Evening journal., 1923-02-10
SENATE


Met at noon February 9 and re-
cessed at SOS p. m. until 10 o'clock
today.
Passed the annual supply bill for
for the War Department, carrying
total of s34O, 522. geo. and sent Il
to conference. This is the last of
the regular appropriation bills.
Leaders expressed the opinion
that final passage of all appropri-
lation measures virtually will insure
even if the shipping bill. the British
debt funding measure or other bills
against calling an extra session.
should fail.
Senator Norris withdrew his
lamedment to appropriate $4,000, 900
for further development of the nj
trate plant at Muscle Shoals, and
the King amendment looking to
Filipino independence was lost be-
cause OF failure to obtain votes suf-
ficSent to suspend the rules and
make it in order.
The administration shipping bill,
which is the unfinished business,
was called up again by Chairman
Jones, in charge. who announced
1T would not again be laid aside ex-
cept by direct vote of the Senate.
This, Senator Jones declared, ap-
piled to the debt funding measure
and any other pending matter, and
the statement. it was said. was made
with the knowledge and approval
of President Harding.
Bills that are demanding consid-
GRAFTON include. besides the debt
funding measure. the truth in
fabric bill. the filed milk bill, the
flood control bill and final and def
mite action on the rural credits
measures.
Senator Mcclellan (Democrat),
made another attack on
the British debt funding agreement.
Passed and sent to the House a
bill by Senator Reed (Republiean),
Pennsylvania. authorizing the coin
age of 50-eent pieces commemorat-
ing the 300th anniversary OF the
of New Netherlands. or
the middle states, in 1924 by the
Walloons, French and Belgian HUI
guenots under the Dutch West In
dies Company.
Erection of a monument in
"to symbolic the ma
tional game of baseball" and the
accrling benefits to the American
people was proposed in a resolu-
ton introduced by Senator Pepper
(Republican) Pennsylvania. The
would be erected by the
American League of BASEBALL.
For two hours the military affairs
discussed the soldier bon
rs provisions of the Bursum bonus
bill without reaching any conclu-
sion. Members Of the finance com
nittee expressed surprise that the
military affairs committee should at
empt to assume jurisdiction in the
)onus question.
In a letter to Senator Lodge, Sec
'etary Hughes virtually declined to
.ppear before the foreign relations
committee to discuss further the |
question of American representation /
n the reparations commission.
Senator Nicholson introduced a |
for the appointment OF |
Joint congressional committee to |
tudy the causes of depressed con- |
itions in the gold and silver min |
ng industry and their effect on |
industry, exchange and |
,rices.
Maj. Gen. Enoch H. Crowder was |
to be Ambassador to !
,uba; also a number of minor mil |
tary appointments.
HOUSE
Met at noon February 9 and ad- |
burned at p. m. until today at
2 o'clock.
Passed the bill approving the
British debt settlement agreement
" a vote Of POI to A.
One Republican, Mccormick, of
Montana, and 45 Democrats OPP /
,osed the settlement and 227 Re
,ublicans. GO Democrats and Meyer
london. the lone Socialist member,
'oted for It.
Representative Burton, of Ohio,
member of the funding commission, h
eceived an ovation when he rose
o explain the measure and urge its
He told the House no
MEASURE Of such far-reaching i'm
ortance had been presented to Con-
ress "since the days when our (
rmies were battling on the field"
Supporting the measure, Demo-
ratio Leader Garrett, Of Tennessee,