The Washington herald., 1920-02-26
What Congress Did
Yesterday
senate

Senate convened at noon; adjourn
Measure TO prohibit importa-
tion OF dyestuffs and coal tar
products was advocated by sew
erai Republicans. Senator Hitch
cock. of Nebraska, Democratic lead
er. opposed the measure.
For the first time a proposal tc
send minister and consuls to the
Irish Republic" was presented &c
the Senate. Referred to the For.
eieu Relations COMMITTEES.
Bill by Senator capper, Of Kan.
sas. would authorize the JSecretar,
of the Navy to waive the age limii
for admission into the United States
Naval Academy. REFEREED to the
Committee on Naval Affairs.
Bill by Senator McNary. Of Ore.
gon, to further irrigation projects
would authorize advances to the
reclamation fund and the issue oi
certificates of Indebtedness there.
for. Referred TO the Committee Or
irrigation.
Resolution by Senator Jones, OF
Washington. would protect Pacific
Coast egg producers by a tariff OF
eggs imported from China ant
Japan. Referred to the Finance
Committee.
Motion of Senator Lodge, OF Mas
sachusetts, to keep the peace treaty
before the Senate will postpone ac
tion on the Sterling Civil Services
retirement bill indefinitely.
Special committee investigating
conditions In the Virgin Island helC
a meeting at 1920 a. m.
Subcommittee Of Foreign Rela
tions Committee continued exami
nation of Ludwig c. A. X. Martens
Soviet Ambassador, in regard Il
Bolshevik activities in America.
Commerce committee res m
hearing on disposal of German ship,
at 2:30 p. m.
Subcommittee of Military Affair."
Committee met at 1890 a. m. in ex
ecutive session.
Senate Rules Committee reported
favorably joint resolution introduced
by Senator Underwood, of Alabama
providing for the appointment b,
the President of a commission Il
confer with the Canadian, govern
ment on the removal of the news
print embargo from Canada 10 the
United States.
House convened at noon and ad
journed at 5:15. -....
Debated legislative bill in thu
Committee of the Whole.
Speaker Gillett signed the rail
road bill at 1908.
District Commissioners Brownlov
and Kutz testified before the sub
committee of the Appropriation!
Committee on District estimates.
A bill introduced by Representa-
tive William L. Igoe. OF Missouri
to repeal the Volstead prohibition
enforcement act and strike out tn,
appropriation OF $4.5oo,ooo was de
feated, SO to 3S.
Representative Thomas L. Blan
ton. of Texas. declared that he haC
seen only one drunk in Washing
ton since January 16. and eulogizet
Maj. Pullman. in answer to Mr.
Igoe's statement that prohibition
laws are not being enforced.
Congress will be requested by tn,
~ th'
1910 internal revenue law to kemp
American citizens residing in the
Islands from income tax, ii wal
stated at the Bureau of Insular Al
fairs.
w. Il. Colver, of the Fedora
Trade Commission, recommended Il
the Agricultural Committee tha'
legislation be enacted requiring al
corporations to publish complet,
lists of their owners.
Rear Admiral Parks, chief of th'
Bureau of Construction and Repair
recommended to the Naval Affair
Committee the acceptance of the of
for of San Diego, Cal, of 127 acre
of land for a destroyer repair sta
tion.
Representative George II. Tink
ham. of Massachusetts,. testified be
fore the Rules Committees on hi
bill to investigate the Departmen n
of Justice on account of the so
called Louisiana sugar scandal.
The Rules Committee considere,
the Nolan Patent ONCE bill and sol
dier bonuses.
Representative Simeon D. Fess
of Ohio, introduced a resolution t
pay the widow of Lawrence Wash
ington, late attendant of the Hous
of Representatives reading room
six months salary and $3.50 for fu
neral expenses.
Representative Isaac Siegel, o
New York, introduced a bill to IA
cilitate commerce by prescribing al
overtime rate to be paid by steam
ship lines for inspection on arriva
of passengers and crews.
Representative John ]. Rogers, o
introduced a bill L
provide that in case of ratihcatiol
Of the woman's suffrage amendmen
by the necessary thirty-siN States
American women will not lose thei
citizenship by marrying foreigner
or alien women will not becom
Americans by marrying American
citizens.
Representative George Huddle
son. of Alabama, introduced a bill
to authorize the presentation of
Medal of Honor. Distinguished Serv
ice Cross or Distinguished Servic
Medal to former holders of certifi
Gates Of merit.
The Military Affairs Committe
ordered favorable report oil
the army reorganization bill bu
omitted any reference to compul
sorry military training.
The Roosevelt National Park bill
was again before the Public Lands
Committee.
The question of extending patents
on the badge of the Daughters o
1912 was heard by the Patent
Committee.
The subcommittee on foreigl
expenditures of the War Depart
ment Expenditures Committee hell
n hearing.
Judge John Barton Payen, forme
Chairman of the Shipping Board
testified before the Virgin island