus to pol
licemen and firemen voted down.
Public Lands committee held an
executive meeting at 1890 q m.
Naval appropriation bill was
| considered by an executive session
Of the Naval Affairs committee.
House.
Met at noon and adjourned at
5:O3.
Porter resolution to declare peace
with Central powers reported by
conference" VIII be taken up on
the floor Friday.
! Held Calendar Wednesday,"
| Agricultural bill sent to confer
ence.
Passed Davila farm loan bill Gre
ating Federal Land Bank districts
and authorizing loans up to IS, JOO
to one person.
Walters subcommittee OF House
District Committee held hearing on
three bills to regulate milk sup
ply of District of Columbia.
Mrs. Janet Jacobs. New York Red
Cross worker, testified as to in
human treatment of disabled men
by New York office of Federal
Board for Vocational Education.
Maher, New York, introduced a
bill to create a war status for all
naval working forces during the
world war. and to issue a ribbon
distinctive of their class.
Britten. Illinois, introduced a bill
for the relief of contractors. sub
contractors and material men for
losses sustained on naval work.
Gard, ohio. introduced bill TO au-
| thorize Secretary of War TO donate
a captured German machine gun TO
the City of Dayton, Ohio.
CarSS, Minnesota. introduced a
bill TO extend the time for compile
| tion of bridge across st. Louis River
between Minnesota and Wisconsin.
James, Michigan. introduced bill
to place retired and pensioned fire.
men of the District of Columbia on
the same financial status as those
now and hereafter to be pensioned
Hawley. Oregon. introduced bill
| to authorize Secretary of the In
terror to sell at public auction GER
tain isolated and fractional tracts
of land originally granted TO the
Oregon and California Railroad.
Letters received from Secretary
OF the Treasury submitting supple
mental estimate of $4,000 needed
by the Bureau of Public Moneys for
maintenance of subtreasuries.
The sundry civil and pension bills
were taken up by the Appropria-
tions Committee in executive ses-
| sion.
: The bill to prevent false marking
of fabrics was again before the In
terstate and Foreign Commerce
Committee.
The army appropriation bill was
considered by the Military Affairs
Committee.
Investigation of the immigration
inspectors at Seattle, Wash, and
Portland, Greg. was before the I'M
migration Committee.
The War Risk Bureau was again
under investigation before the
Treasury Department Expenditures
Committee.
The Merchant Marine Committee
held an executive session.