The Washington herald., 1921-02-15
SENATE.

SELMA A--
Called to order at,4I a. MI re-
eessed at 5I55 p. m, until IL n. m.
today.
Passed Legislative appropriations
bill including $40 bonus for Fede-
raj and District employees.
Resumed tariff debate with dis
euSsIOn of sugar item by McCum-
ber and sugar and other items by
Gay, of Louisiana, and Others
Passed bill authorizing Secretary
of Interior to set aside four sections
of unaIIotted Choetaw and Chicka-
saw Indian land in Oklahoma for n
sanItnrIum, and d bill authorizing
the sale of coal and asphalt depOs-
its In the CkOctaw and ChicknsnW
reservation.
Passed four bills for construction
of bridges At st. Paul, Mimi Troy.
y. Y.I Cedar. W. Va and Chicago.
Judiciary Committee asks Secre-
tary of Treasury for documents sub
stantiating his contention that fur
ther payments must be made to Eu-
ropean governments.
Manufactures Committee con-
tinues coal Investigation, and meet
InGs held by Agriculture and Mill
tary Affairs Committees.
Bills and Amendments.
johnson, CaIffOrnIa-BiII author
izInE the ROIPh Navigation and Coal
Company to sue United states to
recover damage for collisions.
-Capper, Kansas-Bm granting an
increase in pension to John Heit.
Jones, Washington - Amendment
to agricultural appropriations bill
providing $4,000 for eradication of
the Goblin moth.
Norris, Observation-Disclosures to
the army appropriations bill prONid-
ing that the Secretary of War
transfer to the Department of AGri-
culture for highway improvement
certain materials and equipment
Capper, Kansas Two amend
ments to the diplomatic and con-
suIar appropriations bill providing
for certain increases in salaries etc.
Knox, PennsyIvanIa-Amendment
to the act cOdifyinG and revising the
penal statutes.
Fletcher, FIOrida-R esOlutiOn ask
ing that the Interstate Commerce
Commission be requested to furnish
Information regarding trafhc agree
ments between the Eastern Trunk
Line Railroad and the Foreign Flag
Steamship lines.
Petitions and Memorials.
woEeott, DeIaw aware-MemOrials of
Sundry citizens of Wilmington
Del. protesting against legislation
establishing n department OF edu-
cation.
PheIan, CaIifOrnia-Three joint
resolutions of the Legislature of
California fayOrinG tariff protection
for certain farm products.
Myers, MOntann-JOint resOlu-
tions of Montana legislature favor
ing legislation that will include
Montana in Federal aid for high
ways; also memorial in opposition
to department of educatiOnj also
petition opposing increased duty on
wrapper tobacco.
Ball, Delaware - Memorials of
Sundry citizens of Wilmin gtOn,
Del, protesting against legislation
establishing department of educa-
tIon.
Mclean. Connecticut - Petitions
Of Sundry Connecticut citizens Op-
posing legislation for promotion of
physical trnIpinE; also resolutions
from New Haven, Conn, protesting
against deportation of lord mayor
of Cork; also memorials of citizens
of Hartford and other cities, OpPOs-
ing the establishment of n depart
ment of education; also memorials
against cOmmerciaIiZInE national
parks; also petitions from various
Connecticut citizens for legislation
providing for the establishment of
fourteen regional officers of tth
War Risk Insurance Bureau, etc.I
also petition of American Legion
of Hartford, Conn, favOrinE IeEis-
latiOn to provide medical, surgical
and hospital services for discharged
soldiers, sailors, Marines and
nurses.
Capper, KanSas-ResOIutiOn of
farmers of Kansas fnvOring prOvi-
sion for the collection and distri-
button of statistics and Informal
ton vital to farmers; also resOIu-
tiOn from farmers Of BurlIn gtOn,
knns., favOrinE the Strengthening
Of the farm loan act; also n petit
tiOn of certain farmers of Arkansas
and Kansas for law to prevent
speculation in grain products.
Laid Before senate.
Communication from Secretary OF
Treasury transmitting estimates of
1854 for Treasury Department TO
enable its proper accounting oH-
GERS to credit the sum 10 accounts
of the Treasury.
Report from Committee on Claims
OF bill Tor relief of Institute of
Technology, HObOken. \. "; also
report from Commerce Committee
Of Mai. Tyler, of Engineer Corps,
on Great Falls project.
HOUSE.
Passed 1906. 900. 900 naval apnro-
PriatiOn bill after voting down
amendment by Brooks, of Illinois,
making expenditure of SOC, ,OOO, 900
for continuation of 1916 building
program, contingent upon the call
ing of an international disarma-
ment conference.
Representative WeIty, of Ohio,
took first steps toward impeach-
ment of Judge Kenesaw Mountain
Lands, of Chicago, for accepting
position of head of professional
baseball.
Conference report on District an
prOPriatiOn bill, carrying $50
amendments, filed by conferees.
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