The Washington herald., 1921-01-22
SENATE.

Minimum wage bill called mp by
johnson, of California, who urges
its Importance as n measure of Jus
tice toward underpaId employees Of
the government.
sherman concludes speech against
packers bill.
Debate on minimum wage bill
opened with attacks by smith, of
Georgia, and Dial, of south Caro-
lima
Message from President provides
State Department information con-
eerning imprisonment in Guatemala
of former President Cabrera.
The Rev. J. J. Muir elected chap
lain to succeed the Rev. Forrest
J. Prettyman-
BOrah resolution for disarmament
conference reported with amend
ment.
Resolution calling upon people of
nation to support relief work In
Europe reported
Ford shows net gain of 1,e4s I'm
election recount.
senate recesses out of respect to
Representative Booher, of Missouri,
who died, and appointed Senators
Reed and Spencer, of Missouri, Dial,
OF South CaroIinnI Capper, of Kan
sass FernaId, of Maine; and Tram
NELL, of Florida, to attend the fu-
neral.
Committee hearIngzI Naval Al
fairs, Military Affairs, Banking and
Currency, Manufactures, Postofiee
and Post Roads, Appropriations and
Privileges and Elections.
Bills and Resolutions.
Spencer, Missouri-BIII to provide
longevity pay for revenue and Nn-
tiOnaI Guard offieers serving under
order of the War Department.
Curtis, Kansas-BilI to amend act
to prohibit use of opium for other
than medicinal purposes.
Reed, Missouri Resolution that
senate recess out of respect to Rep
resentative BoOher, of Missouri, who
died.
Townsend, MIchIgan-Amendm
TO the transportation act concern
ing payments.
Sterling south Dakota - Amend
ment TO bill creating Federal Live
stock Commission.
Knox. Pennsylvania - Resolution
asking Secretary of War for in
formation concerning army stores.
Jones, WashingtOn-Ame ndment To
emergency tariff bill.
Nelson, MinnesOta-Amendm to
legislative bill providing increased
compensation for superintendent of
the House of Representatives.
SmOOt, Utak-NIne amendments to
bill creating Federal Live Stock
mission.
Laid Before Senate.
Favorable report from Commerce
Committee on bill to extend time
for construction of Columbia River
BY Edge, New Jersey.
Favorable report from Commit
tee on Foreign Relations on con-
current resolution asking people of
nation to contribute to relief abroad
BY Brandegee, Connecticut.
Favorable report from Foreign Re
ton for disarmament conference
by Borah. Idaho.
Favorable report from Committee
on Indian Affairs relative to irri-
gable Indian lands IN Uintah Res
Kansas.
Credentials of J. W. Harold, SEN
ator-eIect from Oklahomn-By Cap
per, Kansas
Message from House that bill
making appropriations for Bureau
of Indian AffnIrs had been passed.
Message from President transmit
ting report of Secretary of State
in the case of Estrada Cabrera, inn
prisoned former President of Guate-
muIa.
HOUSE.
Met at IL M. and adjourned mt
4.25 p. m. until noon today.
Adopted resolution expressing
sympathy for the death at Savannah,
No. of Representative Charles +.
Booher. Adjourned at an early hour
as n mark of respect.
Adopted resolution setting Feb
ruary for a joint session OF SEN
ate and House to count electoral
votes.
Considered agricultural apPro-
priatiOn bill
Secretary Daniels requested an
amendment authorizing appoint
ment of Lieut.. Frederick w. Cobb
to corresponding rank in the supply
Corps.
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Committee reported bill to CONSOLE
date work of collecting, compiling
and publishing statistics of foreign
commerce in Department of Conn
merce.
Also reported bill to amend penal
code of the Canal Zone and the
navigation rules of the Panama
Canal.
Committees.
Naval Affairs heard Henry white,
peace delegate, on disarmament.
Agriculture heard Attorney Gen.
eraI Palmer on Argentine sugar.
Use of alien property held by the
alien property custodian for ektep-
sion of credits to Europe urged by
farmers' representatives before
Banking and Currency Committee.
Representative MeCIIntic, Okla
homa, appeared before Banking
Committee in behalf of his national
bank guarantee bill.
Ways and Means took mp agricul-
turaI products in hearings on tariff
revision.
Charles PieE, former director gen
eraI Fleet Corporation, answered
charges of fraud and extravaganza
in shipping Board before WALSH
committee.