The Legislative Week

The Senate--

P: Refused to ratify the Lausanne Treaty between the U. S. and Turkey (see below).

P: Adopted, 48 to 33, Senator James A. Reed's resolution, which refuses a seat to Senator-designate Frank L. Smith of Illinois until further investigation.

P: Laughed and grew restless while Senator Bruce filibustered and blocked consideration of 92 bills, including a few of his own. Senator Bruce was trying to force action on his favorite bill to settle the more-than-a-century-old French spoliation claims.

P: Received from the Naval Affairs Committee the Naval appropriation bill, to which had been added $1,200,000 to begin work on three cruisers;* began debate thereon.

P: Heard, as did the House, that the conferees had reached an agreement on the Dill (Senate) and the White (House) radio control bills.

P: Voted down, after a three-day fight, the Presidential appointment of Cyrus E. Woods of Pennsylvania to the Interstate Commerce Commission. (Twice previously it had approved him as an Ambassador, first to Spain, later to Japan-- TIME, Jan. 3).

The House--

P: Passed the War Department appropriation bill of $357,000,000, providing for a standing army of 118,750 men, increasing the daily per capita food ration from 35c to 40c (TIME, Jan. 24), allowing $20,000,000 to continue the five-year program of the Air Corps. (Bill went to the Senate.)

P: Passed the Army housing bill, appropriating $5,080,000 for much needed new barracks. (Bill went to the Senate.)

P: Passed the McFadden national bank bill, after rejecting the Hull amendment, with the Senate's proviso permitting national bank branches in cities larger than 25,000.

*It will be remembered that the House rejected the cruisers' amendment, after Representative Burton of Ohio had urged his colleagues to keep peace with the world and the President (TIME, Jan. 17).