The Washington herald., 1921-01-26
DISTRICT RENT BILL SIDETRACKED FOR TARIFF
What Congress Did
Yesterday.
SENATE,

District of Columbia rent bin
called up by Senator Bornh, but
sidetracked for tarifT discussion.
Bin authorizing coinage Of 250,00O
50-cent pieces in cOmmemOration OF
IO9th anniversary of MissourI State
hood; passed.
FOrd-Newberry recount gives Ford
net gain of 2,465.
Committee hearings, judiciary
Palmer ehargesD, POstoffice and
Post Roads CapprOpriations), Fer
eIgn Relations Davis on Island OF
YRp), Appropriations (sundry civil
bilD, Manufactures lcOaD, immIgrn-
tiOn.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Spencer, MIssouri-Bm to amend
Income tax law by permitting de-
ductiOn from net income subject To
tax of contributions made by corpo-
rntIons to organizations.
Lodge, MRssaehusetts-BIn to nu-
thorise payment of indemnity to
Norway for detention of three sub
jeets In New Jersey.
Edge, New Jersey-BiH to provide
advertising for BIDS on purchase OF
supplies and contracts for Shipping
Board vesseIsI nlso bill authorizing
survey of Hudson River channel.
Nelson. MInnesota-BII authoris-
ing appointment of an ordnance
Storekeeper in army.
Poindexter, WnshingtOn-Bm pro-
vidIng engineer field clerks of same
status ms army field clerks.
Jones. New MeNIeO-BiII for con-
soIIdating forest lands in Carson
IL
Mexico.
Borah, IdahO-ResoIutiOn askIna
Committee on Naval Affairs whether
It thinks policy to suspend naval
building program for six months
sound and practicable.
Capper, KansaS-RessIutIon ask.
ing Secretary of War for InfOrma-
ton Hs to appointment of chief OF
Military Bureau.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Ledge, Massachusetts-Fav
report from Foreign Relations COM
mittee on Presidents message OF
May IS, 1920, regarding gift of J. r
Morgan of embassy property In Lon
don.
Nelson. MInnesOta-FnyOrab re-
port from judiciary Committee on
bill to amend act to regulate trad
ing with eRemyI also, from same
committee, favorable report on bill
comforting Jurisdiction on United
states district court in South Caro-
lima to hear and determine claims OF
owners of certain steamboat.
Fletcher, FIOridR-FavOrnble re-
port from Committee on Banking
and Currency on bill to amend Fed
eraI reserve act.
Four relief bills reported from
| Committee on Military Affairs, two
by Lenroot of wisconsin, one by
Spencer of Missouri and one by NE
KeIIar of Tennessee.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Women of War Veterans of MIIwnu-
kee, Wis, favOring soldier bonus
bill.
Kendrick, WyOmIng-PetitiOn OF
wOmen'S Club of sheridan, wyO-
opposing reservoirs in national
parksJ also memorial of Wyoming
Legislature urging consideration OF
Gronna bill.
EIkins, West VirRInin-PetitiOn OF
Y. w. c. A., of wheeling, w. Va
I pussasC VI wv H
er bill; also petition of citizens OF
Redwood, w. Va, for immigration
bill.
/ Robinson, ADMINISTRATION from
Fort Smith, Ark, fnyOrinE inVesti-
CATION Of railroad stocks. etc.
Capper, Kansas s-IndOrsement OF
farmers of WaScO, Cal, of bill to
prohibit gnmklinE, petition of citI-
]
potatoes, onions and Iemcns.
Hale. Naturalization of Maine
State Grange, fnvoring daylight saw
ing law.
RObInsOn, ArkanSBs Petition oi
Arkansas farmers asking apprOpri-
alton for destruction OF predatory
birds.
Nelson, MinncsOta-Memori OF
Minnesota Legislature urging fund.-
for public roads; also. memorial
asking tariff on mushrooms; also
protest from st. PanI tobacco con-
eern against tariff on wrapper to-
| baccO.
LAID BEFORE SENATE.
Message fran President giving
notice of changes in organization OF
customs service.
| Estimate Of Secretary of Treas
ury asking 1915 for relief of en-
pIoye of assistant secretary at Chi
cago.
Supplemental estimates OF secre-
tnry of Interior for $4,000 required
by Patent OffIee.
Supplemental estimate OF Secre-
tnry of War for s5,O0O,for bridge in
ChickamauRua National Park.
List of useless papers devoid of
historic interest, by Secretary OF
Treasury.
Credentials of Thomas E. Watson
ms Standardized from GeorgIn.
Annual report of Georgetown
Barge, Dock, elevator and Railway
Company for 1920.
Revised annual report of Chesa-
peakc and Potomac Telephone Com
pany.
Supplemental estimates of secre-
tary of War of s2s5,141 for claims as
result of FIRE at Morgan, N. J.
Information from Secretary of
War regarding lease or sale of
docks, piers, warehouses and other
terminals.
HOUSE.
Met at L. m.j adjourned at $40