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A Weekly Mirror of Congress Daily Activities of Your Senators and Congressmen (Bureau of Publication and Education) r '

Monday, April 23 SHNATE Met at noon; recessed iat 5:40. p. m. Chairman Smoot, of tho finance committee, in charge of the tax revision measure, gave notice that he would move a daily convening of the ScoaUt at 11 a. m. instead of at noon. ' On request of Senator Simmons, ranking Democratic member of the committee, the section relating to income tax rates was laid aside for future consideration. Agreed to the committee amendment fixing the corporate tax at 14 rcr cent Instead of 12Vi per cent of the House bill. Rejected a committee amendment to restore tho tax on telephone and telegraph messages, which was repealed in the HouBe bill. Laid aside the tax bill at 4 o'clock and devoted tbo remainder of the afternoon to considering the naval appropriation measure. Chairman Adams, of the Republican national committee, would be requested under a resolution introduced by Senator Magnus Johnson, Minnesota, to inform the Senate what political contributions, if any, were made by tho Armour, Swift, Wilson. C-.tdahy and Morris packing cornpiinu s. known as the "big five," In the IHI'0 campaign or since that election. The secretary of war, responding

to a resolution, informed the Senate j ters of special interest to their conthat three of the former members of stituents. the Wilson cabinet, four other Dem- Adopted conference report on a ocratic senators and eight former bill relating to deferred payments by members of tho House have ap- owners of property on reclamation pcared either in person or through projects. their law ru ins in cases before the i Opponents of the Barkley bill to war department within two years ! abolish the railroad labor board after th-ir retirement from office. ! launched a fight to prevent the The cabinet mombera named are! House from takinc the mpnsnro im

William G. McAdoo. A. Mitchell ralm-r and Thomas Watt Gregory; former Senators Saulsbury. Delaware; Lewis, Illinois; Bennct, South Carolina; Hoke Smith, Georgia, and former Hr-pr.-sentatives Sweet, Jamleson. Carlin, Watklns, Ryan, Ogden, Currie and Good. Secretary Hughes reported the recent sale of arms to the Obregon government of Mexico was fully cover.", I by diplomatic precedent and wan authorized by the army appropriation bill of 1921. Responding to a resolution, the Federal Trade Commission denied charges t!.:-t the cotton industry is controlled by a trust operating in defiance of law. From the commerce committee, Senator Jones, Washington, favorably reported his bill for creation of foreign trade zones in American ports of entry-. The elections committee decided to begin public hearings in the Mayfield, Texa. contest May 8, and will hear witnesses relative to charges of alleged excessive campaign expenditures. A private telegram to Henry Ford's paper, the Dearborn Independent, submitted to the committee considering the Ford proposal for the Muscle Shoals project. Quoted the

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dent Coolidge was doing what he ' tpo' ursed American participation in could to see that "Muscle Shoals !the wor,d court and insisted enwas delivered" to Ford. Secretary ,rance of th,s country would not Weeks, opposing the Ford offer, was mncl the United States to the League

a witness HOl'SE Met at noon; adjourned at 4:40 p. m. Passed the district rent control

act, declaring the emergency still . fe(leral trade commission, said exists and extending the existing law JafI. sentence after criminal prosefor a period of two years, to May 22, cution "is the only thing that will 1926. The vote was 194 to 54. ' t'hnge the attitude of the business The committee on rules reported1 world toward price fixing." special rules providing for consider-! Tue Pu,jli; buildings committee oration of Senate bill appropriating : dere1 a favorable report on the bill $1,000,000 Tor purchase of property ! authorizing an appropriation of $50,and erection of a new building for: u00'01)0 Ior the erection in Washingthe Botanic Gardens and for an ap-!ton of Public buildings. Of that propria! Ion of $6,000,000 for addi-' to,Al not more than $10,000,000 would

tional hospitalization facilities fori the Veterans' Bureau. Shipping Board Commissioner Hanoy told the investigating commit tee that claims totaling $33,938,000 j have hern adjudicated since the commil tee on claims was set up in Feb-, n,?.r.V.. ' ' . , S William S. Rigsby. retired chief of; rufciuiM i iieiuiu me rivers anu Harbors committee, opposed the bill to authorize diversion of additional water f:om Lake Michigan for Chicago drainage purposes. Tuesday, April 29 SENATE Met at noon; recessed at 5:45 p. m. Passed the navy appropriation bill, carrying approximately $275,000,000. I ndcr the terms of an amendment proposed by Senator Swanson, Virginia, and agreed to, "man power" would be among the subjects discussed if nnother naval limitation conference should be called. In considering further the revenue measure, approved committee amendments imposing a 10 per cent tax on radio sets and reducing the levies on automobile trucks, tires and accessories. . J h I u i . A 100 nra , and checks, eliminated by the House was restored. arious other com-, mittee amendments were agreed to, j and the income tax rates may come '. up for consideration today. Began consideration of the bill of senator Keed, Pennsylvania, for the codification of the laws applicable to the Veterans' Bureau. The shipping board reported that William G. McAdoo and Bainbrldge Colby, two former members of the Wilson cabinet, prosecuted claims before that body since January 1, 1818, and within two years after thir retirement from office. Also the former members of Congress: C. C. Carlin, Virginia; E. W. Roberts, bow deceased, Massachusetts, and John H. Small, New York. Before the committee investigating alleged Texas land frauds Rush D. fUmmons, chief postofflce inspector.

testified that no investigation into charges of -frauds in the Rio Grande valley were made subsequent to November '9, 1921. The widow of Jake L. Hamon, Oklahoma, appeared before the oil investigating committee" to explain her late husband's alleged activities at the Republican convention in 1920, but waa not asked a single question, because members of the committee disagreed as to who was responsible for her summons to Washington and none seemed anxious to hear her testimony. Governor PInchot, Pennsylvania, told the committee investigating the Muscle Shoals offer of Henry Ford that "Ford's bid contains no guarantee of any sort and no penalty for forfeiture." If agreed to by Congress, Pinchot declared, Ford's control of Muscle Shoals would "hamstring the south:" Public hearings on the proposal for the United -States to enter the world court will begin before the foreign relations subcommittee at onco. Chairman Pepper is hopeful of concluding the hearings within ten days. HOUSE Met at noon; adjourned at 4:55 p. m. Began general debate on the district appropriation bill. Speeches were made on miscellaneous sub

jects by various members on mat i ne committee investigating charges of irregularities at the bureau of engraving and printing decided to study in detail charges of duplication of bonds before beginning hearings. Wednesday, April 30 SENATE Met at noon; recessed at 5.45 p. m. Considered the bill to codify the law3 relating to the Veterans' Bureau. Senator Ashurst, Arizona, iiuku ai lengin on me uuty or the; Kuveiumeiu towara iormer service men. The proposal to grant a 25 per cent reduction on the tax on earned incomes payable for 1923 was modified by reducing the maximum of such incomes to $10,000 instead of $20,000, as provided by the House; all incomes of $5,000 or less, however, to be considered as earned for purposes of the reduction. Conferees on the soldier bonus bill cached an agreement. Senate amendment extending from Januarv 1, 1925, to July 1, 1925, the date of issuance of policies, was eliminated. Bishop Brent, of the Episcopal church. WalkerD. Hines, George W. Wickersham, A." L. Lowell, president of Harvard University, and Mrs. James L. Laidlaw of New York, bethe foreign relations commit of Nations Testifying about anti-trust cases before the Daugherty investigating committee' Chairman Thompson, of be 8Pent in &ny fiscal year. HOUSE Met at noon: adjourned at 5:30 p. ra. The navy appropriation bill was received from the Senate and sent to conference. By a vote of 8 to 7 the postofflce committee rejected an amendment to the postal employes' salary bill to provide for a flat annual pay increase of $400 for clerks, carriers, supervisors and inspectors. Construction of federal reserve branch bank buildings in Omaha and Denver at a cost, exclusive of vaults, fixtures and permanent equipment, not to exceed $350,000 in each case is authorized under a resolution favorably reported. Judge Klecka, of the Baltimore city people's court, aroused the ire of members of the judiciary commit lee at a hearing on the 2.75 per cent beer bills by declaring that some of the driest members of Congress "relish their liquor." The Japanese exclusion section of the immigration bill was temporarily passed over by the conferees. The military affairs committee rennilo,l Kill nA .1. V, tt... tary of the interior would be required to acquire all the helium gas bearing fields in the country, Thursday, May 1 SENATE Met at noon; recessed at 6:05 p. m. Continued consideration of the tax revision bill. Senator Smoot, In charge of the measure, conceded that "probably there would not be rotes enough to approve the Mellon income tax rate schedule. Senator Bruce, Mainland, condemned the Democratic program for income tax rates and urged a greater cut in surtax rates than was advocated by Secretary Mellon. He spoke In opposition to the general Democratic position on the bill. Democrats held a conference and, with the possible exception of four members of the party, decided to support the rates proDOsed by Sena'

tor Simmons, ranking minority member of the finance committee. Adopted the conference report on the soldier bonus bill. Adopted without dissent a resolution requiring the president to direct the attorney-general to defend the cases against the committee investigating the department of justice by H. S. Daugherty, Washington Court House, Ohio, banker, who has been cited for contempt. Senator Harrison, Mississippi, announced the various investigating committees would continue to function, regardless of what he characterized as the opposition of President Coolidtra and Republican leaders. Testifying before the oil investigating committee, Assistant Secretary of the Interior Finney said a search of the records to disclose the necessary presidential approval of the lease of more than 5,000 acres in naval oil reserve No. 2, in California, to the Honolulu Oil Company, and without such approval, he said, the lease was invalid. Before the committee Investigating the facts connected with the indictment of Senator Wheeler, Montana, witnesses who investigated allegations submitted to the grand jury said Wheeler had promised he would handle land grants before the department, but Commissioner Spry, of the land office, testified the files did not show that the senator had appeared in any cases. Conferees on the immigration bill made some progress at a brief session, but the Japanese exclusion provisions went over. The Senate passed a bill nrovidine

for an engineering commission to confer with Mexican authorities regarding the equitable use of the waters of the Rio Grande. HOUSE Met at noon ; adjourned at 5:35 p. m. Continued consideration of the district appropriation bill. With no quorum present and by a vote of 28 to 5 out of a total membership of 435 the house in committee of the whole, adopted the Crampton amendment which would change the whole system of financing the affairs of the District of Columbia by providing a fixed annual appropriation of $S,000,000 by the general government, the district to raise by taxation whatever may be needed in excess of thnt sum. Passed the Rogers bill providing for reorganization of the diplomatic and consular service and sent it tc the Senate. Resolutions providing for early consideration of bills for purchase of tho tape Cod canal and for appointment of two additional Federal judges for tire" southern New York district were favorably reported by the rules committee. Charles M. Swift, president of the Manilla Electric Railway and an American resident in the islands for twenty years, told the Insular committee the United States should not surrender its guiding hand over the Philippines. The committee investigating the shipping board in executive session considered matters connected with the prosecution by the government of an -$11,000,000 claim for alleged overcharges on war-time contracts against the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company. Increased compensation would be allowed third and fourth class postmasters and rural mail carriers .under an amendment to the postal salary bill adopted by the postoffi.ee committee. Friday, May 2 SENATE Met at noon; recessed at 6:50 p. m. Adopted the Norrls amendment to the revenue bill making all tax returns matters of record and open to public inspection by a vote of 48 to 27. Adopted the McKellar amendment providing that claims for abatements and refunds and decisions thereon 6hall be open to the public by a vote of 47 to 26. Rejected by a vote of 37 to 2G an amendment recommended by Secretary Mellon limiting deductions from K N I F T

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net Incomes derived from tax-exempt securities. ' Adopted an amendment by Senator Norrls, Nebraska, reducing the salary of the members of the tax appeals board from $10,000, as reported by the committee to $7,500. Senator Norris pointed out that the salary proposed was higher than that of judges of higher courts to which appeal could be taken. Urging economy in expenditures, Chairman Warren, of the appropriations committee, warned the Senate that the investigating committees of the Senate this session thus far have spent $325,000. A Sunday blue law was introduced by Senator Jones, Washington, under which it would be impossible to do anything in the District of Columbia Sunday unless it pertained to religion or charity. Another row was precipitated in tho committee investigating alleged land frauds in Texas when the committee refused to permit the reading of a mass of letters from dissatisfied land purchasers not submitted under oath, and Senator Hefiin threatened to consume the time of the Senate by speaking daily and reading them into the Congressional Record.' The committee decided to visit the Rio Grande valley as soon as practicable and continue the investigation there. The Senate adopted a resolution by Senator Howell, Nebraska, asking the war and navy departments to ascertain if it would be practicable' to broadcast the proceedings of the Senate by radio through government stations. Senator Brookhart, Iowa, announced he would oppose confirmation of W. C. Harbock, nominated to be postmaster at Des Moines on the recommendation of Senator Cummins, on the ground that the nominee was "personally obnoxious" to him. E. G. Liebold, private secretary to Henry Ford, before the agriculture committee, denied knowledge of any telegrams alleged to have been sent by President Coolidge to Henry Ford regarding the Muscle Shoals project. HOUSE Met at noon; adjourned at 5:12 p. m. Adopted, viva voce, the conference report on the soldier bonus bill. Representative McKenzie, Illinois, denounced the granting of the bonus to the female yeoman of the navy and characterized it as a "plain holdup." JBy unanimous consent four hours were devoted to speeches on the Barkley bill to abolish the Railroad Labor Board, Huddleston, Alabama, favoring that proposal and Winslow, Massachusetts; Denison, Illinois; Hawes, Missouri, and Sanders, Indiana, opposing the measure. Continued consideration of the District of Columbia appropriation bill and completed 14 of the 93 pages of that measure. Deficiency estimates for the District of Columbia, amounting to $359,373, wer.e sent to congress from the Bureau of the Budget. District Attorney Brown, of the northern district of West Virginia, has been requested by the judiciW'y committee to submit affidavits to support his charges of misconduct against Federal Judge Baker, of that district. Saturday, May 8 SENATE; Met at noon; in session the remainder of the day. Continued consideration of the tax reduction bill. Senator ' Simmons, North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate finance committee, made a long speech in behalf of the minority substitute for the bill itself. HOUSE! Met at noon; in session the rest of the afternoon. Continued discussion of the Barkley bill to abolish the Railroad Labor Board. Representative Barkley, Kentucky, author of the measure, made an extended speech on the bill. Rest of the day devoted to consideration of the District of Columbia appropriation bill. Circle rota

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