The Washington herald., 1921-04-15
What Congress Did Yesterday

I the Tariff CommIssion 20 adjust
rates of duties ON Imported articles
for revenue.
Walsh, MassachDsetts.-To further
amend the natiennl bankruptcy act.
Woodruff. Miehigan.-To amend
an act for the relief of the sngi-
paw, Swan Creek and Black River
Band OF Chippewa Indians OF
Michigan.
Wurxbach, Texas.-To divide1 the
Northern and the Western JudiciaI
Districts of Texns into two Judicial
districts each.
Rhodes, Observation-Disclosures PEN
sions for needy mothers having GUS
tody of dependent children under IL
years of agei MISC providing pen
sions for the aged poor. the needy
blind. and other permanently dis
does not exceed $500.
Sinclair, North Dakota.-To estab-
lish the Kildecr Mountain National
Park In North Dakota.
! Ackcrman. New Jcrsey.-Authorix-
ing accounting officers of the Trens-
ury 10 adjust certain accounts of
eertnin consular officers.
brand. GeOrgIa.-Authorizin pp-
pointnient of Judge or Judges to pre-
side In the United states Supreme
Court when any member or members
are disqualified.
! Green, Iowa.-TO hepeal section
500 OF the Act TO increase revenue,
approved October ., 1917.
Ireland, misunderstanding $50
bonus TO certain soldiers, sailors and
marines.
| johnson, Kentucky-TO repeal
and annui certain parts of the
charter and lease of the Washing
ton Market Company.
| Langley, Kentucky-For the al
lowance of certain claims for diff
ference In pay growing out of sery-
Ice In the navy; also for the pay
ment of certain soldiers claims for
back pay. as reported by the Court
OF Claims.
Bland, Indiana-TO provide for
the health and snfety OF employees
of carriers by railroad subject to
Interstate commerce act.
Peters, Maine - Regulating the
officers of the navy and Marine
Corps assigned to active duty.
VOIstead, Minnesota-To repeal n
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preparation act OF 1920.
Hill, New York-TO repeal the
national prohibition act.
Moores. Indiana-To provide for
tbe relief of certain employees of
i the government who have become
eligible for retirement under the
provisions of the rctirement act and
have thereafter been continued In
the service or re-employed therein;
also to give to retired employees n
limited status for reinstatement in
certain cases.
BilIs Reported.
Committee on Immigration aud
Naturalization reported favornbIy
hill admitting to citizenship Emil =.
Fischer, of New York.
Executive Communications.
; tiOn for the National Home for
supplemental estimate of appropria-
tIon for the NatiOna Home for
Lepers.
Secretary of Treasury-SuppIe-
mental estimate to cover purchase
Of hIe-hoIders and cnses for Coast
Guard.
for legislation permitting eNpen-
diture of $1,000 for printing and
binding.
Library Of Congress- asked for
additional funds for distribution Of
card indexes.
Secretary of Navy submitted draft
of proposed bill to establish u. =.
coinage and currency rs legal
standard for Virgin Islands.
Secretary of War submitted draft
of proposed bill to amend penal
code of the Canal Zone.
President of the Civil Service
Commission filed report for the first
four months of the fiscal year 1921,
showing average number employees
receiving increased compensation.
Chief of engineers filed reports
on preliminary surveys of Pass
Palacios MntaEorda Peninsula
and on ROckland Harbor, Maine.