Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-08
IN CONGRESS
YESTERDAY
SENATE

Met at noon and recessed at . p.
m. until noon today.
Senator Kellogg Republican,, Min
nesota, addressed the Senate In sup
port of the four-power Pacific treaty
without reservations or qualifications
of any character.
Senator Lodge, chairman of the
Foreign Relations Committee, gave
notice he would address the Senate to-
day on the Four Power Pacific treaty
The bill for the support OF the De-
partments of Commerce and Of Labor
was reported by Senator Jones, from
the Appropriations Committee, car
rying total of S25,726,525, being an
increase of S404,000 over the amount
appropriated by the House and s",962,-
1862 less than the estimates.
The District appropriation bill was
passed practically as reported by the
committee, including the Jones tax
amendment, provisions for the I'M
provement of the water supply, en-
iarged public school building construc-
ton and purchase of additional parks.
Under the terms of a bill introduced
by Senator Sterling (Republlcan) +,
South Dakota, all government prohlbl-
ton enforcement agents would be
placed in the classified service.
The nomination Of F. f. Scobey, OF
Texas, to be director of the mint was
confirmed; also long list of post
masters.
Passed House bill directing the
housing corporation to wind up It's at
fairs.
The irrigation committee favorably
reported the McNary bill approprl--
ating $3.50 100000 for development of
irrigation and reclamation. including
swamp land draining.
The agriculture committee agreed
to postpone its trip to Muscle Shoals
until consideration of the Arms Con-
ference treaties has been concluded.
HOUSE.
Met at noon and adjourned at 500
p m. until noon today.
Began general debate on the agri-
culture appropriation bill.
Republican members of the Ways
and Means Committee reached final
agreement on the compromise soldier
bonus bill, which was introduced by
Chairman Fordney.
Representative of religious and re-
lief organizations before the Foreign
Affairs Committee urged cooperation
between the United States, Great
Britain, France and Italy in assisting
the "Armenians, with an ultimate view
of giving them an opportunity to es-
tablish themselvx as d nation.
Representative Kahn, Of California.
chairman of the Military Affairs Com
mittee. introduced resolution author
izing an appropriation of $4,000 to
defray expenses of members of the
committee who will visit the Govern
ment's war projects at Muscle Shoals,
Ala.
Tie committee in executive session
decided to receive any changes IN the
proposals before it which the makers
decided to make from time to time, II
made formally.
In executive session the rouse
subcommittee on naval appropriations,
which will fix the size and cost of the
new treaty navy" for the next iiscaI
wear. heard Secretary DENLY, Assist
ant Secretary Roosevelt and Adm'rai
CoontZ. chief Of naval operations.
Possibility Of a strike April IN
the anthracite regions was dcplorcd by
Representative Newton iRcpubllchn)'
Minnesota, who declared on the floor
of the House that tic-up would he
4 disastrous blow to industry gcncr-
allv.
Commenting on the increase in the
retail price o. anthracite during the
past fcw Years Mr.. Newton held mat
the operators and owners of coal mimrS
were "almost together responsible
for excessive costs.'