The Washington herald., 1920-04-24
What Congress Did
Yesterday
House.

Met at noon and adjourned at
1850.
Voted to adjourn until Monday
by unanimous consent
Debated and passed Walsh reso-
luton for participation of U. s. in
300th anniversary celebration of
landing of the Pilgrims at
Provincetown and Plymouth. Mass.
Education Committee met and
further postponed hearings on Fed
eral Board for Vocational Educa-
ton until next Thursday.
Summers. Texas, advocated use
Of old clothes patched up instead
of overalls which are soaring in
price.
Zihlman subcommittee of District
of Columbia Committee held execu-
tive session over Zihlman traffic
bill for District, and voted for final
consideration next Tuesday.
Garland. Pennsylvania. intro
duced bill to incorporate. in Dis
trict of Columbia Supreme Lodge
of the World. Loyal Order of the
Moose.
Harreld. Oklahoma, introduced
bill to amend Liberty Loan and
War Finance Acts.
= NORM, Pennsylvania, introduced
joint resolution to authorize Sec
retary of War to sell to the city
of Pittsburg a tract of land with
in the Allegheny Arsenal Reserva-
ton.
| Harrison. Virginia, introduced
bill to establish and maintain fish
cultural station in Virginia.
Christopherson. OF. Minnesota, in.
troduced a bill to authorize and
direct the Federal Trade Commits
sion to investigate distribution and
sale of print paper.
Letter received from Treasury
Department, submitting supplement
tai estimate of S51S.39425, required
by Department of Justice during
fiscal years 1920 and 1921
Letters received from Treasury
department asking for $4,000 to
carry out act of January Is, 1920
providing for retirement of school
teachers in the District of CoIum-
bia-
Letter received from Treasury
Department asking for $4,000 for
administrative expenses of Nation
al Gallery of Art of Smithsonian
institution. for year 1921.
The Appropriations Committee
held executive session over the
sundry civil appropriation bill.
The Merchant Marine and Fish
cries Committee held executive scs-
sion over the radio bill.
The judiciary subcommittee held
nearing on the automobile bill
senate.
Continued debate on river and har-
Dor bill. but failed to reach a vote
Amendment by Calder. of New
York. to District appropriation bill
would authorize the Commissioners
or the District to condemn property
Tor the extension of Rittenhouse
street from its present terminus at
Blair road TO Sligo Mill road.
Bill AUTHORIZING payment of 1900
10 Frank W. Hackett. of this CITY.
former Assistant Secretary of the
Navy, for services rendered as sec
retary to the American delegation to
tn" Geneva convention in 1870, was
ifavorably reported by the Appropria-
lions Committee.
Judiciary Committee held hearing
on proposals for a uniform marriage
and divorce law
Military Affairs Committee consid :
ered Mexican situation in executive
session.
Establishment of seasonal coal
rates was considered at a meeting
of the subcommittee of the Inter.
state Commerce Committee.
Without a record vote, the Fuller
pension bill. granting a pension OF
$50 month to veterans of the civil
war and Mexican war and TO their
widows. was passed by the Senate.
Hearing on conditions in the navy
during the war with Germany con.
tinued before the Subcommittee or
Naval Affairs
Claude A. Swanson, senior Senator
from Virginia was in his seat yes.
lterday, and declared he had entirely
recovered from an attack of indi.
gestion which caused him to collapse
in the Senate Thursday.
Reed, chairman of the Senate com.
mittee investigating newsprint pa
per. announced that the committee
would begin an investigation OF
newsprint scarcity Monday. and
would call a number of newspaper
publishers as first witnesses.