Legislative Week

Senate --

P:Passed the railroad labor bill by vote of 69 to 13 (see LABOR). (Bill went to the President.)

P:Passed with amendments the McFadden bill, which would permit national banks to establish branches if state banks in their neighborhood have the same privilege. (Bill went to joint conference.)

P:Passed bills creating Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky, Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee, by unanimous consent. (Bills went to the House.)

House --

P:Passed 21 minor bills in 40 minutes.

P:Passed bills creating the Manmoth Cave, Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains national parks. (Bills went to the president.)

P:Devoted nearly all its time, vocal effort and a considerable amount of bitterness to consideration of farm relief. The debate was on the Haugen bill, which originally proposed a fund of $375,000,000 to protect farm prices, but the amount was pared to $175,000,000 in order to improve the bill's chances; $75,000,000 of this amount was set aside for cotton to bring the South into line, and a bitter fight raged. The North and East turned on the bill calling it rank subsidy. Congressman Tincher (who had a more modest $100,000,000 plan) fiercely attacked the Haugen bill, and certain Southerners denounced it as unworkable. Sound and fury swelled unabated.