The Washington herald., 1921-02-13
What Congress Did
Yesterday.
SENATE.


tomorrow.
Bonus amendment knocked out of
legislative appropriations bill on
point Of order by Curtis when
amendment to include navy yard
employees is introduced by senator
walsh for Calder. Lively debate
forecasts night this week for restOr-
alton of the amendment applying TO
all employees, probably including
navy yard.
carrying s285, 100000 to aid farmer.
in next two years. reported by
GrOnna.
coins Gettysburg Address on the
occasion of the EmancipntOr's birth
day.
smith, Of Georgia, charges CnthO-
lie organizations OF the country with
promoting propaganda TO defeat
the Smith-TOwBer bill, which pro-
vides for the creation of n Depart
ment of EducntiOn.
Pensions md Census bills re-
ported from committees.
Commerce, Manufactures and For
eign relations committees met.
Resolutions Introduced.
New, IRdiana-JOint resolution
directing Navy Department to turn
over obsolete sen craft to air sery-
ice of army, and for other purposes.
Calder, New YOrk-ResOlutIOn au-
thoriLing Foreign Relations Com
mittee to extend the employment of
an assistant clerk at SI,SOO from the
SiXty-siNth to the Sixty-seventh
Congress.
Petitions.
Kenyon, IoWa-COncurrent resO-
luton OF Iowa Legislature favOrInE
an amendment to the tranSpOrtn-
ton act to make plain state author
ity over intrhstnte trafhc.
Laid Before Senate.
Communication from Secretary of
Treasury supplemental estimate of
1862, 2,14O for modification and read
Justment of contracts for river and
harbOr improvements.
MesSnge from House announcing
disagreement TO senate amendments
to sundry civil bill; also announc-
ing agreement to bill making appro-
priatiOns for contingent expenses
of Indian affairs and for fuIhIIIng
treaty stipulatIOns with various
tribes and for other purposes; also
announcing the signing of three
enrolled bills
Report from Committee on Claims
on bill for payment of compensation
to PasqunIe Dolce for personal in
juries; also report from Commerce
Committee on bill making appro-
priatiOns for construction, repair
and preservation of certain public
works on rivers and hnrbors; also
from Committee on Buildings and
Grounds bill relating to title to
land for poStOfice at SpringvaIIey,
Ill.
Communication from Secretary of
Interior transmitting list of Claims
hled or presented, with names of
claimants, amounts. dates and rea-
sons Tor disallOwance and legal
construction.
Message from President supnIvin,
further information from Europe
in regard to distresSfuI conditions
OF women and children.
HOUSE.
Met at IL a. M; adjourned Mt 4,50
p m. until IL n. m. tomorrow,
Representative Yates, of Illinois
friend of President Lincoln, address,
cd the House on the occasion of the
martyred Presidents birthday ami
verSary.
ApprOvide reduction of navy to
IVV'OOo men in continuing consider
a'ioh OF naval appropriation bill.
Committee Meetings.
former Chairman Hurley, of the
shipping Board, defended the hoard
before the Walsh inyestiGatine com
mittee.
Ways and Means-Continued tar
III hearings, taking up articles now
on free list.
Appropriations subcommittee -
Continued hearings on fOrtifications
appropriations bnI.
Executive COmmunicatiops
Chief of Engineers reported ad-
yersely on proposed improvement of
Tnulatin River, Oregon.
Bills Reported.
Elections Number Three-Decided
that James Wickersham, RepubIi-
can, is entitled to seat Of Alaskan
delegate held by George GriEsby
Democrat.
Notwithstanding time for Al
ihS hppncatiOns FOR patents.
Bills introduced.
Anthony, kansas-DirectinE Sec
retary of Navy to turn over to army
air service, obsolete warships to he
used as targets for aIrpIane bombs.
y Oung, North Dakota-PrOvidinr z
Tor Investigation of charges of in
competency against the Commission
er of the General Land once.
Flood, misunderstanding Secre-
tary of War to explain refusal In
grant application of J. VI. Hill and
L L. Lindsay to inspect archives of
the War Department.
hayden, Arizona - AbOIIShjnr
House Budget Committee and re-
VertinE to former method of appro-
prlatinE money through several
committees instead of one; also n
Dill creating a Joint Budget Com
mittee to fix, by concurrent resoIu-
ton, the maximum amount th,,
could be appropriated for any one
governmental agency in one vear
. House Committees Tomorrow.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ON Wa
Risk. 1000, open.
Ways and Means-Free list, 1000
} open.
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