Monday, May. 01, 1933

Work Done

The House: P: Passed (306-to-91) a bill to create a Tennessee River Authority for the development of that stream's watershed, including Muscle Shoals; sent it to the Senate.

P: Passed (331-to-42) a bill by Maryland's Lewis to provide States with $500,000,000 for unemployment relief; sent it to the Senate.

P:Passed (313-to-45) a bill to continue the per gal. gasoline tax for another year; sent it to the Senate (see p. 14).

The Senate:

P:Debated the farm relief bill; defeated (44-to-25) an amendment by P:P: North Dakota's Frazier to refinance farm mortgages out of fiat money; received from Oklahoma's Thomas an amendment, authorizing the President to inflate the currency (see p. 10); voted (44-to-37) to include sugar beets and cane as basic commodities.

P:Adopted a House joint resolution providing for an investigation of the Akron disaster.

P:Passed a bill to make an advance appropriation of $100,000,000 with which to start farm relief, when enacted.

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