The Washington herald., 1920-02-22
What Congress Did
Yesterday
Senate.


Senate convened at noon and ad-
journed at 5:15 y. m.
Debate on the peace treaty was
renewed. Senator Lodge gave notice
that Republican members would un-
der no circumstances recede from
his reservations.
Investigation of public schools
system of Washington proposed in
a resolution introduced by Senator
Pat Harrison.
Bill introduced by Senator Knox
provides that no American woman
married to q German or Austrian
prior to the entry of the United
states into the war shall be classed
AS an enemy alien.
Bill introduced by Senator Johnson
to legalize conveya1ces of land made
by the Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany.
Bill by Senator Fletcher, of Florida.
provides for the establishment Of "A
forest experimental station in Florida.
Amendment by Senator McNary to
agricultural bill provides an appro-
pIiation of $4,000 to maintain an air
patrol for the prevention and suppress
sion of fires in the national forests.
Amendment to bill to reorganize the
United States army by Senator Rams
dell provides for two assistant chiefs
OF engineers with the rank OF briga-
der general
Amendment to revenue bill by Sena-
tor Spencer puts a tax of q per cent
on importations of Shamphor. $50 per
pound on caffeine and Is cents a pound
on choral and hydrate.
Commerce Committee submitted re-
port TO Senate on investigation of the
proposed sale of German ships. The
report urged that the shipping Board
be reC.uired to refit the ships at once
pending their final disposal.
Elihu Root was attacked by SEN
ator Hiram johnson. of California.
for what Senator johnson alleged
I" he favorable attitude toward
the league OF nations.
Senate Commerce Committee re-
sumed hearing on proposed sale OF
German ships.
Methods Of bonding were dis
cusSed at a meeting of the POST
Office and Post Roads Committee.
Examination of Ludwig G. a. X.
Martens, Soviet Ambassador, was
continued before the subcommittee
Of the Foreign Relations Commit
tee.
Resolution by Senator RansdeIl
that the Senate convene on Sunday.
March Z, at noon To consider reso-
lutions in memory Of the late Sem
ator Albert $. EstopinaI. of Louisi-
ana. was adopted.
Methods of the Senate Interstate
Commerce Committee investigating
the Federal Trade Commission,
were criticized by Senator Walsh.
Montana
Senate passed a bill designed to
protect American trademarks in
foreign countries. The bill now
goes to conference.
Senate adopted a resolution by
Senator Capper. Kansas. calling on
the Secretary of Agriculture to fur
nish Information regarding deple-
ton Of timber lands.
House.
Convened at IL a. m. and adjourn
ed at y. m.
Adopted the Esch-Cummins rail-
road bill as agreed on by the House
and Senate conferees by a vote Of
$50 TO $50, after five hours debate.
Refused to recommit the railroad
'iai W 1ht vi HlOllOn OF
Representative Alben w. BarkIey, of
Kentucky, by vote of 229 to III.
Representative James r. Mann. of
Illinois. occupied the Speakers chair
in the absence of Mr.. Gillett.
Representative Thetus w. Sims.
of Tennessee, characterized the sec
tion of the railroad bill guarantee.
ing the roads a 5 II per cent return
on their capital as minimum
wage on the invested dollar"
Representative Bilius Il. Rainey.
of Alabama, introduced bill pro-
viding for a survey OF the Goose
River in Alabama.
Representative James w. Hustled.
of New York. introduced a bill to
punish efforts to overthrow the gov
eminent of the United States by
penitentiary term of not more than
ten years.
Representative Philip +. Camp
bell, of Kans., introduced a hill TO
establish woman's bureau in the
Department OF Labor.
The Navy Department asked Con-
gress to authorize the President to
detail four naval officers to Peru to
assist In the reorganization OF the
Peruvian navy.
Representative William r. Green, OF
Iowa, introduced a bill to aid in the
enforcement of national prohibition
by establishing and maintaining gov
eminent warehouses.
Representative Louis T. McFadden,
of Pennsylvania, introduced a bill to
create rural credit system and gen.
eral insurance league to facilitate the
increase Of farm production.
The Naval Affairs Committee. in
executive session, acceded to the Sem
ate's request for n conference on the
navy pay bill.
Representative Harry /. Candy. of
South Dakota, testified before the
Public Lands Committee. st q hear
ing on the general forest exchange
bill. +. A. Sherman of the Interior
Department, and Henry Cheney, Of
Oregon, also testified.
The Military Affairs Committee held
executive session over the army reor-
ganization bill