The Legislative Week

The Senate

Debated and amended and continued to debate the tax reduction bill.

Declined twice to supplant the tax bill with the discussion of a resolution to ask the President to intervene in the anthracite strike, 48 to 28 and 43 to 38.

Adopted without debate or a record vote a resolution directing the Federal Trade Commission to turn over to the Senate all data in its files against the Aluminum Co. of America (data previously denied to the Department of Justice). (TIME, Jan. 18.)

The House

Passed the Supply Bill of the Department of Agriculture. (Bill went to the Senate.)

Passed the McFadden bill authorizing National Banks to establish branches in their cities where State banks now have this privilege, by a vote of 292 to 90. (Bill went to the Senate.)

Debated the first deficiency bill, carrying $381,233,000 to make up deficiencies in this year's budget. The chief items were $149,250,000 for tax refunds, $97,265,000 to pay increased postal salaries, $78,010,000 for the Veterans' Bureau, chiefly on account of extra cost of the soldiers' bonus.