CONGRESS: The Senate Week Jun. 24, 1929

Work Done. The Senate of the U. S. last week:

¶ Adopted (48-37) the conference report on the Census & Reapportionment bill. ¶ Rejected a resolution by Idaho's Borah to instruct the finance committee to limit tariff revision to the agricultural schedules. ¶ Rejected (46-43) the Debentureless conference report on Farm Relief; later adopted it (74-8).

¶ Rejected (43-37) a motion of North Dakota's Nye discharging the Immigration Committee from considering a resolution to postpone National Origins. ¶ Voted $150,000,000 for expenditures under farm relief bill.

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