CONGRESS: The Senate Week Sep. 23, 1929

Work Done. Last week the Senate of the U.S.:

¶Adopted by vote of 51 to 27 a resolution authorizing its Finance Committee to call upon the Treasury Department for the income tax reports of corporations—in order to use the information in tariff debates.

¶ Adopted by vote of 41 to 34 an agreement to postpone until Dec. 3 the final vote on unseating Senator Vare of Pennsylvania.

¶ Confirmed the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt Jr., to be Governor of Porto Rico, of John Work Garrett to be Ambassador to...

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