The Washington herald., 1920-02-27
What Congress Did
Yesterday

Senate.
Bill by Senator Smoot. of Utah, in
troduced. authorizine use of certain
public lands In Western States for
experiments In breeding of blooded
sheep.
Announcement was made that the
Speaker Of the House had signed
bills to amend the army appropria-
ton act for 1880. providing for pur-
chase of land and construction work
at army posts.
Letter from Rail Director Hines to
Vice President Marshall, replying to
| a resolution asking on what author
ity the Fuel Administration had
stored and distributed coal, defends
the action of the Fuel Administra-
ton.
Joint resolution introduced In the
Senate by Senator France. of Mary
land. provides for the prompt re-es-
tablishment OF peace between the
United States and Germany, and
Gals for an international conferences
rs q substitute for the league OF ma
| tions.
Bill by Senator Poindexter, of
Washington. provides whenever a
ship is sold by the United States 1t
will be specified that the ship will
not pass from American registry.
Amendment by Senator Jones. OF
Washington, to bill providing Tor
the expenses of the government OF
the District OF Columbia makes rad
neal changes in the fiscal system
of the District government.
Senator Reed. of Missouri, renewed
his attacks on the peace treaty and
the league of nations.
Nomination OF George w. p. Hunt
of Arizona, to be Minister to Siam
confirmed by the Senate.
Commerce Committee held two
meetings. In the morning the rivers
and harbors bill was considered in
executive session. In the afternoon
session investigation OF the Shipping
Board in disposing of German ships
was resumed.
Subcommittee of Foreign Rela-
tions Committee resumed examina-
tion of Ludwig c. A. X. Martens
regarding Bolshevik activities in
this country.
Commerce Committee. hearing
shipping. 2:30 p. m.
Committee on Agriculture, agri-
cultural appropriation bill, 1880 a.
m.
Military Affairs Committee, Exec
ative," 1880 a. m.
House.
House met at noon and adjourned al
$40 o'clock.
Continued debate on legislative ap-
preparation bill. sitting as committee
OF the whole
| Chairman Mapes, of the District OF
Columbia Committee, reported the
''zoning" bill. regulating the height OF
buildings in the District. 1t was passed
unanimously.
a resolution to refer all soldiers
bonus bills to the Ways and Means
Committee was passed.
Representative Royal w. johnson.
North Dakota announced that a Sl0,-
Ueo, go memorial building to the vet
Grams of the world war will be erected
on the site OF the old Pennsylvania
Railroad Station. Sixth and B streets
northwest.
! Representative Edward (. Brown,
Wisconsin, told the judiciary COM
mittee that the Attorney General
should be forced by Congressional
action to appeal to the United
States Supreme Court the Southern
! Pacific Railway oil cases.
| Representatives Madden, OF IL
linois, Macarthur, of Oregon. and
Rogers. OF Massachusetts,, declared
that Congress can. by legislation,
provide for the disability of the
President
Representative Isaac r. Sher-
wood, Ohio, called an informal con
ference" of Democrats, which unani-
mously censured the Republican
majority for unwarranted delay In
passing legislation for the relief
of soldiers.
Any regulations Congress may
| provide requiring corporations to
| disclose their real stockholders
should be reasonably enforced, Fed
eral Trade Commissioner Oliver told
the Agricultural Committee.
i Consolidation of the purchase and
/ storage service of the Quartermas-
ter Generals office and of the For
eign Commerce Attaches Bureau.
Department Of Commerce. and State
Department consular agents were
recommended to the Committee. of
the Whole by Representative WILL
lam r. Wood, of Indiana.
| Representative Ben johnson, Ken
lucky, introduced a bill TO regulate
the practice of osteopathy in the
District of Columbia.
Representative Frederick c. Hicks,
Of New York, introduced a bill to
dismember the offices of the Bureau
Of War Risk Insurance in Washing
ton and scatter them TO fourteen
sections of the United States.
Representative Addison T. Smith.
of Idaho, introduced bill to give
preference right of employment on
construction work on govefhment
reclamation Projects to ex-service
men.
| Representative BeniHno c. Her.
nandeZ, New Mexico. introduced a
bill to extend the act for relief OF
Indians In Arizona. New Mexico and
California for a period of two years
Representative William L. Mason
Illinois. introduced a resolution ask
ing the Military Affairs Commit
tee to report whether our lack oi
preparedness in the late war was
the result Of inefficient soldiers OIL
inefficient civilians.
! A conference of O joint committee
of the House and Senate was an.
nounced for next Saturday to draf,
legislation for O national employ.
ment service.
Appropriation Committee resumed
hearings.
District Commissioners again tes.
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