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. Tomorrow—Robinson Wants o |Will View Proceedings in House From Another Angle PROPOSAL 0 BUY [MMIGRATION FOES . SITE FOR ARCHIVES | ~ NOTTO SLACK UP PRESSED IN SENATE Vote on Amendment Likely - The Senate. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The democrats, after having suc- cesstully placed the republicans of the Senate on record as insisting that the Fordney emergency tariff bill must be passed, are now un- dertaking to compel the republi- cans to bring the tariff bill to a vote. The democrats are con- vinced that the bill, which, if it does anything, will keep up the high prices of foodstuffs, will be thoroughly unpopular with the people. While there are & number of the Hope of Restrictive Legisla- tion This Session Gone, Look to Next Congress. to Use U. S. Ground. WILL PREPARE MEASURE The proposed appropriation of $486,000 to purchase a site for a na- tional archives building in Washing- ton contained in a Senate committee Plan to Close Gates Early in Spring—Expected Rush From _ Abroad Did Not Occur. amendment to the sundry civil ap- republicans who are strongly in propriation bill will come up for ac-| With all hopes for suspension or faver of the enactment of this tion, it is expected, tomorrow. The [restriction of immigration by legisla- legislation—designed to aid the amendment was passed over during!tion at this session of Congress gone, ‘farmers, its framers say—there are others who dread the political effect the measure will have. But apparently the republicans are too far in now to turn their backs the consideration of the bill yester. day at the request of Senator Robin- son of Arkansas, who suggested the teps are already being taken for Idmnin;: a new plan for restriction immediately following the close of the building should be erected upon present session, so that it may be o ground already owned by the BoV-(ready for consideration early in the upon the bill. It is likely that it ernment. special session. This is admitted by | O% Of the “Youngest” members of | will come to a vote Within the the press galleries at the United States Capitol, after March 4, will be Gen. Isnnc R. Sherwood of Ohio, at present e oldest member Reprexentative eighty-five years of age, will step from the floor of the House to the prens gallery, where he will represent the Toledo (Ohio) Newn-Bee, week. In the meantime the close of the present Congress draws on apace. There are only twenty-two legis- lative days in which to jam through the usual supply bills for the government, together with the Senator Robinson made it clear that he js not opposed to the erection of & fireproof building in which to house the records of the government; in fact, he said, he was heartily in favor + of it. His idea is to save the gover! ment the money that wou pended for the site, if po: Representative Albert Johnson of Washington, chairman of the House immigration committee. It is prob- able that the new bill will set forth @ plan for admission of aliens on pro- bation. For more than two L years Congress |an editor for many years before going | : E e site proposed for the archi has been working on immigration | to Congress. emergency tarifl and other me ing is near the New National legislation to feguard _citizens of ures, such as immigration. 1t is and is the block bounded by 13th streets and B and C streets. Progress Made on Bill. Much progress was made in the «consideration of the sundry civil bill Festerday, after the Senate had adopt- ed the anti-smoking provision offered by Senator Wadsworth of New York, [Sixty-fifth Congress a bill fathered by designed to prevent government em-|Representative Burnett of Alabama, Ployes from smoking where it would [then chairman of the House immigra” ‘endanger government property or in-{tion committee, was reported out. forfere with efficiency. The Wads- | This proposed to suspend immigration worth amendment leaves the enforce- | for four years, but it was never acted ment of the anti-smoking direction to jupon. the heads of departments and gov-| When the Sixty-sixth Congress as- «ernment bureaus. sembled on May 19, 1919, several bills Practically all of the items for the |were promptly introduced providing District of Columbia were adopted, |for suspension of immigration. Some including the substitution of the |of the more noteworthy of these were half-and-half plan of making such a bill by Representative Lufkin of appropriations for the House lan-|Massachusetts, one by Representative guage, which specified that the ap- |Johnson of Washington the same old congestion that usu- ally is found in the wind-up of a Congress. The Senate has taken o meeting an hour earlier each day, and it may be that night ses- sions will soon be resorted to. The sundry ctvil appropriation bill was given the right of way in the Senate yesterday and may ' be passed tomorrow. The legisiative, executive and judiclal appropria- tion bill is due to be reported to- morrow by the appropriation com- . mittee.” The posioffice appropria. tion bill; the indian appropria: tion bill, the agricultural appro priation bill and the pension ap- Ppropriation bill are waiting their turn in the Senate also, The Senate will bée called upon this week to vote on a motlon to tates and American against a fore- bles from other r. More than a ozen bills have been considered in ommittee relating to suspension of mmigration. Toward the end of the HORRORS OF GASIN WAR. FAL TO MOVE HOUSE Members Vote 4 to 1 Against Amendment to Cut Appropriation to $1,000,000. Although the horrors of gas war- fare were vividly pictured to mem- TfiE SUNDAY STAR, FEBRUARY 6, 1921—PART 1. What Congress Is Doing The ‘House. BY WILL P. KENNEDY. Members of the House who have been chafing all week in their im- patience to vote on the $13,000,000 hospital bill to provide adequate fa- cilities for the war heroes expect to get their chance under suspension of the rules and unanimous consent to- morrow. House Leader Mondell ex- pects that the good roads bill, which provides $100,000,000 during the next fiscal year for road construction work in co-operation with the siates, and the Winsiow bill to allow railroads to collect part of the government guarantee will also be passed. ‘Tuesday morning the program calls for a vote on the military appropria- tion bill, which has ridden through the storm in about the same shape 23 it came out of the committee. The rest of Tuesday will be devoted to_the deficiency appropriation bill. The naval appropriation bill will be taken up probably on Wednesday and will continue to occupy the attention of the House for a couple of days. It is hoped to get the last of the ap- propriation ‘measures, the fortifica- tions bill, which will carry about $15,000,000, reported out of the com- mittee on Wednesday. Gen. Pershing is expected to testi- fy tomorrow before the special com- mittee investigating the conduct of the war, on the insistence of Rep- resentative Hal D. Flood, democrat, of Virgini On_Wednesday _the subcommittee of the House District committee which has been instructed to draft a bill designed to force a merger of the two street railways in Wash- ington will hold its third executive conference. Chairman Mapes of the House Dis- trict committee filled a minority re- port yesterday against the bill draft- ed by orders of the committee to re- move the legal obstacle to the con- solidation of the Potomac Electric Power Company and the Washington Railway and Company. Chairman Butler of the naval affairs committee announced Friday that the United States will call an interna- tional conference on disarmament soon after the Harding inaugural. Rear Admiral Sims, president of the Naval War College and formerly commander of the American over- seas naval forces, and Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger. president of the Pushing Big Bond Iu-;; Measure in the House BY WILL P. KENNEDY. Skirmishing nr‘llmlnnl’)‘ to the threatened fight against reorganiza- tion of the super-appropriations com- mittee in the next Congress as an integral part of the federal budget system was noted in the House dur- ing the last two weeks. It is not, however, as important as it ha: seemed, and will not seriously imper.l the prospects tor early enactment oi ! the buuget bill. As a matter o1 1act, 1the more reports of attempts 0 frustrate or monkey-wrench tnc bud- get legislation get ck to the peopie throughout the states the stronger is the backfire against such tactics, Attacks now being made on appropriations committee of thirty- five could just as well have been made on the appropriations commit- tees of former years, and their bills jriddled on points of order in the same way as is now being done by disgruntied members of legislative committees that have been shorn of their appropriating authority or by individual members who have failed to get something they sought. filibustering in the House on the appropriation bills has been based on personal matters—opposing the gen- eral interests and welfare. A large proportion of appropria- tions for support of the government are subject to points of order, and always have been. The Department of Agriculture, for examp! is sup- ported almost entirely without sub- stantive legislation—that is, without legislation creating the new agency or office—the appropriations commit- tee usually just made the appropria- tion for the desired work Mondell Makes Plea. House Leader Mondell has pleaded with his colleagues to show at least the same consideration for the new committee of thirty-five as the House has always shown for the other com- mittees. This new committee—the super- committee of thirty-five — started with a handicap, because It was as- the Representative Francis F. Patternon, Ir., of New Jerney, who has Introduced = bill providing a 5 per cent bol insue of 000, to refund all outatanding government debts and ! provide for a soldier bonux, the maturity of the refunding bond ixsuc being left 1o the discretion of the Seeretary of the Treasury, and the bonds to be tax exempt. RIVER AND HARBOR BILL BEFORE HOUSE Provides for No New Proj ects, But Authorizes Work on Old Ones. HOUSE SKIRMISHERS TURN GUNS ON SUPER-COMMITTEE OF 35 ° Attacks on Appropriations Body. .Could_} Just as Well Have Been Made. on f Similar Ones of Former Years. The | and abolished a large number of use- s.-‘i legislative committee and three who had experience on lppflo;l"‘len tions only. It can fairly be assumed that in the course of time these sub- committees will become highly evpert in the particular fleld with -which their appropriations deal. One-Committee Syntem Nound. From both a scientific and practical point of view the one-committee sys- tem is sound. The entire financial program of the government is brought under review by one agency, whieh takes the responsibility to the Hou: for any increase or decrexse in the program. Here is concentration of authority and unity of responsibility, . without which the finances of the government can never be treated in a businesslike manner. The Senate will probably take the same action as the House. Senator Curtis of Kansas has already intro- s duced a resolution %r a single com- mittee on appropriations, with full jurisdiction, and it is assumed that this will be passed at the next ses- sion. The Senate has even gone further less committees, including ten com- mittees on Acpartmental expendi- tures. In p'ece of these ten commit- tees therr is created a single co mitte on expenditures for the whole government. When the budget bill - is passed it is the purpose for this committee to work in close confanc- - tion with the controller general, and it bids fair to become one of the most important committees of the Senate, even as the public accounts commit- tee of the British parliament has be- come important in that body. The resolution for this committee passed the Senate in the last session, to | take effect in the next session. It is part of the budget plan for the House to take similar action. Then each branch of Congress will have & single committee on appropriations and a single committee on expendi- tures, the one working in close har- mony with the budget bureau. and grie by by those opposin ide the Fresident's veio of Navy general board, testified on Fri- the oth 3 ropriations should be made 60 per | Representative Crisp, « o bers of the House by tho: ppPosing | override vy sumed that the budget bill would|the other with the general account- Bent from the revenues of the Dis- |Georgia, the latter prop 2t herlan appropriation of $1,500,000 for the | the joint resolution directing that day regarding disarmament, MAKES NO APPROPRIATION | have become a law before the eom. | ing office. ot trict and 40 per cent from the fed- |off immigration untis 1950 ? other | chemical warfare service for the next R L i o mittee was called upon to take action| These are the four links in the bud- ' eral Treasury. bills for the most part picked up the [ fiscal year, the House voted four to e e T s D e s . on the appropriations. In fact, it|get system: (1) Preparation of thg ! $363,000 for Memorial. Burnett bill with slight modifications |one against an amendment.by Rep-{ to 175000 men. b b Al iveliest testimon: 5 : dies to |¥as supposed that the first work of | estimates by the budget bureau; (2) i % ive Montague, democrat, of | Wwill override the veto by a sub- forces, gave the I est testimony |Committee First of Old Bodies to - | conste h ary The committee amendment provid- Made an Investigation. {;’f‘".‘"“,“ which proposed to cut the | stantial vote was the prediction of the entire session before the spe- the committee would be the consid onat eration of the estimates by a [J Ing $363.000 for additional work on| Al this time the sentiment for ex- |appropriation to $1,000,000. last night. clal committee investigating the con- Bring in Measure for eration of the President's budget. |single appropriations committee; (3) i audit and investigation of the ex- penditures by the general accounting ., office, and (4) consideration of the ports of the general accounting office by one committee on expenditures. This budget program is considered o one of the greatest reforms in the °! history of Congress. There has beem "' nothing like it since the days of ) Alexander Hamilton, who took charge ings by the expert from the budget|of the disorganized finances of the : bureau in charge of framing the bud- new federal government and welded get for each particular bureau or|them into a logical system. The need activity. It was also contemplated]for reorganization today is greater that the committee would be as-|than it was in the days of Hamilto; sisted by the expert from the con-|and the country expects Congress to 3 troller general's office, who would|deal with the matter in a large way. % have jurisdiction over the audit of | Congress has so acted and will con- . expenditures of that particular ap-|tinue to so act. A bt This budget would have come to tie committee already revised by the President and would have been much less of a burden to the committee than the consideration of the four- teen appropriation bills on the old basis of estimates. Then, too, under the budget plan it was the expectation that the com- mittee would be assisted at its hear- the masonry approaches around the i} Lincoln memorial, made necessary by |¢, the sinking of some of the ap- proaches, was adopted. The Senate also agreed “to an amendment providing _$116,000 for additions to the home economics building at Howard University. The item of $150,000 for a reflecting pool in west Potomac Park_ was fn- creased by the Senate to $250,000. S The provisions in the bill for hos- ""W'.;“"W“'-'efl four bills. pitals for disabled soldiers and sail-| When Congress convened for the ors of the great war were passed {ShOTt session in December. subcommit- over at the request of Senator Robin- s of the House committee were sent son, who desires to increase the (!0 New York, Montreal, amount approximately $30,000,000. | Philadelphia to The Senate committee provided $17,- 500,000 for the hospitals. £200,000 te Guard Liquor. An item for $200,000 to pay the cost ofh:uardlng liquor, automobiles and other property scized by the govern- | December 9, 10, 1 ment fn enforcing prohibition was| it by the vers decisn vore, poy [25%ed adopted by the Senate. The amend- | Hearing began in the Serate. comomit: was inserted after Wayne B. Wheeler, {tee on January 3, and continued until anti-saloon league counsel. had esti- | January 26. The chance ot i oy fled that more than 250.000 galloys of | pasced in the Senate i v . Yiauor and 1,000,000 Worth of auto- (ana the members of the House ms ‘mobiles ha een seized. e 3 The Senate also adopied an amend- | pitter, have given up all hope of its ment appropriating $10.000,000 for | "Il % 2 = mn:.:e;-:lll‘lmhmman continuing the construction of the change the Johnson bill, as it (hi vote was 36 to 27. Ac- | House. The Senate committee does not tion by the Senate on the amendment, | fe€l convinced that there is such an which previously had been accepted | STeTEency as will require such drastic by the committee, followed two hours | 1egislation. They do believe that more of debater gflective immigration legisiation must Charge Drain on Treasury. beo_put on the statute Senator Diilingham is preparing a Senators Smoot. Utah, and Lenroot, { comprehensive amend - ‘Wisconsin, both Republicans, stren i e hs John son bill, which, in effect, will be a com- ously opposed the proposal, charging |plete and constructive plan for limita- it meant an additional drain on the|tion of immigration. This will proba- Treasury “in Jarge hunks,” when the | bly be reported to the Senate before the Treasury was in no condition to stand | ciose of the present short session and it. Mr. Smoot contended the whole)go on the calendar—it may even pass program should be dropped, the prop-| the Senate y sol or what it was worth and C the incident made a “closed book.” | man ot the Sorare conoand, s chalr- Minority Leader Underwood and|iee and he is not a restrictionist. The Senator Heflin, both of Alabama,|majority of the members are inclined urged continuation of the project for | (o™ Vo™ otirictionists, more iall economic reasons. The former de- [ 0° regtrictionista more especially e e Taste ortime 10, "oz | of California, and Pat Harrison of Mis- plant and power site, but contended oy il eibaNrito conplie . s - some of e Ingham ane teriis that opponents of the amendnmient | . Viions with those of the Johnson I duct of the war. Interspersed with many “cuss words,” which were later deleted by the congressional censor, he defended those who won the war and sharply criticised petty political critics. The House in agreeing to the Army appropriation bill voted to hold the Regular Army at 130,000 enlisted me Supporters of. legislation to re- strict immigration are pressing vigorously for action at the pres- ent session. The Senate immigra- tion committee is slated to meet ‘Wednesday to take action on this matter. It is believed that a com- promise measure will be réported out, limiting the number of immi- grants, but not suspending”immi- gration entirely. ‘The demand for suspension of the naval building program for six months, so that the experts may determine Whether the battleship is obsolete, has been considered by the Senate naval affairs com- mittee and it is expected the com- mittee will report against such suspension. Senator Borah of Idaho, who sponsored the proposal, however, may make an appeal for favorable action in' the Senate itself. Soldier bonus legislation and legislation granting a bonus to the federal employes will be given at- tention this we=k. The conferees on the Jones-Mapes bill desaling with the fiscal relations of the D trict of Columbia and the federal government it is hoped will be usion was in abeyance, because up 0 July the flood of immigration that had been prophesied had not material- ized. The House committee, under the leadership of Representative Johnson, worked on immigration legislation for about nine months. Meanwhile Rep- resentative Johnson's ideas regarding the need for certain restrictive fea- tures developed and at various times Déclaring that the use of gas “de- stroys the last vestige of civilized warfare,” Mr. Montague said the “en- tire world was horrified” when the Germans began to use gas, but that nations which deplored its use most were now conducting experiments to make it still more deadly and fright- ful. Representative Sisson, democrat, Mississippi, favoring the $1,500,000, declared he thought the United States should make war so frightful that an enemy nation would “regret ever having tackled Uncle Sam.” He urged that this country keep a step ahead of others in inventions for warfare for its own security. “If we ever get into another war.” declared Mr. Sisson, “I want the United States soldiers to kill as many of the enemy as, quickly as pos- sible with the smallest possible loss of life to themselves.” l “How about dumdum bullets?™ he Legislation. The rivers and harbors authoriza- tion bill, for which a lump sum ap- propriation was passed earlier in the week by the House, was formally presented by the legislative commit- tee yesterday. It makes provision for no new projects, but authorizes preliminary surveys and the carrying out of cer- tain projects for which appropria- tions are already available. The rivers and harbors legislative en. Alonzo Tweedale, who for twenty- four years was auditor of the Dis- trict, was the star witness during the week before the special committee investigating the 8hipping Board. He assured the committee that every dollar _will be accounted for, and showed that since he has been the Shipping Board as treasurer and controller general an efficient auditing system has been established. The first legislative bill from any of the old appropriating committees that were shorn of their authority to make appropriations when the super- ajl jations committee of thirty- five members was established as part of the federal budget system was in- troduced yesterday by the rivers and harbors committee. It carries au- thorization for a number of new sur- veys and for continuation of work on able to reach an agreement at an projects for -which _appropriations early date. have already been made. B s e SON OF LINCOLN’S FRIEND (HOUSE LEADER FORMS TO EULOGIZE HIM IN HOUSE ONE-MAN FILIBUSTER | | the “Army recruiting campaign ! cease and that the Army be limited formation, which moved the committee to make a favor- able report on the bill which passed the House on December 13, and is now hung up in the Senate committee. The House debated this measure on committee, under the new rule, makes no appropriations, and is the first of the old appropriating committees to 'bring in its legislative bill. Included in Surveys. Preliminary surveys authorized in- cluded: Dorchester bay and Neponset river, Massachusetts; Thames river, Con- necticut; Hudson river channei along the water front of Weehawken and Edgewater, New Jersey, with a view of providing a depth of forty feet st _mean low water; Timber creek, West Fork of White from the mouth to New New propriation. g ‘With this new element brought into the hearings the committee would have been able to gain much fuller and' more accurate information rela- tive to the estimates. Consequently, the work of the committee of thirty- five for this short session of Congress cannot be taken as the normal work of the committee, and it is hardly fair to prejudge the case on the basis of the present session. Real Test on First Budget. The real test of the work of the committee will come when they have reported out the first budget of the President. This reform was in the interests of economy. It was a return to the original practice of the House. The grant of jurisdiction over appropria- tions to several committees was made in 1885, not with a view of helping the financial procedure of the government, but was the result of a political controversy between the chairman of the appropriations committee and other members of the House. During a tariff dispute Rep- resentative Randall, then chairman of the appropriations committee, threatened to hold up all appropria- tions unless the House passed a tariff bill in which he was interested. The contention was then made on the floor of the House that this would lead to financial disintegration, waste, extravagance, duplication, etc. The reason why pressure was not brought to bear for a return to the practice prior to 1885 was because tofore authorized for Calumet harbor there was no revenue problem. Our income exceeded our expenditure and and Calumet ‘river, would be consoli- the people of the country were not dated under the bill to form a single profect for Calumet harbor. Assateague Anchorage, Va., with a view to° tHe -establishment of a har- bor of refuge. . 14 as asked. ‘I don’t see much difference between shooting a man with poisonous bul- lcts and killing him_ with ones not poisoned,” was Mr. Sisson’s reply. Debate on the Army bill closed yes- terday, but an attempt to pass the measure before adfjournment was blocked by Representative -Fields, demiocrat, Kentucky. The vote prob- ably will not come before Tuesday. —_— DEPARTNENT WORKERS GV T0 HODVER RELEF Government Employes Contribute Generously to Fund for Starv- ing People of Eurgpe: Government departments are con- tributing generously to the EHuropean child relief fund, it was announced last night, following the removal of the relief campaign headquarters from the Homer building to tha office of Chairman Arthur C. Moses, at 1120 Vermont avenue. The Department of the Ingerior col- lected $1,937.19; the government print- ing_office, $1,303.05; the Department of Justice, $396.16; the Post Office De- partment, $351.53, and the personnel of the solicitor’s office, Navy Depart- ment, $550.94. Other contributions not yet publish- ed were as follows: Harry Sherb: $100; Mrs. Henry Benning Spencer, $50; John J. Rogers, $50; Maj. George E. McOmber, $50; C. W. Ingels, $50; Na- tional Electrical Supply Company, Central Presbyterian Church, . P. Andrews’ employe Mrs. D. L. Maxson, .$50; Arts Club (additional), $73; Sidney West Company, $50; New Jerusalem Lodge, 9, F. A. A. M, $50; Mrs. W. B. Resolve to become the owner of ' a Coffield Electric Washer and - (New Jersey; river, Indiana, Martinsville; Irondequoit bay, York; .Cape Vincent harbor, Yorl Sacremento and San Joaquin rivers, California; Tillamook bay and river, Oregon; Urupqua river, Oregon. * An existing" projeet for the improve- ment of Jamaica bay and the en- trance in accordanceé ‘with' the rivers and harbors act of 1910 was author- ‘ized 'with & view to providing a depth of thirty feet at mean low water as far as Mills basin. Other existing projects authorized to be completed, with modifications, were: Kennebec river, Maine; Beverley harbor, Massachusetts; Five Mile river harbor, Connectigut; Clinton ichigan; Grand river, Mich. Mondell Refuses to Say Whether or Not Railroad Bill Will Come Up Tomorrow. To the delight of the crowds the galleris, a one-man filibuster en- livened proceedings in the House for several hours yesterday afternoon. It was provoked by the refusal of House Leader Mondell to answer in- quiries whether the Winslow rail- Representative Richard Yates of I1- linois Is Elected Orator . for Ceremonies Saturday. Representative Richard Yates of INinofs, whose father was the civil war governor and a close rersonal, professional and political friend of Abraham Lincoln, is to be the Lin- coln’s_birthday orator in the House Saturday, He has been assigned forty minutes in which to eulogize Lincoln pecial fitness of having Repre- sentative Yates as the orator was pointed out in the House by Repre- sentative Horace M. Towner of Iowa, who recalled that the senior Yates and Lincoln were born about the same time. - They were admitted to the prac- tice of law about the same time. They lived in adjoining counties, Lincoln at Springfield, in Sangamon county, and Gov. Yates at Jacksonville, in Morgan county. 1;):3“ t:n.ve:ea the it together as cing lawyers f'tr?l:n u}‘ue. They both served in the| The republican leader's refusal .to state legislature of Illinois, and they | give information as to the railroad both served in Congress here in the|program tomorrow was sh: criti- fifties. The one was a candidate for|cized by Representative Rayburn, President of the United States in 1860, | democrat, Texas, a member of the and the other was candidate for gov- | committee who had voted to report ernor of Illinois. the measure. Mr. Rayburn objected, “It may be stated,” said Representa- |however, *to the republican plan to tive Towner, “that they made the/|call it up, limit debate to forty min- campaign together, although it is well | utes, and not to permit amendments. known that Lincoln did not leave his| Thereafter Representative Huddle- £ front porch. They were in constant|ston, democrat, Alabama, opposed to Cleeves, $50; Myron M. Parker Lodge, | consultation during these years. Dur-|the Winslow measure, took more or No. 27, F. A.’A. M., $100; Capitol Chap- | ing the war Gov. Yates visited . Wash- | less charge of proceedings, and a score ter, No. 11, R. A.'M,, $100, and Kalli-|ington frequently. He was elected to|of republicans were on his neck at polis Grotto, No. 15, $223.36. the Senate in 1864, and took his place | times in an effort to prevent delay of S R e i in 1865, the 4th of March. He was|the Army bill, which was before the ACCEPT INDEMNITY almost daily in consultation with Lin- | House. IS LLOYD GEORGE’S coln until his assassination and death| Chairman Campbell of the rules the 14th of April. committee when questioned off the “It is exceedingly appropriate in|floor said no rules had been reported view of these things that the son of | under which the railroad bill could be Gov. Yates, who has himself been gov- | brought up and given the right of WARNIN! ernor of the state of Illinois, and who | way. If taken up under suspension of G TO BERLIN|grew up in an atmosphere that was| the rules the measure could be passed born of the intimacy with the great|only by a two-thirds vote, (Continued from First Page.) —_— ) standing. Workers of the world, it is_your turn to speak.” Dispatches from Munich report that little attention is being pald to the Bavarian government’s recent edict suppressing all carnival celebrations mart] President of the United in view of the situation created by States, should deliver this address. I think it is indeed fortunate that we the allied reparation demands. Man; public balls and entertainments -ri may have an opportunity of hearing being given in Munich, but, it is from him at this time and on this occasion.” stated, the organizers will be prose- cuted. INQUIRY BY CONGRESS IN MINGO. CLASH ASKED ITALY DISAPPROVES TAX. Chamber Against Levy on German Exports, Says Dispatch. LONDON, February 5.—The foreign affairs committee of the Italian cham- ber, according to a Rome dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph, has dis- approved the 12 per cent. tax on Ger- man exports. This action followed a statement by Count Sforza, the for- eign minister, regarding the decision of the supreme council at Paris. ACTION ON BILL DELAYED. Senate Committee to Take Up Im- migration Waneldly. The Senate immi v:‘lll smut :’lfi‘"““‘su“ committee the House suspending i tion into the "n“edpsu“.‘b;n:: ly'ern 3 An effort to obtain immedia action by the Senate committee on the House bill was defeated yesterday 5_to 4. hTe majority, hesded by Chairman Colt, forced action over un- til next Wednesday, Advocates of the House bill said they believed the measure ocould be acted upon favorably - with. some changes, A substitute bil percentages for limited fmm by races is under consideratfon. in igans ‘Black river, Port Huron, Mi igan, and Sacfemento river, Cali- fornia. road relief bill would be called up |« tomorrow. The Winslow bill, reported by the Interstate Commerce Commission would permit partial payment to the ds of funds due them under the H Twa Projects United. Calumet harbor and river, Illinois and ‘Indiana,: the two projects her: ‘were willing to junk the millions of bill dollars already invested. “sell the half % compla‘ed plant for a song” and dis- card an invaluable national aseet in time of war. NEW LIFE IS GIVEN TO SOLDIER BONUS EFFORT IN SENATE Continued from First Page.) Work Is Not Lost. The legislative jam in which the Sen- ate now finds itself precludes the like- lihood of any contentious matter, such as the immigration legislation, being taken up by those in charge of the program. But there is a chance of get- ting a test vote on the Johnson bill in the Senate. Senator Thomas of Color- ado, has proposed the Johnson bill as an amendment to the agricultural ap- propriation bill. This is supposed to be merely for filibuster purposes. It may serve, however, to get a record vote on the Johnsen bill, because a majority of the committee are 'for a restriction measure. But even if the immigration legis- latfon falls in the present Congress, the work of the last two years, and particularly of the last nine months, will not be entirely lost. It is proba. ble that when Chairman Johnson calls the House committee together to frame up the new immigration-on- probation measure for the special ses- sion, there will be only three changes in the committee. The outgoing mem- bers are Representatives Swope, Ken- tueky, and Welty and McCulloch, both of Ohlo. Some of the good men who will remain on the comniittee to help Chairman Johnson with the bulk of the work are Vaile of Colorado, Kletz- ka of Wisconsin, White of Kansas, ‘Wilson of Louisiana and Box of Tex- as. * Representative Rainey of Ala- bama is facing a contest for his seat. Representatives Siogel of New York and Sabbath of Illinois are always in the minority in opposing restriction on immigration, and the latter also has a contest on for his seat. The Johnson bill as it stands pro- vidos for exclusion of all immigrants for a period of twelve months, with certain exceptions—(1) government officials, their families, attendants, servants and employes; (2) travelers or temporary sojourners for pleasure or business for a period not exceed- ing six months—which may be ex- tended in individual cases by the Sec- retary of State; (3) bona fide students who may enter solely for the purpose of study at educational institutions particularly designated by them, and upon graduation,. completion or d continuance of studies they shall not be entitled to remain in this country. and (4) ministers of any religious de omination. Definite ~ qualifications and regulations are proposed for thes: four classes of exceptions. ‘The Johnson bill also provides cer- tain conditions under which citizens of this country may apply for permis- sion to bring in certain relatives and certain conditions under which alien declarants may also make application to the Secretary of Labor to bring in relatives. Wide discretionary latitude is given to the Secretary of Labor in :ha matter of issuing permits for en- ry. guarantee provisions of the transpor- tation act. By ruling of the con- troller of the Treasury all funds have been held up, and witnesses before the committee testified the roads were in such distress that immediate payment on_account was essential interested in theoretical financial re- Lake Drumnidrid canal, North Caro- orm.. It was an entirely different story lina and Virginia, with a view to its acquisition by the United States. when the House at the close of the Cépe Fear river, above Wilmington, war looked back upon a recent ex- penditure of $32,000,000,000. The de- mand for centralized supervision of appropriations and for unity of re- sponsibility from the country was tremendously strong, and when the action was. finally taken by the House to return to the one-committee sys- tem there was little or no opposition from the members. Complaints in Error. Some members are complaining that the intention was to have the super- committee on appropriations appor- tion out a maximum amount to each of the old specialized committees, but they are in error. The theory of hav- ing the appropriations committee ap- portion lump sums to the various legislative committees was consid- ered by the budget committee and rejected. It will be rememberd that this was the plan of Swager Sherley. former chairman of the appropria. tions eummlltle?, bui'. ltt;lnet';vl‘::levery strong_opposition in the House. Theghlld:et committee decided that the best plan would be to take away all jurisdiction over appropriations from the legislative committees and center it entirely in~the appropria- tions committee. This was the plan of Representative John J. Fitzgerald, formerly chairman of the appropria. tions mmmmu,l vts;ho ‘ha:im :ler;::ty d a resolution to s aa ard Senator Medill McCarmick of Tllinois, while he was a member of the House, as parf of his budget plan. This was the plan adopted by e. u‘I:I Fl‘g:‘mlflon of the super-com- mittee of thirty-five the ranking ma. jority member mext to‘the chairman Was taken 'from each of the old ap- propriating legislative committees. as also the ranking minority member. end they were put on the new sub- ‘committee of the appropriations com- mittee to deal with the respective bills. So that the sub-committee of five had at least two men with ex- perience from the standpoint of the $10 Fu= oz in o Your Home Balance fa Ensy Instaliments: ‘g sl An appliance of this kind s, not a luxury, but an absolut necessity in- every modern and.s. . well ordered household. tseif We are at your service, to ex<£ 10 plain the washer, and you are welcome to our time for this’ i purpose, without feeling flw_:«"s slightest obligation to buy unless® it pleases you to do so. .Waterway from Lake Charles, La., to the Sabine river, Texas, through the CAlcasfeu river and the inter- ooastal waterway from Calcasieu river, Louisiana, to Sabine river, Texas and. Louisiana. Escambia and Conecuh rivers, Florida and Alabama, except that work above the mouth of the Es- cambia, including that river and the Conecuh is abandoned. Apalachicola river, Florida, except that upper twenty miles of project is cut off for the Chipola river. Brazos river, Texas, with abandon- ment of channel between old Wash- ington and Waco; including locks and dams. The four projects heretofore au- thorized for Tampa Bay, Hillsboro, Bay, Tampa and Hillsboro Bays and Hillsboro river are consolidated to form a singlé project for Tampa har- bor, Florida. —_— WANTS COAL REGULATED. Geological Survey Director Favors Calder Measure. Regulation of the coal industry to prevent prices rising too high or go- ing too low was advocated yesterday before the Senate committee consider- ing the Calder coal regulation bill by Dr. George Otis Smith, director of the geological survey. Further light on coal mining profits of 1920 also were developed by re- examination of David L. Wing, statis- tician employed by the Galder investi- gating - committee, who cited some cases where operators took as much as $7.91 profit margin on coal which cost $4.12 to mine. The lowest profit $1.72 a ton, ugust earn- hope that action could be had at the Ppresent session. “The tax feature,” he said, “is the biggest problem, espectally at this time, when we are about to concern ourselves with the entire question of tax revision. Speaking as an in- dividual member of the finance com- mittee, I am in favor of reporting the bill out and leaving to the future the time when the cash bonus shall go into effect, so that we will not be forced to provide the money for it immediately. “It is not certain that we can get action at this session., because we ‘will have to do a good deal of figur- ing, and hold more hearings in order to determine what can be done about the bonus question. I expect to call the committee very soon te consider the problem. We will get that much done, and then if the appropriation bills and the emergency tariff bill prevent action at this sessfon we will be able to put it through early in the special session.” SOLDIER INTERESTS GAIN. iy i ELECTR s SRV 806 Twelfth Street N.W..- Phones Main 1130 or 1131 S IS NOT ENTITLED TO SEAT. Chairman Dallinger iof the House elections committee Teported to' the House last night that Henry H. Boden- stab had mot_received . plurality of Votes against Victor Berger in the fifth Wisconsin district, and therefore was not entitled to a seat in the present Congress. About the only question in- volved was salary. Representative Ran- dall filed a minority report. Legion’s Legislative Chairman Has Optimistic Repart. Members of both House and Senate are showing keener Intorest in legis- laton affecting men who served in the world war than ever before, ac- cording to Gilbert Bettman of Cin- cinnati, chairman of the national leg- islative committee of the American Legion, which held three sessions at the Washington Hotel yesterday to review the status of the legion's ef. forts to get Congress to enact needed measures. Assurances have been given that a substantial sum. probably $13.500,000, will be appropriated to build new hospitals for disabled men, and mem- bers of the Senate finance committee, interviewed vesterday, said that it was certain the bill for adjusted com- nsation, which passed ‘the House ast summer, would be laid before the Benate at the present session. The legion is keenly interested in the Rogers-Capper measure to con- solidate the work of the war risk ‘bureau, the vocational education bu- reau and the public health service so as did also To be held at the Pythian Temple, 1012 n.w., Monday, Februsry 7, 9 to 12 Representatives of United Mine ‘Workers and A. F. of L. Urge Investigation. Congressional investigation of the West Virginia coal situation, includ- ing clashes at Mingo and other coal towns between men and mine Julrdg has been asked by representatives of the United Mine Workers of America and officers of the American Federa- tion of Labor. They have conferred | with Senators Johnson, wrepublican, ! Cllflorni:. :,l'ld Kenyon, and.others. Io;:ltur Johnson said yesterday he was_“considering” introduction of a resolution for an investigation and expects to decide the question tomor- row. tor Kenyon said he had advised ths:nl:bol‘ leaders that he did not be- lieve & resolution of in 2dvisabl and that it would not be proper dur- ing the trials now in progress a Williamson, W. Va. — WANTS OFFICERS CONFIRMED. Another effort to secure confirma- tion of major brigadier generals nominated by President Wilson was promised in the Senate yesterday by Benator Robinson, democrat, Arkan- sas. With further criticism of the re- o) sition to oconfirmation, Ronator Rovlason said that this week. if necessary to secure formal record, he would move. for an’ executise.mer. sion of the Senate. ATRCRAFT WORK DELAYED. Forty observation airplanes, twenty modified Martin bombers and two Bari- ing bombers building for the Army can- not be completed by the end of the fiscal year, Secretary Baker sald vesterday in a letter to Speaker Gillett asking ifor an amendment to the fortifications | appropriations bill’ making available for ithis work an unexpended balance of }3688,277 until June 30, 1922. - e INAUGURATION WEEK - AT THE per ton, he estimated, wa but. only June, July and ings were considered. Dr. Smith was led into sharp tilts with Senator Reed, democrat, Mis- souri, on cross-examination, the latter asserting that the witness was aim- ing “at a Johi bilization of petition.” committe will continue hearings this week. “Her® Valentine. republican, : Send flowers, via Gude's. Sweetest and ibest. 1214 F.—Advertisement. i —_— OWN WOOL IN BLANKETS. Special Dispatch t The Star. 3 FREDERICK, M. 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E._Gotilied, uztederzy, Y X Nioe T 917 H St. N.W. ‘Wednesday to consider the report of the legislative committes, and inci- dentally to vote on the acceptance of the offer of $5,000,000 by the Knights of Columbus with which to erect a war memorial in this city. ‘The executive committes has not met since the offer was made, and while individual members will not say how they expect to vote, the general impression is that the offer will be acoepted with but little discussion, and the question of a site for the memorial will be taken up with Con- gress. " ‘The Steven- son bill providing for retirement of disabled emergency and National Army officers on the same status as Regular Army officers, and the Was- son bill for decentralizing the work of the war risk insurance bureau also have had the support of the commit- tee. ‘The national executive committee of tits American Legion will meet at the Raleigh tomorrow, Tuesday and tra, amfl-‘m“ $2.00;. 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