The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1924-02-01
DAILY INDEX OF
AMERICAN CONGRESS
Monday, January 81

Monday, January 81
Senate-Met at noon; adjourned at
4:30 P. M. r..
Mellon tax reduction plan discus
sion started by a criticism of the
Secretary by Senator Couzens, Mich
igan; those participating in the de-
bate were Senators Reed, Pennsyl-
vania; Glass, Virginia; Norris, Ne
braska; Johnson, Minnesota; Helm,
Alabama; Mcclellan, Tennessee.
Senator Dill, Washington, spoke in
opposition to the proposed polar ex-
petition of the dirigible Shenandoah.
Teapot Dome investigation and
evidence thus far taken were the sub
jects of discussion by Senators Car
away, Arkansas; King, Utah, and
Heflin, Alabama.
Nomination of George B. Christian,
Jr., secretary to the late President
Harding, to be member of the Fed
eral Trade Commission, received.
Passed and sent to the House a
bill granting the free use of the mails
to the widow of President Harding.
Senate members much interested
by testimony of Archie Roosevelt,
son of former President Roosevelt,
before the Teapot Dome naval oil re-
serve investigating committee, to the
effect that he had severed his con-
nection with the Sinclair corporation
because of what he considered evil
dence of corruption in connection
with oil leases.
Minority Leader Robinson asked
the committee appointed to investi-
gate propaganda designed to infiu-
ence Congress not to concentrate on
the Box peace plan and forget about
the Mellon tax reduction plan and
other matters of public interest.
Edward w. Box of Philadelphia,
donor of the 100000 peace award,
refused to tell how much money he
is spending on his peace plan.
State Department transmits to the
Senate a mass of information, some
confidential, all said to include the
departments evidence of propaganda
by the Russian soviet government
aimed at the overthrow of the United
States government.
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House-Met at noon; adjourned at
1850 P. M.
Spent the day considering the In
terror Department appropriation bill.
The meeting of the anti-prohibi-
tionists in Washington called forth
speeches of condemnation and protest
from Cramton, Michigan; Yates, ILL
nois, and Blanton, Texas, noted "dry"
leaders in the House.
House received through the Speak
er the detailed offer of a group of
Southern power companies for the
yease of the Muscle Shoals project.
Chairman Green of the Ways and
Means committee, talked with Presi-
dent Coolidge over the tax reduction
question and pointed out the difficult
ties of an agreement on rs per cent
maximum surtax as recommended by
Secretary Mellon.
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Tuesday, January %
Senate-Met at noon; adjourned at
4:30 P. M.
Senator King, Utah, who visited
Russia last summer, began an ad-
dress setting forth his observations
and deductions on the soviet govern
ment of Russia.
Senator Robinson, Arkansas, in a
speech declared it to be the sense Of
the Senate that proceedings before
the tariff commission in the present
procedure will not command public
confidence and that body should pro-
coed under rule which in substance
disqualifes any member whose imme-
date family has a property or finan-
cial interest to be affected by the de-
cisions Of the commission.
Additional documents by the score
received from the State Department
in support of Secretary Hughes
statement that the Russian soviet au-
thorities have been conducting prop
uganda in this country against the
American government.
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House-Met at noon; adjourned at
sos P. M.
In further consideration of the In
terror Department appropriation bill.
The American Legion submitted to
the immigration committee a resolu-
ton urging the suspension Of all i'm
migration for five years.
Indications were given at the White
House to members of the Ways and
Means committee that President
Coolidge would regard any surtax
rate above rs per cent as change
in the fundamental principle of the
Mellon tax reduction plan as a basis
for veto.
President Coolidge gave his I'M
qualified approval to the Norbeck-
Burtness bill for government loans to
Northwestern farmers for purchases
Of livestock and to enable them to
diversity their farming. "
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