CONGRESS: The House Week Feb. 3, 1930

Work Done. Last week the U. S. House of Representatives:

¶ Adopted a resolution providing an investigation of railroad security holding companies.

¶ Adopted (241 to 106) a resolution providing $50,000 for the Hoover Commission to investigate public lands.

¶ Passed five Federal prison reform bills.

¶ Passed a bill authorizing federal expenditure of $125,000,000 every year for three years for highway construction.

¶ Adopted a joint resolution creating a committee to study schedules in all branches of the military service.

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