The Washington herald., 1921-02-08
SENATE.

tDduys
Amendment 60 xundry civil bill
providing s4so,ooo for archives
building site and drawings adopted
after long debate. Amendment
providing s8,I0o,eoo Immediately
and sf2.ooo, ,00e more for hospitaIi-
kation for sick and disabled former
service men produced long discus
sion In which proposal of a two
year buiIding plan and ssI zoo, ,oo0
by Senator Robinson of Arkansas
L. voted down.
Presidents veto of hill limiting
army recruiting 10 1T5,000 over
ridden by vote OF 81 to 1. Veto of
bill autherizing sale of portion of
land I'm Northern Montana to gun
club upheld, AZ to o.
Secretary of Treasury Houston
before senate Judiciary Committee
investigating foreign loans, said
proposal to cancel debts of allies is
"unthinkabIe.r
Hearings continued by Manufae-
tures Committee on Calder coal bill.
Bills and Amendments.
johnson, California Resolution
asking senate investigation of con-
ditions in coal fields of west VIr-
ginia.
Ball, Delaware-BIIl authorizing
Secretary of War to transfer cer-
tain materials and equipment to
Department of Agriculture.
sheppard, Texas Two amend
ments to River and Hnrber nppro-
printion bill authorizing Secretary
Of War to enter into contracts for
completion of Houston ship channel,
etc.
agricultural appropriations bill pro-
Viding for the POstponemeht of
payments of grazing fees.
Laid Before senate.
Message from House announcing
passnEe of resolutions of tribute to
memory of Mahlon NJ. Garland, late
Representative from Pennsylvania,
also announcing signing of act to
provide drainage of aIIOtments of
Five Civilized Indian tribes, also
announcing signing of act to nx
salaries of L. :. District Court
clerks.
ny senator " uQNWOFIh
from Committee on Military Affairs
on bills for relief of Jennie Garrett
and to amend military record of
Richard ParkeI also report on bill
to authorize Secretary of War to
furnish to National Museum certain
articles of equipment.
Petitions and Memorials.
Spencer, Missouri - Concurrent
resolutions of Missouri assembly IA
bill.
from Wilmington, Delaware, against
legislation creating Department
of Education.
farm union of Marmaduke, Ark,
fnVorinG legislation against gam
bling in grain products; also
resolution of Chamber of Commerce
of COffeyyille, Kas., favorIng fur
theF Federal aid of highway con-
struetiOnI also petition of citizens
of Price, Utah, favorinE legislation
to prohibit gambling in grain prod
uets.
HOUSE.
Met at IL a. m. and adjourned at
sos p. m. until IL a. m. today.
W1nslOw bill amending Trnnspor-
tntiOn act failed to pass by two
votes.
Passed the 800 yOoo. 900 Federal aid
good roads bill.
Passed the Langley bill for the
disqualification of former service
men.
Passed bill authorizing sale of
coal and asphalt deposits In tn,
segregated mineral lands in the
CbOctaw and ChickASRw nations of
Oklahoma.
Passed bill authorizing State of
oklahoma to purchase one section
of ChOctaw land as n site for con-
structiOn of hospital.
Defeated resolution calling upon
War Department to explain reasons
for abandonment Of Camp runston,
Kansas.
Passed following bills on unanI-
nous consent calendar.
To amend the act making proyI-
siOnS for the Alaskan Civil govern.
ment and the act providing n gov
ernment for Hawaii.
To provide for the survey of nua-
lie lands remaining unsuryeyed In
Florida.
To amend the seamen protection
and welfare act,
Relating to the title of land to he
acquired as n site for a postofiee
building at Spring Valley, Ill.
Granting consent for the construc-
ton of bridge across Mississippi
River mt st. Paul, MINI.
Authorizing construction OF n
bridge across Santee River in south
Carolina, also bridge across Peedee
and "ateree rivers.
Granting consent for construction
OF bridge across the withIacoochee
river in Georgia.
Authorizing construction of bridge
across Hudson River. between Troy
and COhoes, New York.
Extending authority to county of
Luxerne, Pennsylvania, to construct
n bridge across the North Branch OF
the susquehanna River from wilkes
ton.
Authorizing Majestic CoIIIerIes
Company to construct bridge
across Tug River, Mingo County,
w. Va, to Kentucky side.
Extending time for the ronstrur-
tiOn of bridge across Newark Bay,
New Jersey.
To revive and re-enact nm act to
authorize the Gulf Ports Terminal
Railway Company to construct N
bridge across the heRdwuters Of Mo-
bile Bay, Alabama.
L Extending time for the conStruc-
tion of a bridge across the Susque-
hanna River at Harrisburg, Pa.