The Washington herald., 1920-05-06
What Congress Did
Yesterday

oh pennsylvania, defended
DIS resolution for a separate peace
with Germany. declaring that the
peace OF versailles had becoma a
tnorouShiy discredited document
SohLerees on sterling-IIehibachi
Ssn service retirement bill met In
auempt TO adjust differences on
ase AZ which Federal employees
snSuio oe eiigible for retirement.
ADMIRATION OF Mrs. Clara Sears
ayior 70 De a member OF the Dis
the Senate by President Wilson.
Thomas. of Colorado. assaIied pye
PHI as monstrous attempt TO use
the embargo in order TO force up
prices Of American made dives.
Committee on Lisrary reported
favorably Lodge bill for national
participation in the three hundredth
anniversary OF the landing OF the
rhsrims at Plymouth, Mass.
annual report Of the Near East
heiief Commission was laid before
the Senate,
ADMIRAL Benson, In testimony be-
lore the subcommittee of Naval AZ
laIrs' declared that the United
states was entirely Justified in keep
ing large part of its battleship
meet In American waters.
Mllltary Affairs Committee con-
sldered the army appropriation bill
In executive session.
subcommittee of Interstate Com
merce considered laws on trans-
portatfon of coal. ]. p. Haynes, OF
cedar Rapids. Iowa, advocated sea-
sonal rates.
Relations with Mexico were con-
sioered at q meeting Of the SUBJ
committee OF Foreign Relations.
special committee investigating
District schools completed its re-
port at a meeting and announced
that 1t would present its findings to
the senate within a few days.
Kenyon, of Iowa, announced that
Gov. Allen. OF Kansas, would outline
to the Senate the plan of the Kan
sas Industrial Court. -
Met at IL o'clock noon and ad-
journed at $3.50 until noon today.
concluded general debate on the
sundry civil appropriation bill and
TOOK 1t up under five-minute rule.
representative Davis, Of Tennes-
see, protested against action of
trade bodies in urging manufactur-
ing establishments to come in the
District
Conferees on Civil Service retire
ment bill met in morning and again
In afternoon, but came to no agree
nent on differences.
Decision made by judiciary sub
committee investigating sugar to
call Herbert Hoover next week.
PNNlA
out special rule for consideration
tomorrow of amendment to Holman
rule. in order to forestall wet"
plans to strike appropriation from
prohibition enforcement measure
from sundry civil bill.
Grain dealers. appearing before
Committee on Interstate Commerce,
asked assurance that sufficient cars
would be provided for movement Of
crops.
Rules Committee continued con-
sideration of King resolution.
Committee on Merchant Marine
and Fisheries resumed considera-
tion in executive session of bill to
award medals to heroic seamen in
the merchant marine.
Public Lands Committee and a
subcommittee of the judiciary Com
mittee went over bills on their re-
spective calendars.
Committee on Education contin-
ued its investigation of the Federal
Board for Vocational Education.
The following bills were intro
duced:
Gard (Ohio) re introduced with
mendments bill to regulate employ
ment of minors and to provide for
compulsory school attendance of
children within the District of Co.
lumbia.
McLane (Pennsylvania), authoriz-
ing appointment Congressional COM
mittee to investigate mining condi-
tions in Lackawanna County, Pa.
McGee (New York;. bill amending
Underwood tariff law. by removing
import tax on sugar, molasses and
glucose.
Kinkaid (Nebrask a ).resolution au-
thorizing special rule for immediate
consideration of bill to increase,
without expenditure of Federal
funds, the opportunities OF the peo-
pie to acquire rural homes"
Crago (Pennsylvania) presented
conference report on bill for the re-
lief OF certain army officers.