The Washington herald., 1921-04-13
What Congress Did Yesterday
SENATE

message. Returned to senate n
ESQ and adjourned Mt AIS until
noon today.
Five hundred and seventy-thres
bills introduced.
Message Of President Harding ON
Colon bian treaty; sent to Senate In
executive session March Q. calling
for disposition Of matter read. and
open meetings ordered held on
treaty upon resolution OF senator
Lodge, of Massachusetts
Senator Lodge opens debate on
Colombian treaty, speaking nearly
two hours In approval Of Roosevelt
policy In ColombiaB affair. Senators
Kellogg. Pomerene and Knox will
speak today.
Bile introduced.
Note-on account of the vast
number Of bills introduced and the
fact that many are similar to those
introduced I'm the House Monday
only the more Important measures
arc given below.)
Edge, New Jersey-Bnf to amend
Federal Reserve Act by previdinp
that In organising corporations q
per cent of capital be paid, the bal.
anee of stock subscriptions payabI.
ON call of directors Instead of 10 peI
cent every two months ms now.
Cummins. Iowa-Resolution pro-
vidinE that the Interstate Com rec
CemmIssion be authorized to inquire
into various railway matters, In.
eiudisg reasons for. the extraordI-
nary costs OF maintenance and. op-
erations during the year from March
I, 1870. to March 1, 1871.
Harrison, MissIssippi-Bu pro.
yiding for separate accommodation
of white and eolored passenger. on
the railway systems of Washing.
ton. d &.
Capper, kansas-BiII proyIdinp
for the election of delegate. fron,
the District OF CoIum bia to IN,
House of Representatives.
Jones, Washington-BnI In A.
courage the development OF aeri.
culture, water power and waterway,
through cooperation of the Federal
government with affected states
giving preference to rural home de-
velopment, also bill to regulate mn-
rine insurance in District of Co.
lumbia; also bill providing $3.50 AS
cal relations between Federal and
District governments, also bill "a
further regulate public service cor
porations In District of Columbia
providing for car merger; nIso bIIl
to prevent importation of opIum
also bill providing for construction
of the Pacific cable.
GOoding, Idaho-Bill tn amend ne,
to save daylight and provide stand
ard timej also bill to punish en-
ployes and others In connection
with bribery; also bill to promot.
safety In travel.
King, Utah-BiII to estabIi.h .
standard of work and duty OF COM
mon carriers of freight, and "a
establish uniform rates; also bill tc
authorize construction Of Lincoln
and Lee memorial bridge across Po-
tOmae River between washington
and Arlington; also bill to establish
standard decimal system of weight,
and measures; also bill for the tenn.
pornry suspension of immigration
also bill to establish ofices of sc-
counts and estimates, and to proyid,
an annual budget.
Mcclellan. Tennessee-Bin to fur.
ther the education and naturnIixa-
tion of aliensj also bnI to provide
for the retirement OF Civil Service
employees; also bill for relief of gov
eminent employees eligible for re-
tirementj also bill restricting ship
ment of adulterated food products,
atso bill to tax cold storage COM
modities; also bill thanking Gen
Pershing and his men and Provost
Marshal General .CrOwder and the
members and employees of local and
district draft boards In the world
war.
Owen, OkIahoma-BiI provIdine
for the Publication of The National
Bulletin; also hill licensing the con-
troll of food corpOrntions; also bill
establishing n department of health
also bill providing for the estab-
Iishment OF an Interstate marketing
system; also numerous bills affect
ing Indian claims and their legal
status and Jurisdiction.
Kenyon, Iowa-Bill to define lob
byinE and punish iIleEitimate lobby
list practices, bill to establish n de-
partment of public welfare.
SmOOt. Utah Bill TO protect
names and insignia of world war or
Eanizations; also bill to amend laws
against restraint O ftrade; also bill
providing for wool embargo; also
bill to provide revenue from sales
tax; also many bills providing for
Federal buildings in Utah, amend
ing farm loan act and pFovidinE
pensions or pension increases.
Pittman, Nevada-BilI providing
for Federal aid to States in post
rOad improvements, various bills for
irrigation and reclamation extern
sion.
Dial, South Carolina-BilI to re-
quire Judges to devote entire time
to duties as judges.
Mccormick, Illinois-BilI to ere
ate n national commission looking
to the curbing lynchinE.
Sterling, south Dakota - Bill to
provide for the rehabilitation of
civilian employees and for standard
izatiOn of compensation.
PoIndexter. washington-Bin 10
provide for the election of delegates
from the District of CoIum bia to
the House of Representatives., also
bill to protect property in the
United States from loss or damage
Mt the hands of anarchists or Boil
Ball, Delaware - Bill to widen
First street northeast In District OF
also bill to link old civil
war forts Of Washington. ID. c., by
parkway; also bill providing for the
payment of claims for building and
labor I'm the District; also bill to
enlarge the District Municipal
Court; also bill to regulate the loan-
ing of money on securities; also bill
TO prevent fraud respecting securi-
ties and to register persons selling