Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 March 1920 — WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF.

Washington, D. C., March 24. Disclosure that the administration is not only regaining the civilian war machine practically intact at vast expense but is now increasing the clerical force has brought to a crisis the struggle .between the legislative and executive branches over the reduction of appropriations. The Republican steering committee of the house has ordered that all departmental demands for money be “slashed to the bone.”

—°~ Prospects of ending, formally at an early date the war between the United States and Germany were dimmed today as sharp differences developed (between senate and house Republican leaders over the constitutional authority of congress to declare peace. The proposed use of American troops to administer a mandate in Armenia was ignored today by the senate subcommittee which has been investigating the Armenian situation. It was recommended instead that a warship be sent and marines landed if necessary to protect American munitions be furto the Armenians with which to protect themselves. Secretary of Agriculture Meredith will conduct a hearing in Chicago on April 2 to determine whether changes in the federal grades for wheat are desirable. —-o — The claims of the Filipinos were today called to the attention of the friends of Irish freedom in the senate. —o — As a means of combating the propaganda of the I. W. W. spokesmen for the American Legion urged the house committee on ways and means to approve soldiers’ bonus legislation.