Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-06
IN CONGRESS

SEN AL
Met at noon and adjourned at 5:35
D. m. until II o'clock today.
Senator Cummins spoke at length
on his bill giving the Interstate Com
merce Commission power to regulate
coal distribution and prevent coal
profiteering through the granting of
priority orders and the imposition OF
embargOes.
An amendment by Senator Suther
land that would require the commits
sion to grant cars TO operators To iii
contracts previously made preclpltat-
ed vigorous opposition on the ground
that 1t would nulhty the Intent OIL
the proposed enactment.
Senator Kellogg, of Minnesota,
charged IhaJ some coal operators IN
several States already are taking al
vantage Oh the present situation 70
prO1lteer, ana urged an amendment
directing the commission 10 give pre-
ference IN car movement 10 MINES
wnIcn sold coal at reasonable price.
Senator Reed (Democrat), Mis-
sOurl, suggested an amendment to the
pending coal bill under which all
operators and dealers would be re-
CURED 10 make monthly price re-
ports showing the cost OF production
ana the average profit made.
Discussing the cotton situation,
Senator omlth VI South OarOuna, pro-
pOsed a one year suspension OF cot
Ton planting IN the United States as
u means Oh eliminating the boil
weeyII ana projected tHe wholesale
aOanuOnment or cotton farms through
out the south unless governmental
actlOn were taken to ana IN deStruc-
,.Ou OF tne Weevu.
by q vote OF to ) the confereeS
on me tariff Dl!l refused 10 sIdeIracG
mat measure ana take up the sol
uier bonus bill. senators McCumber
(KepuOAcdnJ and WASH ana SIM
uOnS (DemUCratS) voted TO take up
lne bonus measure, while senator
SmOOt ana Representatives 4 Orduey,
LOngwOrtn, Green (kepuDncanSl ana
Garner (DemOcrat) voted to- continue
with the tariff un,u the Job IS con-
ciuuGd.
Former Senator George Suther-
land, OF Utan, was nominated by the
PRESIDENT to be associate justice or
on motion of Chairman Nelson, OF
the judiciary committee, the Senate
III open executive session, without
any vi the usual formauties, confirm
Cd the appointment.
The nomination of Charles V.
Meehan, OF the District, TO be Judge
OF the municipal court OF the District
OF Columbia, to succeed Judge KIM
ball, whose term has expired was
sent to the Senate yesterday.
HOUSE
Met at noon and adjourned at 1920
p. IN. until today at - o'clock.
Chairman Campbell, OF the rules /
committee, announced there was /
nothing to be taken up until the con-
ference report on the tariff bill was
ready, and this, he said, might be eX- I.
pected certainly by Monday next. +
Representative Huddleston, of AL /
ALBANIA, blocked adjournment until (
Friday because Republican leaders !
VIII not agree TO take up the Ford :
Muscle Shoals proposal.
Abrogation of the present treaty .
with Panama, which. he .
SAID, was intended to operate only .
during the construction OF the Pana- ,
ma canal, and the negotiation of a
new treaty with that government was .
recommended to Congress by Presi- Z
dent Harding.
Any officer of the government who
issues or causes to be issued "any
illegal injunction not in good faith
and with the Willfll infant of 10 ;
prlving a person of his rights or in .
him would be held to have .
committed malfeasance In Office UNI /
der a bill introduced by Representa-
tive HuddieSton (Democrat). Ala .
hama.
Reorganization of the national .
guard on more economical basis for /
Its peace time development is being |
considered by the military affairs .
committee. Suggestions by Secretary |
Weeks with this end in view are now /
before the committee.