The Washington herald., 1920-05-05
What Congress Did
Yesterday
Senate.

senate.
Committee on Education reported
|fayorably bill to establish a
women's bureau In the Department
OF Labor.
Act to provide for vocational re-
lhabilitation Of disabled soldiers was
tavorably reported to the senate.
The bill has passed the House.
King. Of Utah, attacked "satur-
MALTA OF spending" on various PEN
Conferees appointed to confer
with the House on Mccormick bud
get bill to which the House dis
agreed.
Bill by Watson, of Indiana, to en-
force the proposed suffrage amend
ment provides that all citizens shall
be permitted to vote without dis
tinction of sex. and in spite of any
local custom or law TO the con-
trary."
Bill making robbery of a Federal
Reserve Bank or OF a messenger or
ofiicer outside of such a bank, q
felony was favorably reported by
thf Judiciary Committee.
ADMIRAL Benson, wartime chief
OF naval operations, told the Senate
Investigating Committee that in
view of the general sentiment
against war in this country. the
navy would not have been justified
In actively preparing for war with
Germany in advance Of deelara-
tion by Congress.
Conferees on the civil service bill
Will meet this morning. Senator
Sterling announced yesterday.
Hearing on good roads bill held
by committee on postoffices and
post roads.
Hearing on high cost of print
paper was continued before the SUD
committee OF manufactures.
Methods of remedying the grain
shortage were considered by the In
terstate Commerce Committee.
House.
Met at /? o'clock noon and sd-
journed at Sis p. m. until noon to-
day.
Adopted conference report on wa
terpower bill, 2s9 TO 30.
Adopted conference report on de-
nciency appropriation for Federal
control of transportation.
Debated sundry Civil Appropri-
alton bill.
Committee on District Of coIum-
bia held hearings on Mspes bill to
amend lunacy laws of the District.
Postoffico Committee laid on table
Fess bill to stop advance of zone
system on second class mail begin
| ming July l.
Officials of Morse Shipping Com
pany appeared before Walsh select
committee. in executive session.
Conferees on Naval Appropriation
bill. met
r. II. Long testified before Com
mittee on Expenditures in the War
Department.
Committee on Merchant Marine
and Fisheries considered bill to pro-
hibit salmon fishing in the Yukon
River. Alaska.
Public Lands Committee took up
number small bills on calendar.
Committee on Education heard
members of the Board of Vocational
Education.
Committees on Banking and Cur
rency. and Rules held hearings on
King amendment to Federal Re
serve Act.
The following bills were intro
duced:
Mckinley Illinois-Bill creating
commission to assist in the pur-
chase. sale and distribution of news
print paper in order to secure sup
ply for newspapers with limited
circulation.
Kahn, Californ;a-Bin to amend
Army Appropriation bill so as to
release appropriations for the COM
pletion of the acquisition Of real
estate in certain cases and making
additional appropriations therefor.
OConnor. LouisiaEs-BiH to au-
thorize establishment of Coast
Guard station on Lake Pontchart-
rain, Louisiana.
Nolstead. Minnesota-BiII to au-
thoriEe association of producers of
agricultural products.
Postmaster General Burleson
asked immediate appropriation of
Sl4.oo6.565 to liquidate affairs of
Federal wire administration.