The Washington herald., 1920-05-15
What Congress Did
. Yesterday
Senate.

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President for vetoing the legisla-
tive. executive and judicial appro-
priation bill, declaring that waste
in printing was rife in all govern
ment departments.
Herbert Hoover, testifying before
the Senate Labor Committee, de-
clared little could be accomplished
by industrial conferences with en-
ployers on one side and employees
on the other. with many extremists
on every question.
Reed, of Missouri. declared that
madness could go no further than
for the Democratic party to indorse
the Presidents extreme stand in
favor of the treaty and league with
out reservations.
| Secretary OF the Navy Daniels
told the subcommittee of naval af-
fairs that Admiral Sims statements
that failure of the American navy
to act had heightened the war were
"falIacious and baseless."
/ Sherman. of Illinois. chairman of
the Senate District Committee, re-
turned to his desk after an absence
of a month.
Smith. OF South Carolina, intro
duced in the Record a telegram
from Julius H. Walker. State COM
!mander OF the American Legion Of
South Carolina. urging that the
names of Lee and Jackson be in
cluded in the names of heroes to be
inscribed on the amphitheater OF
Arlington Cemetery.
Military Affairs Committee con-
sidered the army appropriation bill
in executive session.
Subcommittee of Interstate Com
merce Committee reported favor
ably bill by Poindexter of Wash
ington. providing drastic penalties
for railway strikers.
Met at IL noon and adjourned at
SIS p. m.
Adopted the conference report on
the army and navy pay increase
bill.
| Passed and sent to the Senate the
omnibus pensions bill.
Failed, by vote of 10 to 127. to
pass the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill over the
Presidents veto.
Adopted a rule giving privileged
status to the Plat resolution au-
thorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to purchase Federal farm
loan bonds. pending a decision of
the Supreme Court on the constitu-
tionality of the bonds
Calling for the appointment of a
committee to investigate the war
investigating committee appointed
by Congress, Representative James
+. Byrnes, of South Carolina. in
trOduced a resolution declaring that
not a man has been arrested. a war
rant issued, nor n specific charge or
fraud made against any government
official as a result of the probes
Speaking for his resolution on the
floor. Byrnes declared that the COM
mittees devoted their time to the
prosecution of q series of political
Investigations which for futility
and extravaganza are unparalleled
in the history of the country
Speaker Gillett. refusing to rec
ognize Byrnes for an additional ten
minutes to o'conclude his speech. los,
three hours time through roll calls
and flibusters conducted by the in
digrant Democrats.
| Representative Frederick w. Dal-
linger,. of Massachusetts,, appeared
before the Committee on Interstate
and Foreign Commerce in support
of his bill granting daylight saw
ing to the Eastern zone, including
the District of. Columbia.
Because of the illness and ab-
sence of three members of the Com
mittee on Forengn Affairs. the
meeting of the committee sched-
uled for next Monday to consider
the Mason bill appointing Min
lister and Consuls to 1.-The Republic
of Ireland" has been postponed to
Monday, May "a, at 1880 o'clock.
Herbert Hoover appeared before
the sugar investigating subcommit-
| tee. -..-
Presenting a list of questions to
be propounded to Attorney General
Palmer when he appears before the
Rules Committee, the three attor-
neys for Louis F. Post. Assistant
Secretary of Labor, wrote Chairman
Campbell, of the committee. request
ing that the Attorney General be
asked to produce data showing ac-
tivities of the Department of Justice
in certain red" raids. particularly
in Boston.
Chairman Steenerson, from the
committee on Postoffices and Post
Roads, reported favorably a bill,
postponing for one year the advance
In second-class postal rates sched-
uled for July 1, under the revenue
| act.
| Repeal of the bill providing relief
for rSeontractors who made personal
sacrifices during the war to increase
production of certain ores and met
ais Is asked in bill introduced by
representative Oldfield, of Arkansas.
bill introduced by Representa-
tive Edmonds, of Pennsylvania, as
an amendment to the shipping act.
provides that no common carriers
by water shall make deferred re-
bate to shippers.
Johnson. of Washington. intro
duced a bill providing for the care
OF the insane citizens of the Terri
tory of Alaska.