The Bismarck tribune., 1924-06-06

Washington, June 6 (by the A. P.)
Congress sailed toward adjourn
ment today in quieter waters than
customary at such times, having dis
posed, one way or another, of most
of the major problems. that threat
ened several days ago to make it's
last hours hectic.
The reclamation bill, passed last
! night BIZ the. Senate as rider to
| the deficiency appropriation measure,
had preferred status today in the
House, while further efforts to get
farm relief action, with the Norris
Sinclair bill, were advanced by some
Senators but with little hope of sue
cess, in view of the failure yeste1-
day of the farm bloc to agree upon
an emergency proposal.
Has HOch Resolution
! The House also had before it the
Hoch resolution for an Interstate
Commerce Commission investigation
of freight rates looking to u down.
| ward revision of tariff affecting agri-
culture. AS in the case of the recla-
| nation bill, plans were made last
night to hasten action through sus-
pension Of debate, bar amendments
and require a two.rhirds majority
for passage.
A majority of the Senate oil COM
mittee was ready today to ask for
a vote on the report prepared by
Senator Walsh. Democrat, Montana.
In addition to passing on the recla-
| nation measure, which embodies
| recommendations by the Interior De-
partment fact finding commission and
the $2OO,000,O0O deficiency appropria-
tion bill carrying funds for the sol
diers bonus and $160O0,0OO amend
| ment for income tax refunds, the
Senate yesterday also disposed of the
Naval moderanization bill designed to
bring the American sea forces up to
| the 5-5--3 ratio agreed at the Wash
ington arms conference. This meas
! ure now goes to the President.
! Debate Daugherty Report
Much of the Senate's time yester-
| day was taken up with acrimonious
discussion of the activities of the
Daugherty investigating committee.
The committee was called today
but its procedure remained in doubt
until the time of les meeting.
In adopting the conference report
on the postal salaries increase bill,
giving raises average 5000 a year
each to 100000 employees, which was
before the House today, the Senate
accepted the Cable substitute for the
Borah amendment designed to give
complete periodical publicity to cam
paign contributions and expenditures.
AS it stands, the provision calls for
reports before and after the CAM
paign and quarterly during their
progress, and Senator LaFollette,
shortly after the action was taken
introduced resolution for appoint
ment of Senate committee to con-
duct continuous investigation of
political activities during the recess
period.
Air Mail Authorized
Measures authorizing the Postmas-
ter-General to extend air mail SER
vice to Boston, applying insurance
and collection delivery service to
third class mail, and giving Sergeant
Alvin c. York, Tennessee world war
hero, retired status of captain, al
so were passed by the Senate.
The House meanwhile passed and
sent to the Senate a bill making
$165,OOO,OO0 available after July 1,
1925, when present appropriations
expire, for two-year highway. build
ing program, embracing rural post
roads, forest roads and trains, and
Champion measure providing for es-
tablishment of prohibition bureau
in the Treasury Department entire
ly separate from the internal rev
enue bureau. It also adopted the
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