The Washington herald., 1920-05-19
What Congress Did
Yesterday q
Senate.

ing q speech denouncing lprofiteers
In the United States offered q res
olution appointing fye senators TO
investigate living costs and income
tax returns.
Owen. of Oklahoma, attacked the
Federal Reserve Board for increas-
Ing loan and rediscount rates, say
Ing that the increased rates bore
on the food producer most heavily
and threatened TO produce a panic.
Report OF committee on patents
declared an increase In. the force of
employees at the Patent once and
IN the scale Of salaries paid was i'm
perative.
House and Senate conferees on
the army REORGANIZATION bill ad-'
Journed in deadlock. Senate proyi-
sions to treorganize the military
,orees are said to have caused the
DISTRICT Commissioners sent to
district committee of the House and
senate proposed amendment TO
the Juvenile court law which would
put child on probation without
,paclng a formal record of guilt
against him.
Executive committee of Publish
ers' Newsprint Conservation League
sent report of conservation plans
10 senator Reed, of Missouri, chair
man of tho cou1nlfttee which has
age. =
Senate Foreign Relations Com
nlttee authorized nomination of
postmaster General Burleson. Ad-
IhiraI william F. Benson and Wal
Ter ). Rogers as United States rep
resentatives at the proposed inter
nat,onai conference on wireless and
cable communications.
Senate refused to recede from its
amendment to the diplomatic and
consular bill making permanent
wartime passport regulations and
sent the bill back to conference.
Secretary OF the Navy Daniels de-
clared before the Senate committee
investigating naval affairs that SEN
ator BOies Penrose and not Ad-
miral Sims originated the charges
mat have been brought against the
Navy Department
Borah. of Idaho. introduced a
resolution calling for exemption Of
American coastwise shipping for
payment of tolls through the
Panama Canal.
BIZ by Sherman, of Illinois. calls
for revision of District Juvenile
court law so that names of minors
VINO are called into court will not
DC listed in the court records
House.
Met at IL noon and adjourned at
S:2o p. m. until noon today.
Unanimously adopted report of
Elections Committee Number One
seating Representative Sam. c.
Major. Of Seventh Missouri District,
in the election contest instituted by
James d, Salts.
Filed and ordered printed report
OF Committee on Expenditures in
the War Department recommending
leasing nitrate plant at Mussel
Shoals, Ala abama.
Passed without record vote
Platt resolution authorizing Secre-
tary of Treasury to purchase Fed
eral Farm Loan Bonds to cover loan
applications made by farmers up to
March. 1920. Litigation before Unit
ed states Supreme Court involving
constitutionality of tax free feature
has prevented their sale to public.
Speaker Gillett signed Sterling
Lehlbach Civil Service Retirement
Bill. Measure now goes to Presi-
dent.
DR.. William c. Fowler. District
Health Officer. appeared before the
District committee in favor of licen-
sing and regulating District under
takers and embalmers
Committee on Appropriations
considered in executive session gem
eral deficiency bill now being
drafted.
Committee on immigration re-
sumed hearings legislation.
Agriculture subcommittee con-
tinued investigation. of meat pack
ing industry.
The follcwing bills were intro
.luced:
O'ConnelI. CNcw York; - Bill
amending judicial code denying
jurisdiction TO district courts Of A
suit of civil nature at law or in
equity. in which is drawn in oues-
ton validity Of a statute establish
ing or regulating a rGte or charge
for service Of a pubic utility cx-
clusivcly within state.
James. CMichiganl-BiH authoriz-
ing Secretary of Commerce to sell
to HuuShton and Keweenaw Coun-
tics IN Michigan. a portion OF Cop
per Hsrbor Range Lighthouse Res
ervation.
Hicks. (New York)-Bill creating
a Bureau of Aeronautics in Navy
Department.
Summers. (Washington)-BnI per
mittinS publishers to transmit
through mails single sheets Of ad-
vertising matter at same rates of
postage applicable under law to ad-
vertising portions of sccond-clasS
matter.
y supplemental estinatc Of ap-
preparation amounting to S25.O00 to
maintain and keep current records
of the Joint Commission on Reclas-
sification of Salaries. presented by
Martin A. Morrison. president OF
Civil Service Commission.
Chairman John NJ. c. Smith. from
Committee on Labor. reported IA
votably to House. Nolan bill. pro-
vi1ing a National Bureau of En-