Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-06-06
IN CONGRESS
YESTERDAY
SENATE

Met at IL a. m. and remained in
session until 10 p. M. when a recess
was taken until this morning at IL
O'Clock.
Proposed rates on coal tar prod
ucts in the chemical schedule of the
tariff bill were under fire throughout
the day by Senator King (Democrat),
Utah.
Senator Watson (Republican), In
diana, strongly criticized the British
and Italian Ambassadors and num-
Der of foreign consular representa-
tives in Connection with speeches and
statements made by them relating to
American tariff and trade.
Senator Watson charged there was
a foreign propaganda against the
pending tariff bill, and declared he
denied the right of the representatives
of any foreign government to come to
this country "and instruct us with
reference to the policy of our gov
ernment."
Renewing the charge of a Demo
cratic filibuster, the Indiana senator
said Republicans were convinced DEM
ocrats did not propose to permit the
bill to become law until just before
the November elections so that its full
effect could not be felt until after that
time.
The charge of filibuster brought
indignant denials from Senators Sim
mons, Pomerene, Harris and others
of the minority
Nominations yesterday included
Vernon w. Van Fleet, of Indiana, to
be a member of the Federal Trade
Commission, and a long list of post
masters.
Senator Harris, of Georgia, intro
duced bill calling on the director of
the census to gather and publish sta
tistics showing quantities and grades
of baled cotton on hand July 81 OF
this and every succeeding year.
The committee on public lands, in
vestigating the leasing of naval oil
fields. and the manufactures commit
tee, investigating the increase in the
price of oil, were authorized to em-
ploy counsel to aid in gathering spe-
cial evidence.
The judiciary committee reported
favorablv on bill providing an cX-
pense appropriation for the official re-
porter of the Supreme Court of the
United States and for the printing Of
decisions and reports of that court.
HOUSE
Met at noon and adjourned at 4:55
D. m. until noon today.
Spent the day considering bills on
the calendar. among others. passing n
resolution approving the holding of an
international exposition at Philadel-
phia in 1926 In celebration of the
15Oth anniversary of the signing OF
the Declaration of Independence.
Two bills authorizing Secretary
Weeks to execute contracts wlth Hon
ry Ford and transfer to him the gov
ernment's $1O6,0 100000 power and nj
trate projects at Muscle Shoals were
introduced by Acting Chairman Nc
KenZie and Representative Wright, OF
Georgia. a member of the committee.
The Mckenzie bill provided for az
ceptance of the Ford offer on condi-
ton that the GOrgas steam plant be
excluded: the Wright bill provides for
unconditional compliance with the
terms of the Ford proposal.
A principal cause for increasing
cost of living in the United States IS
the "unwieldly system of marketing
and distributing commodities. coupled
with wasteful practices on the nart
of the public," according to findings
made public yesterday by the joint
congressional commission on agrlcul-
tural inquiry.
Passed a bill to abolish the office OF
sunerintendent of Library building
and grounds.
Passed Joint resolution authorizing
and requesting the President to call a
conference of maritime nations with
view to adoption of effective means
for prevention Of pollutiOn Of navi-
gable waters by oil-burning and oil
carrying steamers.