The Washington herald., 1921-03-02
What Congress Did
Yesterday.
SENATE.

open session.
Conference report on legislative
appropriation bill adopted after
Senate recedes from subamendment
including navy yard and arsenal
employees and woman's Bureau OF
Department Of Labor IN bonus bene-
FITS.
Army and agriculture appropria-
tion bills reported from conference.
and amendment TO army bill adopt
ed requiring District of Columbia
to pay 90 Per cent of costs for pre-
liminary work on increased water
supply.
loans mandates Secretary of Treas
ury Houston to produce correspond
ence on subject under threat of be-
ing I'm contempt.
Palmer Investigation resumed by
subcommittee of Judiciary Commit
tee.
question of q dam across Yellow
stone River.
Amendment introduced.
Knox. Pennsyivania-Ame
to Interstate commerce act to add
section pertaining to unlawful re-
straint of trade.
Petitions and Memorials.
Myers, Montana - Resolution of
women Of Lewiston, Mont, protest.
Ing against commercialixation OF
national parks.
Mclean. Connecticut - Memorial
Of grange mt Norwich, Conn.,, pro-
testing against daylight saving
law, also petition of Legion Of New
Britain, Conn.,, favorins n nve-fold
adjusted compensation law, also Pc
tition Of women Of New Haven pro-
testing against tion
OF national parks, also protest of
lodges Of various sections protest.
ing against conduct of French col
ored troops I'm Rhine country, also
memorial Of w. G. t. q. of Water
bury opposing nm appropriation for
Investigation anil Improvement of
tobaccos also petition from Water
bury. Conn.,. favoring n law to mike
Armisticc Day n national holiday.
Cnpper, Kansas Petition from
citizens of Kansas favoring IegisIn-
tion to curb grain market gam
bling.
DchVEc
Message from House announcinr
disagreement on employee bonus
amendment I'm Legislative appropri-
ations bill.
Message from President announce
Ing appointment of Henry T.. RnIney,
OF Illinois. n member of the Tariff
Commission.
Report from Committee on Edu-
cation fayoring bill to create a de-
partment of education.
Communication from Secretary of
Treasury transmitting the District
Commissioners' supplementary esti-
mates of 100000 for increasing the
Capital water supply.
Report from Committee ON stand
ard Weights and Measures ON bill
to provide standard weights and
measures for Hours, hominy, grits,
stuffs.
meals and all commercial feeding
HOUSE.
Met mt 1850 n. m, recessed from
to p. M, and adjourned nj
1850 p. m. until IL n. m. today.
unseated Grigsby, Democratic
delegate from Alaska, and seated
Wickersham, Republican, In hi.
place.
Pissed senate bill extendipr
Usage mineral trust period from
1881 TO 1916.
Agreed to senate amendments to
foftiflcatIons bill.
Agreed to Senate amendments on
bill to enlarge Jurisdiction of NUM-
cipal court of the District.
Passed hill eIasinv C.I,. -o.a -
tween Shepherd and Quincy streets
Agreed to Senate amendments tc
bill for the relief of John Il. Moore
and bill for the relief Of wiIheIn,
Alexnnderson.
Committees.
Judiciary Committee will make
known decision of Landis impeach-
ment charges today.
ostoffice-Continued inyestiga-
ton of aerial mail accidents.
Interstate Commerce-Consid
mum Der of bridge bills.
Bills Reported.
Interstate and Foreign Com
merce-Grnnting consent to the
Washington and Old Dominion
Railway to construct n bridge
across the Potomac River near
Point of Rocks. Nd, also granted
consent for Instruction of bridge
across Detroit River near Detroit,
Mich.
Posto offices and Post Roads-Re-
questing Postmaster General tu
furnish certain information in re-
gard TO airpIanes I'm the postal
service.
Claims-For the relief of Alice
E Wells reported adversely.
Bills introduced.
Anderson, Minnesota - ResoIu-
tion to pay Ernest HI. Bradley $500