Legislative Week

The Senate:

P: Adopted a resolution offered by Senator Couzens for an investigation of the Bureau of Internal Revenue.

P: Defeated the Norbeck-Burtness bill for making loans to wheat farmers to help them diversify their crops (see Page 4).

P: Ratified a treaty with Great Britain to give British vessels the right to bring liquor into American ports under seal in exchange for the privilege of seizing rum runners anywhere within "an hour's sailing distance of our shores" (see Page 6).

P: Debated a proposed constitutional amendment for setting forward the date when Congress and the President take office after election, from March to January.

P: Confirmed Walter L. Cohen, Negro, to be Collector of Customs at New Orleans, by vote of 39-38. Cohen's name has been before the Senate three times since November, 1922; the first time the Senate ignored the nomination, the last two it rejected the nomination (TIME, March 3). The last defeat occurred about a month ago by a margin of two votes. Meantime the Adminis-tration had put forth efforts on Cohen's behalf.

The House:

P:Passed a resolution authorizing an investigation of bribery charges leveled against two of its members.

P: Passed by vote of 305 to 49 a bill to make legal the transfer of surplus naval vessels which might be useful to the Coast Guard in its liquor patrol work.