The Washington herald., 1921-02-16

nutnorising building OF bridges
across Peedee and wsteree Rivers,
south Carolina' also approving act
authorizing building of bridge at
WIlkes-Barre, PA.
Deficiency estimates of Postmas-
ter General of s1se.o50.
supplemental estimates of s312.-
s11 by Secretary of Interior to set
tie claims of Pswnee tribe Of In
dIRns, Oklahoma.
Supplemental estimates of x4o.-
600 by Secretary of Interior for sta
tionery.
Supplemental estimates of s4I7,-
eo2 for District of Columbia, sub
mItted by Secretary of Treasury.
Message from House announcing
passage of naval appropriations bill
and joint resolution authorizing M
prOpriatIons to continue valuation
of the property of carriers and pas
sage of resolution in tribute to
memory of Thomas $. Martin, late
Senator from virEinIsI also an-
nOuncinE signing of enrolled bills
md agreement to Senate bill pro-
vidIng for Improvement of Red Lake
and Red Lake River, Minnesota.
Petitions and Memorials.
Lodge, Massachusetts - Resoiu-
tIons from Norwood and Boston,
Mass, protesting against deporta-
ton of lord mayor of Cork; also
resolutions of Catholic societies of
Taunton opposing enactment of
legislation creating n Department
of EducatiOnI also memo rails from
Catholic women of Dorchester and
citizens of UHbridEc protesting
against the establishment of n De-
partment of Educationl also petit
ton of city council of Fitchburg.
Mass, favoring legislation to re-
duce the price of coal.
Warren, wyOmirg-Resolut Of
Rotarians OF Carpa, 'wyo.. urging
IcEisIation seeking an end to Turk
ish atrocities.
walsh, Montana - Joint resoIu-
tIon of Montana legislature asking
Federal road aid.
Myers, Montana Memorial OF
citizens OF Montana opposing tarIn
duty on wrapper tobacco.
Report from Committee on AGH-
culture and Forestry favorable ia
! bill amending pure food law.
, Report from immigration COM
mIttee favorable to bill restricting
: immigration.
Report from Committee on Claim.
favoring bills for relief of Louiss
r Frou and Griffith l.. johnson; also
. from Committee on Claims sundry
: relief bills.
? Report from Committee on Mill
= tary Affairs faVoring bill to provide
( longevity pay for reserve officer
e and National Guard serving unde
urfv
: Report from state Departmen
e ON acts of French negro troops In
r occupied sections of Germany.
Conference report on Indian Ap
pFopriations bill.
= House.
Met at IL a. m.j adjourned at sag
p. m. until IL n. m. today.
Adopted the conference report OF
the District appropriation bill witt
an amendment increasing frOr
=, $4,000 to SIS, 700 the item for com
= munity center work, payable who'll,
from District funds.
Passed Gould resolution callin
upon President Wilson to accOun
In detail for the expenditure q
during the war.
:
- 1000, 900 for the continuance q
railroad valuation work by the In
terstate Commerce Commission.
- Bills Reported.
e Fortihcations appropriation hi
: carrying Ss,O5S,O17.
l. Elections committee No. 1 re
ported decision seating John +
v Farr, and unseatinE Patrick Nc
- the Tenth Pennsylvania district.
Il Interstate and Foreign COmmerc
l. Bill declaring Bayou Cocodri
IN Louisiana; to be non-naviEabI'
,e also bill extending time for cor
,r struction of n bridge across Pea
g River, Louisiana; also bill to amer
n trading with the enemy act.
Committee on Disposition of Use
less Papers-BIII disposIRg of use
less papers in State Department.
Committees.
u Foreign AffaIrs-Continued heal
Ings on resOlutio for trade wit
- Russia.
" stOrice-COnsidered aerial ma
N questions.
AZ Ways and Means-Begun hearins
m on revision of administrative sc.
ti0ns OF the tartn law.
n Education Considered amen,
le ments to vocational education act
ne Banking and Currency - Hea
ly farmers representatives on pr
o. posaI to use German property seiE,
by government as basis of credit
at Germany.
~ Executive Communications.
70 Federal Power Commission recor
ey mended development Of Great Fal
ge water power and provision for n
If dItionaI water supply for the DI
he trict.
a Bills introduced.
by Rhodes, Mis.ours-FI.ins a du
IL on crude barytes ore, barium ~
, phate, barium carbonate, bariu
D ch emicnls and barium compounds.
Sc Dent, AlRbama-TO pay Gertru
I. JemIson, clerk to the late Repr
sentative Fred l.. BIackmon, of Al
bama, one months salary.
~ House Committees To-day.
- Appropria tionS-Hear ON mt
In Gle shoals, 10, executive.
Interstste-subcom ON W
I, Risk, 10, open.
80 Foreign Affairs - DalIinxer re,
- luton on Russian trade and otL
m matters, si45, open.
or Merchant Marine-Scott bill II.
1888, 10, executive.
@. Ways and Means - Administr
- tive, 10, open.
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