Monday, Apr. 08, 1946
Work Done
Last week the Senate: CJ Ignoring the President's veto threat, tacked a rider to the minimum wage bill permitting a farmer to include farm labor costs in computing parity prices. CJ Received a Banking Committee recommendation that Harry Truman's old friend and naval aide, Commodore James K. ("Commodore Cluck") Vardaman, be confirmed for a 14-year term on the Federal Reserve Board.
The House:
CJ Approved a conference report (requiring final Senate approval before it goes to the White House) on legislation closing three stops on Music Boss James Caesar Petrillo.
CJ Cited for contempt one Edward K. Barsky of New York for refusing to turn over records of his Joint Ati-Fascist Refugee Committee to the Un-American Activities Committee. CJ Passed the Bell bill regulating U.S.Philippine trade for 28 years after the islands become independent July 4.
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