The Washington herald., 1921-05-13
THE HERALD rs PRINTED IN TN
What Congress Did Yesterday
Sen nte.

Met at II o'clock and recessed Mt
$50 until II today.
Naval Appropriation bill taken
M with extensive addresses By seH-
ators King and Mcclellan.
senator King presented resolution
calling for Investigation Of dye in
dustry "lobbyists.,
Senator Poindexter, I'm charge or
the naval bill. declined to allow
consideration of Harrison resoIu-
tion seeking abolishment Of secret
sessions of the senate for consider
alton Of nominations and treaties.
Senator Harrison placed In the
records those who voted for emer-
gency tariff amendment purporting
to relieve farmers of burdensome
implement costs, and those who
voted against II, blaming Repub-
licaus for it's defeat.
Confirmed nominations Oft WILL
lam }. kerby, Mrs. Virginia Cross
and William It. Galliher to be mem
bers Of District Board of Charities,
George w. Schwaner, collector OF
Eighth revenue district of Illinois;
John G. Cannon, collector First
Revenue district of Illinois, and two
New Jersey and two Illinois post
masters
Nominations receivedi william s.
Hoppin. New York, to be Assistant
Attorney General, William T.. Lamb,
Illinois, solicitor. Department Of
Commerce; A. F. Williams, United
States District Attorney, Kansas;
Frank A. Linney. United states Dis
trict Attorney In North Carolina
Frank Lee, United states District
Attorney, oklahoma, Henry r.
Cooper, United states marshal,
Oklahoma; G. II. wickham, Califor-
MIA. Assistant Commissioner GEN
crnI land ONCE; Henry r. Baird,
register land once, Montrose, Col;
c. ID. Ford. receiver Of public
moneys. Denver. Col; J. J. TaEgnrt.
kentucky, Commissioner Education;
Victor NJ. Locke, jr., superintendent
Five Civilized Tribes of Indians,
Oklahoma. and many army, navy and
Marine Corps promotions and ap-
pointments-
Bills introduced.
McCumber, North Dakota-s. 1723
to s. 1875, relief and pension bills.
TrammelI, Florida-S. 17c7. n bill
to repeal parts Of an net relative to
| tax on freight and express charges
| and passenger fares.
BOrah, Idaho-S. 172S, n bill ex-
tending the time for payment of
| construction charSss on reclnmati ion
projects for one A also $. 17:O.
bill amending the Federal farm
loan net relative to membranes.
Lenroot, wisconsin-S. 173O. 8.
1871, 3. 173c, and 8. 1875. relief
, measures; also s. 1873. n bill au-
thorixing the Secretary of the Navy
to deliver the hell of the wrecked
cruiser Milwaukee to the Press Club.
Of Milwaukee; also 8. 1874, n bill 10
correct the military record of Will
lam II. johnson; also =. 1875. a hill
to reimbnrse wisconsin for ex-
penses of mobilixinE and maintain
ing troops in the recent war.
Warren. wyomInE-S. 1877, n bill
for the relief of Con Murphy.
Ashurst, Arizonn-S. 173S. n bill
for the completion Of bridge across
the Little Colorado River In Ari-
zona-
Ball, Delaware-S. 1870. n bill TO
amend an act of 1902 relative TO
District Of Columbia taxation.
Robinson. ArkanSaS-S. 1740, n bill
to increase the pension of r. NJ
Wells.
Mcclellan. Tennessee-s- 1741. n
bill for the relief of Bristol, Tenn;
also =. Is42, a bill authorizing the
Secretary of War to donate Ger
man gun to the city of Winchester.
Tenn.
sterling, south Dakota-S. 1743. n
bill to carry ont the findings of the
Court OF Claims In the case of John
h. Geddis.
Spencer. Missouri-S. 1874. a bill
granting n pension to }. w. Scott.
CURTIS. Kansas-S. 1745, n hill to
regulate the height Of buildings In
the District OF Columbia; also s.
1748 to 1851. relief and pension bills.
Townsend, MichiCan-S. 1862, n
bill amending public act No. 215
for the retirement Of employees IL
the classified service, also s. 1853.
bill providing for the ndjudica-
tiou and determination Of claims
concerning postage marking and
cnnceIinG machines.
Sutherland. West yirginin-S. 1894
and s. 1765. relief and pension meas
ureS.
Myers, MontaRa-S. 1866, hill
to amend aA net for the relief of
homestead eNrymen OF settlers dis
charged from naval or military
service.
Dial, South Carolina by requestD
$. J. Res. 55. joint resolution
to correct an error in the records
Of the Sixty-third Congress.
Lenroot. wisconsin-A concurrent
resolution creating n Joint commits
I'll f.n
prescribing Its duties.
Isid Before the senate.
Message from tbc President an
nouncinE his approval of s. 407. n
hill granting the consent of Con-
Eress for the construction of n
bridge across the Mahoning River
In Ohio; also 8. J. Res. 10, n joint
resolution authorizing the President
10 appoint seventh member of
the Joint Committee on Reorgani-
xation; also 3. J. Res. 70, n joint
resolution making St5O.0OO for con-
struction Of division dam on the
Crow Indian Reservation In Mon
tam imme diatcIy available.
Report from Committee on Claims
on $. 494. for relief Of Benjamin
o. kerlee, nIso s. 1867. bill to
cnrry out. the findings of the Court
of Claims in the case Of Elizabeth
White.
Report from the Comittee ON the
District Of Columbia on s. 99O. a
Dill authorizing the District Com
misstoners to sell n parcel of land
on Twentieth street northeast.
Report from the Military Affairs
Committee or ID. 1858, n hill pro-
viding for the maintaining of the
Military Academy Cadet Corps Mt
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