The Washington herald., 1920-04-17
What Congress Did
Yesterday

10 B.
Debated army appropriation bill
In COMMITTEES of the Whole.
Madden. Illinois, charged "on his
own responsibility" that the sales
division of the War Department is
in combination with outside parties.
who buy surplus army material and
sell 1t at profits from 100 to 500
per cent. ..-
Gard, Ohio. challenged Madden to
give proof of this charge. or even
the names of the men at fault. Mad
den remained silent
Blanton, Texas, declared he had
Information that thousands Of au.
tomobiles have been allowed to GO
to waste because automobile manu-
facturers have requested the war
Department not to put them on the
market.
Tague, Massachusetts,, introduced
a bill to grant leave of absence To
veterans of any wars of the United
States to attend State or national
conventions of veterans associa-
| tions.
Hicks, New York, introduced q
bill to establish a naval Bureau oi
Aeronautics.
Sherwood, Ohio, introduced john
resolution to authorize the commls'
sion in charge of constructing the
Arlington Memorial Ampitheater tc
include the names OF Southern MILL
tary leaders in the inscriptions
thereon.
Esch, of Wisconsin, introduced
bill to amend the penal code and
navigation laws of the Canal zone
Lanham, of Texas. introduced
a joint resolution to authorize the
Secretary of War to loan to Albert
Sidney johnson Camp, No. 1880
' United Confederate Veterans. For
Worth. Tex. 100 cots and blankets
for the annual eneampmept june
"a to 81.
Langley, of Kentucky, introduced
bill to appropriate $15.ooO,eoO tC
provide medical. surgical and hos
pitaI services and supplies for dis
charged soldiers. sailors and Ma
| rines.
Johnson, of Washington. intro
duced a bill to amend the act es-
| tablishinS a Bureau of Immigra'
tion and Naturalization.
Interstate and Foreign Commerc,
Committee held a hearing over tho
explosive transportation bill.
Ordnance subcommittee of tn,
| War Department Expenditure
Committee held a hearing on the
Muscle Shoals project and the nj
trates question.
Investigation of the charge,
|
cational Education was continued
before the Education Committee.
| Naval Affairs personnel subcom
mittee. the Military Affairs and
Public Lands committees held ex'
! ecutive sessions.
senate.
Subcommittee of appropriations
eliminated from the District ap,
preparation bill provisions to abol.
ish half and half plan and to in
crease District taxation from Il t
2h per cent.
Thomas. of Colorado. attacked
decision of the Public Utilitie,
! Commission granting an Scent cal
fare. and urged that the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company
! OC put III Inc udnOs OIL q receiver
! Resolution by Jones, of Wash.
ington, proposes that the govern
mcnt take over and operate street
car lines in the District of Colum-
bia.
Reed. of Missouri, attacked al.
legged activities of a paid lobby
seeking to get legislation specially
favoring the regular army and de.
structive to the National Guard.
! Bill to reform the administration
| of military justice favorably re-
ported by the Military Affairs Com.
mittee.
Henry Lane Wilson testified be.
fore Foreign Relations Committee in
regard to Mexican affairs.
Subcommittee of Naval Affairs
continued its inquiry into the con.
duct of the navy in the war with
Germany.
Conferees on water power bill
held executive session.
Assistant Superinte ndent OF
Schools Bruce renewed his attack
on Fountain Peyton, colored mem.
ber of the school board before spe.
cial committee investigating DIS.
trict schools.
Foreign Relations Committee con.
sidered House peace resolution in
executive session.
Resolution by Smoot, Of Utah
would create a joint Congressional
committee to reorganize executive
departments of the government.