The Legislative Week

The Senate:

P: Took two votes on the election of a Chairman for the Interstate Commerce Committee, bringing the total number of ballots up to 27 (TIME, Dec. 24, Dec. 31). No break was achieved in the deadlock between Senator Cummins, sponsored by the regular Republicans, Senator Couzens, sponsored by the Republican insurgents, and Senator Smith, sponsored by the Democrats

P: Passed a resolution for an investigation of the election of Senator Earle B. Mayfield, Democrat, of Texas, by the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections.

P: Passed a resolution asking the Shipping Board to furnish full facts in regard to the failure of the American Bar Association and the U. S. Chamber of Commerce to use American ships in sending delegations abroad.

P:Senator Sheppard, Democrat, of Texas, delivered a speech eulogizing President Wilson and reviewing the origin and progress of the League of Nations.

P:Senator Lodge, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, defended the refusal of the Administration to recognize the Soviet regime in Russia. He read portions of a 30,000 word document to show that every important official of the Soviet Government, except Tchichernin is a member of the Communist Party, which engages in revolutionary propaganda in this country. Senator Borah took up the cudgels in defense of the Soviet Government, declaring that the time had come for recognition, and asserting that there was ample precedent for recognizing Russia since we had recognized the revolutionary government of France in the 18th Century.

The House heard a group of speeches including one by Congressman Upshaw of Georgia on "the Majesty of the Law and National Sobriety" and another by Petro Guevara, Resident Commissioner from the Philippines (TIME, Oct. 29), asking independence for the islands and pledging their good will to the U. S.