The Washington times., 1924-05-08
HAS.
SUCCESS IN
CONGRESS
Wins Part of Legislative Pro-
gram-TWo Sons Are
Cabinet Members.
BY TOM EVERRITT,
COsmOpOIltan News Service.

California's invasion Of Washing.
ton has probably been more com.
plete than that Of any other State.
Legislative victories and defeats
economic, domestic. and politicqi
problems and controversies, as well
as high political appointments in
the national administration, are all
on the chart Of recent California
activities.
Her representatives in the Cen.
gress have been pulling and hauling
Nthis way and that way for favored
legislation, sometimes with much
success and sometimes with failure
Probably no other State has had the
political distinction bestowed upon
1t by the national administration
The Japanese exclusion amend
ment to the immigration bill, intro.
duced by Senator San1usl NJ. Short.
ridge. which passed both houses
overwhelmingly, after a long fight
by Shortridge, il the most recent
California legislative product.
The gigantic Boulder Canyon dam
project, although located Gu the
Colorado river in Arizona Nevada,
has been brought into the national
foreground through The efforts Of
Congressman Phil r. swing AMI
Senator Hiram johnson. backed 10y
the thousands Of people IN the great
Imperial valley Of California.
Water for Los Angeles.
with hundreds II other communities.
have been fighting desperately Tor Il
Congressional act that will insure
y 20
| nestle water, irrigation, and fl..od
been going on Tor over three months
before the House Irrigation Com
mittee. They are NO. vet closed.
Seven States are interested.
The great Alameda naval base
project. fathered by Congressman
]. H. MacLafferty, Of Oakland. went
to defeat after hearings lasting
| fOrty-four days before the House
Naval Affairs Committee. The
| project contemplated IL giant naval
base at Alameda upon Sround 40.
mated by that city.
The Shortridge child.L4bor amend.
| ment to the Constitution Of the
United States. which gives Congress
| the power to legislate so as to limit.
regulate, and prohibit employment
Of children under eighteen years Of
age, is now pending before the
Senate, having passed the House
Battle Against Disease.
| The Los Angeles Long Beach
channel ami harbor pr0th.t. which
embodies plans for one of the
largest harbors in the worl1. is he
ing nursed through Congress by
| Congressman Walter r. Iineberger,
of Long Beach.
1t is now hinged upon n forthcom-
ing report Of United states army
| engineers.
The hoof and mouth disease.
which broke out ir several Cali.
fornia counties two ElOnths ago, was
the cause Of heroic measures for Its
eradication by the United States Tie.
partment of Agriculture.
So serious was it that it was the
| subject of discussion 1T several of
President Coolidge's Cabinet meet.
ings. Congress quickly appropriated
s1,5O0,O00 to help stamp it out.
Cabinet Men CalisorIlianS.
| Sandwiched IN between these legis.
| lative operations came tine appoint
lnents of Curtis D. Wilbur. Secrv.
tary Of the Navy. ;inl l,llwnod
Mead, noted land expert, as com.
missioner of the Bureau If Reclema.
ton. Interior Department. Both are
from California.
Herbert Hoover. Secretary IL Com.
mercc. is a Californian
| California. in addition has pro.
vided a Presidential! candiiate in
Senator Hiram johnson.
Congress is expected to adjourn
| about June l. This will end Cali.
fornia's legislative program for the
summer. ii is believed.