The Washington herald., 1921-02-06
FfTF WITHIN few
DAr0 ON TARIFF
BILL NOW LIKELY
Considerable Progress Is
Made On Emergency Act
Blockading Legislation.
CL0TURE FAILED
District Interest Centers on
Sundry Civil and Ball
Rent Bills.


during the week ending last night,
but considerable progress was made
on the emergency tariff bill which
has blockaded the minimum wage,
postofice appropriations and other
measures of first rank. Defeat Of
the Republican proposal Of. clo-
tyre to end the so-called tariff fill
buster by February Is made Wed
nesday the big day of the week,
and the disposition OF numerous
amendment placed the tariff bill
much nearer its final vote, which
now seems likely to come within
few days.
District interest centered in the
Eundry civil bill and passage of the
Ball rent bill, with amendments
JponsOred by Senator BOrah provid-
ing additional time of occupancy in
rass Of litigation and removal OF
tenants who refuse to pay what the
District Rent Commission may de-
termine to be fair rental. Senator
Poindexter, who opposed the amend
ments on the grounds that they
were unjust to the owners Of prop
erty, asked for reconsideration OF
the measure. and until his request
is acted upon the rent bill will re-
main on the table. The continued
discussion Of the tariff Zill, there
fore, is holding up the rent bill
among others. d
Sundry Civil Bill on Way.
Senator Warren. chairman of the
Appropriations Committee, reported
the sundry civil bill Friday, this
measure including several amend
meuts important to the District.
Clauses providing for the $3.50 fis-
cal relations plan between Federal
and District governments, a pro-
posal for the erection of an archives
building to cost nearly 100000, and
a law against smoking in buildings
occupied by executive departments
Of the government, are features OF
the sundry civil bill which carries
s410,s21,lO7. The measure was called
up yesterday and is half through its
final reading, the anti-smoking
amendment being adopted.
Monday was calendar day, and
twenty-one Of the twenty-five bills
Of the week were passed on that
date. including the rent bin. The
record for Monday follows:
Record for Monday.
Bill amending a judicial law so as
to permit District judges to appoint
their own clerks.
Act to amend vocational rehabilt-
tation act so as to apply BENEFITS to
citizens who served in the war prior
to April Z, 1917, in the cause of the
allies, or to their widows or de-
pendents.
Bill providing for the appoint
-, ia
for the southern district of West
Virginia.
Act comforting jurisdiction on the
Court Of Claims to hear, determine
and render judgment in the Usage
civilization fund claim Of the Usage
Indian nation against the United
States.
Bill to amend the act incorporat
ing the American Red Cross, so as
to increase the board from seven to
nine members in order to make it
easier to obtain a quorum.
Amendment to act providing for
drainage of Indian allOtments Of
five civilized tribes.
Bill TO compensate Albert H. Rey-
nolds, banker, on two vouchers pre-
sented to the government in 1877
but delayed and complicated through
being misplaced.
Amendment to act ratifyins
agreement with Kaw Indians and
settling claims of Addie May Auld
and Archie William Auld.
Act for the relief of the First Ma
tiOnal Bank of New Carlisle, Ind.
Amendment to District code of
laws in relation to forcible entry
and detainer District rent bilD.
Act for relief of Albert T. Huso,
reported January IS, by Senator
Spencer from Committee on Claims.
Four acts for relief OF John X.
Ashley. jr.. Joseph A. Prat, Lemuel
Stokes and the First State Bank Of
Kerrville. Kerr County. Texas
Act for relief Of Shipowners and
Merchants Tugboat Company, $2,230
for damage to boat in California
November 21, 1917.
Act for payment Of $755 to Jchn
E. Moore Company for loss through
burglary of postofice in 1913.
Bill appropriating S25,O0O for re-
lief Of Mrs. Blanche Winters, whose
husband was killed in his bank by
a uniformed army officer
Three relief acts in favor of the
Duluth. Winnipeg & Pacific Rail-
way, Wilhelm Alexanderson and
Mrs. William B. Ryan.
New York Bridge to BE Built.
Two bills were passed Wednes-
day, one for the construction of
bridges across the Wateree, Peedee
and Santee rivers in South Caro-,
lima and a bill to retrocede to the
state Of Virginia exclusive jurisdic-
tion over the property and persons
Of the site or territory known a.
the United States Housing Corpora
tion project in Norfolk County and
called Cradock.
bill to further restrain the
alienation OF lands allotted to and
inherited by the Quapaw Indians
was passed Friday.
One bill was passed yesterday.
that reported by Senator Calder, Of
New York, providing for the con-
struction of bridge across the