The Legislature Week

The Senate--

> Passed resolutions to provide for paying the actual and necessary expenses of special committees for arranging and attending the funerals of Senators LaFollette,

Ralston, Spencer and Ladd; also to give a year's pay to the widow of a deceased acting assistant doorkeeper in consideration of funeral expenses; also to give six months' pay to the son of a deceased messenger of the Senate in consideration of funeral expenses.

> Ordered the Locarno security treaties printed in its record.

> Heard a debate between Senators Edge and Bruce (wet) and Senators Willis and McKellar (dry) concerning national prohibition, whether its effect was good or bad, etc.

>Passed a bill creating an Assistant Secretary of Commerce in charge of commercial aviation, and authorizing the Department of Commerce to treat air navigation much as water navigation, i. e., license pilots, inspect airplanes, supply weather reports, erect beacons on air routes, etc. (Bill went to the House.)

> Adopted resolution appointing Dwight W. Morrow regent of the Smithsonian Institution.

> Began debate on the resolution for adherence to the Permanent Court of International Justice.

The House--

> Devoted most of its time to detailed consideration and emendation of the tax reduction bill, which it finally passed, 390 to 25. (Bill went to the Senate.) ([ Received the first regular appropriation bill of the year-- for the Departments of the Treasury and the Post Office--carrying a total of $867,852,000 for 1926-27.