Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-31
Reayis Returns
Impressed! With
Business Crisis
Congressman Back at Wash.
ington Declares That Need
for Rail Cuts Il
Urgent.

Washington. Dec. 50.-lSpecisl
Telegram. )-Rcpresentativc Rcayis
accompanied by Mrs. Reayis, re-
turned 10 Washington today after a
month spent in Nebraska. The First
district congressman comes back TO
the national capital greatly inn
pressed with the serious financial
condition OF business throughout the
state as he found il in his travels.
and the urgent need OF a reduction
in freight rates TO help producers
over the present crisis. Very frank
~ Mr.. Reavis said he was out OF
politics permanently and proposes
TO give all his attention to the law
firm he is to join at the close OF the
Sixty-scvcnth congress. -,
Until the present congress ends,
however, the Falls City representa-
tive will be exceedingly busy with
the bill reorganization committee
which Chairman Brown OF the Joint
committee of congress appointed to
formulate a scheme for consolidating
bureaus and divisions OF the govern
, ment.
Cut Treasury Estimates.
Chairman Madden of the appro-.
priations committee in discussing the
legislative situation in the house on
the convcning of congress next
Tuesday, said that his committee
would be ready to report on appro-.
priation bills, / each week. until all
were completed and that he hoped
to report the treasury bill in time
to begin its consideration. on the
next Thursday. Mr.. Madden admit
ted that the committee had cut the
estimates for the Treasury depart
ment very considerably over the estl-
mates of General Dawes, and he
frankly said it was the desire OF the
committee to bring the expenses OF
the government during the hscal
year beginning July |, 1922, well
within the anticipated revenues.
1--WE expect to have all the appro-
priation bills out OF the house by the
middle of March" said Chairman
Madden.
I'VE will hold the navy bill until
we know exactly what is agreed upon
at the arms conference"
State Society Committee.
At the meeting of the executive
committee of the Nebraska state
society, held in the rooms OF Con-
gresham Mclaughlin. the newly
elected president, on Thursday eve
ming, it was arranged that the. first
socia1 meeting of the winter will be
held on January Is. The following
of standing committees
we're appointed:
Membership-Miss Edna Ward,
Treasury department; Miss Floyd
Department Of Agriculture;
H. L. Barrick and w. H. Whitney,
Bureau of Printing and Engraving;
Miss Mollie Volz. House sOffce
building; DR.. D. P. Rush. Govern
menting Printing Office.
Entertainment Committee-John
3. Shanahan, Omaha, chairman;
Mrs. Dorothy De Nuts Watson,
vice chairman; Crawford Kennedy,
Lincoln, secretary.
The following vice presidents for
four congressional districts were ap-
pointed and the remaining two vice
will be selected at
meeting of the executive committee '
to be held later. First district, Or. {
L. L. Harter, Department OF Agrl-
culture, formerly of Lincoln. !
Second District-Edgar {. Sny- s
der.
Third District--Mrs. w. +. Nor {
fis. no.
Fourth District-Miss Billie {
Dunn. t
Rural Mail Restored. +
Congressman Reavis has secured
he restoration to service OF part
If rural free delivery routes NO. ., r
,ut of Union. Neb., which was
,bandoned in February, 1920 on
account Of bad roads. Just how
many families will be served by
his restoration the congressman !
vas not advised. q
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Crockcrr OF +
Omaha are in Washington on their c
vay to the Bermudas where they v
viii spend the winter. a
q.