NORTHERN AND EASTERN TIMES JUNE 16, 1927
Clear Freshwater Act passes the House
The new conservationist law, which regulates discharges into rivers and forces major cities to have sewage treatment has been recently passed by the House in a bipartisian way, unitying progressives and moderates from both parties. The president considered its passing an important victory of him, as most expected a 'do-nothing' congress thanks to the House-Senate gap.
Senator Longworth declared: "This bill or whatever other bill which passes to the Senate will be profuntly revised by the commitee here. Any good ideas will need to be reviewed to see if they are fiscally sound, at minimum", as he is a member of the Public Lands commitee. Senator Frazier said: "No matter formalities, he is the republican leader. They can't get any better. Not a bad thing, he's a fine man.
Naval Conference approach
Secretaries Lansing and Evans, along with top Navy officials, have leaved Washington to attent the Geneva Naval Conference. The McAdoo administration expect the conference to succeed in extending the Washington Treaty. Both parties are in favor of this objective.
The president and most legislators, outside of some hard-liner isolationists and pacifists, consider that the unification of the Army and Navy departments could only happen if a new naval arm limitation agreement succeeds. Meanwhile, some conservatives consider it a surrender under foreing fears, while others critizise the absense of Germany and/or Japan.
Good work.
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