The Washington herald., 1921-05-17
What Congress Did Yesterday

LID I e8tcr0dy
I'M Ter the relief ef ss-es y. ye.-
kins,
Ashsrst. Arissna-s. lezs, : Iii
for the relief 81 waiter Rsnke.
Sheppard Texns-s. ,. Res. -, q
yeint resolution authepising the
War Department to lean tents, eots
and ether esuipnent ts the Aner-
tcan Lesion reunien 10 be held n
Texas.
Harreid. oklahsna-s. ,. Res. ..
1eint resolattsn autherfsipx the
Secretary Of the Treasury 10 grant
certain prstectien 70 the ave esvi-
Used tribes.
La FeIietse. Wfscensan - Ane,s-
meat to naval apprepriasisns biiI
providing that ne American war
ersu SAah compel celleetisn sf
eIaias.
Laid Before the senate. 3
Repsst of the state D~part.,e.t
On the petreIeum situatfen re-
suested Of the President by the
senate March 10. 1920.
Report Of Interstate Cens.erec
Committee on $. 1soe, . bfu 10 fur-
tier amend the interst.t. ce.~err.
act - provide for seassnabIe rates
fer coal transpsrtatte., .I.e ,e.er,
iron same committee on 3. 1897, n
btll to aid In stabiIfxin~ -. ee.I
industry.
Report Of Judiciary Csn.ittee
On >. 11S4, the ShieIds bin te sun-
DRaRa the -
and other nrearms In the United
sseses snd the District sf Cslunbia.
Cen.saieaties frea Secretary Of
Ssvy Deaby inviting senstors 20
spend Thursday st Qsanties 70
view the work Of the Marine Corps
Petitions and Menerfal..
shertridge, CaIifer,ia-Cemnuu
cation from . Califernia glove esn-
Psny relating to the fnAu.try and
tariff.
Willis, Ohie-Petitfo. ef ,undrx
eftfsens Of Cleveland, Ohio, urxtue
reeoEnitfen Of the Irish republic.
walsh, Massachusetts - Pefftjon
OF Ukrainisn American eitixens.
urxfng recognition Of East GaItels
and West Ukrainia.
Capper. kaasas-ReseIutio. of
woesen organisation. Of rarte..
parts Of Kansas urging adequate re.
lief for disabled former service
mens also petition of ssadry citi-
sens Of the state faverinE a law to
prohfbtt gambling In Rraia products.
Reyes. New HampShtre - Re.olu-
ton Of Henry J. Sweeney Legion.
MheAester. n. H. srEinE soldier
relief legislation.
King, Utah-Petftion Of party n,
experts On high explosives, seeking
permfssfon TO test two-ton bomb In
army and navy war maseuvers ,ex,
summer.
Committees To-day.
Joint Civil Service Committee, r>-
eiassthcation, 1880 q. N.
Military Affairs. apprspriatSs,,
bill. ESQ p. m.
Tariff bill conferees, 2.se n. m.
Finance. revenue revision. 10 =. ~
Agriculture, regular meeting. Io,ao
Interstate Commerce, railroad b,n
HOUSE.
Met at II m. and adjourped ,t
31s p. m. until noon "Wednesday.
Passed 4 number Of r,iuor h,,t.
on unanimous consent eale.d.r. ,,.
eiudinG,
A bill granting the consent of Cc,-
gress to the washinxtop ma Ola
Dominion Railway. to eonstrvet /.
bridge across the Potomac River,
bill authorizins the co.strue-
tion Of q private drawbridxe sero,.
Lock 30. 4, Willamette Falls, Ore,
struction OF bridge across the Ting
Fork Of the Big sandy River, Minro
County, West Virginia,
A bill to provide for the retention
by the government of the property
known as the Alaska Northern Rail-
~ay emce building and its use for
court purposes,
A bill granting consent for con-
structfon Of dixie across Mud sious \
on Isthmus Inlet. Oregon,
A bill for the public sale of the
postof'ice site At BethIehem, Pa,
A bill to exempt from cancellation
certain desert land entries In River
dale County, California,
A bill for the relief Of certain
former service men whose rights to
make entries on the North Platte
irrigation project were defeated by
Intervening claims.
A Joint resolution authorizing the
Secretary Of War to loan cots and
blankets for use of C. A. r. at Ohio
encamPment.
A bill granting certain lands to
Converse County, Wyoming. for use
ns public park.
A bill to provide for the dtsposal
Of certain waste and drainage water
from the Rio Grande project.
/ Bills Intreduced.
No. 62S4. Carter. OklaIhoma-Au-
thorizing the President to call mn
International conference On disarm-
ament, also No. 6z55-For the pur-
| chase Of site and erection Of q
public building mt Atoka, Okla.
No. S2s6, Husted, New York-Au-
thorizinE suits against the United
States In admiralty for collisions
caused by and salvage rendered to
public vessels belonging to the
United States.
No. ezS7, McFadsen. Penasylva-
nin-To amend sections 1885 and
51so Of the revised statutes, relat-
ing to branches Of national bank
ing associations, No. e2ss-To ex-
| empt from taxation certain property
Of the DauRhter. NJ ~ A->---