The Washington herald., 1921-05-07
What Congress Did Yesterday

from decisien ruling out Of order
resolution by Representative Tfnk-
hnm for fnvestigatfon by Census
Comnittee Of charges that soutkern
negroes are disfranchised.
Took up army appropriation bill
aErin, adopting an amendment by
Representative Hull, lows, making
II mandatory upon Secretary Of
War to grant applications for dis
charge from army.
Committees.
Thomas Il. Wilson, Chicago pack
er. opposed packer control bill be-
fore House AGricu1turc Commiftee.
Approximation Committee eo.sid-
cred deficiency bill.
Merchant Marine Committee con-
sidered Scott seamen's bill.
Bill to abolish CemptroIIer of the
Currency before Banking and Cur
rency Committee.
Ways and Means subcommittee
continued work Of framing perma-
nent tarin schedules.
Poston'ce Committee considered
ieT1siation to reclassify postal en-
Nploye~.
Bills Reported.
Committee on CIaims-Biu for
the relief of the heirs Of Robert
Laird Mccormick.
Interstate and Foreign Com
merce-To extend time for con-
struction OF bridge across the Red
River of the North, near PembIna,
". ID.
Terr1tortes-To provide for the
exchange Of government lands for
prfvately-owned lands I'm Hawaii;
also n bill to provide for the ae-
quisitien BY the United states Of
private rights of fishery In Pearl
Harbor. Hawaii.
Bills introduced.
No. 5ss3 Hudspeth, Tex.s-To
amend an act to pension survivors
Of certain Indian wars.
No. 1854. johnson. South Dakota
PROVIDING for . review Of court
martial cases.
No. 1855. King, IIIinois-Makinr
appropriation for the Improvement
Of Quincy Bay In Illinois.
No. $3.50. Mills, New York
an aNt IOr q
Uniform rule for the naturaIiEa fiou
Of aliens throughout the United
Statesi also
No. 5ss7. to exempt admissions
the proceeds of which inure to the
benefit of persons who served I'm
the military or naval forces and are
In need. from tax on admissions.
No. 5SSS. walsh, Maskachusetts-
To create the rank OF chief gunner
electrical, in the United States
Coast Guard and to transfer thereto
present supervisors and assistan,
supervisors Of telephone lines in the
Coast Guard.
No. $3.50. White, Maine (by re-
quest)-To regulate radio eommuni-
cation and to foster its develop.
ment.
No. $500. Woodruff, Michigan
Regulating and restricting the sale
Of tickets to public amusement per-
formances.
No. 5Ss1. GiIIett, Massaehusett,
tby requesD-ConferrinE jurisdic-
tion on the Court OF Claims to hear
and determine n claim Involving the
constitutionality of taxes on raw
cotton during the civil war.
No. SS92. Butler, PeansyIvanis-
To correct the status OF certain en-.
listed men OF the navy and yaval
Reserve force, also No. sss3. to es.
tablish rates of pay for enlisted mev
OF the insular forces of the navy,
No. sss4. Hill, Maryland - r.
safeguard newspapers from suits 70,
damages arising from publication si
errors in Stacker lists.
No. SssS. Butler, Pennsylvania
To Increase emcfency and nrovid,
for proper organization and admin.
istration Of the Naval Reserv,
force; also No. $3.50, to establish II,
com mmissioned warrant and warran-
grades Of chief electrician, eIectri
clan, chief radio electrician, ans
radio electrician in the navy, ais,
No. Sss7, to repeal certain proyI.
sions of the deficiency act approved
June s. 1920.
Joint Resolutions introduced.
J No. los, votk, Pennsylvania
Amending the net regarding tke los,
of army tents to veterans Of IN,
different wars.
No. 100. Kindred, View York-Con.
cerning conditions in ireland.
Executive Communicatiops.
Assistant Secretary Of Navy trans
mitted tentative draft Of a hill Z,
amend the act authorizing the Sec
retary of the Navy to settle elairs
for damages to private propert,
arising from collisions with naSa
vessels.
Committee Meetings To-day.
Appropriations. deficiency bill
1880; executive.
Interstate Commerce. lighthouse
1000; executive.
Agriculture, packers, 10so0.
Merchant Marine, Scott seamenr