The Washington herald., 1920-06-14

Members of Congress will not lack
for travel this summer, with plans
for four trips. either partially or
wholly at the expense of the gov
ernment, already well under way.
As becomes the well-known Ameri-
can habit at this time of the year,
those chosen to participate in the
roaming Investigations will roam
into climates more conducive to la
borious efforts than is Washington
during the broiling months of July
and August.
UP to-the present there has not
appeared even the prospect of any
Congressional effort in Washington
during the next two months. The
members of those committees car
rying their work into the summer
are planning to venture forth to
the scene of the problems they are
called upon to deal with in a legis-
lative way.
Go West, Boys, Go West!
The irresistible lure of the Far
West. to say nothing of the Orient.
will claim all of the members of
the travelling committees for the
greater part of their time il their
present plans work out. San Fran
cisco will not only be the starting
point of the trans-Pacific Congress
sional tour, but will be the rem
devious of two other separate
groups, bent on entirely different
missions.
Representative Albert Johnson,
of Washington. chairman of the
House immigration Committee, has
asked five members of his commit
tee, besides himself. to gather in
the st. Francis Hotel in San Fran
cisco on July for the sake of car
rying on the governments business.
AS stated in his committee room
yesterday. they plan to stay in that
city for ten days or two weeks.
In the course of that time they
Iexpect to conduct a general inquiry
into problems relative to immigra-
ton. The members appointed plan
to avoid unnecessary expense to the
government by not going to the
chosen city in a group from Wash
ington.
Previous Reports No Matter.
Another Congressional group
which will meet in San Francisco
this summer consists of five MEM
bers OF the House and five of the
Senate, a specially appointed com
mission to study the naval needs of
San Francisco Bay. According to a
statement of Josephus Daniels,
Secretary of the Navy. two reports
on the needs Of Pacific bases have
already been submitted to Congress
by boards of naval officers appoint
cd specially for that purpose.
The members of the Senate and
House making this trir were all Sc
lected from the respective commit
tees on Naval Affairs, Of beth bodies
The trip is authorized in a rider to
the naval appropriations bill.
The vast expanses of the west
will be signaHy studied ty a trouns
of twelve or thirteen members IF
thS gAAOeS0 <NPPA SOmm1t-
tee during the next two months. if
present plans materialize. The trip
is authorized in the sundry civil
appropriations bin and Is ordered
for the purpose of obtaining first
hard information or the reclama-
tion projects of Colorado, Nebraska.
Nevada, California, Washington.
Idaho and Monts ma. 1t will prob
ably last about thirty days.
The Pet kittens. .Toos
In the meantime the plans for
the two-monthse tour -of the Paciac
are nearing completion. with more
than seventy members of the House
and Senate reported to have en-
listed. The number of relatives per-
mitted to go along. 1t is said. has
now been limited to- cne. owing to
requests of many to take along
four. five and six of the family.
There is. besides these four pros
pective trips. - afth nov nearing