The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
Senate Committees Busy.

y and left all the work OF last week 10 commit
4 - tees A dozen important pieces of legislation
were threshed out in this manner, partly so, the
result OF which will be rush Of business soon as
1 he two big supply bills-naval and army sppropra-
tions-are out OF the way 'E ... 1.1
The army bill was reported by Senator Wadsworth.
OF the Military Affairs Committee carrying s,sooooooo
appropriations, for the fiscal year beginning July
and a 100000 amendment for the conduit to
increase the District water supply. Senator Wads-
worth said he would call the measure up a
possible. and with the fight the naval bill disclosing
strong opposition to warike tendencies, there is
expected to be long debate the army BILL Some.
reductions were made in the naval bill. which carried
than ssoooooooo as it passed the House. and the
Borah amendment authorizing the President to
tiate with England and Japan for naval holiday!
eeiyed unexpected support BY vote of 80 to 81 the
Senate voiced disapproval Of 100000 increase made
by the House in the $35ooooo item for transportation
expenses. The naval bnl is expected to be greatly
reduced by the time il reaches the White House, and
the army bill escapes the fate il will be through
lack of effort the part Of Senator's Borah, King,
Pomerene and others who striving for disarmament
and economy. Il ~ a5S !.
Senator Mccormick. who is in charge Of general
government Reorganization program introduced bill
"Wednesday providing for the establishment Of De-
partment OF Public Welfare. This feature of
the general reorganization bill he had drawn up but
1 was introduced separately, the Senator explained. in
order that the Joint Congressional Committee on
>Edueatlon and Labor, which is holding hearings
welfare legislation, might have the benefit of its details
The bill is similar that of Senator Kenyon which
provides for the grouping OF all educational health
and social welfare activities under department of
welfare. The committee will reduce both bills to the
simplest and feasible form and report its results
as after the hearings are completed they are
able TO draft it. Senator Mccormick announced that
the bill he introduced several weeks ago providing for
the establishment of national budget system and
independent audit for government accounts had been
talked with President Harding by himself and
Representative Good who is in charge Of the measure
on the House side. 1t is intended call it up for
final action late this week if possible.
ACTEPS toward the reorganization of the govern
ment on a business basis upon which the new
administration is centering its / efforts have
reached advanced stage and the prospects now are
that before the end Of the fiscal year the whole pro-
gram viii have been completed The Joint Senate
and House Committee Civil Service is holding
hearings reclassihcation in the Senate Office build
ngs, and scores of witnesses appearing, many of
them heads of departments, who pleading for
changes that will wipe long standing inequalities
in pay. The Smoot and Sterling bills of the Senate
and the Lehbach Fairfield and Wood bills which have
been introduced in the House, before the commit
tee of which Senator Sterling is chairman. Dr. Irving
Fisher, an economist of Yale University, will testify
next Wednesday to the value of the dollar in trade.
Senator Jones, OF new Mexico, VINO was CHAIRMAN OF
the Joint Redistribution Committee, and Martin Nor
rison chairman of the Civil Service Commission,
among the first to testify in favor of plans of cassf-
cation adhering closely possible the report of
the Redistribution Commission. Grin Davis of the
tariff department Of the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion shed light the features of the bill affecting
tariff employees. The hearings expected to be
cluded Wednesday.
~ OvERNORS of dozen States tomorrow will
Il testify before the Irrigation Committee on
reclamation problems. The Senate Education
and Labor Committee is going into details of the
Sheppard Towner bill providing Federal aid to States
in the care and protection of maternity and infancy
Revenue revision has been occupying the attention of
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