Evening star., 1924-06-06

llcan members were absent, including
Senator Spencer, Republican, Mis-
souri,, who said at least three Of them
would refuse to sign II.
Naval Measure Passes.
In addition to passing on the recla-
nation measure, which embodies rec
concentrations made by the Interior
Departments fact-finding commission
and the s200, 900. 900 deficiency appro-
priation bill carrying funds for the
soldier bonus and a s16,000.0oO
amendment for income tax refunds,
the Senate yesterday also disposed OF
the naval modernization bill designed
to bring the American sea forces up
70 the 5-5-3 ratio agreed upon at the
washington arms conference. This
measure now goes to the President
Much of the Senate's time Yesterday
was taken up with an acrimonious
discussion of the activities of the
Daugherty investigating committee.
which ended with adoption of A reso-
luton proposed by Chairman Brook
hart calling upon the Attorney Cen
eral to appeal from the decision Of
the federal court at Cincinnati re-
leasing NJ. s. Daugherty, brother of
habeas corpus after he had been
taken into custody in pursuit of a
Senate subpoena The committee WIS
called again today.
Campaign GIFT Publicity.
In adopting the conference report
on the postal salaries increase bill
giving raises averaging 5000 a year
each to 30e.e00 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
paigns, and quarterly during their
progress, and Senator La Toilette,
shortly after the action was taken,
introduced resolution for appoint
ment of a Senate committee to con-
duct a continuous investigation of
political activities during the recess.
The House resolution empowering
the Secretary of the Interior to share
with California, Oregon and Wyom-
ing the costs of Investigating pro-
posed irrigation projects in those
states and measures authorizing the
postmaster general to extend air mail
service to Boston, applying insurance
and collect on delivery service to
third-class mail, and giving Sergt
hero, a retired status of captain, also
were passed by the Senate.
New Dry Agency Proposed.
The House meanwhile passed and
sent to the Senate a bill making
s165, ,000. 900 available after July 1,
1925, when present appropriations ex-
pfre, for a two-year highway build
ing program embracing rural post
roads, forest roads and trails, and the
Cramton measure providing for es-
tab1ishfnent Of a prohibition bureau
in the Treasury Department entirely
separate from the internal revenue
bureau. 1t also adopted the confer
ence report on the s399. 100000 inde-
pendent offices supply bill, which
provides $34s s,e00, 900 for the Veter-
ans Bureau, and passed. along with
about fqrty other measures, one in
Democrat, Missouri, to set aside a
343,000-acre wild life and fish refuge
along the upper Mississippi valley at
a cost of s1.50O,000.
The naval rhodernfzation bill au-
therizes and provides for the con-
struction of eight scout cruisers, the
conversion of several coal burning
construction of six gunboats. costing g
$4,000 each, for use in Chinese
waters Repairs to the battleships
will include additional protection
against aircraft and submarine at
tacks. Efforts made unsuccessfully
sion for gun elevation on thirteen
line vessels were not renewed in the
Senate and the bill how goes to the
President