The Washington herald., 1920-02-28
What Congress Did
Yesterday

! Senate.
Approved Joint resolution author.
izing appointment of commission
to confer with the Canadian gov.
ernment in regard to restrictions on
Importation Of pulp wood.
Joint resolution. introduced By
France. Maryland. provides for i'm.
mediate peace with Russia, and
apology and payment of indemnity
by the United States for invasion
of Russian territory"
Resolution by Kenyon, Iowa, re.
quests the President to undertake
negotiations with the British gov.
ernment for purchase Of Bahama
Islands:
Bill by Chamberlain, Oregon
would appropriate additional $780,.
100000 for construction of rural pos,
roads for fiscal year ending June 80
1922.
Amendment by Ransdell, Louisi.
ana, to agricultural appropriation
bill would increase appropriation
for eradication of cotton boil worm,
from S2s7,5 to $5s8.56O.
Bill appropriating for United
States Military Academy at West
Point for next fiscal year was ap-
proved, with amendment permitting
private firms. with approval of War
| Department, to construct a hotel on
the grounds.
Representatives Of American Sea.
mems unions were given a hearing
before the Commerce Committee In
regard to laws regarding American
seamen. The hearing was in con-
nection with the investigation Of the
sale of German ships.
Norris, Nebraska, attacked the
British policy in Egypt as brutal
and grasping. in connection with
an attack on the peace treaty.
Naval Affairs Committee held an
executive session at 1880 am.
Agricultural Committee held an
executive session on the agricuI-
tural appropriation bill. Ravages
of the cotton weevil and wood moth
were discussed.
Foreign Relations subcommittee
held a hearing on conditions In
Mexico.
Convened at noon. adjourned at
sos o'clock y. m.
Representative julius Kahn, Cal
ifornia. recommended that bill re-
Gently passed by House for trans
fer OF surplus War Department au-
tomobiles to Public Health Serv-
ice should be sent to conference.
House debated legislative appro-
priation bill as Committee of the
Whole.
Office of Commissioner. Of Educa-
tion was under fire. Representative
James T. Begg, Ohio. declared IL
should be abolished or that a "re-
kspectsble salary" paid incumbent.
Bernard Baruch. former head OF
the War Industries Board. told War
Department Expenditures. Commit
tee end of high prices Is. in sight
Representative John Q. Tilson
Connecticut. told Interstate and
Foreign Commerce Committee his \
price of clothing is due To so pei
cent increase in cotton over pre-
war prices.
House and Senate conferees or
water power legislation will COM
mence Monday.
Representative ]. y. Tinche.r
Kansas, introduced bill asking ap.
preparation toward holding interna-
tional conference of agriculture.
Representative John f. Baker
California. introduced bill author
king California Indians to submit
claims to Court OF Claims.
Representative William w. Hast
ings, Oklahoma. introduced a bill
to amend Federal Farm Loan act
Representative Albert Johnson
Washington, introduced bill to ad'
Just boundaries of Olympia Ma
tionaI Forest.
Representative Louis w. Fair
field. Indiana, introduced resolu.
ton of coincidence to the Vice
President and Mrs. Marshall. or
the death of their foster son.
Representative William X. Focht
Pennsylvania, introduced bill &c
incorporate here Supreme
Tabernacle. Illustrious order OF
knights of the Cross"
Representative Charles d. Car
tier. Oklahoma. introduced bill tc
appropriate 100000 to enlarge
postoffice building at Ardmore
Oklahoma.
Representatives of citizens or.
ganizations and Engineer Com
missioner Kutz conferred with
Representative Carl G. Mapes oveI
location of a refuse plant.
Sundry civil bill taken up by APP
preparation Committee.
District officials testified before
District subcommittee of the APP
propriations Committee concerning
estimates.
Packing legislation was before
Agriculture Committee.
Mines and Mining Committee
held executive session over mineral
relief bill.
The Claims Committee held exc
cutive session.
Representative E. Z. Browne
Wisconsin. testified before Judici-
ary Committee on the Southern Pa
cific oil lands case.
Naval appropriation bill before
the Naval Affairs Committee.
Representative Charles F. Ogden
Kentucky, testified on Ohio River
conditions before the Rivers and
Harbors Committee.
Destruction of property of the
Motor Transport Corps was heard
in the foreign expenditures sub
committee of the War Department
Expenditures Committee.
Territories Committee held exc
cutiye session