The Washington herald., 1921-01-23
Observation-Disclosures
What Congress Did
Yesterday. +
SENATE.

Columbia employees from benefit. Of
minimum wage bill defeated 30 to
II, and measure laid aside until
tomorrow.
Debate on packers' bill resumed,
with Sterling stanley and others
speaking.
Committee hearings - Interstate
Commerce, Manufacturer, Postof-
Hce and Post Roads. Appropriations,
Privileges and Elections, District OF
Columbia.
Bills and Resolutions.
Robinson, Arkansas - Bill to
amend war contracts act.
Ashurst, AriEOna-BIII granting
certain public lands in Phoenix.
AriE.
Pkipps, COlOradO--BIu to amend
act providing Federal road aid.
Townsend, .MichdEsn~-BIH to au-
thorize construction OF bridge across
Detroit River at Detroit, Mich.
Robinson, Arkansas--Amsn md
to act providing relief in eases Of
war contracts.
Petitions and Memorials.
Harris, GeorgIa-Petition urging
RELIEF for war veterans; also petition
also petition faVOring legislation
for social disease control.
Elkins, West NIrgInIa-ResOIutiOn
of Chamber of Commerce of Martins
burg, W. Va. faVOrIng relief for
former service meni also petition of
citizens of CIRrksburE. W. Va. fav-
OriRg n Department of Education.
Lodge, MAssnchusetts-Re
Of
urging legislation to prohibit immI-
gratiOnI also resolution of Chelsea,
Mass. citizens. OpOsinE legislation
prohibiting immigration.
Laid Before senate.
Message from House conveying
Intelligence of death of Representa-
tive BOOherJ also notifying senate
of enrolled bills signed; also that
House had agreed to concurrent res
olutiOn directing method Of canvass
ing electoral vote for President and
Vice President.
HOUSE
Met at IL M; adjourned Mt 4I55
p. m. until noon tomorrow.
Considered agricultural apprO-
prIa ton bill.
Declined to appoint eOnferees on
District OF Columbia appropriation
bill.
Chief of Engineers submitted sup
elemental estimate OF appropriations
of s4,96O, due to Increased cost OF
coal, for white House, Washington
Monument and greenhouses.
| Committees.
Ways and Means-AgrIeuIturaI
schedules in tariff revision.
Foreign Affnirs-BII to purchase
embassies and extension Of war
time passport control.
Military Affairs subcommittee -
Continued hearings on War Depart
ment realty holdings.
Judieiary-COnsidere bill to in
corporate firms engaged In Chinese
trade.
Appropriations. subcommittee -
Army. navy, deficiency and dIpIO-
matte and consular appropriation
bills.
Charles PieE, former neet corpora
tIOR director, denied charges of
waste and mismnnaEement in the
operations of the board, before the
Walsh investigating committee. ,
! DlllA introduced.
HulInss. PennsyIvanIa-TO pro-
vide for investigation of frauds and
errors committed at primary eIec-
tiOns for the nomination of eandi-
dates for Congress.
Fess, OhIO-AmendIng vocational
rehabilitation bill.
smith. IIIInOis-TO reimburse Of
hcerS. nurses and civilian employees
Of the L. =. Public Health Service
mt Corpus Christi. Texas, for losses
sustained during storm of Septcm-
her, 1919.
Hill, New NOrk-Amending Con-
stitutIon to eliminate aliens from
census count for nppOrtiOnment of
Representative in Congress.
Kahn. CRIifOrnia-ReyIvin office
OF Lieutenant General OF the armies
of the United states and authOrIz-
ing President Ito appoint n general
OfrIcef who, on foreign soil and dur
ing feesat war, was especially dis
tInGpIshed aS the commander Of the
First Army Corps and of the First
Army of the A. f. f.
Campbell, PennsyIvanIa-Incr
ing salaries of Senators. Represen-
tatIves, delegates from territories
and resident commissioners from
Porto Rico and the Philippines, to
$4,000.
Kahn, California Authorizing
Secretary of War to furnish free
| transportation and subsistence from
Europe to the United Stntes for Ger
tain destitute discharged soldiers,
their wives and children.
House Committees Tomorrow.
Appropriation - Full committee
on diplomatic and consular; execu-
tive. subcommittee on deficiency,
naval, and rivers and harbOrs, ex-
ecutINe.
Foreign Anairs-Purchase of en-
bnssfes, 1880, open.