Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-13

States in part payment of present In
debtedness. added a suggestion for
an inquiry of the same nature or
France, as to the French Antilles
Senator, LaFollette, Republican, Wis
consin, proposed recognition of the
Irish Republic"
Creation of a permanent commits
sion to investigate lynchings over the
United States, was contributed in a
bill by Senator Mccormick, Republic
can, Illinois, while Senator Kellogg,
Republican. Minnesota, renewed his
bill to give the state department con-
troll over cable landings rights.
Senator Frelinghuysen, Republican,
New eJrsey, proposed creating a coal
commission, while Senator Owen,
Democrat, Oklahoma, offered mea-
sures to limit Federal reserve bank in
terest charges to six per cent; to
create a federal marketing depart
ment for farmers and for publication
of a national bulletin on government
and politics.
A public welfare department bill
was sponsored by Senator Kenyorn,
gent measure for registration and re-
gulation of lobbyists. Senator France,
Republican, Maryland, suggested am
nesty for all persons imprisoned for
violations of war time laws, and
Chairman Mclean of the banking
committee, put in a bill for minting
a two cent coin with Theodore Roose-
velts effigy upon it.
Senator Ashurst, Democrat. Arr
IONA. again declared for the purchase
of Lower California from Mexico
and Chairman Wadsworth of the
military committee put in the war
departments request for authority
to sell surplus foodstuffs abroad
and Senator Caraway. Democrat,
Arkansas, proposed absolute prohibit
ton of futures sales in grain and
cotton.
Senator Sterling, Republican,
South Dakota. introduced a bin re-
classifying all government employees,
but Senator Smoot blocked its ref
erence to the civil service committee,
saying he would propose measure
involving less expense.
plan for veterans compensation was
introduced by Senator McCumber,
North Dakota 1t included no taxa
ton features and was identical with
the bonus bill of the last session.
In the House after the President
had read his message, Representa-
tive Fish, Republican. New York,
announced he would introduce to-
morrow resolution providing for
the withdrawal from Europe of
American troops stationed in the
occupied area of Germany.
A bill to prohibit publication of
magazines, without publication of an
English translation of every article
in parallel columns. was introduced
by Representative Upshaw, Demo-
crat, Georgia.
Representative Little. Republican,
Kansas. introduced a bill to instruct
the attorney general to institute
proceedings against the Standard
Oil and United States Steel Corpora
tiors enjoning them and their
affiliated companies from distributing
surplus war profits. and to direct the
WAYS and means committee to draft
bill which would tax all such sur
plus profits.
Chairman Haugen of the House
Agricultural committee introduced a
bill to prohibit the misbranding of
manufactured articles by amending
provisions of the pure food law to
make it unlawmul to misstate the
! contents of sealed packages and to
send out deceptive advertising mat
ter concerning commodities held for
sale.
Inclusion of Fort Worth, Texas, in
the list of customs ports of entry is
! provided in a bill introduced by
! Representative Lanham. Democrat.
Texas. The measure would make it
/ possible for shipments of imports to
! be unloaded at gulf ports and be for
warded to Fort Worth before they
i are appraised for assessment of i'm
| mort tariffs