The Washington herald., 1921-01-15
Eek ON sENATEs POWER TO INCREASE APPROPRIATIONS URGED
What Congress Did Yesterday

Speaker had signed the enrolled
Joint resolution providing for ex-
penses of conveying electoral votes.
Met mt IL m. and adjourned at 4i5G
p. m. until noon today. q B.
Passed Legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill, minus all
bonus provision Tor government em-
ployes. sE
Took up indian appropriation bill.
Bill increasing House membership
from 435 to 4s3 will be taken mp
Leader Mondelf. ,t -
Agricultural COMMITTEES decided to
call Herbert Hoover and Julius
Earnes next week TO discuss grain
RuIesS Committee ordered favor
able report ON Towner bill increas-
ing limit of Indebtedness of Philip
pine Islands from $4,000, 900 to x25,-
100000.
Foreign Affairs Committee urged
by prominent men and women to re-
port Brooks resolution authorizing
President TO call disarmament con-
ference.
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Committee began hearings on bill
authorizing part payments of rail-
road claims against government.
Ways and Means Committee took
mp metals schedule on revision of
tariff hearings.
Judiciary Committee considered
bill to incorporate companies en-
gagged in foreign trade.
PostOffice Committee continued
hearings on Reconsideration of postal
employees.
Naval Committee continued hear
iBgs ON naval personnel.
Appropriation subcommittees con-
sIdered army navy, rivers and har-
bOrs, agriculture, and diplomatic
and consular appropriation bins.
Chesapeake and Potomac TeIe-
phone Company filed annual report
showing n gross profit of S429 500 in
the District.
Secretary of Interior Payne sub
mitted supplemental estimate of ap-
preparation for s12 ,s66.89, coal for
Freedmen's Hospital.
Secretary of the Treasury sub
mItted estimates of appropriation
for s3,773, 900 for additional build
ings in connection with the Public
Health Service.
Secretary of Labor. through the
Treasury Department.. asked for
S3,556,OO for immigrant stations in
various parts of the country.
Secretary of the Navy submitted
estimate of appropriation of S1,3I4,-
OOO.4O TO pay claims on damages OF
naval vessels.
Bills Introduced.
lawful for government fiscal officers
to withhold retirement Rnnufties
from former government employees
who had been re-empIOyed in gov
ernment service.
Butler, Pennsylvania - AuthoriE-
ing disposition of certain lands ac-
quired by Navy Department during
war which are no longer needed.
Also - -Authorizing President to
requISition fuel for the navy until
June 80, 1929.
AIso-Authorizing removal Of Ma
val War College from Rhode Island
to District of Columbia.
AIsO-To provide n commission to
inquire into necessity for erecting
new chapel for Naval Academy at
Annapolis.
inquire into ndvisabiIIty of erect
ing a naval museum in Washing
ton.
House Committee Hearings.
Naval Affairs, Admiral Washing
ton, 10 80, open.
Foreign Affairs, Brooks UII), res
OIntIOn on disarmament, 1880, open.
Military Affairs, Mckenzie sub
committee, real estate holdings,
1890, open.
Agriculture, Representatives Stee-
nersOn and Young, 1000, spen.
Ways and Mean. Schedule ID,
Wood, 1000, open. -
Public Lands, 1880, executive.
judiciary, District Of Columbia
suffrage, 1000, open.
Appropriations, army, navy, dipIO-
matte and consular, and rivers and
harbors, 1000, executive.
To BE Called - Interstate and
Foreign Commerce, Patents, Walsh
Shipping Board.