Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-02
IN CONGRESS
YESTERDAY
HOUSE
Met at noon and adjourned at 4:4O
| M until noon TODAY

Wet at noon anu auJOutleu dl f'fu
p. m., until noon today.
BY vote of 264 to 20 passed the
Senate bill extending indefinitely
the time during which draft evaders
and deserters from the army and
navy during the world war could be
prosecuted.
Agreed to the conference report on
the bill enabling the Secretary of
War to complete the acquisition of
title to certain tracts of land taken
over during the war.
Aliens who have been admitted to
the United States under bond in
excess of the quotas fixed by the 3
per cent immigration act would be
permitted to remain here permanent
" under a bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Johnson, of Washington.
chairman of the immigration COM
mittee.
The naval affairs committee,
which has, been considering the adj
visibility of retiring to private life
all Of the Sal members Of the first
class at the Naval Academy at An
napolis, were told by Rear Admiral
Wilson, superintendent of the acad
envy, that all of the members ought
to receive their commissions as Off
GERS.
Republican members of the way,
and means committee virtually
agreed upon elimination of the cash
feature of the soldiers bonus.
Chairman Fordney announced ap-
pointment of special subcommittee
of six to "work out some plan that
would not entail any large drafts or
the Federal Treasury within the next
two years"
Chairman Focht, of the House Dis
trict committee, at the request OF
the District commissioners. intro
duced a new bill for the merger of
Washington's street railway systems.
The bill provides that beginning
July l next, each street railway cor>
poration shall pay annually, in lieu
of all other taxes on personal prop.
erty and franchises. a tax based upon
oprating incomes above 6 per cent of
would be 80 per cent in excess Of
operating incoms above per cent of
The fair value of the property.
SENATE
Met at noon and recess at $50
.. m.. until noon today.
BY a vote of ST to % ratified. with
out reservations. the treaty between
the United Stats and Japan, con-
firming American cable and ratio
rights on the island of Yap
Ratification followed an all day
battle. during which half a dozen
amendments or reservations were
proposed and rejected by decisive
votes
Thirteen Democrats voted for rat
ification Of the Yap treaty and only
three Republicans against it.
A partial conference report on the
Interior department appropriation
bill was adopted.
A report from the Secretary of
the Interior was submitted recon-
mcnding the immediate construction
of a Sl50.0OO 900 irrigation project
in Tmperia! Valley, Calf, to reclaim
2500.000 acres Of land and remove
tho menace Of floods throughout the
valley.
A bill to extend the Federal ware
house act to permit the licensing OF
warehouses for storage of agricultu-
raj products was introduced by Sen
ator Harris (Dcmocrat). Georgia.
F. F. Scobev. of Texas. was nomi-
mated to he director Of The mint and
Clifford F. Waller to he surgeon in
the United States public health SER
vice
Chairman CumminS of tho inter
state commerce committee. called n
meeting of that committe for next
Saturday to consider whether legis-
lation amending the transportation
act TO meet the situation caused hv
the Supreme Courts decision in the
Wisconsin rate case should be prcs
sed
President Francis p. GaIvin. Of
the Chemical Foundation and former
alien property custodian before the
dive investigating committee blamed
German agents and symnathizerS for
the continual barrace" of charges
against the American dye industry
and himself.