The Washington herald., 1920-04-07
What Congress Did
Yesterday


McKsllar. OF Tennessee. attacked
the army reorganixation bill, de-
cIaring IL would impose on the Unt-
ted States the greatest system of
miiitarism that had ever been de-
vised.
wadsworth, of New York, chair
man of the Military Affairs Commit
tee, defended the army bill. assert
ing IL merely applied the lessons
OF the recent war to reorganization
OF our military system.
Banking and Currency Committee
approved a bill providing for .
Roosevelt memorial z-cent coin,
which will bear on one face q por-
trait Of Roosevelt
Commissioners Brownlow and
Kutz testified before the subcom-
mittee Of the appropriations COM
mfttee on the District appropria-
ton bill. Both commissioners con-
demned the proposed tax. Increase
and abolition Of the half-and- half
system.
Eight amendments to the army
reorganization bill submitted by
McKellar, providing for a reduced
armament. They were ordered to
lie on the table.
Amendment by Swanson. Of vir-
ginia, to the rivers and harbors
bill asks government Endorsement
Of sale Of forty-six acres of land
at Battery Grove on the Potomac
to the Virginia shipbuilding Com
pany at $4,000.
Joint resolution. introduced by
Moses, Of New Hampshire, au-
thorizes Investigation of the Harri-
-
used by the War Department, and
authorizes adoption Of this code by
other executive departments
Bill to permit any former MEM
Der of the army, navy or Marine
corps to retain his equipment and
wear his uniform, favorably re-
ported by the Military Affairs Com
mittee.
Pensions Committee considered
the general pension bill in execu-
tive session.
Naval Affairs Committee consid-
cred the naval appropriation bill
in executive session
Superintendent of Schools Thurs
ton was highly praised by John b.
Larner, former member of the
Board OF Education, at a hearing
before the Senate special commit
tee Mr.. Larner stated that he re-
signed from the board because he
was not in sympathy with its
methods.
Pomerene, of Ohio, attacked pro-
visions In the army reorganization
bill for increasing the General
Stan. declaring that the staff dur
ing the war contained a number OF
mighty cheap politicians"
Commerce Committee held an ex-
ecutive session to consider the
water power bill
Met at noon and adjourned at 4:4o
Sent legislative. executive and ju-
dicial appropriations bill to confer
ence. Woods, Of Indiana: wason,
of New Hampshire, and Sisson, OF
MISSISSIPPI. appointed conferees-
Pension appropriations bill report
ed. Four hours general debate ir
committee of the whole. with Mapes
of Michigan. in the chair.
| Venable, of Mississippi. declared
the proposition of the House declar-
ing peace to "get the Senate start.
ed" would be humorous IL IL were
not SO tragic.
Republican Leader Mondell at.
tackled army and naval officers who
are asking for an increase in pay
declaring they are "commercializine
their profession"
Overstreet, of Georgia. introduced
a resolution directing Secretary OF
War to sell Fort Jackson. New
Deptford. Ga
Volstead. Of Minnesota, introduced
q bill to prohibit use of government
aircraft insignia on other than gov
ernment aircraft.
Bill introduced May 1s, 1919, b,
Sims, Of Tennessee, to further pro
tect interstate and foreign com
merce against bribery and other cor
rupt practices" taken from the In
terstate Committee and referred {,
Judiciary Committee.
Stedman, Of North Carolina, intro
duced q bill to restore to a resigned
status those naval and marine of
ficers Of the Federal Union who re
signed to Join the Confederate forces
in the civil war.
the Treasury transmitting supple
priation of $311,354 for waterwa,
transportation systems.
Brig. Gen. w. w. Harts denied
charges of cruelty to American mill
tary prisoners by IN. P.'s" of Paris
testifying before the foreign ex
penditures subcommittee of tn,
War Department Expeditures Com
mittee.
| Appropriations Committee hel,
executive session over fortification.
appropriation bill.
The immigration Committee tool
UP naturalization matters at an ex
ecutive session.
The judiciary Committee held {
hearing over the Tinkham resolu'
tion to investigate the Attorney
General over the alleged Louisiana
sugar scandal.
Packing legislation was agair
before the Agriculture Committee.
The Wickersham-Griggs elec
tion contest was again before Elec.
tions Committee No. 3.
The Investigation of the War Risi
Bureau was continued before Tho
Treasury Department Expenditure
Committee.
| The investigation of the Federal
Board for Vocational Education wa.
continued before the Education
Committee.
The Naval Affairs, Interstate and
1 Foreign Commerce, Railways and
Canals and Military Affairs com.
mittees held executive sessions.
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