THE CONGRESS: Work Done, Feb. 20, 1933

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The House:

¶Defeated (212-to-174) a Republican motion to consider a bill automatically upping tariffs against countries with depreciated currencies.

¶Passed a bill giving $5,000 to the mother of John E. Eopolucci, first U. S. sailor lost in the War; sent it to the Senate.

¶Passed a bill providing for purchase by the U. S. of phonograph records for the blind; sent it to the Senate.

¶Debated the District of Columbia appropriation bill.

The Senate:

¶Adopted (53-to-17) a resolution by Nebraska's Norris dismissing David Sheldon Barry as Sergeant-at-Arms for his offending article in New Outlook. Libel action against the magazine was dropped.

¶Passed the $941,000,000 Treasury-Post Office appropriation bill; sent it to conference. Adopted (49-to-33) was an amendment by New Mexico's Bratton requiring government departments to spend 5% less than their appropriations, which would produce an estimated saving of $146,000,000. Cabinet officers loudly protested the "disruptive" effect of such an economy.

¶Passed the $43,800,000 Interior Department appropriation bill; sent it to conference.

¶Defeated (41-to-31) a Republican motion to go into executive session to consider and confirm President Hoover's nominations.

¶Passed the $100,275,000 Agriculture Department appropriation bill; sent it to conference.

¶Passed the $370.000,000 War Department appropriations bill with an amendment to provide $20,000.000 to throw open military training camps to unemployed, homeless youths; sent it to the House for action on amendments.

¶Passed a bill giving Widow Grace Goodhue Coolidge free use of the mails; sent it to the House.

¶Passed a House bill awarding the Medal of Honor to Richmond Pearson Hobson, U. S. N. retired, who sank the U. S. S. Merrimac to block the harbor of Santiago. Cuba, June 3, 1898; sent it to the President.

¶Passed a House bill prohibiting radio stations from broadcasting lottery information; sent it to conference.

¶Received from Utah's Smoot. as the result of a dare by Maryland's Tydings, a bill limiting compensation to veterans disabled in line of military duty. C Heard Michigan's wealthy Couzens exclaim: "This talk of 'no money' is silly. Look at the millions and millions that are used looking after bugs, insects and pigs. We spend money for reforestation that will be of no benefit for 40 or 50 years. We appropriate for migratory birds—my God, migratory birds!—and yet we say there is not enough money for human relief."