The Washington herald., 1921-04-20
What Congress Did Yesterday
SENATE.

SENATE
Met st II o'clock, and recessed
sntfi n to-day.
Nominatie.s received frsm Presi-
dent, including those Of George w.
Aldridge, Of New York. to be eeliee-
tor Of customs at New York, Albert
w. white, Parkersburs. w. Va, to
he Internal revenue collector Of the
di.triet Of West virginia, Ralph ID.
Lille and Thomas 8. Love, TO be
a..istant surgeons OF the Public
Health service, John Foster synes.
70 he United states attorney for the
district OF ColoradoJ also number
of army, navy, and Marine Corps
promotionGs
Passed resolution By senator Reed
authorizing the Senate judiciary
Committee to continue ITS investi-
cation Of foreign loans.
Passed resolution by senator
smoot authorising President to ap-
point representative ON government
reorga ganisation committee. 81
Colombian treaty discussed by
senators shortridge. Of Californian )
heeus OL utssoeEhb -
ware, and others.
- Bills introduced.
Jones, washlngton - Authorizing
CoyIits tribe of Indians TO submit
claims against United states 10
Court OF Claims, also bill for the
relief of dispossessed Indians Of the
Ni.auaIly reservation, washingtonj
also bill authorising Indian tribes
and individuals living In Washing
ton and west of Cascade summits to
.ubmIt claims, also bill providing
for relief of volunteer omcers ana
soldiers who served In PHILIPPINES
beyond enlistment period.
TrammeIl. Florida-Proytding for
the establishment Of scholarshtps In
the yarious States Of the Union as .
memorial to the soldiers, sailors and
Marines of the late war.
Capper, Kansas-Authorizi an
association OF producers of agricui-
tural products.
Ball. Delawnre-To regulate pawn
brokers I'm the District of Columbia
to amend provisions of an act re-
Iating 10 street cars and providing
for their merger; recIaiming certain
lands In Maryland between wash
ington and Point Lookouty authorix-
ing Secretary of the Treasury TO
convey n right of way to the Dis
trict; making appropriations for
opening and grading Firth Sterling
avenue. District Of CoIumbia; max
ing appropriation for building n
bridge from south Capitol street Ia
Poplar Point; to provide for the sale
l.. ~
certain lands acquired for school
purposes.
PhIpps, CoIorado-Authoriz the
President TO appoint certain persons
In the regular army and place them
on retired list.
Dial, south Carolina-Conferrin 4
Jurisdiction on the United States
District Court for the Eastern Dis
trict of South Carolina to hear
and determine claim of owners OF
the Danish steamship FIynderbors
against the United States.
Harris, Georgia (fOr King, OF
UtahD-TO amend revised statutes
prescribing method of ObtaininH Q
patent to mining claims; to appro-
pirate funds for purchase of Zion
National Park stamp-caneeling dies
providing for the transfer of Bureau
Of Efficiency to the Jurisdiction oi
| Congress; to establish n stationer,
station In the Treasury Department
Kendrick. wyominE-To authorize
the acquire ment OF site and erection
of building for postofice at Lowell
wyo., for postofnces mt GrayDuiI
Lusk, and Powell. wyo.
| Jones. waxhInEton-Prop Il
amend United states Constitution ~
as to authorize uniform laws OF
marriage and divorce and provide
penalties.
Bursum, New MexicO-Joint reso
luton providing for suspension o.
annual assessment work on MINING
claims during 1921 and 1922.
Jones. hington-Amend q
the immigration bill regarding nlieI
restrictions; concurrent resolution
for constitutional amendment pro
viding that no child born In tn
United stntes Of alien parents shall
become nm American citizen unIes
his parents are eligible.
Petitions and Memorials.
CapPer. kansas-MemOrIa o
railway conductors' organizations o
several towns In Kansas opposing
legislation repeating excess profit
tax and adopting sales taxI resolu
tions of the National Wool Growers
convention Mt Salt Lake City, Utah
favoring an increased appropriation
for destruction of predatory AMI
mails; resolutions by American So
J ciety of Equity, Wisconsin, for lie
galislnE collective bargaining h
agricultural products.
Pomerene. OhiO-ResolutiOns o
sundry citizens favorine a law 4
recognize the Irish republic.
Committee Reports
Interstate Commerce-BilI TO pre-
vent Landing OF Unauthorized sub
marine cables.
JudicIary-Bnl for additions
Judge In Arizona.
HOUSE.
Met at II m. and adjourned q
I2s4O ID. m. until noon today.
Representative Fess, of Ohio, de
Iiyered n set speech on taxation.
Immigration restricting bill re
ported.