The House Week

Last week the U. S. Representatives:

P: Debated a bill to appropriate some 400 millions to maintain the Army, including provisions for better barracks, bigger meals.

P: Passed an amendment to the anti-trust laws, to permit "interlocking" directorates among banks associated with the Federal Reserve system.

P:Terminated committee hearings on Mississippi flood control. (The hearings began in early December. No measure was yet agreed upon.)