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The Senate:

P: Unanimously confirmed presidential pal John W. Snyder to be Secretary of the Treasury, and natty, conscientious John L. Sullivan to be Under Secretary of the Navy (the job Ed Pauley wanted).

P: Authorized the Navy to sacrifice 77 ships, 33 of them combat vessels, as targets for next month's atomic-bomb tests at Bikini.

P: Created a $2,500 annual expense allowance for Senators in addition to their yearly salaries.

P: Sent to the White House a bill allowing all Filipinos in the U.S. to apply for citizenship, and permitting the entry of 100 Filipinos a year.

The House:

P: Failed by five votes (255 to 135) to secure the two-thirds majority necessary to override the President's veto of the Case permanent antistrike bill.

P: Unanimously passed and sent to the Senate a bill granting up to 120 days' back pay to G.I.s for accrued furlough time they did not receive during World War II. (Average bonus: $250).

P: Received the $3,750,000,000 British loan bill endorsed (20 to 5) by the Banking & Currency Committee, including the Committee's influential, ranking Republican member, Michigan's Jesse Wolcott.

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