Evening star., 1921-05-15
The House,.
BY WILL F.. KENNEDY.

ne ueIClencS dppTOpTld tloH
bill to square accounts of Uncle
Sans workshop for the fiscal
year ending July is to be re-
ported to the House from the ap-
propriations committee tomorrow,
and House Leader Mondell has
given Representative James W.
Good Of Iowa, chairman Of the
appropriations committee. right of
way to call this measure up for
action Tuesday. 1t is anticipated
that there will be a wrangle over
several items, which may delay
its passage. This is the last
measure that Representative Good
will bring before the House. for
he intends to retire to private
business just as soon as the de-
fciency bill and the federal
budget bill. which is now in con-
ference. become laws.
The House. which was in recess
yesterday. will resume work to-
calendar and several minor bills
are to be called UP under suspen-
sion of the rules.
The cable bill. which has al
ready passed the Senate. and on
which the House committee held
hearings last week. after order
ing a favorable report. will prob
ably be brought up for a vote
late this week. The emergency
tariff bill is expected to be re-
ported back from conference and
passed late this week.
The hearing to face the blame
for the escape OF Grover Cleve-
land Bergdoll. wealthy Phila-
delphia draft dodger. will be re-
committee Tuesday.
Representative Frederick Lehl-
bach of New Jersey, chairman of
the House committee on reform
in the civil service. expects to in
troduce a revised bill for reclas-
sifcation of the federal employees
tomorrow. The classification of
are members of trade unions will
probably be a distinct feature Of
this measure.
Much legislation of great in
terest to the residents Of the Ma
tional Capital will be under con-
sideration this week. Tomorrow
spokesmen for the Washington
merce. Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association, the Washing
ton Automotive Trade Association
and Charles F. Nesbit. formerly
District insurance commissioner
and later with the bureau Of war
risk insurance. Will voice oppo-
sition to the Fitzgerald industrial
insurance bill as drawn, which. it
is claimed, includes all employees
from the pulpit to the kitchen
They will be heard by a subcom-
mittee Of the District committee.
of which Representative Roy G.
Fitzgerald Of Ohio, author of the
bill. is chairman.
Tuesday the special subcommit-
tee intrusted with framing bill
to force a merger OF the street
car companies. Of which Repre-
sentative Fred Zihlman of Mary
land is chairman. will meet to
hear a report from the District
commissioners on their ulti-
matum to the street car COM
panies that they must effect vol
untar1 merger.
Wednesday the District commit
tee will meet
Thursday the proprietors and
ters. moving picture houses and
other places OF amusement are to
appear before special subcOm-
mittee. which has been ordered to
conduct an inquiry into the prices
charged for admission to such
places.
The Capper-Tincher bill for
regulation Of grain exchanges
and for taxation of all dealings
In grain futures was passed by a
decisive vote Friday. after having
been before the House for three
days.
The rules committee agreed
Friday to hold hearings on the
resolution introduced by Repre-
sentative Royal Johnson Of South
Dakota for an investigation of
alleged soldier benefit organiZa-
tions, which. Representative John
son charged. are perpetratinS a
fraud on the public in the guise
Of aid for former service men.
The Army appropriation bill
yUos pasSed TuesdaV