Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-30
The House.
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

House leaders expect to get
action tomorrow on three impor-
tant. bills: % the proposal to
appropriate $13.o0o,ooo for pro-
viding additional hospital facili-
ties for ex-service men: CD an
authorization of $100.000.o00 for
good roads work In cooperation
with the states during the next
year, and CD the Winslow bill. to
allow the railroads to collect
some of their losses during the
six-month period Of federal guar
antee. In spite of the fact that
House Leader Mondell tried twice
on Friday to make these0 meas
ures the order of business tomor-
row, and was blocked by a point
of order, the members who are
interested in these pieces of legis-
lation-and they include most of
the House members-are hopeful
that the opportunity will be given
to dispose of them.
All of the big appropriation
bills, with the single exception
of the Notifications bill, will be
before the House this week.
Hearings start tomorrow on the
Notifications bill.
On Tuesday the leaders hope to
finish consideration of the diplo-
matte appropriation bill. which
has been delayed by repeated
points of order, and to pass the
rivers and harbors bill. A fight
has been promised over this meas
successful. The rivers and har-
bors bill, as reported Friday. calls
for a lump-sum appropriation of
$15,250,OOO. With unexpended bal
ances a total of $47.299.006 will be
available for existing projects:
Representative J. H Small of
North Carolina filed a minority
report y yes ed cSo for speeife
The deficiency appropriation bill
will be reported to the House
Tuesday and the naval appropri-
alton bill on Tuesday or Wed
nesday.
The House is expected TO take
up the Army appropriation Dill on
Wednesday. AS . rep sH, 20, I'M. TINS
measure CdIIlSS @o@oSooA
provides for force of 10000
regulars. $500 Philippine Scouts
and $500 flying cadets, with l4,0OO
commissioned officers.
"The first Of the week" Chair
man Mapes of the House District
committee expects to call a meet
ing of the subcommittee OF hVe to
draft a bill designed to force a
merger of the two street railways
was ordered by a 13-to-1 vote
against Mapes in committee on
Wednesday, the determination of
the committee being to try to put
through such a bill to force merger
at this session.
Gen. Pershing. Mai. Gen. Lee
juene, commandant of the Marine
Corps. and Secretary Baker are
scheduled to testify before the
Tuesday. They are to discuss the
resolution to bring back from
France the body of an unidentified
soldier for burial in Arlington
national cemetery.
The Smith-Towner maternity bill
was reported out by the interstate
and foreign commerce committee
on Friday. 1t seeks an appropri-
alton of $1,4so.ooo to protect the
nGaIlH Ol anu iuANAsS.
The annual agricultural appro-
priation bill, after much opposition
in the House, was passed Thurs
day and sent to the Senate: 1t
carries approximately $34 100000,
including 100000 for free seeds:
Representative Norman J. Gould
of New York, acting under in
structions from the District COM
mittee. filed a report Friday on a
bill removing legal restrictions
against the consolidation of the
Potomac Electric Power Company
and the Washington Railway and
Electric Company. which the COM
mittee declares Is prerequisite to
a merger OF the two street car
systems.
officials of the Department Of
Agriculture are to be heard by the
agricultural committee on Tuesday,
before the committee drafts legisla-
ton regulating the grain and cotton
futures markets.