The Washington herald., 1920-02-17
What Congress Did
Yesterday
Senate.

senate convened at 1890 o'clocl
and adjourned at l:45.
A delegation Of grain deaIer, frop
northwestern States appeared be
iore the Senate Agricultural Com.
mittee to protest against the Gronns
bill to abolish the United STATE
Grain Corporation.
A privately owned and operates
merchant marine is favored by th,
American Bankers Association ac
cording 70 William r. Collins, rep
resenting the association. in his ties.
timony before the Senate Commerc.
Committee.
Debate on the treaty occupie,
most Of the session. The Pact n.
versailles was termed by Senate.
Medill Mccormick. Of Illinois. a.
peace OF death to the central powers
A resolution by Senator Nickel.
lar. OF Tennessee. was adopted, or
dering the Shipping Board to defe
the selling OF the German ships un
til the subject had been consider,
by the Senate Commerce Committe
Senate was notified that IN,
House had disagreed 70 amendment
Of the Senate TO the bill maxim
appropriations for the Diplomat
and Consular Service - -.-r enc
ing June 80. 1891.
A letter from SeeEetarr - gga
Baker submitting 4 p'"rlc-ts" O.
Inmates for approprisaur .r y5a.
933.75, required b. the War L.
partment for 1919 and 1890. --as r-
ferred to the Committe on E1rr..
priations. ..,,,.tE
Hearing OF witnesses = 70 '---'5- .-
fore the Senate Com or,t s..,r-r. .-. :
Tomorrow momins John Bsrtoi
Payne, chairman of the ShippinI
Board. will be called before the com
mittee to report on bids received
Finance Committee met In executiv
session TO consider tariff bills
Hearing on agricultural appropria
ton bill was held yesterday morning
Postoffice and Post Roads Commit
tee resumed hearings in executive seS
sion on the postof6ce appropriation bill
Hearing OF witnesses on condition,
in Mexico was resumed before th'
special committee on Mexican affair
yesterday morning at 1890.
House.
Met at noon and adjourned
ass pm
Held unanimous consent" day. IL
which regular order of business wai
suspended for those bills brough'
ahead on calendar by unanimou'
consent.
Representative Fred A Britten
of Illinois, introduced a resolution
calling attention TO an alleged Nio.
Buenos Aires. Argentina. Sunday
when, according to reports, Grea'
Britain prevented the clearing o,
lea.
Representative Charles +. Fuller
of Illinois. introduced a bill limit.
ing the number of pages Of news
papers, magazines and other peri.
odicals entitled to transmission
through the mails as second class
matter.
Representative Fuller introduced
bill TO prohibit the export OF
wood pulp and print paper for one
year.
Business was suspended tempo.
rarily on the floor of the House
when Representative J. Thoms;
Heflin. of Alabama, was given ar
ovation by the Democratic side az
he took his seat yesterday after.
noon. Mr.. Heiin had been cam
paiGning."
Dr. Jacob Hollander. professor o.
economics at Johns Hopkins Uni
yersity, told the Banking and Cur.
rency Committee that repeal OF the
repurchase clause Of the Pittmar
silver act will mean a gradual re-
duction Of our present inflated
money situation
The Appropriations Committee
met In executive session.
The subcommittee on private bills
Of the Naval Affairs Committee met
in open session
The subcommittee on preferenc,
of former service men OF the Re-
form in the Civil Service Com
mittee held a hearing.
Subcommittee No. i of the Mill
tary Affairs Committee discussed
the army reorganization bill in ex-
ecYtive session.
The Committee on Expenditures
in the War Department discussed
medal awards.
The mineral relief bill received
the attention of the Mines ane
Mining Committee.