Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-01
IN CONGRESS
YESTERDAY
HOUSE
Met at noon and adjourned at 4:40

p. m., until noon today.
President Harding, addressing a
joint session of Congress in the hall
Of the House, advocated sale of Ship
ping Board ships and aid of the mer-
chant marine through ship subsidy
Immediately after Mr.. Harding's
speech Representative Greene, OF
Massachusetts, chairman of the mer-
chant marine committee, introduced
bill providing financial aid, estima-
ted at S32,000000 annually; sale of
the tonnage now held by the Ship
ping Board and use of the funds as
g construction loan fund
Passed and sent to the Senate a
bill authorizing the Secretary of the
Interior to extend the time for pay
ment of construction charges on
reclamation projects.
After prolonged conference on
the soldier bonus bill, Republican
members Of the ways and means
committee said it was probable a bill
would be passed without any reve-
nue. provision.
Chairman Butler, of the naval af-
fairs committee, indicated he was
figuring on total enlisted naval
strength of $4,000 instead of the S0,-
900 minimum advocated by President
Harding.
Chairman Towner. of the insular
affairs committee, after a conference
with President Harding on Porto Ric-
an affairs, announced that hearings
would be held in the course of few
weeks on various bills affecting the
island territory.
Governor Allen, Of Kansas, before
the commerce committee. advocated
prompt action by Congress in re-
storing to the States control over
local transportation rates.
SENATE
Met at noon and recessed at 5:l2
p. m., until noon today.
The Zap treaty was under conside
ration throughout the day, with Sen
ators Borah, Pittman, France and
Reed opposing ratification
Article of the treaty was approved
and an amendment to Article II.
proposed by Senator Pittman, failed
by vote of % to 30.
An effort by Senator France to
amend the zap treaty to provide for
the enforcement Of prohibition in
zap failed, II to 81.
Senator Phipps, from the appropri
ations committee, reported the Dis
trict of Columbia supply bill, S3,500
900 having been added to the House
bill.
A recess was taken early in the
day to attend a joint session in the
hall of the House to hear the Presi-
dents message on ship subsidy. .
Secretaries Hughes and Hoover
were confirmed as members of the
world war forign debt commission.
the judiciary committee having been
granted ten days additional time in
which to report on the eligibility OF
Senator Smoot and Representative
Burton to serve on that commission.
Chairman Jones, Of the commerce
committee, introduced ship subsidy
measure in line with the recommen-
dation of President Harding in his
message to Congress.
Before the dye investigating COM
mittee Edgar Nathan. of New York.
representing importers of foreign dye
stuffs. replied to recent statements
by representatives of the Textile Al
lance, and particularly unjust and
misleading statements" regarding
Kuttroff. Pickhardt & Co.
Francis P. Garvin president of the
Chemical Foundation, assured Chair
man Shortridge that all persons.
books. records or other documents
connected, directly or indirectly, with
the development of the American or
ganic chemical industry is at the
service of the committee without
subpoena.