The Washington herald., 1921-02-14
SENATE PASSES
BILLIONS WORTH
OF LAWS in WEEK
Two Other Fiscal Meas.
ures Reported and
Await Action.

legislation passed the Senate during
the week just ended, Thursday be-
ing the banner day of the winter
session. The record follows:
Sundry civil appropriations
bill, carrying S41O,921, ,107, passed
Wednesday after four days OF
steady war OF amendments.
Pension appropriations, $685.
100000, passed Thursday within
two minutes time.
Indian appropriations bill,
3l3,405,745, passed Thursday
after several amendments and
about two hours debate.
Bill appropriating S77s,O00 for
improvement OF Red Lake and
Red Lake River, Minnesota
Two other fiscal measures. the
legislative, executive and Judicial
appropriations, $llO,3SO,52S, and the
diplomatic and consular appropris-
uons bill, carrying about &1.0e0. .o0o,
were reported Thursday and the
legislative bill was called up for
consideration Friday. The bonus
feature was knocked out on a point
of order yesterday.
District interest centered in the
Sundry civil bill, providing for the
erection of an archives building be-
tween b and 9 and Fourteenth and
fltteenth streets, and the legisla-
tive bill, granting the $24O bonus to
district police and firemen. There
were many other items in both these
measures. the legislative bill provid-
ing for the salaries of Federal and
District employees.
An appropriation OF $3.50, 900 for
he purchase OF an archives build
'nE site just west OF the National
Museum had been included in IN,
'undry civil bill by the Senate Ap-
preparations Committee. but this
| anne endment was substituted after a
protraCted discussion in which
Senators Underwood. King and
others favored using the site pr
tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets which is already owned by
| the government. thus saving the
expenditure when the United States
Treasury is in a strained condition
Senator POindexter held out for tn
| purchase Of the other site, on the
"rOund that it was the more de-
-irable and the investment was ad.
visa bic. while Senator Nelson ano
| others urged the selection Of a site
on Capitol Hill near the Congress
sionai Library.
The Senate committee had eN-
"luded the police and fremen from
he benefits of the t24O bonus pre-
! f"rring 70 allow the present law
which gives them Sl2O continue
but this decision was changed At
| the last minute. and unless thero
| is successful opposition to this i'm
| portant District feature Of the bill,
| when its consideration is resumed
probably today it will 60 through
| to conference with good prospect OF
| ultimate adoption into law.
Although the emergency tarin
bill was sidetracked willingly b.
| the Republicans in order that the
| various fiscal measures could b,
| acted upon. the subject OF tariff
worked its way to the top numerou,
times during the week and occupied
4 great deal of time.
Senator McCumber agreed or
| Thursday to give way entirely "a
! the diplomatic and consular and the
| legislative bills on Friday. bur
| tariff discussion was INDUCED in t.
some extent while the Legislative
| bill was before the Senate. and
| s'CudtOI DOT an advocate OF IN
| naval holiday. took the center OF
| the stage before the Legislative
| bills consideration had proCeedet
an hour. occupying the floor to tn.
exclusion of everything except
naval holiday" until late Frida,
| afternoon. when reading OF the leg
slative bill was not reached at all
Fight for restoration OF the
! bonus. which means $l5.OOO.OOO an
| nually TO District and Federal EN-
nloyes in Washington. will featur"
he consideration OF the leCisIativ,
bill when il comes before the Sen
ate again this week. The point o.
order which resulted in knoCkin-
out the bonus Saturday was mad,
by Senator Curtis because OF a.
mendment to include the navy
yard employees who, Senator Curt is
and others believe. are sufficientlv
paid without the bonus senator
'nderwood. OF Alabama. said dur
ng the debate that he would not
ct the bill pass il he could prevent
t. without the bonus amendment
included.