The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-07-28
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON

the stormiest sessions of the senate
witnessed in years, the discussions
between Senators McCumber and
Reed punctuated by threats of VOL
ence which aroused great excitement
in the chamber, while floods of rain
pounded upon the roof as the heaviest
electrical storm of the season burst
over the city.
The dye embargo controversy was
aired during the debate in the house
on the tariff bill. Representative
Martin of Louisiana, Democrat, spoke
for the measure.
10000
President Harding indicated his
opposition to a duty on crude pc
troleum.5priOr to the action of the
house ways and means committee
in approving such a duty, according
to letters from him to Chairman
= FOrdney of the committee, which
became public.
A. D. Lasker, chairman of the
shipping board, announced the ap-'
pointment of three vice presidents in
charge of operations, the combined
salaries of whom will be S95, 900 a
year.
10000
France has formally accepted
President Harding's invitation to
participate in his proposed confer
ence of the powers on limited dis
armament and Pacific and Far East
ern problems.
After voting to make the proposed
veterans bureau an independent or
ganiZation responsible directly to
the President, the senate finance
subcommittee finally completed the
redrafting of the Sweet bill CONSOLE
dating the various governmental
agencies for soldier relief.
10000
The Campbell Willis bill banning
beer as medicine was attacked in
the senate by Senators Lodge, Knox,
Wadsworth and Williams, who de-
nounced it as unconstitutional.
10000
The special rule limiting debate
and amendment of the tariff bill was
adopted in the house on a strict party
vote of 222 to 100, only five Repub-
icans voting against the rule, three
Democrats for it.
10000
President Harding addressed the
senate urging it to defer action on 4
the soldiers bonus bill indefinitely /
because its enactment would ''great-
" imperil the financial stability of
the country" His speech was fol- /
lowed by a motion to recount the
measure
Two Republican members of the /
ways and means committee took OPP
posing sides of the controversy over
duties on petroleum during the de-
bate on the tariff bill in the house.
Representative Chandler of Okla
homa, defended the duties, while
representative Treadway of Massa-
chusetts opposed them.
10000
Secretary of Commerce Hoover
sent to Secretary of War Weeks a
proposal from Henry Ford for the
utilization of the Muscle Shoals nj
trate plant by which Mr.. Ford offers
to invest a considerable amount of
money in the project.
10000
Consolidation of war and navy de-
partments into one department of
national defense may be icluded in
the recommendations of joint con-
gressional committee on government
reorganization.
10000
Representative Green, Iowa, Re
publican, supporting Fordney tariff
bill. said many of its rates are lower
than in the Payne-Aldrich law. Carew,
New York, Democrat, assails Amer
lean valuation plan.
10000
Japan has come only half way IN
responsa to President Harding's invi-
tation, stating that it would be de-
lighted to participate in the confer
ence of limitation of ornaments but
remaining silent on the question of
the proposed discussion of Pacific
and far eastern problems. President
Harding and Secretary Hughes are
confident that Japan eventually Will
take part in the whole program.
10000
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