Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-02
WASHINGTON AFFAIRS
fsnecial to The Bulletin.


Washington, D. c., May Its been
''Woman's week. In Washington. mere
man being in a deplorably small minor
ity both as to prestige and numbers.
Not only did the thousands Of women
attending the convention of the League
of Women Voters in Baltimore, come
here but their number was augmented
by other societies and organizations Of
women who selected this time and place
for meetings or excursions. AS a re-
suit the congress of the United States
took on the air of woman's congress.
Looking down from the press gallery
Friday noon over the assembled senate
one saw a scattering Of senators on the
floor and sprinkling Of men in the gall
leries but the predominant tone was wo-
man. Dressed in the gayest of spring
toys, wearing hats that suggested the
old son, "She Wore g. Little Bonnet With
a Flower Garden On It." women of all
ages and representing all sections of
the country filled the galleries to over
flowing, without seeming to lessen the
crowds of women who swarmed the cor
ridors of the CAPITOL visiting their SEN
ators and representatives and present
ing to them the views of the league on
many measures now before congress.
I'VE want you to support was more oft
ener heard than any other five words,
and the senators and representatives
bowed politely, listened attentively and
then took the fair visitors to luncheon
down in the big restaurants in the ca
itol.
The Connecticut delegation to the
League convention was entertained by
several of the delegation from that state,
either at dinner or lunch. And in the
afternoon the committee room of Senator
Mclean was the scene of a gathering
of all the congressional delegation and
the women visitors from the Nutmeg
state. The ladies urged the delegation
to vote for the Curtis-Rogers citizenship
bill which regulates the citizenship OF
American women who marry foreigners
| and of foreign women who marry United
States citizens.
They said it was unfair to American
women to make them lose citizenship il
| they married foreigner and it was mo-
| fair to let foreign women who marry
Americans become voters in this country
without the same restrictions and con
| ditions unmarried women coming to TIT
| United States must conform to. TIT
| committee room of Senator Mclean wa
selected for the informal reception be
/
| chairman of the banking and currenc.
committee. which occupies one of tn
| largest suites in the senate office build
| ing, and which is very attractively dec
GRATED and adequately equipped for sucl
/ occasions. Senators Brandegee and Nc
| Lean together with the representative
| from Connecticut received the visiting
ladies, provided them with seats in tn
galleries of the senate and house an'
extended many other courtesies.
The conferees of senate and hOus
have agreed on two matters of grea
interest to the New England states
| which were introduced as amendment
| in the senate to the house agriculture
| appropriation bill. They are for tn
| appropriation of $450,000 for continue
| ton of the terms of the Weeks forestr
act, for which the house bill made n
provision, ad 100000 for fighting tn
white pine blinster rust. Both thes
amendments were fathered by the Ne1
England delegation.
Il Senate and house leaders predict con
gress viii adjourn some time in tn
month of June. The house has praC
tically finished its work and will tax
a series Of three day reeesses beginnin
early in May, on a gentleman's agree
ment that no business which has oppC
sition will be presented to the house dun
: ing that period. The senate expects t
J hurry up the tariff bill so it is said, an
get that through by early June, althoug
there are still whisperings to the effet
, that if the passage of the tariff bill
unduly delayed it will go over on el
, tension of the emergency tariff act, ii
the December session rather than clu
ter up the country with a mass of ne
legislation on the eve of an election.