Evening star., 1920-02-01
What Congress Is Doing

| loss of valuable property in hote
rooms not properly safeguarded.
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The legislative executive and judi
cial appropriation bill is being mad
up and is expected to be reported t.
the House early this week.
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The conferees on the railroad reor
ganization bills hope to reach al
agreement this week. Their principa
points of difference are on section
and the so-called "anti-strike clause
| of the Cummins bill.
appropriations Tor s23.966 for in
creased number of teachers in thu
Washington schools was approved il
| the consideration of the deficienc!
bill.
Deficiency appropriation of $1,000,
600 for employing $500 guards at sOe
bonded warehouses where 69.00o.o0G
gallons of whisky is stored was
authorized by the House. This is
in addition to s2.o00.000 already ap-
propriated for enforcement Of prohi
bftion until July 1 next.
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BY a vote of to the committee
on banking and currency decided
against a favorable report on the
Senate bill authorizing national
banks with surplus and capital OF
100000 or more to establish branch
banks.
After hearing Representative Blan-
ton. democrat, of Texas on his three
resolutions to expel former Repre-
sentative Edward Keating, demo-
crat. of Colorado from the position
of secretary of the joint congressional
aries of government employees. the
House committee on reform in the
civil service voted not to approve the
resolutions.
Charges were made by Representa-
tive Britten, republican, of Illinois,
member of the naval affairs COM
mittee. that much Of the $4,000. 900
expended for war activities Of the
Army and Navy in the vicinity of
Norfolk, Va, was "ruthlessly squan-
dered.'
The naval affairs committee has de-
cided to make a personal investiga-
tion of charges that the lack of ade-
quate water supply for the Hampton
Roads naval base and training sta
tion caused the removal of 5000 to
1000 seamen to other stations. The
committee will begin this investi-
cation on February 18.
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Criticising the Federal Reserve
Board for issuing $4,000, 900 in notes.
Representative Luce. republican. of
Massachusetts said on the floor that
in 1921 the government taxes i'm
posed on every family will be ap-
proximately $3.50.
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Private operation of the government
nitrate plant at Muscles Shoals, Ala,
will be recommended by the war in
vestigating committee, which has just
returned from a tour of inspection.
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Enlisted men were specifically ex-
cluded from receiving the distin-
mittee investigating Army distribu-
tion of war distinctions was told by
Brig. Gen. Robert c. Davis. president
of the American expeditional forces
award board.
The Treasury Department submit
ted to the ways and means commit
totaling ss25.ooo,o 900.
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Shipment in interstate commerce of
films showing indecent and immoral
moving. pictures is prohibited in a
to the Senate on Wednesday.
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Tax Of one-half Of l per cent on all
sales to provide a bonus of $500 for
all former service men who served
at least sixty days is proposed in
bill introduced by Representative
Mott, republican, New York.
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House Leader Mondell in a speech
on the floor on Tuesday declared he
is unalterably opposed to the Senate
bill for universal military training.
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House started debate Tuesday on
second deficiency bill. carrying total
appropriations of $Ss.6S4.342. The
ued all week.
Chairman Butler of the naval af-
fairs committee promised that lnVes-
tigation of charges that bolsheVism
among the crew of the Powhatan was
will be made while the naval appro-
priation bill is under consideration.
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Vigorous attack on Rear Admiral
Sims was made in the House on Tues
day by Representative Byrnes. demo-
crat, Of South Carolina. He said that
SIMS deserved the Condemnation of
every American and dishonorable dis
charge from the Navy
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Special rule to make anti-sedition
bills sorder of special legislative con-
sideration was refused by the rules
committee after extensive hearings
on these measures. The judiciary
committee is expected to report a
new bill less drastic than the pre-
ceding one.
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Carrying 1000 increases for clerks