The Washington times., 1921-05-22
Fun and Dignity
Under the Dome

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THE smith -NcNary bill providing for
the expenditure Of $3.50 00O, 900 for ir-
rtgation purposes In the West.
"WEDNESDAY.
President A.. H. Smith. Of the New
York Central Railroad. Joined with
President Willard. OF the Baltimore
and Ohio, in blaming Government
control Of railroads for the high cost
of railroad rates at the interstate
Commerc4 Committee hearing.
Charles f.. Marvin. of the. District
OF Columbia was confirmed ~ chief
Of the Weather Bureau. -
Congressional vets became jubilant
over the Introduction of = bill by
Congressman Ryan, of New York. au-
thorizing the sale OF 5 per cent beer
and II per cent wine in States APP
proving the meAsure BY popular vote.
In the meantime< the Judiciary Com
mittee heard many arguments on real
"bone-dry legislation
The House adjcurnsde In . body to
accept Secretary Dsnby's invitation TO
visit the Marine base at Quantico.
aboard the yaeht Mayflower. While
there Sepator@ Nicholson. Of Colorado,
and Keyes. iof New Hampshife. with
congressmen Treadway. OF Massachu-
setts, and Hardy. of Colorado. took 2
trip in the air along with Secretary
DENLY. Observers say the portly Mr..
Treadway had no; difficulty In keeps
ing his seat as his 20O-odd pounds was
wedsed In so iightiy he couldn't pos
sibly fall out.
Both Senate and House committees
kresched. an agreement on tariff fig
IiE DIDN'T TELL MUCH.
Congressmen probing the escape Of
Grover ,Bergdoll declared that n
Harry Weinberg did not Immediate
ly tell all he knew about the matter
he would be tried for contempt forth
with. He finally gave in and told
nothing. that being as much - he
knew. M
Senator Shortridge launched 4
scathing attack on Japanese coloniz-
ing on the Pacific coast In an address
before the Washington Harvard Club.
This was the new Senator's maiden
speech here outside the Senate cham
ber ~
The much started and unfinished
frieze which artisticalfy portrays
great events In American history in
more be worked on Ii bill submitted
by Senate Lodge passes. The appro-
priation OF $4,000 Is asked for the
completion OF the work. The BILL
stipulates that the sinking OF the
Lusitania and the Battle of Chateau
Thierry be portrayed.
The District OF lColumbia's $3.50
bill was ordered favorabiy reported.
Senator Borah was recognized in
his campaign for naval disarmament
when senators agreed to pass his
conference between Japan. Great
Britain and America.
THURSDAY.
Senator Ashhurst of Arizona, intro
duced a resolution calling for the
recognition of the Obregon govern
ment by the United States.
Congressional probers were given q
th.ill when Department of Justice
Bergdoll had disappeared
Congress adjourned in respect for
the memory OF Chief Justice White.
FRIDAY.
Senator Stanley introduced a bill
directing. the War Department to
suspend publication of "slacker lists'
their correctness. Some Senators
pointed out that the hrst name on the
Chicago list was that Of a colonel,
and that q New York "slacker" had
been dead. buried and decorated many
months ago.
Senator Calder brought in favor
able report from the contingent COM
mittee on the resolution OF Senator
Borah directing a probe of the cloth
ing industry as to high prices and
working conditions.
The elections committee split
squarely on party lines. over the fur
ther investigation of the Newberry-
Ford senatorial contest. and a report
was deferred.
THEY'LL BE RIDING SOON.
Awakening to the fact that thou
sands OF pilgrims to the Washington
Monument have been forced to climb
its hundreds of steps in the past few
weeks because no money was at hani
to provide for repairing the broken
down elevator, the House passed q res
olution appropriating 5000 for that
purpose.
A letter from Secretary Weeks con-.
demning the Levering plan for the de.
velopment of a water-power project
at Great Falls as haxardous.
Speaker Gillett received letter
from Secretary Mellon urging legis-
lation against the sale OF horse-hair
shaving brushes The Secretary de-
ciared the brushes spread anthrax.
DIR. Harvey Wiley told the judiciary
committee that beer as medicine had
been discarded by the medical profess
sion years ago.
SATURDAY.
Congressman Appleby of New York
introduced a bill which would COM
pei members to rise daily at tn,
opening OF Congress and sing the
Star-Spangled Banner.
The example Of Congress lifting
its voice In song At rne opening OF
the session to the strains OF the STAR
Spangled Banner will stir patriotic
impulses and be a daily Inspiration a
to every American" said Appleby.
]There'll be some broken ideals VI
some Of those boys ever start sing
ing" commented Congrcssman Ma
loney, from Lawrence, Mass. who
hasn't chirped a note for thirty yea -
A representative OF the American