New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-04
Congress Will
Hold Roundof
Merry Junkets
''Unofficial'' Trip to Points
of Interest in Pacific
Open TO All, With u. S.
Footing Most of the Bills
JOURNEYS Set Record
No Member Need to Re.
main at Home Under
Travel Schedule Offered

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WASHINGTON, April S.=The mem
bers OF Congress have planned an orgy
Of junkets for this summer that prom
ises to surpass the program of tours
made by Investigating committees to
Europe and al parts Of the United
States following the armistice.
The junkets. which heretofore have
been confined 20 small groups of mem
hers of Congress and their families.
are being extended this year 10 include
every member Of the Senate and House
who wishes to take his family on a
long trip. with the Federal government
paying most Of the expenses.
While both Republicans and Demo-
Gratis in Congress are preaching econ
omy and the finance committees of the
two houses are meeting almost daily in
an EFFORT 20 reduce taxation and the
expenditures Of the government. the
various other committees Of CONGRESS-
are planning their customary annual
iunkets, and one grand "unoficiaI"
junket is being planned on which every
member of Congress is being invited.
The unofficial" junket will leave San
Francisco in July after the Democratic
->ol.OldA AOINtIl4OI ne
Federal government will furnish the
army transport Mount Vernon. which
will carry the members and their fam
lies 20 Hawaii. the Philippines, China.
Japan and other places of interest in
the Pacific Ocean.
Junket Open to All
Representative Charles H.. Randall.
Of Los Angeles, is organizing the "un-
Official junket. He does not expect
every member of the Senate and House
70 join the junketing party. but is
making plans for one hundred members
and their families.
The same plan that has been followed
on smaller junkets will be observed in
the Pacific trip. Each person on the
Mount Vernon will be charged a nom~
NAL sum daily that is supposed to pay
me cost Of his or her food. Two Years
ago this 81 was fixed at 81 a day, but
the members of Congress who are
planning TO take the two or three
months trip to the Far East are pre-
parlng TO pay an assessment of 81 a
day Tor each person. The iunket. on
that basis. Will cost each person $50 a
month. and the government Will paw
the rest.
Members OF Congress who have re-
celved invitations to go on the trip to
'HlNa ana Japan explained to-day that
II VIII be entirely unofficial" BY
that It was explained no official com
mittee or organization Of Congress is
standing sponsor for it.
Members of Congress who cannot
find time to visit China and Japan at
Congressional reduced rates" and who
are members of many of the standing
committees Of Congress will have an
opportunity 70 take shorter trips TO
ether points.
The Philippines committees of the
Senate and House are planning to visit
the Philippines as soon as the trim can
pc arranged, Representative Towner,
OF Iowa. chairman OF the House com
mittee. said to-day.
In addition TO those committees a
s~ub-con1mittee Of the Alaska Commit
Zee Will 90 to Alaska. the Indian Al
fairs Committee will visit the Indian
reservations throughout the country.
members Of the Naval Affairs com
m!ttees of the Senate and House viii
60 to the Pacific Coast to inspect naval
stations and yards there and Panama
VIII be visited by the proper com
mittees.
All of the aforementioned trims. how
ever, will be for the purpose Of ac-
granting members OF Congress who