Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-08
IN CONGRESS
YESTERDAY
HOUSE

Met at noon and adjourned at 3 p.
m. until noon today.
During consideration Of the appro-
priation bill for the support OF the
Departments Of Justice and State,
Representative Blanton (Democrat),
Texas. continued making points or or
der against important items that had
been recommended by the commit
tee.
Discussing the coal strike during
debate. Representative Ricketts, Ke-
Dublcan), Ohio, charged that opera
tors had restricted production by
gentlemen's agreements and that
false propaganda was being clrcu-
LATED designed TO show that high
prices are due to miners high wages
and their demands.
Representative Denisor (Republi-
cam, Illinois. attempted TO amend the
Justice Department appropriation TO
nrohibit the use Of any portion or the
S475,9lO carried for salaries tor pro-
secution Of striking coal miners or
their union Jfficials, but it went out
on a point of order.
An amendment offered by Represen-
tative Johnson (Democrat), Kentucky,
that would prohibit the use of money
appropriated in prosecuting "any or
ganiZation or individual for entering
into anv combination Of agreement
having I'm view the increasing OF wages
shortening hours or bettering the con-
ditions Of labor or for any act done IN
furtherance thereof not in itself un-
lawful" also was rejected by a mar
row margin.
The naval affairs committee agreed
with the suggestion of Assistant Sec
retary Roosevelt that bills relating to
the scrapping of warships and fixing
the authorized strength of the navy
for the next year should not be includ-
ed i'm one measure.
Miners union representatives, now
on strike in central Pennsylvania,
backed up their national officers be-
fore the labor committee and urged
Federal attention to the industry.
John Brophy. president of district
No. >, said it was "our belief that an
industry which gives only 100 days
work a year needs reorganization.
SENATE
Met at II a. m. and adjourned at
6:l7 D. m. until noon Monday.
Passed the bill providing for % adj
ditional Federal district judges by
vote of IA to q. The committee re-
ported i'm favor Of nineteen, but amend
Inents were, agreed to providing an
extra Judge each for the districts OF
New Jersey, Florida, New Mexico and
Missouri.
An amendment requiring all Federal
Judges to devote their entire time to
their duties and prohibiting them from
engaging "in any other employment
for compensation was adopted.
Another partisan debate over the
reorganization of the bureau OF en-
craving and printing was preclpltat-
ed by Democratic senators.
Democratic protests against the
substitution of Republican for Demo
cratic postmaSters caused Senator
Moses. of New HAMPSHIRE, TO charac-
terize them as ''piffling children pro-
tests" and Senator New, OF INDIANA
Joined with Senator Moses IN express
ing the hope that more Democratic re-
movals would occur.
A letter from c. NJ. Galloway,
Democratic civil service commissioner
under Wilson, stating that he was dis
charged because he would mot CO.
operate with Postmaster General Bur
Lesson to debauCh the civil service was
placed in the Record.
Adopted the conference report on
the navy radio bill extending until
June 80, 1925, the time in which gov
ernment-owned ado would be permit
ted to handle press and commercial
messages in the Pacific. The bill now
goes to the President.
Senator Cummins gave notice that
on Monday at , o'clock he would move
an executive session for the purpose
of considering the nominations OF
Senator Smoot and Representative
Burton to be members of the allied
debt commission.
Senator Fernald favorably report
ed the House hospital bill and gave
notice he would call it up at the next
legislative day and urge immediate
action. 80,
The agricultural appropriation bill
was made the unfinished business, SEN
ator McNary, in charge. having an un-
derstanding with Senator Ball that
it will be temporarily laid aside the
first of the week and the rent COM
mission extension act given the right
of way.