The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-02
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Monday, April 81


SENATE-Met at noon; recessed at
5:15 p. m.
The soldier bonus bill was debated
throughout the day. A cash and in
surance bill was offered by Senator
Copeland, New York, as a substitute
to the pending measure, although
Senator Walsh, Massachusetts, Demo
cratic member of the finance commit
tee, representing the minority in con-
sideration of the measure, had an
nounced such a proposal would not
be pressed. Senator Walsh, however,
denounced the committee measure as
disappointing, unsatisfactory, and
bad in form and principle" and said
the Democratic substitute would not
be pressed, because Republican lead
ers had declared if it were adopted
they would vote to sustain veto.
Senator Heflin, Alabama, in his po-
litical speech of the afternoon, criti-
cized President Coolidge for not shak-
ing hands with all the visitors who
called at the White House.
Senator Walsh, Montana, charged
that a campaign was under way by
the matter of royalties received from
oil leases in naval reserves under Re
publican regime as compared with
leases made prior to March 4. 1921.
Adopted a resolution requesting
the President to invite the Interpar-
liamentary Union to hold its 1926
meeting in Washington.
Approved house resolution provid-
ing an extra appropriation of 81, $780,
900 to combat the foot and mouth
disease in California.
Adopted joint resolution chang
ing the name of Mount Rainier, in
Washington, to Mount Tacoma.
Sale of the veterans bureau hos
pital at Corpus Christi, Texas, was
authorized in a bill that was passed.
Immediate revision of the recla-
nation law along the lines indicated
in the report of Secretary Works
fact-finding commission was recon-
mended in special message by Pres
ident Coolidge.
The Agricultural committee report
ed favorably bill to authorize the
department of agriculture to make
more extensive agricultural surveys
in foreign countries for the benefit
of American farmers.
Before the Daugherty investigat-
ing committee Speaker Gillett testi-
fled that no seized liquir had ever
ben taken to his office, as testified to
by M. l.. Seattle, and told the commit
tee that the department of Justice
records proved that statement and
that Seattle knew that fact when he
made his assertion. Scaife said he
obtained the information from Sena-
tor Woodruff, of Michigan. Seattle,
F. M. Boucher, fomrer department
of justice agent, and Alonzo E. Bunch
testified to whisky seizures and the
alleged disposition of liquor by gov
eminent agents after it had been
seized.
HOUSE-Met at noon; recessed at
5 p. m. for night session to consid-
er bills on the unanimous consent
calendar.
Passed without a record vote and
without amendment senate bill car
rying pension increases for veterans
of the civil, Spanish, Mexican and In
dian wars and widows and veterans
of the war of 1912.
Passed a resolution authorizing an
investigation by a joint congressional
committee of land grants to the
Northern Pacific railroad company.
Adopted the conference report on
the $1,000 appropriation to relieve
drought sufferers in New Mexico.
Passed a bill reclassifying the sal
aries of the officers and employees of
Congress.
A sufficient number of house MEM
bers signed a petition to authorize
the discharge of the commerce COM
mittee and to bring to the floor the
Barkley bill providing for the aboli-
ton of the railroad labor board.
Tuesday, April %