The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28
Daily Index to Congress

| interior department appropriation
bill in which the senate amendment
for 100000 for construction of new
medical building and equipment at
Howard university was eliminated.
Chairman Smoot, of the finance
committee introduced a soldier bon
us bill providing for paid-up life in
surance policies payable only at
death, but based on slightly higher
values than the 20-year endowment
plan adopted by the house.
The finance committee adopted
an amendment to the revenue bill
under which profits on stocks. divi-
dends redeemed in liquidation would
be subject to the capital gain tax of
1919 per cent.
The bill of Senator Gooding, Idaho,
| proposing drastic amendments of the
''long and short haul" provisions of
the interstate commerce act was fav-
orably reported by the committee to
the senate by vote of to 2.
Publicity for contested income tax
cases as means of preventing
charges of graft in tax settlements
in the internal revenue bureau was
subject of general discussion be-
tween Commissioner Blair and the
investigating committee.
Testimony before the committee
yesterday disclosed that upward of
500 agents under the internal re-
venue bureau have been dismissed
for the good of the service during
the last three years.
HOUSE-Met at noon; adjourned
at 5:40~p p. m.
Devoted the day to calendar We'd
time on the Dennison blue sky" bill
without reaching any conclusion.
This proposed legislation is by Repre-
sentative Dennison, of Illinois.
After a conference between the
California delegation and citizens of
that state now here in connection
with immigration legislation, for
NAL statement was issued in which
it was stated that the gentleman's
agreement now in force with Japan
had failed to accomplish its purpose
and should give way to specific law.
The rivers and harbors committee
heard further conflicting witnesses
regarding the Interpretation of the
existing power treaty between Cana
| da and the United States and it's
bearing upon the use of water from
the Great Lakes for the Chicago
| drainage canal.
The treasury's recommendation
that a new S925,0O0 vessel be built to
replace the famous old coast guard
cutter, Bear, veteran of the Alaskan
waters, was approved by the house in
a bill passed.
Thursday, March 90
SENATE-Met at noon; adjourned
at 5 p. m.
Senators Walsh, Bruce, Borah,
Brandegee and Pepper discussed the
Wadsworth proposed constitutional
amendment.
Senator Dial, South Carolina, spoke
on Pullman surcharges, Senator Bur-
sum on pensions and Senator Fetch
err, Florida, ,on shipping.
Adopted a resolution by Senator
King, Utah, asking the shipping
board whether, through the emer-
gency feet corporation or otherwise,
it is a member of the North Allan
tic and United Kingdom steamship
conference.
An omnibus bill proposing an APP
preparation of S3S,000,000 for COM
pletion of public buildings already
was introduced by Senator Fletcher,
of Florida.
Adopted a resolution by Senator
Walsh, Montana, calling on the secre-
tary of war for full information
concerning the sale of arms to the
Mexican government.
The appropriation committee re-
ported the first deficiency appropria-
ton bill, carrying total of $685.
87l, 7S5.
From the library committee, Sen
ator Pepper, Pennsylvania, favorabiy
reported a joint resolution granting
authority for the erection on public
ground in Washington of monu-
ment to symbolic the national game
of baseball.
Senator Watson, Indiana, predicted
the bonus bill will be given priority
by the finance committee over the
revenue bill.
E. v. Nash, deputy commissioner of
internal revenue, told the committee
that nearly half of the 1876 employees
of the revenue bureau discharged in
the last three years were connected
with the prohibition unit; that 597
cases are pending of investigation or
litigation against persons charged
with collision which have not been
completed, and that 149 have been
prosecuted on charges of collision.
HOUSE-Met at noon; adjourned at
4:50 p. m.
Elections committee recommended
| that f. w. Cole be denied seat as
representative at large from Texas
on the ground that no state can in
crease its represent alton in the house
until so authorized by proper re-
apportionment act.
Secretary of War Weeks notified
the rivers and harbors committee he
could not recommend legislation to
authorize the Chicago sanitary dis
trict to withdraw from Lake Michi-
gan the amount of water it's asks in
connection with it's sewage-d disposal
program.
| Preliminary surveys OF fourteen
rivers to determine what should be
done to prevent food and the proba-
/ bla costs were recommended nv the