The Washington herald., 1920-02-24
What Congress Did
Yesterday
Senate.

AfftN Senate.
Senate met at noon and adjourned at
$40 p. m.
George washington's Farewell Ad-
dress was read by Senator Pomerene.
Of Ohio.
subcompittee OF Interstate Com
merce Committee Will meet at 1890
a. m. to resume coal Investigation.
Subcommittee of Committee on
Privileges and Elections will meet
at 1890 a. m. to consider evidence
in the .Newberry-Ford case.
Committee on Naval Affairs will
meet at 1880 a. m. to consider the
recent controversy over medal
awards.
Commerce Committee will resume
ships. Opinions of American sea-
mon will be presented by Andrew
Furuseth. president Of the 1nterna-
tional Seamen's Union, and w. A
Wescott, president of the Master
Mates and Pilots Union OF the Pa
cific Coast.
Subcommittee on Foreign Rela-
tions will resume hearings at IL
a. m. on conditions in Mexico.
Debate of Cummins- Esch railroad
bill occupied almost entire session. IL
was advocated by Senators Myers, OF
Montana; Lenroct Of Wisconsin and
Sterling. of~South Dakota and Robin
son, Of Arkansas. Senator Mcclellan.
OF Tennessee, denounced the bill as
class legislation in favor of railroad
interests.
Bill to promote physical education
in the United States was introduced
by Senator Capper of Kansas. The
hill would have the government CO.
operate with the State governments
in the payment of physical instruct
nrs.
Resolution introduced by Senator
Capper. on request Of. National WOOL
Growers Association. would force
makers Of clothing to indicate when
wool substitutes are used In the
manufacture Of cloth.
Senator Myers. OF Montana, In the
course of a speech denouncing the
I 'bludgeoning" attitude Of organized
labor toward Congress. declared that
Bolshevjsm was at the bottom OF the
troubles Of Washington public schools,
and that organized labor through the
Teachers Union dominated the anairs
of the schools.
Judiciary Committee met at IL am.
in executive session.
Senate Commerce Committee met at
go pm. to resume Investigation OF
the sale of German ships.
Postoffice and Post Roads Commit
tee met at 1890 a. m. IN executive
session. The committee rejected a
proposal to permit the Postoffice De-
partment to bond its employees now
bonded by agencies.
Subcommittee of Finance Committee
! met at 1880 to consider various
bills.
Committee on Agriculture met at
iO:so am. to consider agricultural ap-
preparation bill. Proposals for the con-
tinuance of the wheat price guarantee
for a period of one to three years
We're laid before the committee by
Chairman Gronna-
Fund of s1.l5,ooo for the establish
ment OF a New York-San Francisco
air mail route was included in the
postoffice appropriation bill reported
by Postoffice Committee.
! Senator Simmons. of North Carolina,
| was reported to be leading a new
movement among Democratic Sena-
tors for a caucus to decide what fur
ther steps they would take on the
peace treaty.
House.
Convened at noon and adjourned
at 5:l5.
The Rev. Henry n. Couden, blind
chaplain of the House. opened the
session with a prayer and eulogy
of George Washington.
Representative William A. Ro-
denberg. of Illinois, read Washing
toms Farewell Address.
The House then proceeded to de-
bate the legislative appropriation
bill. sitting as the Committee OF
the Whole.
Representative William r Wood
of Indiana. assGiled the employ
ment of clerks to committees at
s3.5OO and $4,000.
The hearing on the District OF
Columbia budget. set for today
was postponed until tomorrow
I
of Maj. Pullman.
Representative S. Hubert Dent. of
Alabama. member of the Military
Affairs Committee. introduced a bill
to provide for a standing army of
25O.000 men.
Representative John f. Raker. OF
california introduced a bill to cre-
ate Department of National High
ways to develop commerce. industry
and postal facilities.
Representative Raker introduced
bill TO create a system of mill
tary and motor truck defense high
ways.
Representative Mapes. chairman
of the District of Columbia Com
mittee. introduced a bill to provide
increases of 25 to SO per cent for
all teachers and employees of the
Board of Education. with a grad
uated scale of longevity increases.
Representative Burton E. Sweet
OF Iowa, introduced a bill to au-
thorize the Secretary of War to
present to the town of Clarion.
Iowa, a German cannon.
The annual report of the Federal
| Reserve Board was sent to the
House. In IT additional authority
to check credit expansion was
! asked
A decision on the question Of a
soldier bonus is EXPECTED in the
House this week.
Charges that the government lost
about 100000 on condemned sal
mon in army purchases because of
peculiar contracts" were made by
ID. E. Bennett, an accountant for