Evening star., 1924-06-05
CONGRESS RELIEVED
OF FINAL BIG JAM
Farm Relief and Muscle Shoals Put
Aside, But Much Work Yet
to Be Done.
RECLAMATION ON PROGRAM
Naval Modernization Also Is
Awaiting Disposition.

With farm relief legislation along
the lines of the defeated McNary-
Haugen bill definitely abandoned by
Republican leaders in the House, and
the Muscle Shoals question put over
until December ) in the Senate, the
congestion in Congress today had
been considerably relieved. Much re-
mained to be done before adjourn
ment Saturday night. however, with
reclamation and naval modernization
measures the principal items re-
naming on the program.
An omnibus pension bill similar to
the one passed late yesterday, carry
ing about 200 proposals affecting vet
Grams of various wars and depend
cnts. had right of way in the Senate
today, with the sl50.000.O00 bill de-
signed to bring the Navy up TO the
3-o-3 ratio agreed upon by the Wash
lngton arms conference in second
place. The latter. as passed By the
House laSt week, called for Construc-
ton of eight scout cruisers and Sin
river Sunhoats, and conversion OF six
battieShipS into oil burners with in
Stallatlon, in addition. OF devices for
protection against submarines and
aircraft.
Other Farm Relief Plans.
Despite the decision of Republican
leaders to abandon efforts to put
through a farm export measure,
agricultural relief was before the
House in the form of the Hoch reso-
luton instructing the Interstate Com
merce Commission to make a freight
f. Il.
duction in transportation charges on
farm products.
Several conference reports on va
riouS bills also were before the
chamber, along with the Cramton
measure, to establish a separate pro-
htbition bureau in the Treasury De-
partment, and proponents of the
reclamation bill were prepared to
move for its passage under suspen-
sion of the rules limiting debate. pre-
venting amendments and requiring
two thirds ma joritE.
Senate action on the reclamation
measure. which is based on recon-
mendationS of the Interior Depart
ment'S fact-tinding commission, was
planned along similar lines, except
rider to the S15S. 10000 deficiency bill
passed yesterday by the House,
which carries. among other items,
s131.943, 900 TO defray the first years
cost OF tne DOnuS ldW ana SS,-du,UuU
for the coast guard to combat rum
running.
Irrigation Inquiry Expenses.
a resolution authorizing the Sec
relary of the Interior to share with
with California, Oregon and Wyoming
the expenses of inve stigations to de-
termine the cost of developing irriga :
tion projects in those states was
adopted last night by the House,
which took similar action on a con-
ference report on the bill providing
1000, 900 annually for three years of
vocational rehabilitation in co-opera-
ton with states. The Indian affairs
committee also was inStructe to in
vestigate administration of Indian
reservations in Oklahoma. and among
bills passed was one apprOpria tin 3
s5,5O0,000 for an irrigation lam on
the Gila River near San Carlos. Ariz.
The Senate last night accepted the
conference report on the Alaskan
fishries BILL which was prpared to-
day for the Presidents consideration,
and received from the executive the
nomination of Villa me. Marrow OF
Tacoma. Wash. to act as special
counsel for the government in liti-
CATION TO establish title to sections 10
and So in Naval Reserve No. in
California. now being operated by the
Standard Oil Company.