The Washington herald., 1921-01-08
What Congress Did Yesterday

1
|, Pomerene, Ohio--Amendnent to
tarif bill making cattle and live
ktock for breeding purposes free of
duty.
! Sterling, south DRkota--Amend-
ment to House joint resolution ex-
tending time for payment of pur-
chase money ON homestead entries |
I'm North and South Dakota. . /
Curtis, kansss-BiI restricting |
child labor and enforce school at
tendance in the District of Colum-
bia.
| Petitions and Memorials.
Mclean, Connecticut-Petitio for
punishment of certain foreigners for
violation of prohibition laws; also
petition for passage of materially and
infancy billI also; by women voters
for protection and education of yyom-
enI also asking confirmation of
Frederick A. Royse ms Deputy Com
missioner of Pensions, also protest.
ing pgainst commercializins of ma
tional parks, also favoring recogni-
tion of Ukrainian Independence.
Knox, Pennsylvsnia-Petit IA
| Voring maternity and infancy bill;
also to prohibit transmission of race
gambling betsI also fnvoring 1-cent
letter rateJ also urging incrense in
pay for retired list OF army, navy,
Marine Corps and Public Health Ser
vice, also two) urging prosecution
under espionage act be abandonedI
also urging prohts of Federal Re-
serve banks be used for extending
livestock credits, also urging pro-
lection for monetary gold; also urg-
ing Federal censorship of moving
picture hlms.
Warren (for Kendrick)--P
favoring "truth In fsbric1 bill, also
petition favoring embargo on wool
/ and wool products
Capper, Kansns-Petition from In
dianapolis, praying foS the right of
States to regulate rail rates and To-
cal distribution of cars, also petit
tion from Kansas favoring continue
tton of Federal aid in highway con-
struction.
Laid Before the Senate by the Vice
President.
Message OF the President asking
records be made OF vast accumuIn-
ton of civil war aocuments; also
message of the President requestinr
copy of joint resolution on ReorSani-
zation of administrative branches
10 replace copy which was lost 4,
White House.
HOUSE.
, Met ut IL m. and adjourned nj
$40 p. m. until noon today,
Passed sundry civil appropriation
. Dill with amendments providing that
100000 of 100000 for Department
OF Justice be used for prohibition
enforcement, and giving Shipping
Board Sso,OoOHOO to continue opera
tion OF vessels during next fiscal
year.
Point of order by Representative
BlnntOn Blocked consideration of
bill approprinting $4,000 for In
nngural ceremonies.
Began consideration of postofice
appropriation bill.
Ways and Means Committee con-
, tinued hearings on permanent tar
I in legislation, hearing lemon, olive
oil and acid interests.
Subcommittee of Appropriations
Committee asked by witnesses to
appropriate slI 100000 for addition
! al forest lands and $1,000, 900 for
, forest FIRE protection
Joint naval committee considered
choice of sites for proposed Pacific
naval base.
Benjamin Marsh Of Farmers Na-
tional Council asked Banking and
Currency Committee to allow $780,
100000 for expectation OF farm
products through war finance cor
poration.
Insular Affairs Committee re-
ported fayorably Towner bill ex-
tending limit of indebtedness of
/ Philippine islands from S15,0oO, 900
to S25, 100000.
F. A. Calvin, Houston, Texas, de-
| fnndRd h~f
q Agricultural Committee.
American Legion representatives
urged POstOfice Committee to e1-
= tend fat instend of second cInss
= postal rates to service mems publI-
cations.
+. w. GnIbraith, national COM
mander, American Legion, charged
e that thousands OF wounded soldiers
have received no compensation dur
ing two years in hospitals, before
d InterState Committee.
Elections Committee considered
payment of salary to defeated op-
e ponent of Victor Berger, unseated
|. by the House.
o Interstate Commerce Committee
e considered Rogers bill transferring
Wnr Risk Insurance to Interior De-
= partment.
I Indian Committee resumed con-
slueratlOn lnd1an leRlsiatlVe Dill.
s judiciary Committee reported ia
vorably bill amending act incorpor-
= atinE National Conservatory of
8 Music of America permitting main
e tcnnnce of branches OUTSIDE District
of Columbia.
Secretary of Labor submitted de-
nciency estimate vr $110,500 for the
5 United States Housing Corporation.
ol Bills Introduced.
Newton, Missouri.-Constitut al
;, amendment providing submission to
popular vote of all treaties Affect
I ing sovereignty of United States or
: indirectly affecting the Constitution.
u Butler, Pennsylvania. Making
ngeSlimit of IS for medical onicers
in Naval Reserve Forces who have
y served at least seven years in navy.
Milligsn, Missouri.-To provide for
the dishonorable discharge of GER
y tain persons inducted into military
n establishment who refused to per-
e form regular military duties or
e wear the uniform.
r Christopherson, South Dakota
= Providing for construction of spill
way and drainage ditch to lower