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Show WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIFF I T w -HI.V.T. i. March I The hou a Tuesday passed the tt bill exempting national parka from the provisions of the federal water power The measure, which now goea to ! -idrni. would prevent ntruc Mon pi commercial dams and poser bouse in national parks ol the weal. SOLOIER IONUS ATTACKED WASH INOTON March: The aol dler boDus bill was attacked Tueadaj b S naior Thomas. I Pernor rat Colo rado. as sordid, mercenary, humtllat Inr. outrageous and Illegal " In a minority report presented to I the annate as a member of the finance committee, he said the operation of the bill would entail a cost of three and a half billion dollars and result In depreciation of Liberty bonds and .other securities snd a great burden 'o I the taxpayers SOLOIER HOMESTEADS WASHINGTON. March : Presl dent Wilson Tuesday signed the o?. ! 000.000 postnffice appropriation bill i the f 12.500.000 rivers and harbors bill ,m.l the first deficiency bill rarrylne, f i hou. Anoth r bill approved by the presl dent authorizes homestead settlern j who entered the military service dur , Ing the world war to make final proof of their entries. REPEAL OF WAR LAWS WASHINGTON. March 2 - Congrea slonal action was completed Tuesda) on ihe resolution to repeal virtual!) nil war laws, the bouse voting tn con cur In senate amendments. The niea ure ,.. '.. the prcsldenl The voto was unanimous. 298 mem bers favoring concurrence As final i tgel on the lver food and fue act would be among the laws repealed The (nnling with the enemy am Liberty bond acts and the statute rre atlng the war finance corporatloi would remain in force The resolution provides for the res toratlon of the original eapionago ac I 1 4 lof 191 T and repeal of the more dras HH !tlr mandator law of 1919 HHH FARM LOAN BONOS WASHINGTON March: The sen ate atrurk from the legislative appro H prtstion bill Tueadai as unnecear H Its ameadmesR author itlng purchase H by the treasury department of 1100 ' t airman H Warren of the committee said aAlon H of the supreme court veeterdaT In H sustaining the federal farm bain ac H leiit'ed the elimination of the pro ,roeal. ' WILSON SIONS BILL UtHINOTON. Msrrh 2 Pre. dent Wilson signed today (he 110 H .SOO.000 diplomatic and consular appro prlatlon bill while rongr e. omplete.1 H and sent to the White House the agr H j cultural bill carrying $3000 000 H ARMISTICE Charges i WASHINGTON. Msreh 2 "hsrae. of needless sacrifice of the Uvea ot i American soldier on armistice ds H ere stricken from a sub committee H report todsy by the house lnveatlgat ing committee after three hours' d- .bate RepreeeniatHe Johnson, ftepuh 'Mean. South Dakota, author of the sub conimiuee report, fought tn retain the charges and when unsuccessful J changed his vote to pave the way for H rc.-.mslderatlon and final action to H OFFICERS APPOINTED. WASHINGTON, March 2 -The i nomination or Brigadier General H Frnnk Mclntyre to be chief of the war bureau of Insular affalra, was confirm - ed today by the senate in open sea The nominations of several hundred majors, lieutenant colonels and cob, H I nets also wen confirmed ARMY OF 1W.0O0 1 WASHINGTON. March 2.-The , house stood pat today for an army of H I 160,000, refusing to concur in a sen lH ate amendment to the army appropria tlon bill providing funds for 176.000 enlisted men after June H |