The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-04-25
REVIEW Of. WORK
DOAE:B|Y congress
Peace. and Tariff Main Issue. 1rhls
weekRati6ea.ion Of Treaty With
.:Colus&;an; and sImmisrstisn Al
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Washington April 2s.-New Eng
land manufacturers demanding rro.
lection TOR their products and peace.
by means, with Germany. In which
latter position the Germans lodging
in the United States, as we'll as those
abroad, join them, will have their
inning ii: The senate next week. For
on : Monday the "emersency'' tariff
bill to serve until the permanent
for the preceding week finds one
be introduced into the senate, as will
the Knox resolution providing'fo a
conclusion Of the state Of war be-
tween this country and Germany
and Austria.
A review of the work Of congress
for the preceding week finds one
permanently concluded aot. The sem
ate ratified the treaty providing for
the payment of s25,o00,o00 to
Colombia for the. loss Of that: terri
tory required in the construction Of
the Panama Canal. In debating this
treaty, Senators Borah, johnson,
Kenyon, Poindexter and others be-
rated their Republican. colleagues
for having chargd, by their action
in supporting the commission Of high
crime on the part Of former Presi.
dent Roosevelt.
Other events Of the week follow:
The house passed the immigration
bill denying more than 8 per cent
Of aliens presently in the United
States to enter within the current
year. Amendments will be offered in
the senate stopping al Immigration
for = period Of. Ave years. The
it is indicated, will
prove futile. ...
The house military committee de-
termined to increase the standing
army by adding 10000 men, making
the total 10000. The house COM
mittee on naval affairs agreed with
DENLY that there must be
no slowing up in ship construction
and in providing generally for the
navy.
The house created a committee to
probe into the escape from federal
authorities Of Grover G. Bergdoll,
notorious draft dodger at present in
Germany. The committee met. and
and will proceed with bus
mess the coming week.
The senate engaged in a sensa-
tional debate in the open following
the confirmation Of Col George Har-
vey as ambassador to Great Britain,
Senator Harrison Of Mississippi was
resentful and sought to
prove that Harvey is temperamental-I
ly untitled to represent this country
abgond. Senator Reed answered Sem
atoE:HaEison and renewed his form
er .attacks against the, league Of ma
tons. Senators Lodge of Massachu-
sets and Heflin of Alabama, par
in the debate, the former
defending Harvey and the latter re-
senting the slurs aimed at former
President Wilson. |
The house committee on judiciary
its determination to aban |
don legislation offered In effort to
Judge Lands, federal judge
at Chicago. The senate has q bill, in
trouced by Senator Dial, which, II
enacted, would force the resignation
of Judge Lands either as a federal
official or the dictator Of profession
al baseball. ~-'
The president nominated various
applicants for Office, including D. d.
Blair of North Carolina, to be COM
missioner of internal revenue, a
nomination satisfactory trthe to-
bacco manufacturers, but. unsatis-
factory to the Anti-Saloon league.
The week was featured by anoth-
er deluge Of bills in both houses.
Mrs. Joe W. Everett is expected in