The Washington herald., 1920-05-09
What Congress Did
Yesterday

Senate.
Nugent. Of Idaho, dcciare6 th.,
establishment OF embargo on Ger.
man and other foreign dyes va.
opposed by textile Interests vha
had made in some cases 800 Der
cent profit
Jones announced that ne would
present the bill for estabIishment
lcf an American Merchant Marine
70 the Senate tomorrow.
capper. OF Kansas, announced
that he would INTRODUCES n resolu-
tion calling for investigation OF IN.
creased bread prices in the District
OF Columbia
Senate COMMITTEES which investi-
gated schools In the District an
nounced that IL would employ an ex.
pert 70 make . survey Of Washing
ton public schools.
{ Lodge. OF Massachusetts,, an
npunced that he would not call up
the peace resolution until Tuesday.
Military Affairs Committee con-
sidered army appropriation bill In
executive session.
Chairman Reed Of subcommittee
OF manufacturers. announced that
the committee will complete con-
sideration of the newsprint situa-
tion next week.
Admiral Benson continued his
testimony before the subcommittee
of Naval Affairs. He declared there
M q.
Admiral Sims that delay on the part
OF the navy prolonged the war.
House.
Met at IL noon and adjourned at
$3.50 until noon Monday.
Resumed consideration of Sundry
Civil appropriation bill.
Agreed to amendment by Repre-
sentative Moore, of Virginia. chang
ing name OF new Key bridge to
Georgetown" bridge
Justice wickes. of the New York
Supreme Court Lieut. Gen. Bullard
and Murray Hubert appeared be-
fore Military Affairs Committee and
requested that the use of army
transports be authorized for con-
veying American teams to the
Olympic gameS
Amendments to the lunacy bill
for the District OF Columbia were
asked by representatives Of trade
bodies before the District Commit
tee.
Committee on Education resumed
Investigation Federal Board for Vo-
cational Education
Louis F. Post, assistant Secretary
OF Labor. appeared before Rules
Committee on investigation Of Red"
deportation cancellations
The following bills were intro
duced:
Mapes,. chairman District Com
mittee. bill authorizing District
Commissioners 10 close certain
streets in the District which have
been rendered useless or unneces-
sary by the opening or extension
of other streets.
Mapes. from District Committee,
reported favorably three bills. one
authorizing the Commissioners to
sell school land at Twentieth and
Jackson streets northeast; another
to provide redistribution of gen.
eral taxes on sales of lands in SUBJ
divisions of the District. and an
other to widen Georgia avenue.
Madden, of Illinois, bill to fix
second-class postage rates by pro-
viding a scale OF rates based on
percentage of advertising material
in publications for mailing. the
charge being determined each month
on the proportion of advertising in
the previous month.
Bland of Indiana, bill authoriZing
Secretary of War to loan G. A. Il.
camp at Bloomington, Indiana.
tents. cots, mattresses, pillows and
blankets for use at State encamp-
ment.
Hudspeth of Texas. resolution re.
questing Department of Justice to
investigate sugar boarding at EI
Paso, Texas; also a bill to prohibit
expectation of sugar from the Unit
ed States and directing the Federal
Trade Commission to investigate
and report to Congress information
regarding sugar.
Raker of California, bill provid-
ing for an investigation and report
as to the advisability of exchange
Of lands in national forests.
The Railroad Labor Board asked
Congress for an amendment to the
Sundry Civil bill authorizing the
payment of subsistence to members
Of the board and employees when en-
gagged in Official business at places
other than Chicago.
Postmaster General Burleson sub
mitted a supplementary estimate OF
appropriation for $S,6S3,oo0, Of
which $S,0O0.o00 was for railroad
transportation and the balance for
temporary clerk hire, delegates to
postal congresses in foreign coun-
tries and indemnities.
Fordnay of Michigan, number Of
bills authorizing the Secretary Of
War to donate condemned German
or Austrian cannon to Saginaw,
Chesaning, Ionia, Greenville. Owes
So Carson City Ithaca ST Johns