Evening star., 1922-04-02
The House.
BY WILL T.. KENNEDY.

The House expects to get its ap-
preparation bills pretty well
cleaned up this week. The naval
bill is the last to come from the
committee. That will be reported
out probably on Tuesday and taken
up for action on Friday and Sat
urday. 1t is hoped that the cor
ference reports on the independent
offices and Interior Department ap-
preparation bills adjusting differ
ences between the House and Sen
ate can be finally agreed to to-
morrow. The tentative program
of House Leader Mondell calls for
consideration of the State and
Justice departments appropria-
tions on Tuesday and Thursday
Important appropriations for
the District are to be under con-
sideration this week. 1t is hoped
that the conferees on the District
appropriation bill can reach an
agreement. They meet agein to-
added $3,536.164 to the bill as pass
ed by the House, so that it now
totals S23,933, s43.s0. In this the
biggest single items are the pro-
posed change in fiscal relations
between the District and federal
governments and the Senate pro
vision for the construction of r
new water conduit from Great
Fails. Agreement has been reach
ed on the Senate increases for
schools and streets, the Phillips
School ts1f0.000) and the Connect
cut avenue improvements being
the only ones omitted.
The most important item in the
conference agreement on the in
dependent offices bill affecting the
District, which is to be passed on
tomorrow, is a recommendation
that the federal government buy
Immediately seven plots Of land.
on which there are temporary
buildings now occupied by gov
ernment activities, at cost or
sl,500,000. In the Interior De-
partment conference report there
are a number of District items.
including important provisions for
the pension and patent Offices. the
Columbia Institution for the Dear
and Freedmen's Hospital.
The unanimous consent calendar
has right of way tomorrow and Oh
Calendar Wednesday the call resis
(for the second day) with the COM
mittee on immigration and natura-
liZation. with the deportation act
scheduled for consideration. The COM
mittee on the library expects TO get
time for the considera ton of A bill
fathered by Representative King o:
Illinois to have the statue of Ahra-
ham Lincoln erected with ContribU-
tions from the people Of Washington
re-erected in front OF the District
Court building.
The s17,000.000 bill for seven or
eight new hospitals for former seIN-
ice men was passed by the House
on Friday without a record vote.
The location and construction OF
these hospitals is placed under tie
Jurisdiction of the United States
Veterans Bureau.
Denial that the White House and
Congress are at Ioggerheads and in
sistonce that never were the relations
more cordial, sympathetic and har-
monious WAS voiced in the HouSo on
Thursday by House Leader Mondell.
The acting minority leader. Repre-
sentative Finis !. Garrett OF Tennes-
see. replied pointing out instances
OF sharp differences Of opinion be-
tween the executive and Congress.
The Army appropriation bill car
rying total of approximately s2sS.-
900. 900 and directing that by July
the enlisted strength of the Army
must be reduced 10 $4,000 men and
the number of officers cut 10 1000
was passed on Wednesday without
record vote.