The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-26
Day In Congress
SENATE By Associated Press

SENATE
 By Associated Press | Washington, January 25.--Debate on the House emergency tariff bill was opened today in the Senate with only La- handful of members present. Sem ator McCumber, republican, North Da-
 kota, was the first speaker addressing
 himself particularly to the section of the measure imposing duty on wheat. A few minutes after he began his ad- dress he was the only member on the Republican side of the chamber and
 only half dozen democrats were
 present.
 1 Appropriation. of an additional s2s5,- | 900 for payment of damages caused by | the explosion of the Gillespie muni- 1 tions plant in New Jersey in 1918 was requested by Secretary Baker in sup plemental estimate sent today to the Senate. Most of this sum, according to finding of liability made by the gov ernment's legal officials would reim- burse the Pennsylvania railroad for freight cars of other railroads de- stroyed at it's terminal.
 | The debt of Germany to the United ! States for maintenance ot American troops in German territory under the 1 Versailles treaty now aggregates | $22S, ,000, 900. according to statement placed in the congressional record to- | day by Senator McKellar, democrat, 1 Tennessee. This includes total ex-. renditures since the occupation by the allied and associated powers. The war department does not intend | a1l sa nf-f ina Ia " ha army during the war, Secretary Baker today advised the Senate in response | to a resolution by Senator Jones' re- publican, Washington, chairman of the commerce commission. The depart ment's policy, Mir. Baker said, Is to retain title and lease the properties. igiving the shipping board preference. concerns last in consideration as lessess.
 | A net gain of 2,4s5 votes had been made by Henry Ford over Senator Newberry when the Senate privileges land elections committee closed it's days work in the recount of the Michi- gan senatorial contest, with ITS of l the 2,2S2 precincts recanvassed
 The proposed trip of the Senate Cuban relations committee to Cuba to
 Investigate political and economic con l ditions probably will be abandoned, Senator Johnson, republican, Call fornia, chairman of the committee, in- dicated today after a conference with Acting Secretary Davis of the state department.
 l Coinage of $1s5,oO0 in souvenir 5O- cent pieces to commemorate the one ihundredth anniversary of Missouri's g
 admission into the union is proposed In 1 a. bill by Senator Spencer, republican, Missouri. passed today by the Senate and sent to conference.
 Another step in the movement look I ing to a reduction of the world naval
 building was taken by Senator Borah.
 republican. Idaho. He introduced and 1 the Senate adopted resolution calling upon the Senate naval committee for information whether it would be feas- ible and advisable to stop American
 naval building for six months. l HOUSE
 1 Washington. January 25-Under a House bill passed today by the senat te
 and sent to President Wilson. Porto Rico will j,e permitted to issue bonds up l to 10 per cent of ths aggregate tax val uation. of property on the island instead of per cent, as heretofore.
 An appropriation of $33o, ,ooo, 600 with pro- vision for an army of 150,o00 men, is un- derstood to have been agreed upon by 1 the House appropriations subcommittee drafting the annual army appropriation | bill The total is reduction of more than one half from the amount requested by the war department, which was about $500, coo GOO, and q reduction of $60 000 0OC | from the appropriation for the present | ve IF ufj1 tdaA fnr ee l f75,oo0
 Republican leaders in the House today I gave their approval of a. programme l which calls for the construction of five hospitals for war veterans suffering from mental and nervous disorders and tuber- culosis.
 l Calls were issued tonight for meet ! ing in New York Friday of all railroad presidents, whose lines might be affected {. by the re-divisioh of revenues from l through freight rates between trunk lines west of the Hudson river and New Eng
 land carriers The meeting was called l after the breaking up today of the con- lferences here of the presidents of il large
 eastern railroads through inability to
 arrive at any compromise acceptable to
 New England roads.
 l An appropriation of NsO,ooo to complete | and operate during the coming fiscal year the government kelp plant at Sum- mcrland, Cal, was stricken out of the agricultural bill in the House today on a point of order but later the House voted ! to appropriate $500 for the plant, and Iauthorized the secretary of agriculture to
 sell it.
 1 Because of the illness of Chairman Butler, the House naval committee post poned today until Friday the hearing of General Pershing on world disarma- ment. It was announced that Repre-
 sentative Butler was suffering from an
 attack of ptonane poisoning, but that
 his condition was not dangerous. An appropriation of sl00. .0oo. 900 for pub. 1 lie roads during the next fiscal year. is proposed in a bill reported today by the House roads committee.
 lS .stts - The Sheppard-Towner bill for protec. ton of maternity and infancy, rapidly
 passed by the Senate. was reported to- day by the House interstate commerce scommittee after an all day session
 McAdo0 to Visit Mexico City
 By Associated Press
 l Los Angeles, January co.-William c.
 McAdoo, former Secretary of the Treas-