Evening star., 1921-10-23
The House.
BY WILL r. KENNEDY.

The House expects to pass to-
morrow the Fordney bill provid-
ing for a commission to devise
system of refunding foreign loans.
A flood of amendments to this
measure is expected. but the mem
bers of the ways and means COM
mittee hope to get the bill passed in
the same shape it was reported to
the House.
Tuesday House Leader aIonden
expects to have up the Rio de
Jeneiro exposition bill, a privileged
Alaskan case from the committee
on public lands and some other
minor matters.
Wednesday the committee on
public lands has the CALL.
The question of modifying the
statute of limitations will be
brought up by the judiciary COM
mittee.
Friday the claims committee
will have charge of the legisla-
tive program.
Tomorrow is District day. ac-
" Tic CticuudT, Dul klOuSe
Leader Mondell says that the
House District committee did not
have any matter of legislation
which they were anxious to press
at this time.
The House Monday passed a
Senate bill reinstating midship-
men who were dropped from the
Naval Academy during the last
academic year because of deflcien-
cies in their studies.
The rules committee Tuesday
announced its decision to 90 no
further in investigation OF the
ku klux Klan.
- Representative Dyer of Missouri
introduced a bill Monday for free
rides on the street cars for all
children under six, when ac-
companfed by an adult. for half
fare for all children under twelve
and half fare for all school
children under eighteen. when
going to and from regular school
sessions
The House immigration commit
tee has for the last three days
been conducting hearings on a bfll
requiring all aliens desiring to
become American citizens to regis
ter annually.
The most important action of the
House last week was the passage
Tuesday by a vote of 1877 TO - of
until February l, the emergency
tariff bill, designed to protect
agricultural products.
The House was stirred during
the week by the theft from the
office of Representative Ben john
son of Kentucky of a box con-
tanning papers relating. to the
11n
Gillett ordered q thorough investi-
CATION.
Courtland Smith, representing
the postal saving system. asked
the post office committee to reccp-
mend a more liberal interest rate
on postal savings to encourage
deposits.
The House District committee
Wednesday appointed subcom-
mittee. headed by Representative
Zihlman of Maryland, to cooper
ate with the District Commits
sioners in building up the police
and fire departments.
Chairman Langley of the COM
mittee on public buildings and
grounds introduced a bill author
izing an appropriation of $16,-
tion for former service men. OF
this S500,000 is specifically appro.
prl ted tor senla g. .menl of he
Public Health Hospital on Wis
consin avenue known as Mount
Alto. It is probable also that an
other new hospital will be erected
in Washington. o..
BY unanimous vote the House
Thursday rejected the claim of
John P. Bracken of Pittsburgh,
contesting for the seat Of the late
Mahlon H. Garland. The House
also voted that Representative
Harry r. Hawes. democrat, of
Missouri. is entitled to hold his
seat. against the contest of Ber-
nard P. Bogey.
Secretary Mellon. acting upon
the recommendations of the super
vising archi-ec Of the Treasury,
wrote to Speaker Gillett Thurs
day urging legislation authoriz-
ing the erection of a national
archives building in Washington
at an estimated cost of S1,500,000,
avr1ucivo of tho aife