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The Senate:

P:Swore in Florida's new Senator, Scott Marion Loftin, appointed to succeed the late Park Trammell.

P: The Finance Committee continued its fifth week of wrangling over the new tax bill and finally, after Vice President Garner talked turkey, decided to make a dummy report consisting of a blank sheet of paper with the title of the bill. Thus the Senate might get debate started before the subject of debate was settled.

P: Debated the relief bill (see below).

P: Received from the Munitions Committee a report damning the War Department's plan for a military dictatorship in case of war.

The House:

P: By vote of 271-10-41 cited Dr. Francis E. Townsend--who refused to testify before a House committee investigating his old age pension scheme (TIME, June 1)-- for contempt. The House, however, did not choose to make a political martyr of Dr. Townsend and two of his aides cited with him. Instead of trying them itself, the House shunted their case along to the District of Columbia courts.

P: Passed the Patman-Robinson Bill to regulate chain stores, sent it to the Senate.

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