CONGRESS: The House Week Feb. 24, 1930
Work Done. Last week the U. S. House of Representatives:
¶ Passed a Bill appropriating $552,515,213 for the independent offices of the Government.
¶ Adopted a resolution empowering the House Banking and Currency Committee to investigate chain and group banking.
¶ Adopted a resolution unseating Augustus McCloskey, Democrat, seating Harry M. Wurzbach, Republican, as representative from the 14th Texas district, following an election contest.
¶ Adopted a resolution providing an additional appropriation of $179,175 for the Treasury to redeem old-size currency.
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