Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-29
IN CONGRESS
YESTERDAY
SENATE

Met at noon and recessed at o.i'
D. m, until Il O'Clock today as a
mark of respect to the late Repre-
sentative Parrish, of Texas.
Senator France. OF Maryland, in
troduced bill under which the res
ervation at Fort McHenry, Balti-
more, would be set aside as q perpet-
ual monument to "The Star Spang-
led Banner" which was written
there, and to its author, Frames
Scott Key.
Republican members of the
finance committee said last night the
tariff bill ought to lie ready for the
Senate by the middle of next week:
The only important questions StiI!
open are the dye schedule an! the
method of valuation upon which du'
ties shall be based.
The Territories committee approved
the proposal of the Methodist Church
TO organize and maintain a hospital
at Nome, Alaska, and ordered the
transfer of certain buildings at
Fort Davis now under control of the
War Department Approval also
was given to the enlargement OF the
Hawaiian national park by the addl-
ton of $4,000 acres of public lands,
The judiciary committee ordered
favorable report on the nomination
of Carlos Franco Soto to be assocl-
ate Justice of the supreme court OF
Porto Rico.
Representative of farmers of the
mid West before the agriculture
committee appealed for relief.
through an appropriation, against
rust" invasion Of the wheat fields
of that section.
Committee approval was given to
legislation authorizing the Secretary
Of war to incur immediate cbllga--
tions for the construction of good
roads in Alaska.
An investigation of night work in
the postal service by the postoff!cc
committee was ordered by the Sen
ate with a view TO determining BY
July next whether night work by
employees should be compensated for
by shorter hours or extra pay.
HOUSE
Met at noon and adjourned at
1905 D. NJ. until noon today as
mark of respect to Representative
Parrish, OF Texas, whose death at ms
home yesterday was announced.
The ways and means committee
decided to defer action on the ad-
ministration bill authorizing a loan
of S5,O0O,00O to Liberia until the
matter has been further inrcstiga-
ted.
The judiciary committee began
hearings on the Bacharach bill! which
would give State courts official iu-
risdiction over all orders issued by
State administrative bodies. with
the right of appeal to the Supreme
Court of the United States.
F. l.. Bevington. chairman of the
ton, told the interstate commerce
committee the sale Of interchange
able mileage books at rates lower
than the present passenger fares,
as provided in Senate bill. would
entail heavy losses upon the rail-
roads.
Before the appropriations COM
mittee Attorney General Daugherty
expressed his belief that the civi!
service is hildrance 70 government
efficiency and that civil service 5 q
hindrance to government efficiency
and that civil service employees were
hardly as ambitious, hardly as en-
ergetic" as those who are not under
civil service
Under the provisions Of a bill by
Mr.. Ryan Nepublicanl. New York.
the registration with the PoStofficc
Department of the names and adj
dresses of all members OF all organ
ization. open or secret. IN the United
States would be required. The bill
is aimed at the Kuklux klan and
similar organizations.