The Washington herald., 1921-05-15
WEEK In THE HOUSE AND SENATE
Little Progress in House.

n ARklNG time seemed to be the psiacipai
Nv activity Of the House during the past week.
With the deficiency appropriation bill not
ready report and other business In sight except
the Knox peace resoIutiou-and that Is being held
by orders from the other end OF the avenue-ampe
time given members with something to say 10
say it.
Monday and Tuesday were consumed In coasiders-
ton Of the army appropriation bii after having a.
ready devoted entire day to the than
week before. No effort made to hurry II through
Wednesday the Capper-Tincher bill to restrict
gambling and speculation In trade exchanges was
taken up and remained before the House unit iiae FRI
day. With virtually opposition the measure. the
members from the agricultural districts given the
chance of lifetime to tell their constituents through
the pages of the Congressional Record Of the evils Of
gambling In grain fuures. k4se
Permission was granted on Thursday to adjourn
from Friday evening until Monday when the
unanimous calendar up under suspension
of the rules. -
THE assertion early in the week that the admin.
istration had asked House leaders to delay
action the Knox peace resoluton passed by
the Senate Saturday week ago. was borne out by
the failure to bring up the measure during the week
Only two other measures-the army appropriation
bill and the bill to restrict gambling trade
changes-were considered, and others were ready
for action. The two measures taken up allowed
to drag out over five days time and then the House
recessed Saturday.
The program, however met with protest from
House members great many of whom said to
have little sympathy for the measure the Republicans
rgardng merely club be placed in the hands
of the Chief Executive and the Democrats being un-
aterably opposed to it in any form.
0NMALL army men q complete victory in the
House when they succeeded in reducing the ap-
preparation for the army to 100000. The Demo-
cratic minority succeeded In annexng sufficient NUM-
Der of Republican insurgents to q majority Of
"a the test vote
In addition to appropriating only enough money to
support army of 10000, amendment adopted
directing the Secretary of War to grant applications Of
enlisted for discharge regardless of whether they
had served their full enlstments until the size Of the
army cut to that figure.
The Senate Is expected to increase the appro-
preparation was done during the last session when
the measure met the pocket of President Wilson,
The compromise between the House and Senate At
that time resulted in appropriation for 100000 men,
after the Senate had gone on record for I7s.ooo.
THE Bergdon hearings continued to occupy the
center of the stage in the work of House COM
mttees While making good copy for Philadei-
pha and other newspapers, many members, including
all the Democrats and not few Republicans are be-
coming restive the continued performance.
They beginning to look iaskance at the cost
of the investigation. predicting viii run up to
100000 when the administration Is pledged to rigid
economy.
The investigation during the week disclosed that
Gen. March, Chief of Staff of the Army, approved Of
the effort to kdnap Bergdoll in Germany and that he
would never have apologzed for It,
1t also developed that in the event of sep
arate treaty with Germany government officials viii
insist of the treaty stipuiatons that the mil
lionare Stacker" be disgorged.
Representative johnson of Kentucky. Democrats
member of the committee, charged during the inquiry
that the courtmartiai trial of army officers said to Be
responsible for Bergdors escape was whitewashcd.
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