Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15
50 BILLS PASSED
IN SENATE SESSION
Nominations Also Confirmed
During Astivity-House
Committees Meet.

Having spent all week talking
about the tariff. the Senate decided
yesterday to take advantage of the
inactivity of the House and get
down TO serious work.
Accordingly it passed 80 bills and
adopted resolution In less than
two hours: heard n speech OF good
will toward France: confirmed
batch OF nominations and then re-
cessed until tomorrow. when 1t will
vote on the McMaster resolution de-
clarinr for a reduction of excessive"
tariff duties.
This activity may have been In
fiuenced by the fact that the House
was I'm recess until tomorrow. How
ever that body was kept in the news
OF the day through the action of its
naval committee in running counter
to the Administrations desires that
no time limit be set for the compile
lion of the new naval building pro-
gram.
As Is usually the case when the
Senate is in working mood. its SEES
sion furnished nothing OF the spectac
ular.
Scores IL Senators Present.
There were about o score of Scna-
tors on the floor. each carefully ioi'
lowing bills as they were called up.
Senator King. Democrat. Utah, alp.
Deared IA his role as guardian OF
Treasury funds. forcing over consider
alton Of a number OF bills ON the
calendar and requiring proponents OF
.zAra. 2AVa HA1 ~ m IA
None OF the 40 measures which were
passed along TO the House for action
was of a highly important character.
but by getting them out OF the way
the Senate cleaned up its c;llent. II
pretty we'll and so cleared the way
Tor consideration Of several important
que stions next week.
Along about tomorrow IL will have
the case of Frank l.. smith, Senator
elect from Illinois. dumped again on
IT'S doorstep. Since Smith declined
10 submit himself 10 the jurisdiction
OF the special campaign funds com
mittee. that body ~iil recommend that
his seat he declared vacant and the
Senate adopt the necessary resolution
10 that end.
As iuil before the storm of this
week, Senate committees We're not
over busy during the day. but soon
theT will draw the spotlight To such
subjects az an inquiry into the financ.
ing of public utilities, the operations
of the now celebrated Continental
Trading Co, Ltd. of Canada. and tn"
construction 0f great dam in
Boulder Canyon.
House Committees Active.
The Boulder Dam problem again
was before House committee veg
terday AN Was the question oi flood
control. with chief attention given TO
protection In the Pittsburgh district
where the Allegheny and Mononga
heia Rivers merge to form the OHIO
Besides opposing the admlnistra
the finishing up OF the new naval
program. the House naval conmi tee
voted almost unanimously against
giving President Coolidge blanket au.
thorfty 10 halt the carrying out of the
program at his will II proposed that
II he wanted q halt called he would
have to obtain SPECIFIC grant from
Congress
After the Senate had wound up It's
work In open session. Senator Tyson
Democrat. Tennessee. who served as
"A bfigadier general In the World War,
spoke on the importance Of the hold.
ing of the American Legion conven.
ii"h In Paris and urging the negotia.
tlon ~ treaty between this country
ana France for the autiaNing of war