Evening star., 1921-02-16
In the House and Senate

The last of the thirteen annual sup
ply bills reached the House yesterday,
the appropriations committee report
ing the fortifications measure. 1t
carries $S,03S,000, a decrease of $27,-
$4,000 from estimates. $1o,775.ooo less
than the appropriation made year
Fago and approximately $1.400,oo0 less
than the amount allotted in 1916.
OF the total, $4.O22.600 is for de-
fenses on the coast of continental
United States. approximately $4,000
goo for field artillery and ammunition,
100000 for proving grounds. $1,l6O,-
900 for the coast defense of insular
possessions and $619.250 for the Pan
anna canal.
In an effort to obtain vote in the
House on the packer control bill. pro-
ponents of the measure have decided
to petition the rules committee to cal!
it up on the floor before the end of
the session. Petitions were put i'll
circulation among the state deleea-
tions yesterday, and Representative
Young, democrat, Texas. who has been
pressing the demand for a vote. said
at least $50 signatures had been OBJ
tanned.
1t was considered doubtful whether
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committee, whose members indicated
that they probably would not agree to
report a rule to bring the question
before the House.
Some House tariff trainers have un-
der consideration an additional tax
on imported goods into the production
of which child labor. has entered and
the establishment of maximum and
minimum rates Of duty to obviate the
difference in production costs In va
rious foreign countries as compared
with the United States.
j. S. Sullivan, presiding judge OF the
board of general customs appraisers,
told the committee that he favored the
maximum and minimum rate plan, but
that this might conflict with the ia
vored nation" clauses OF existing
treaties with some foreign countries.
AS to the tax on child labor prod
ucts, Mr.. Sullivan said United States
child labor statutes had stood the test
of the courts and that he believed
such tax on foreign child labor pro-
duction also would hold.
The House conferees on the sundry
civil appropriation bills have been
holding hearings for two days on the
10000 900 put into the bill by the
Senate for continuing work on build
ing the dam at Muscle shoals. Ala,
and 1t was said last night tnat they
expected to conclude hearings tomor-
row and meet with Senate conferees.
No action will be taken until II Is
passed on by the House.
Completion of the dam is necessary
for the development of the water
power possibilities Of the south, Col.
Cooper, government consulting en-
gineer on the Muscle shoals dam, told
the conferees.
Cooperation between the Depart
ment Of Agriculture and county farm
bureau units has been possible be-
cause these organizations place no re-
strictions on membership. DR.. A. Z.
True, director, the states relations
service Of the department, told the
House banking and currency commit
tee DR.. True replied to charges by
the National Grange and other farm
ers' organizations that the Depart
ment Of Agriculture was aiding the
American Farm Bureau Federation.
A resolution. making Immediately
available one million dollars to en-
able the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to proceed with its railroad
valuation work was adopted yester-
day by the House and Senate and
sent to President Wilson.
Chairman Good of the appropr1a-
tions committee told the House the
commission had reported that ts
funds would be exhausted in forty
eight hours and that unless immed1ate
was enacted 1t would pe