The Washington herald., 1921-04-29
What Congress Did Yesterday
SENATE.

SENATE.
Met NJ n o'clock and recessed NJ
2t2o, until II today.
senator Nelson opens debate ON
Knox peace resolution, N followed
by senator Underwood, and teut.-
tive agreement In reached for. vote
as earaS as tomorrow afternoon n
possible. senator Hitchcock q
speak today.
Connrmed appointments of Alfred
u. White to be Collector Of Internal
Revenue for West virginia. and
Frank w. Howbert, Collector Of In
ternal Revenue for Colorado. J.
Passed bill granting consent of
Congress for building OF bridge
across Red River between North
Dakota and Minnesota.
Passed I'VE resolutions rra.ttne
permissien to standing committees,
including that on District of Co
inmbia' to hold hearings and to tive
OF these committees-Comme ana
Military Anairs-te employ one ad-
ditionai clerk each.
Passed bill granting pern.fs.ssn
OF Congress for building Of bridge
across the Mahoning River In Ohio.
Bills introduced.
Lodge. Massachusetts - Bill to
an3cnd act providing for the main
teHance Of United states High Con.
missions also bill to carry out the
findings of the Court Of CIasns in
the ease of the, Fore River ship
building Company.
nAka.-.-
vent common carriers Increasing
rates. fares and ciassihcation pend
Ing approval OF the Interstate Com
merce Commlssiony also bill to In
crease the cost of construction Of
n public building at Prescott, Ark,
also bill releasing claims Of United
states 10 block I'm Fort smith oc-
eupied by Jail, TO be used for cen-
Sention hailI also bill authorizing r
the Secretary OF War to donate q
German cannon In the city of Pine
Blum, Ark.
Bursum, New Mexieo-BH grant,
ing homestead rights to soldiers,
sailors and Marines after ninety
days residencej also bill granting
% the State-ef New Mexico even-
numbered sections of land in town
ships wherein odd-numbered sec
tions have heretofore been granted
to the Atlantic and Paeine Railway,
nlsO to provide for the acquisition
OF site and the erection Of a pub
lie building at Gallup, N. MI nIso
to provide for the acquisition of n
site mt Calyton, N. M.
Jones' WashinEton-BiII to amend
the charter of the Potomac Insur-
anee Company OF the District of
Columbia.
Willis, Ohio-Bin to amend q Sec
tion of the transportation act.
Norris, Nebrnska-BnI to con-
soIidate the omces Of register and
receiver Of the land once mt ALI
spnce ,Neb.
Spencer, Missour-Bill authorfx-
Ing and directing the Interstate
Commerce Commission to issue in
Interchangeable mileage books Mt q
reduction of II IL per cent.
Shields, Tennessee-Bm to estab-
lish an additional hsh-cuIturaI sta
tion in Tennessee; also bills au-
thorizinE the Secretary of War to
donate to the County of Crockett
German EunsI also bill to provide
n site and public building at south
Pittsburg, Tenn.
New, Indiana-BiII to carry our
the findings Of the Court of Claims
In the case of oner II. Porter ct nj,
Indiana.
Lodge, Massaehusetts-Res
authorising the appointment Of
Capt. william r. Rush, rear ad-
miral, on active list.
Moses, New mrshire-Aneno-
ment to the maternity and infancy
act authorizing the eo-operatiep of
the Federal government with the
States and providing for the meth
DDS thereof.
Townsend. Miehigan-BiII to nav
Rowena Bumphrey, widow Of Mar
win III. Humphrey. late messenger
oDthe United States senate, a sum
equal to six months salary OF the
deceased at the time Of his death.
Walsh. Massachusetts - Resolu-
tion To provide for the appointment
Of Joint committee Of the Senate
to investigate soldier welfare and
Disqualification.
Laid Before thc ~--ate.
Message of the II, annoupe-
Ing passage OF the hill AUTHORIZING
the Incorporation of companies to
promote trade with China; also an
nouncinE enrolment Of bill for n
pageant of Progress Exposition
cancellation stamp for the Chicago
Postofnee.
Petitions and Memorials.
Willis, Ohio-MemoriaI Of the
Ohio General Assembly urging
legislation authorising the con-
solidation of telephone companies
Of Ohio.
Lodge. Massaehusetts-TeIe
OF Boston peace organization urr-
Ing legislntion looking to the re-
duction of armaments.
keyes, New Hampshire-Memor
OF trainmen's organization oppo.-
ing repeal of the excess pronts. tar.
CapPer, Kansas-Petitfen of w. e.
T. U, OF Kansas. against repeal Of
the Vo1stead act, also petition Of
farmers opposing repeal of excess
prohts tax.
Met at II m. and adjourned At
,. m. until toon today.
Passed and sent to the Senate the
Dyer bill to incorporate American
firms engaged In foreign trade IN
China.
Passed and sent to Senate the