Show I Washington ashington VI News I I FROM I CONGRESSMAN X W. W K GRANGER Four Important Defense nse HIlls Passed Parsed The l The House passed four y l-y I. I the The house Huu important defense bills which are now before Senate committees and consideration tion of these will begin Immediately Three of or the bills authorize Increased appropriations to the Navy for various I purposes and are pending before the Senate Naval Affairs Committee A I fourth bill appropriates funds to build I merchant ships and ship yards In I which to construct them This bill Is before the Senate Appropriations Com Corn Committee where quick action Is expected I Federal Administrative c Agencies Agencies Re Re I Re Recommendations commendations for reform of the pro pro- procedure procedure procedure I of Federal administrative agencies i have been received by both the thc House I and Senate Judiciary Committees ThIs Tills I bill covers cover's a 0 lot of or ground and In a away away I Iway way Is la offered as a n. substitute for the Walter Logan-Walter bill vetoed by the President President President dent In the last session of Congress These recommendations have been bee b e e n mado by the thc Attorney General and are arenow arenow now awaiting action by the committees Lease Lend Lea e Bill The Rill The Chairman of ot the House Foreign Affairs Committee be believes be- be believes that the House will pass the tho Lend Lease Bill after atter five or six days of ot debate After an executive session of or tho the Committee during which It will receive various arIOUS military and naval chiefs for testimony the Committee will then start executive consideration of Its re report re- re report report port on the bill I i U. U S. S S Obtains New cw Air Bases From Great Great Britain The Britain The agreement from the British ready reads as follows Final agreement has now been reached between the Uni Uni- United United United ted States and British Governments in regard to the location of or the sites In St. St Lucia which in accordance with the agreement are to be leased to the thc Uni- Uni United i ted States Government for the establish establish- establishment establishment establishment ment of ot air bases in the Island In ad- ad adi addition j i to the tho site at Gros Islet Bay which I is leased as a seaplane base It has now been agreed at the request of or the Uni- Uni United ted States to lease to them a site for tor torn forn n a land plane base at nt i un c. OF Or THANKS I. I To all the thc neighbors and friends whose sympathy and willing services were so 60 I kindly tendered In our hour of ot anguish and bereavement our sincere thanks and heartfelt appreciation Is herewith extended to one and all I I MRS J. J J. J BARRY |