The Legislative Week

The Legislative Week The Senate:

P: Considered in executive session the nomination of Attorney General Stone to be a Justice of the Supreme Court, but deferred action by sending the nomination back to committee.

P: Approved a joint resolution requesting the Interstate Commerce Commission to make an inquiry into freight rates with a view to adjusting them in such a manner as to relieve the basic industry of agriculture.

P: Ratified a treaty with Great Britain for the extradition from Canada of narcotic law violators.

P: Passed a House bill to encourage aeronautics and to authorize the Post Office to make contracts for air mail service. (Went to the President.)

P: Ratified a treaty with Central American Republics providing for the establishment of international commissions of inquiry.

P: Passed with amendments the Postal Pay and Postal Revenue Increase Bill by vote of 70 to 8 (see Page 4). (Went to House.)

P: Agreed to a conference report on the Naval Appropriation Bill.

The House

P: Passed the Appropriation Bill for the Departments of State, Justice, Commerce and Labor. (Went to Senate.)

P: Referred the Muscle Shoals Bill as passed by the Senate to a joint conference.

P: In committee of the whole, considering the Independent Offices Appropriation Bill, the Democrats caught the Republicans napping, (with a majority absent) and eliminated the clause appropriating funds for the maintenance of the Tariff Commission, 63 to 56.