The Washington herald., 1921-05-03

| tee TOOK up report OF army inspec-
tor Generals report on Bergdoif's
escape.
Interstate Commerce subeemmit-
tee eontinued hearings On war risk
Insurance Iegislatisn.
Appropriations Committee con-
sidered deAeieney appropriation bill
Ways and Means subeommittee
considered deneieney appropriation
bill.
Immediate legislation In neees-
sary to encourage Aneriean ship
ping witnesses told committee On
! Merchant Marine and Fisheries in
hearings on Scott bill to amend the
La Toilette shipping act.
DE-. Thomas w. salmon, Rockefei-
Ter Institute, protested against the
use Of military discipline with sick
md wounded former serSiee men I'm
government hospitals, before Inter-
state Commerce Conmittee.
BnIs introduced.
No. SsIs. BixIer. Penasyivania-
construct q bridge across the Aiie-
Eheny River at Oil City, Pm.
No. 56I7. Walsh, MASS. tBy re-
uutbtsb-HO CbtaUhsh
the study OF criminal, pauper and
defective classes.
No. 581S. Watson, Pebnsylvania.-
Extending the period during which
! prosecutions OF certain violations
Of the seI~etive service act may
he brought.
No. 581o. Wilson, Louisiana. - To
enlarge postomee at Monree La.
No. $500. HawIey, oreEsn--Te aid
In the construction of the Reose-
Welt Highway along the Pacific
coast of Oregon.
No. 5621.Hull. Iowa-To dispose
Of certain lands In the townsiter
Of Fort Madison and Bellevue. Iowa.
No. 5622. johnson, washiaEtoa.-
Providing for the appraisal and sale
Of the vashon Island Military Res
ervation in Washington.
No. 58z3. Quin, Mississippi To
mark the grave Of Gen. Thomas
Kinds.
o. 1924. Sabath. IIIinois.-Prssid-
ing for the appointment Of an ad-
ditionaI judge in the Northern dis
trict Of Illinois.
No. 5625. Box, Texas.-For the
erection of q public building at Luf-
kin, Tex; also 5s2s, for the pur-
chase OF n site for n postomee At
Jacksonville.
No. 5617. BegE. Ohio.-Aathorf1-
Ing the Secretary OF the Interior
to compensate veterans OF the civil
war for time served In Confederate
prisons.
No. 562s-Clark, FIorida.-To pro-
hibit certain persons from enEnE-
ing In business In the District md
the TerritoriesI also $500, to create
an interior district court In each
district of the United States.
No. $3.50. Meswain, south Caro-
lina-To amend paragraph S section
I Of the Interstate commerce act.
No. 5631. Fess, Ohio-Te amend
an net to provide for vocational re-
habilitatfon and return to civil en-
pIoyment of disabled, persons dis
charged from the military or naval
forces.
No. 1882 voIsted, Minpesota-Te
further protest interstate and for
eiEn commerce against bribery and
other corrupt trade practices.
Joint Resolutions.
No. 90. Hudspeth. Te1as-To sus-
pend the requirement of annual as-
sessment work on mining claims
during 1920 and 1921.
No. 100. Bixier. PennsyIvanis-l
Directing the Secretary Of War to
enter the name OF Roe ReIsinser On
the "Army and Navy Medal of
Honor roII.-
House Resolutions.
No. 7S Porter, PeaasyIvania-Re-
questing the Secretary Of state to
furnish the House with inform stion
concerning oil helds In Mexico asd
Central America.
Executive Communications.
Secretary Of Treasury submitted
supplemental estimate of appropria-
tion of $1,000 required by the
Smithsonian Institution for printing
and binding; also $4,000 for the
Treasury Department In connection
with discontinuance sub-Treasury at
Baltimore.
Secretary of Navy transmitted
draft Of proposed legislation to e.-
tablish rates Of base pay for en-
listed men Of the insular force; also
to correct the status of certain en-
listed men of the navy and Naval
Reserve Force; also to repeal eer-
tain provisions of the deAcieney act
approved June 5, 1920; also 10 es-
tablish the commissioned warrant
and warrant grades of chief eIee-
trician. ELECTRICIAN, chief radio eIee-
tricinn and radio electrician in the
navy also to incre6se the efficiency
and provide for the proper srxsnt-
tion and administration Of the
Naval Reserve Fsree.
Committee M-etihgs Today,
Appropriations, deficiency, 1000.
Interstate Commerce. bridge bills.
1880, executive.
Rules joint agriculture inquiry.
1 1 100. open.
Public Lands, 1850. exeeutivve,
District of Columbia sabcomni |
tee. IO;3e. executive.
Judiciary, bni 20 incorporate a
private company, 1880.
Agriculture. packer hearing, ISroo,
open.
Ways and Means, American r.iu-
alton, 1900, open.