The Washington herald., 1920-03-28
What Congress Did
Yesterday
House.

4:45.
Passed resolution to authorize
$500 for clerical help in investi-
CATION of Federal Board for. vo-
cational Education
Debated District Nof Columbia ap-
preparation bill as committee Of
In chair.
Reported District appropriation
bill out of committee Of the whole
onto floor of the House.
Blanton, of Texas, declared Con-
gress ought to take action on the
street monopoly at Union Station
by the Washington Terwinal Com
/, Smith. of Idaho. introduced a bill
to authorize District Commission
ers and Fine Arts Comr1ission to
design a flag and floral emblem
! for the District of Columbia.
Brand, of Georgia, introduced a
bill to authorize President to ap-
point judge or judges to preside In
Supreme Court upon disqualification
of any member.
Fields, of Kentucky, INTRODUCED
resolution requesting Federal Trade
Commission to inquire into the
price of loose leaf tobacco.
Riddich, Of Montana, introduced
| a bill to appropriate out OF funds
of the Flathead and Blackfeet In
dian tribes $4,000 each for a test
case to determine the right Of the
government to issue patents in fee
to members of the tribe.
Letter received from Secretary CT
the Treasury transmitting estimate
of 100000 required for construc-
tion of Speedway Hospital" for
Public Health Service at Chicago.
Letter received from Secretary OF
the Treasury transmitting request
of Librarian of Congress for s63.ooo
for printing and binding in fiscal
year 1920 and s25o.ooo for fscai
year 1921.
Letter received from Secretary of
Ithe Treasury asking deficiency ap-
preparation Of $s,s16.15o for Public
Health Service in work Of caring for
war risk insurance patients.
Letter received from Secretary OF
the Treasury submitting supple
mental estimate for s21.709,0o0 re-
quired by War Department for fiscal
year 1921, $4,000 of which Is need
ed for proving ground at Aberdeen.
Md.
The War Risk Bureau was still
under investigation by the Treasury
department Expenditures Commit
tee.
The fabric bill was again before
the Interstate and Foreign Com
merce Committee.
The Appropriations Committee
held executive session over the
ifortifications appropriation bill.
fore the Agriculture Committee.
The army appropriation bill was
again before the Military Affairs
Committee.
The House disagreed to the Sem
ate amendment to the bill to dis
solve the Housing Corporation and
appointed as conferees, Langley, Of
Kentucky; Elliott, of Indiana, and
Clark. of Missouri.
The Speaker signed the joint res
olution providing $1,000 for deco
ration of grounds of Lincoln Me-
mortal for unveiling.
Senate.
Debated Postoffice appropriation
bill and adjourned at 2:45 p. m. be-
cause of failure to get a quorum.
Senator Phelan of California read
on the floor telegram from Ed
ward L. Doheny, of Los Angeles. de-
nying he had made contributions to
the Wood campaign, as charged in
the New York World and repeated
in the Senate by Senator Borah.
Senator Jones of Washington Of
fered an amendment to the naval
till proposing to appropriate $780,
900 for a submarine, destroyer and
aviation base at Port Angeles,
I Wash.
Superintendent OF Schools Thurs
ton continued his testimony before
the special Senate committee inves-
tigating District schools.