THE CONGRESS: Work Done, Feb. 15, 1932

The Senate:

¶ Confirmed the appointment of Andrew William Mellon to be Ambassador to the Court of St. James's (see above). ¶ Debated direct Federal Unemployment Relief (see col. 3). ¶ Accepted the credentials of and administered the oath of office to Hattie Wyett Caraway of Arkansas, first woman ever elected to the Senate.— ¶ Received from Oklahoma's Thomas a resolution asking that the Foreign Relations Committee report from time to time on Far Eastern developments affecting U. S. life and property, d. Received from...

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