The Washington herald., 1920-03-10
What Congress Did
Yesterday

o.UD.
Debated army reorganization bin
In House Committee of the whole.
Representative Royal C. johnson.
lof South Carolina. spoke on his
court martial reform provision,
which he declared he would en-
deayor to have inserted in the bill.
representative Julius Kahn, of
California, chairman of the Military
Affairs Committee, told the House
the cost of the war. s3s,0o0. 900. 900,
was due to unpreparedness, and said
2oo years of universal training
would not cost as much.
Representative Dick T. Morgan.
OF Oklahoma. was the only wit
ness to be heard by the Ways and
Means Committee on soldier bonus
bills. He explained his bill. which
would provide homes for soldiers,
! sailors and seamen.
chairman Fordney. of the Ways
and Means Committee. announced
that there would be no hearing on
the soldier. bonus question today
unless Republican Leader Mondell
desired to testify. Tomorrow Treas
ury Department officlals will be
heard.
Speaker Gillett introduced a bill
providing for worldwide extension
OF education by cooperation of ma
tional governments.
representative Thomas s. Butler,
OF Pennsylvania, introduced a bill
providing for enrollnent of officers
anu men OF the merchant marine
IN the Naval Auxiliary Reserve.
representative Patrick III. Kelly.
OF Michigan, introduced a bill to
authorize naval officers to convene
courts martial, examining and re-
tlring boards. dealing with members
OF their commands.
A letter was received from the
Secretary Of War transmitting re-
port OF a preliminary examination
and survey OF the Noyo River in
1 California
Secretary Daniels testified before
the Naval Affairs Committee on the
naval appropriation bill.
The sundry civil bill was again
before the Appropriations Commit
tee in executive session.
District estimates continued to be
the subject of discussion by the
District of Columbia subcommittee
, of the Appropriations Committee,
The Canadian wood pulp bill was
! the subject of a hearing before the
Foreign Affairs Committee.
Packing Legislation was again be-
fore the Agriculture Committee.
Prisoners parcels was the subject
] of a hearing before the judiciary
| Committee.
The War Risk Bureau was under
investigation at a hearing OF the
| Treasury Department Expenditures
Committee.
l. A. Sterne. A. F. of l.. organ
izer for the Independent Chauffeurs
told the Zihlman subcommittee OF
! the House District Committee taxi
1 cab companies of Washington are
using their influence with the Po-
! lice Department to drive public
hackers from the streets.
Belief that Congress will agree
to recommendations of Secretary
Daniels for strengthening of naval
facilities on the Pacific coast was
expressed by a number of Repre-
sentativcs.
senate.
Senate convened at noon and ad-
| journcd at 4:3O p. m.
Senate passed reservation Il,
| which provides that the United
States will not enter a league coun-
ell in which she has not equal rep
resentation with another nation.
| Bill introduced by Senator Suth-
erland providing for retirement OF
! regular army officers who served
! with credit in the war against Ger
many at the highest rank held by
! them during service.
Admiral Sims told the Senate
committee investigating naval al.
| fairs that the war was prolonged
bv the failure of the Navy Depart
ment to place the country's naVal
forces promptly at the disposal OF
the allies.
DIR. Van Schaick characterized
Sunerintendent Thurston as "a poor
executive. timid and disloyal to MS
suneriors." before the committee In
yestipatinE Washington schools.
IIanrv A. FRrnham, New fork
newspaperman, testified before the
Committee investigating BolsheYik
nronapanda that the United states
Government was hissed at meetings
at which Ludwig c. A. h. Martens
Soviet envoy, was a. speaker.
copferees on water power Dill
struck out the Norris amendment
proyiding s25,000.0o0 for the devei-
opment of water power at Great
| Falls.
senator Smith. of Maryland. pre-
sented a petition from the quarterly
meeing of the Society of Friends, IN
Raltimore, asking an appropriation
| of sl5O.O00.OO for relief work in
Europe.
subcommittee of Appropriations
Committee considered legislative
appropriation bill in executive ses-
sion. The subcommittee will shortly
| take up consideration o. the s24O
| bonus for Federal clerks.