Work Done

The Senate:

P: Passed (44-10-21) a bill by Maine's Hale directing the President to build the Navy up to full treaty strength at a minimum cost of $786,055,000; sent it to the House.

P: Debated the bill by Virginia's Glass to revise and reform the national banking system (TIME, Feb. 8; April 25).

P: Accepted the committee resignations of Louisiana's Long, rebel against the Democratic leadership of Arkansas' Robinson.

P: Ratified a treaty of "establishment and sojourn"* between U.S. and Turkey.

The House:

P: Passed (18340-132) a bill by Alabama's Hill for Government operation of Muscle Shoals in case no private leaser is found in 18 months; sent it to the Senate.

P: Adopted a resolution for an Army-Navy football game in Washington this year.

P: Refused to accept the Senate's 10% cut in the State, Justice, Commerce & Labor appropriation bill; sent the bill to conference.

P: Received a $386,983,000 War Department appropriation bill, reduced $24,380,000 below the Budget and cutting officer personnel by 2,000.

P: Passed (31640-67) the legislative appropriation bill, after attaching a $30,000,000 omnibus economy rider; sent it to the Senate.

P: Passed a bill to pension War widows and orphans (see p. 16); sent it to the Senate.

P: Passed the Goldsborough bill to inflate commodity prices (see p. 16); sent it to the Senate.

* Nationals of one power living under the other will be accorded the same treatment as the most favored foreigner.

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