The Washington herald., 1921-02-02
PERSHING WOULD HONOR u. S: DEAD
What Congress Did Yesterday


Met at II m. and adjourned at
0i1e p. m. until noOp today.
Passed rivers and harbors appro-
priGtfbn bill.
Took up army appropriation bill
under general debate.
Dispensed with Calendar Wednes-
day.
First deficiency appropriation bill
reported.
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Committee reported bill to exempt
New York State Barge Canal from
provisions of transportation act.
Agricultural Committee reported
bill making disposition of sugar i'm
ported from Argentina.
judiciary Committee reported bill
amending Section 207 of the judicial
code.
Indian Committee reported bill
reOrganizing Indian Service.
Annual reports nIed by Washing
ton Gas Light Company Georgetown
Gas Light Company Washin gton
Railway and Electric Company, Po-
tomne Electric Power Company,
Wash in gton Interurbnn Railroad
Company, Georgetown and Tennal-
Iytown Railway Company, and the
City and Suburban Railway Com
pany, of Washington.
Chief of Engineers filed report
recommending further Improvement
to Plymouth HarbOr, Mass.
Secretary Baker, in response to
resolution, reported to Congress
number of German airpIapes pur-
chased by War Department.
Committees.
Gen. Pershing asked Military Az
fairs Committee to authorize burial
of unidentified soldier at Arlington.
AEricuIture-Resum cOnsidera-
tion packer regulation legislation.
Ways and Means-Continued hear
Ings on revised wool tariffs.
JudicIary-COnsIder commercial
bribery bill.
Shipping Board Investigating
COmmittee-COntIn investigation.
Interstate COmmerce-ConsIde
amendments to railroad valuation
act.
Military Affairs Committee post
poned until Thursday consideration
of taking action to force return Of
BergdolI.
Naval AnairS-Heard testimony
of Admiral Washington, chief Bu-
reau of Navigation.
Banking and Currency - Heard
representatives of farmers Organi-
EntiOns on bill to use Alien Prop
erty Custodian funds to extend Ger
man credit.
Foreign Affairs-COnsIdered reso-
luton calling upon state Depart
ment for information ms to trade
with Soviet Russia.
Bills Introduced.
Park. GeOrgia-PrONIdinR for the
mOnetiEation of government bonds
and authorizing Secretary of the
Treasury to insist upon payment of
s2,600. 900 900 yearly of money loaned
foreign governments.
COndy, MaryInnd-AmendiBE and
clarifying transportation net.
Bell, GeOrEiR-TO authorize deduc-
tion of war risk insurance premiums IS
from the war service bonus.
Kahn, CaIifOrnia-FOr the mp
pointment of one member of the
board of managers of the National
Home for Disabled Soldiers.
Sanders, Louisiana - To extend
time for the construction of n bridge
across Pearl River between Mis-
sIppi and Louisiana.
House Committees Today.
NavnI-Gen. Pershing disarmn-
ment, 1889, open.
Interstate-RaIlr~a valuation bill.
10, open.
Foreign AnnIrs-SBaIIinEerr resofu-
ton on Russia, 1880, open.
Agriculture - Clifford Thorne,
Judge Byrne and Mr.. Morrill,, grain
futures, 10, open.
Election No. 1-BOdenstad cnse, 10.
ImmigratiOn-10I3 80, ex.
Rivers and HarbOrs-Legislativ
matters, 10, eX.
Merchant Marine-Represent tive
HuIIngs' bill, H. II. 15Is9. 1880. open
Ways and Means-Schedule Il,
wool, 10, open.
Public Lnnds-HearinGs on omnl-
bus bill, 1O;3O, open.
! JudicInry-Admiral bill hear
InEs, 1890, open.
johnson Committee on Foreign
Ex.-Gen. Dawes, 10, open.
To be cnHed-Walsh Shippin G
Board Ex. War Department and
Banking and Currency.