The Washington herald., 1921-06-07
What Congress Did Yesterday.
rreessdinss Of Jun. Q.
SENATE.

Precssdings Of June Q.
SENATE.
Met at ~ o'clock and recessed NJ
until II today.
Army appropriations bill called
MP by senator Wsdsworth and read
for committee amendments, senator
Borah attacking measure as waste
full Of goyernnsent money. and Sea-
tor King and others speaking,
senator kellogg speaks In behalf
Of bill 10 establish military reser-
walton at Yorktewn.
Anniversary Of battle Of BeIleau
Wood, now .Mnrine Wood.s where
Americans turned back Germans In
drive ON Paris. commenorated In
rddresses by Senators Overmnn and
Lodge.
Nominations receiveds Adelph A.
HoehlinG. 10 be District supreme
court judge, Joseph A. Hill. New
Hampshire. assistant director of
census, Thomas l.. Degrau. Pennsyl-
yasfa. purchosing agent Of the post
once department.. and number Of
| others, including consular aud army
appointments.
Passed s. 1874. authorixing Sec
retnry Of war to exchange samples
OF arms and equipment with foreign
nations.
Passed s. 1850. authorisins the
awnrd Of medals to nrmy omcers
brevettei for galiantry during the
war with Spain, Philippine insur-
rection OF China relief expedition.
Agreed TO joint resolution grant
ing authority to Red Cross to con-
tipue use Of temporary buildings In
District Of Columbia.
Agreed to resolution authorizing z
the erection of q memorial to dead
Of hrst division on site In front Of
Coreoran Art gallery.
Agreed to joint resolution author-
ising the President to invite foreign
nations to take part In nm exposi-
tion Mt Portland. Greg.
Bills introduced.
Nicholson, Colorado IS. 1857. to
establish a department. OF mines.
Kellogg, Minnesota-S. 1867. de-
clarinE the battlefield at Yorktown.
Va. national military park upon
acquisition of site at cost not to
exceed 100000.
P0merene. Ohio-S. 1858, TO regu-
late and license itinerant vendors
In District Of Columbia.
Ball, Delaware-S. 1860, to deAne
and punish vaErnney In the District
of Columbia, also 3. 1877, to restrict
hotel rntes In District OF Columbia.
sheppard, Texns-S. 1871, admit-
ting civilian employees Of United
States stricken with tuberculosis to
army and navy hospitals.
Capper, knnsas-S. 1870, to amend
an act to regulate salaries of teach
ers, school oficials and other en-
ployes of the board Of education.
! Sterling, North Dakotn-Amend-
ment to army appropriation bill au-
thori.ing transfer of Camp Meade
s. OAK. for hospital for disabled
veterans, also amendment In same
service In bureau of war risk in.
surance.
| Laid Before Senate.
Report from committee on public
lands on bill to amend act provid-
ing for division Of Dakota Into tive
states.
| Report from judiciary eommittes
ON bill to amend judicial code. and
bill to confer upon Hawaiian terri
toriaf court Jurisdiction In prohibit
tlon cases.
Report from committee ON axrf-
culture on bill to regulate interstate
and foreign commerce In livestock
and livestock products. etc.
| Message from house announeins
speaker lad signed bill relating "a
nj NJ I'll
announcing that the house disagreed
10 the senate amendments to the
second deficiency bill and had ap.
pointed eonferees, also that speaker
had signed bill for bridge across tho
Des Moines river I'm lows.
Resolution Of Senator walsh. Mas
snehusetts. callins upon the war risk
insurance bureau for various infor-
tion.
Communicatfon from secretary OF
the treasury Transmitting . draft OF
proper legislation to increase the
minimum number Of internal revenus
collection districts.
Resolutions Presented.
Fletcher, Florida - Resolution oi
Florida agricultural interests o,
shipment of fertilizer In interstat,
commerce.
Capper. Kansas-Res0lution Of II,
legion women of Sabetha, Kan, urg.
ing legislation for relief of disabled
former soldiers.
Committees Today.
Interstate commerce (eXecutfv,
session). 1880 q. m.
Interstate commerce, subcommit
tee, truth-in-fabric hill. 1880.
Joint civil service, reclassia cation
2,30 p. m.
Met Mt L: m. and adjourned mt
p. m. until noon today.
Sent the naval appropriation bit
to conference.
Passed a number Of minor bill
ON the unanimous consent calendar
ms follows,
To provide for the acquisition b,
the United Stntes of private right
OF hshery I'm and about Pearl Har
Dor.
Granting certain public lands I,
the city Of Phoenix, Aria, for mu
nicipal purposes.
For the relief Of settlers and en-
trynen ON Baca Float No. 2, II
To constitute Fart Worxh r>r~.