The Washington herald., 1921-05-15
Week in the Senate.


a, the emergency tariff and naval appropria-
tious bill less prosaic for the steady attendance.
First. Senator La Toilette. of Wisconsin. offered
resolution Withholding participation by the United
States in international councils that deny freedom
and self determination to nations such As Ireland
Second Senator Harrison, of Mississippi. proposed
BY resolution he offered to change the Senate rules
so as to do away with secret sessions tor the con-
alteration of foreign treaties and nominations.
Third Senator King, of Utah. by resolution de-
manded an investigation of lobbyism OF the alleged
dye trust
None Of these measures has been acted upon de-
spite an appeal by Senator Harrison for the consid-
Grafton Of his before the nominations being sent IN
daily by President Harding all secretly disposed
Of The naval appropriation bill stood in the way OF
his resolution. while the other two are still lying
upon the table
The first half of the week consumed In the
tariff debate. gainst which Democrats made stub
born but futile fight. expected The vote came
about o'clock Wednesday and stood 63 to 26 The
naval bill debate made spectacular by the fight
Of Senator Borah for his amendment looking to .
reduction cessation of battlesp construction Sem
ator King, of Utah, spoke for four hours Thursday
against the program for which appropriations
provided in the He declared the costs would
reach $3ooooooooo within three years and that the
guns and battleships being provided would be OBJ
solete by the time the program is completed
MONC scores Of minor bills introduced
~ passed were several looking to further i'm
- provement in the machinery Of government
District of Columbia bill passed Thursday authorizes
the Commissioners to dispose of parcel Of land
bought for school purposes many years ago at Twen-
tieth and H streets northwest. Another intro
duced proposing changes in the laws providing for
the assessment of personal property taxes and add
ing phrenologsts tothe list of pamists clairvoyants
soothsayer. mediums and fortunetelers required to
take $25 annual license. Another would limit
the height Of buildings Sixteenth street and Mas
sachusetts to 10 feet The Senate District
subcommittee held further hearings Friday the
100000 urgency school building program. obtaining
data from builders the of materials and labor
The Senate and House Joint Committee Educa-
tion and Labor devoted large part of the week to
hearings the Kenyon bill for the establishment
Of Department of Public Welfare Dr. Charles E. Saw
yer. the Presidents physician and personal representa-
tive appointed to cooperate with government depart
mcnts in welfare work, among many persons
heard. Advocates Of independent department of
education protested strongly against including the
governments educational work in the proposed new
Welfare Department, saying it too big propo-
sition to be submerged bureau. O0cials
Of the National Education Association testiied that
sentiment had been sounded and the demand of the
public was In favor of independent department of
education.
The Senate Civil Service Committee was preparing
Joint hearings with the House Civil Service COM
mittee on the Smoot and Sterling bills providing for
reclassifcation of government employees, and men,
bers of the fofmer Joint Commission Reclassifca-
ton to be consulted The Senate Appropriations
Committee has been giving attention to the rival
measures and reports both bills from bottom sources
looked for late this week
THE Finance Committee conducted hearings on
the nomination Of Edward Blair, of West Vir-
ginia, to be Internal Revenue Commissioned
against whom Senator Johnson, of California, made
charges of unfathulness in the Republican National
convention. The Postoffice and Postroads Committee
held hearings on good roads questions. and various
other committees busy most ofthe week
The Senate confirmed several scores of nominations