CONGRESS: The House Week May 6, 1929

Work Done. The House of Representatives last week:

Passed (366 to 35) a farm relief bill without the export debenture plan (see p.13)

Adopted a resolution authorizing that $4,250,000 be spent to combat the Mediterranean fruit fly in Florida (see p. 13).

Debated the killing by a Washington policeman of a 21-year-old bootleg suspect. Drys applauded what Wets called "murder."

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