The Washington herald., 1920-04-15
What Congress Did
Yesterday

approved President Wilson's NOM
nations for the railroad labor
board.
| Roscoe c. Bruce. assistant super
intendent of schools. told the spe-
cial committee investigating
schools that DIR. Van Schaick was
responsible for the Moens contro-
yersy involving the good name Of
Washington schools.
Report by subcommittee of For
eign Relations on activities of
Ludwig c. A. X. Martens asserts
that Martens never had standing
as an envoy from Russia. that he
conducted dangerous propaganda
In this country and that he was
a German subject and an enemy
alien.
The report asserts that Martens
activities We're "a more fit subject
for investigation on the part Of the
Department of Justice than by the
Senate"
Foreign Relations committee
postponed until today consideration
Of the House resolution to end war
with Germany.
Rear Admiral Strauss, former
CHIEF of ordnance, testified before
the subcommittee of Naval Affairs
that soon after the outbreak OF
war with Germany in 1914 the
united States navy began makin
preparations for active service.
Subcommittee OF Commerce held
an executive meeting on American
merchant marine.
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In executive session by the Foreign
Relations committee.
Met at noon and adjourned at
$40.
| Held general debate over army
appropriation bill in Committee 0.
the Whole.
Davey. Of Ohio. charged leaders
of the present OUTLAW railroad
strike to have been former paid
agents of the i. w. w. Also de-
clared IL the present strike is won
1t will sound the death ~knell of
orderly organized labor.
Tague. of Massachusetts,, intro
duced resolution to request the Sec
retary of State to ask Great Britain
for release OF political prisoners in
Ireland, and declared he will take
a delegation to see Secretary Colby
! today.
! Kahn, of California. stated that
since the War of the Revolution
the United States been at war for
thirty-eight years, or IS per cent
of the time.
] Congress received resolution
from the national legislative COM
mittee Of the American Legion de-
manding immediate relief for it's
disabled members in the war of
adequate hospital facilities.
The Congressional Athletic Club
opened its gymnasium in the House
lofhce Building. Britten, OF Illinois;
| Reed. of New York. and Hersey. of
Maine. had it equipped without ex-
pense to the government.
| Five hundred Armenian veterans
of the world war marched to the
Capitol and presented a petition for
action in recognizing the Armenian
republic. Rogers, of Massachusetts,.
received them.
| Keller, of Minnesota, introduced
bill for construction OF a bridge
across the Mississippi River at st.
Paul.
| Howard, of Oklahoma, introduced
bill to provide for a determination
of heirship in cases of deceased
Choctaw. Cherokee. Chicksaw, Creek
and Seminole Indians.
Kahn, of California, told the
House that the $4,000 American
troops in Germany are costing the
United States sl.200.oo0 a day.
James n. Barnsley, member of
the Maryland legislature from
Montgomery County, charged four
Washington dsirymen with receiv-
Il ing milk from nontuberculin tested
herds. before the District of Co
lumbia subcommittee hearing bills
for regulation of milk supply and
sale in the District.
Former Commissioner w. Gwynne
Gardiner advocated passage of the
Dyer bill for regulation of the
pawnbrokerage business in the
District before the Focht subcom-
mittee of the District of Columbia
Committee.
The personnel subcommittee of
the Naval Affairs Committee held a
hearing.
The immigration Committee held
executive session over the naturali-
zation bill.
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Committee held a hearing on the
subject of hospitals for wounded
| soldiers.
The Education Committee con-
tinued its Investigation of the
charges against the Federal Board
for Vocational Education.
! Brig. Gen. w. w. Harts con-
tinued his testimony on alleged
icruelties to American military pris-
oners of the A. E. F. before the
foreign expenditures subcommittee
of the War Department EXpendi-
lures Committee.
The Merchant Marine and Fish
cries Committee held executive ses-
/ sion over the radio bill.
! The Railways and Canals Com
mittee met.
No one knows just what universal
training will cost. if it is ordered.
Mr.. Mondell the Republican leader