The Washington herald., 1921-05-04
What Congress Did Yesterday
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
Met 1t n M. ana aSJeurned N
ssSS r. n. antiI neon today.
DefeatedJ siegel bflI granting AM
erican citfsenship to Emil Fischer
of New York.
Began ceasiderstien Of bilI to e.
tabiish national budget system.
Conmittee&
Ways and Means-Hearinx o.,
American valuation bill.
Rale-Consfdered resolution for
Joint Congressional inquiry into nx-
ricuitural situation.
Agricalture-Hearinr ON packer
control legislation.
bills Reported.
Judiciary Committee reported bin
to amend an act to establish n csde
OF law for the District of ColumbIa,
approved March ., 1901.
Pension Committee reported bill
relating to execution Of pension pa
pers I'm foreign eountries.
Public Lands CommItteea reported
bill granting certain public lands 10
the city of Phoenix, Aris., for mu-
nfcipal purposes.
Bills Introduced.
No. 5s7s. Leatherwood, Utah-To
authorize the temporary exchange
Of certain public lands for exper-
inents In sheep growing.
NO. sez4 Timberiake. Colorado
To purchase site for postoR'ce at
Longmont, Colo.
No. se7S. Woodruff. Michisas-
To amend the War Risk Insurance
Nc. S676. Tineher, kansas-Tak-
fng, contracts for the sale of grain
for future delivery and options for
such contracts, and providing for
the regulation Of boards of trade.
No. S677. Appleby, New Jersey
Granting pensions to certain mem-
bers Of the former Life saving Ser
vice.
No. 56zs. CLARK. Fierids-Te reg
uiate the sale OF deadly weapons In
the District of Columbia
No. se7s. MilIspaugh, Missouri
Authorizing the purchase of land
for q postomce at Canton, Mo.
No. $3.50. Clark, FIorida-Te ex-
tend the franking privilege to liter
ature psblished by boards Of health
Of states and Territorities-
No. S6S1. Ozark, F1erida-Cos-
ferring police powers on all con-
ductors and motormen on electric
and street railways In the District; ;
also No. sss2. to credit and pay to
the several States and Territories
and the District of Celanbia all
moneys collected under the direct
tax levied BY Acts Of Congress- ap-
proved JuIy 1, 1862, March z. 1854,
July II, 1866 and March 2, 1887,
also No. 56S3, TO defne who are va
grants In the District and to pre-
scribe parliament.
No. 1854. Hawley, OreEon-Te au-
thorire the purchase by the city of
Medford. OreE, of certain lands
formerly embraced I'm the grant to
the Oregon and California Railroad
Company, and revested in the
United Ststes-
No. 56s5. Hawiey, Oregon tby re-
auest)-To authorize the addition
OF certain lands to the Crater Ma
tional Forest, also No. 56ss, To add
to the Crater National Forest in
Oregon certain lands that were re-
vested In the United States p1r-
suast to n decision Of the Supreme
Court.
No. S6s7. stephens, Ohio To
amend nm amendment to the war
risk Insurance act, approved De-
eember -, 1919.
No. 56Ss. Taylor, Tennessee -
Granting an Increase of pension
to certain soldiers, sailors and Ma
rines OF the civil war and the Mexi-
can war; alsoa No. 56so. 500 and
5Se1. to provide sites and erect pub
lie buildings at lockwood, Bafoi-
Iette and Lenoir City, Tennessee.
No. seq. Williams, IIIinois-To
regulate ipterstate and foreign
commerce I'm live stock, live stock
products. dairy and poultry prod
ucts.
No. 56e3. DoweII. Kansas To
amend the Federal aid highway act.
No. 5694. Curry, California-To
provide for the administration of
national property and interests in
AIasI<aJ also No. 5eo5. for the cree
tion of n public building at Mar
timer, Cal.
No. s6s6. Kelly, PennsyIvania-To
provide for the monthiy payment
OF pensions.
No. 5697. King, IIIinois-Te amend
the farm Ioan act. .....
No. 560S. Weaver, North Carolina
To establish a fish hatchery and
cultural station in North Carolina,
also No. $500, providing for the
nnal disposition OF the Affairs Of
the Eastern hand Of Cherokee In
dians OF North Carolina.
Resolutions Introduces.
No. 1O1 Britten, IIIinois-Author-
izinE the President to appoint q
board for the preparation Of n har-
monious system of contract forms.
Executive Communieations.
Secretary Of the Treasury trans
mitted supplemental estimates from
the District Commissioners amount
ing to s1,oSo 900 required for build
ings and grounds, public schools
and free public library, also sup-
Elemental estimate OF $33,4e1..a for
the ONCE of Indian Affairs, Interior
Department. also a proposed item
Of LEGISLATION from Department Of
Agriculture relative to the appor-
tionment of receipts from the ma
tional forests for the fiscal year
1921.
Committee Meetfngs Today.
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