The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-16
Monday, April %

SENATE-Met at noon; recessed al
$40 p. NJ.
Chairman Smoot, Of the Finance
committee, In charge of the tax re
vision measure, gave notice that he
would move daily converting Of the
Senate at II A. M. instead OF at noon
On request Of Senator Simmons
ranking Democratic member OF the
committee, the section relating to In
come tax rates was laid aside for flu
ture consideration.
Agreed to the committee amend
ment fixing the corporate tax at Ia
per cent. instead of 12h per cent. OF
the House bill.
Rejected q committee amendment
10 restore the tax on telephone and
telegraph messages, which was re
pealed In the House bill.
Laid aside the tax bill at o'clock
and devoted the remainder OF the ait
ernoon to considering the naval ap'
preparation measure.
Chairman Adams, Of the Republican
National committee. would be re
quested under q resolution introduced
by Senator Masnus Johnson, Mime,
sofa, to inform the Senate what po-
litical contributions, II any, were made
BY the Armour. Swift. Wilson, Gu,
daily and Morris packing companies,
known as the big Ave." In the 1920
campaign or since that election.
The Secretary of War, responding to
q resolution, informed the Senate that
three Of the former members Of the
Wilson cabinet, four other Democratic
senator's and eight former members OF
the House have appeared either In
person or through their law firms In
cases before the War department
within two years after their retire
ment from ONCE. The cabinet mem
bers named are William G. McAdoo, A.
Mitchell Palmer and Thomas Watt
Gregory; former Seniors Salisbury,
Delaware; Lewis, Illinois; Bennett,
South Carolina; Hoke Smith, Georgia;
and former Representatives Sweet,
Jameson, CarliA, watkins, Ryan, o.
Zen, Currie and Good.
Secretary Hughes reported the re-
cent sale of arms to the Obregon gov
eminent of Mexico was fully covered
By diplomatic precedent and was au-
thorized by the army appropriation
bill of 1921.
Responding to a resolution, the Fed.
sral Trade Commission denied charges
hat the cotton industry is controlled
By trust operating in defiance OF law.
From the Commerce committee, Sen,
ator Jones, Washington, favorably re,
sorted his bill for creation of foreign
trade zones In American ports Of en-
Try.
The Elections committee decided to
begin public hearings in the Mayieid,
Texas, contest May g. and will hear
witnesses relative to charges OF al
legged excessive campaign expendi-
lures.
A private telegram to Henry Ford's
paper, the Dearborn Independent, sub
nitted to the committee considering
The Ford proposal for the Muscle
Shoals project, quoted the correspond
Snt as stating that President Coolidge
was doing what he could to see that
Muscle Shoals was delivered" to
Ford. Secretary Weeks. opposing the
Ford offer, was a witness.
HOUSE-Met at noon; adjourned at
$40 p. M.
Passed the District rent control act,
declaring the emergency still exists
and extending the existing law for a
period Of two years. to May %, 1926.
The vote was 1874 to 81.
The committee on Rules reported
special rules providing for considera-
lion of Senate bill appropriating ST..
100000 for purchase Of property and
erection of a new building for the
Botanic Gardens and for an appropria-
ZION of $6,000,000 for additional hos
pitalization facilities for the Veterans
Bureau.
Shipping Board Commissioner Haney
told the Investigating committee that