The Washington herald., 1921-06-05
Senate Bills Speeded..
WyEDNESDAYl saw the end Of the long wrangle
NJ over the naval appropriations bill and the
w ;,,n,satafe efarf an The seeond deficiency hill

M over the naval appropriations bill and the
immediate start on the second deficiency bill
Within few more days the army appropriations bill
viii be o Of the way if republican hopes are realized
and then something viii be done for the soldiers and
mothers aud babies and the Taxpayers
This Is the last month Of the fiscal year roar and
the supply bills are to be Of the way long before
the beginning Of the new year The naval bill carried
about $soooooooo for continuance Of the 1910 build
ing program. to which there such objections by
democrats and some republicans principally Senators
Borsh and Lenfoot Senator King. Of Utah. DEMOCRAT.
tried TO haye the bill recommted with instructions TO
the naval committee to cut $Ioooooooo more off the
totals But his amendment lost. as were four BY
Senator LaFoefte limiting the duties Of fighting craft
SO that they would be required force collections
Of foreign debts The LaFoiette amendments were
thrown out upon points of order raised by Senator
Poadexter. acting chairman in charge Of the BILL
Ssuafor Pondexter said that to limit the warshps as
proposed would be subverson of the whole purpose
Of the navy and far as the United States would be
concerned il might well not have any navy at all
The deficiency bin carries $Is474I.ooI. which .is
more than $ssoooooo excess Of the bill il passed
the house and includes $I.S44.I74 for the District
schools TO the school amendment Senator Curtis its
asithor added 5000 to $4,000 which had been pro
vdsd for the purchase Of additional ground at the
Adams school Senator Curtis also put an amend
inent III the bhl providing $4,000 as emergency
for the purchase Of branch library site in the south
east section Of Washington. A Carnegie gift Of $780,
900 is to enable the District 70 build the second of
chain Of seven branch Libraries, the first of the
branches having been built in Tacoma.
~ THEIR District items in the bill are SII.I7A for
the payment of judgments and 5000 for the
contingent expenses and fuel of the first de-
partment The naval bill passed by vote of 81 to ~
The army appropriations BILL which is to follow
the deficiency BILL carries about S336oooooo In view
Of petitions from all parts Of the country urging steps
y toward disarmament, which have been received since
March 4 is probable that the senate will consider
retrenchments in the department which were not
favored in the naval bill @
On Thursday the senate confirmed the nomina7
tons Of Jacob Sehurman Of New York to be minister
to China Edmund Waddill, of Virginia to be United
States udge succeeding Judge J. c. Prtchard, of the
Fourth Virginia district, and two promotions in the
coast and geodetc survey Several collectors
and district judges and attorneys confirmed dur
ing the week. and in open session Wednesday six
midshipmen who had been omitted from the list at
Annapolis because Of deficiencies in their studies,
were confirmed for appointmnt to ensigns having
later made their grades Senator Norris took
Thursday chde facetiousy the senate for this
violation Of hoary custom, pointing the fact that
the mddies had actually been confirmed in public and
4 The world rolls on without any serious setback He
favors adjustment Of sessions for confirmation
Of appointments and ratification of treaties as pro-
posed BY Senator Pat Harrison, of Mississippi
On Thursday the senate palsed an amendment to
the federal farm loan act proposed Tuesday by Sena
tor Curtis of Kansas authorizing the secretary Of the
treasury to extend $5ooooooo to banks for loans
farm collateral The Lenroot resolution for the
alton Of commission on agricultural inquiry
passed Tuesday. 1t provides that the commission
consist of Eve and hve representatives three
republicans and two democrats in each branch.
Senator Underwood obtained passage of his bill
for the relief Of government employees with the Amer
can expeditionary forces He explained that it
merely an amendment to the worIunens compensation
law. which granted six months for the fling of claims
in case ofsnjury and year for such fling in of
death while in the service, Employees in France
other foreign countries who injured killed in
service behind the lines suffered disadvantage be-