Monday, Jan. 19, 1931

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Working days left: 44. Essential bills to enact if a special session is to be averted: 10. Essential bills enacted last week: 0.

House Work Done. The House of Representatives last week:

Passed a bill appropriating $45,000,000 for Drought Relief; sent it to the Senate; adopted a special rule to force it to conference over Urban objections.

Passed the first deficiency supply bill appropriating $93,222,671; sent it to the Senate.

Passed bills for flood control surveys on the Waccamaw (N. C. & S. C.) and the French Broad (X. C.) Rivers.

Passed a bill authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to accept presents for Indians.

Passed a bill permitting Congressmen and Senators to frank more than four pounds of stationery.

Senate Work Done. The Senate of the U. S. last week:

Passed the House Bill for Drought Relief after increasing its appropriation to $60,000.000 to include human food loans.

Adopted a resolution calling upon Secretary of State Stimson for all data and files on U. S. Marine Corps occupation of Nicaragua.

Adopted (44-to-37) resolutions recalling from the President the confirmed nominations of three Federal Power Commissioners.

Passed (56-to-10) a bill authorizing an annual expenditure of $1,000,000 for maternity and infant aid in co-operation with the States, sent it to the House.

Adopted a resolution requiring the Tariff Commission to investigate fresh pineapples.

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