Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 303, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1919 — WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF.

Washington, D. C., Dec. 17. Carranza’s unyielding reply to the American demands to cease persecution of United States Consular Agent Jenkins puts the next move in this controversy up to 'President Wilson. Senator Fall predicted that the administration would back down.

Senator Knox, of Pennsylvania, was blocked in the senate today in efforts to sidetrack the league of nations as a means of restoring the status of peace with Germany. Debate indicated a growing sentiment for such action, however. —o— The sehate by a vote of 41 to 23, refused to lay aside the railroad bill to take up the sugar relief bill, as amended yesterday by the house. Prospects of early action are distinctly unfavorable, due to opposition to the house licensing amendment Surgeon General Blue, of the public health service, appeared before the house committee on public buildings and grounds in support of the request for an additional appropriation of $2 t 500,000 for buildings in connection with the Speedway hospital project near Chicago. \ All of the 10,000 Americans who served in the British army have been demobilized, with the exception of a few who are undergoing treatment in hospitals. v Conduct of the affairs of the United States housing corporation was criticized during Consideration of a bill for the repeal of the act creating it The bill was passed after it had been amended to allow the public building commission to operate the government dormitories for women for one year after the declaration of peace and such additional time as may be necessary.