Evening star., 1920-02-01
SENATE.

The bipartisan conferences on the
peace treaty, seeking to reach an agree
ment on reservations to the pact, final
" split on the reservation to article ~
Senator Lodge, republican, announcing
he could accept no amendment a1ter
Senator Hitchcock, democrat, had pro-
posed a substitute reservation drafted
by former President Taft. Senator
Hitchcock later gave notice he would
move to take the treaty up in the open
senate on February 10. 1t is the hope
of the friends of the treaty that the
demand for action will be so great
once the treaty is again before the Sen.
ate, one side or the other will yield
and permit ratification.
The Senate, by a vote of 36 to IA, has
passed the Kenyon AmericaniZation bill
and sent it to the House for action. The
bill would compel illiterates. native born
and aliens, to take at least 200 hours
of studies a year.
The Senate passed the House bill pro-
vding for the establishment of a zone
system to regulate the height. area and
use of buildings in the District OF
Columbia, with some amendments.
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DR.. John Van Schaick. jr., whose
nomination to be a District Commits
sioner is still pending. appeared before
the Senate District committee and de-
clared that he was bona fide resident
presented records to show that he was
a registered voter in New York state.
The committee is expected to take up
his nomination again tomorrow.
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The Senate committee on education
and labor has reported favorably to the
Senate the Nolan minimum wage bill,
ment employees is fixed at SO a day.
1t is now on the Senate calendar. The
bill has passed the House.
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Secretary Daniels of the Navy De-
partment is to appear Tuesday before
the Senate naval affairs subcommittee
investigating the awards of naval decor
ations.
tee has reported favorably it's Army
reorganization bill, after adopting
the provision for universal military
training by vote of 8 to 5. The bill
may come up for consideration this
week.
Ludwig Martens, self-styled ambas-
sador to the United States from the
Russian soviet government, continued
his testimony before the Senate for
eign relations subcommittee investi-
eating activities of the bolshevists in
America.
The Senate passed the Indian appro-
priation bill, the first of the annual
supply bills for the government to
reach it, after reducing the total car
ried in the House bill by about $780,
600. The bill carries approximately
$12,700,000.
Hearings on legislation dealing with
the American merchant marine and
the vessels now owned by the govern
ment were continued before the SEN
ate commerce committee.
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Consideration Of the bill to increase
the pay of the personnel of the Army,
Navy, Marine Corps, coast guard and
public health service was begun in
the Senate.
The New bill, providing for the es-
tablishment of department of aero
nautics in the government. was also
taken up for consideration.
James I. Blakeslee, fourth assist
ant postmaster general, at a hearing
before the Senate post office commit
tee, predicted that dissatisfaction
among the farmers would result in
decreased crops next year. He based
tionnaire sent to 10000 farmers in all
parts of the country by the postal
service.
The Senate committee on public
buildings and grounds reported to the
Senate a bill to abolish the United
States Housing Corporation.
HOUSE.
Hearings started on Tuesday on the
bill urged by the District Commits
sioners designed to permit the mer-
ger of public utilities in the District
of Columbia Commissioners Brown
low and Kutz testified that they be-
lieved a merger Of the street railway
companies was eventually necessary
and that they favored it, but be-
lieved it must be brought about by
condemnation. w. F. Ham, president
of the Washington. Railway and
Electric Company, favored merger.
and blamed Congress for making it
impossible under the law to merge.
Former Commissioner Gardiner
blamed the increase in car fares on
the Public Utilities Commission, and
outlined his plan to make merger
advantageous to both companies. The
hearing will be resumed on Tuesday.
The House District committee is to
take up on next Thursday the bill
for a new structure to replace the
Chain Bridge, and also will receive
Representative Burdick's report on
the Treadway bill to relieve Wash