The Washington herald., 1920-05-11
What Congress Did
Yesterday
senate.

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cspper Of Kansas. denounced
profiteers in the District Of coium-
bia- He introduced a resolution
calling for senatorial Investigation
OF the rise in the price Of bread.
I Reed. of Missouri. declared that
attempts to curb rent, profteering
in Washington had only prevented
the building of new houses and
apartments.
Resolution passed appointing the
Civil Service Commission to carry
ON the work Of the joint congress
sional commission on reciassifica-
ton OF salaries of government
workers.
Curtis introduced bill providing
pensions for needy mothers In the
District of Columbia.
Smoot resolution calling for SUR
vey of administrative departments
OF the government passed the SEN
ate.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels.
testifying before the subcommittee
of naval affairs. declared that the
American people would never for
I5aF~ oithi6 lOI ROhoCA~@
gas" attack on the navy.
/ Borah, of Idaho. declared that
an attempt was being made by
piutocratic interests to control the
leonventions of both politicsl parties.
Franklin X. Lane, former Secre-
tary of the Interior. told the SEN
ate Mexican Committee that an un-
interrupted supply of oil from Mex
leo was essential to the welfare of
the United States.
Senate began consideration of
the shipping bill designed to create
privately owned and operated
merchant marine.
House.
Met at noon; adjourned 5:15 y. m.
Resumed consideration of Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill.
Republican members. Ways and
Means Committee. decided upon
elimination of sales tax to raise rev.
enue for soldiers bonus, and cutting
Ct proposed bonus to 81 a day.
Committee on Education resumed
Investigation of Federal Board for
Vocational Education.
Representative Tague, Of Massa-
chusetts, announced that the House
subcommittee. appointed to investi-
gate Shipping Board matters. began
hearings in New York yesterday on
the refitting OF the L. s. s. Leyia-
than. former German liner.
Committee on Banking and Cur
rency. favorably reported a resoIu-
tion authorizing the Secretary of
the Treasury to purchase Federal
Farm Loan bonds. and asked for a
special rule for its immediate con-
sideration.
Chairman VoIstead, Judiciary
Committee. asked for a special
rule for the privileged considera-
tion Of the bill. authorizing associ-
ations of producers of agricultural
products.
Representative Britten. Of IIIi-
nOis. introduced a resolution calling
upon the Secretary of War to fur
nish copy of a letter written by
DR.. Charles w. Eliot. president
emeritus, Harvard University. in
which he criticised West Point
Military Academy. Britten chal-
lenged DR.. Eliot to show that West
Point graduates. as a class. are in
ferior to the graduates of other
universities.
Representative Campbell, Of Penn
sylvania, introduced an amendment
to the revenue law. increasing
from 5000 to $500 the exemption
allowed on each child in payment
of income taxes.
Chairman Platt, Committee on
Banking and Currency. reported
Ifavorably a bill amending the Edge
act giving authority to the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to use corpo-
tions organized under Edge act as
Repositories of public moneys in
Panama and the insular possessions
of the United States