THE CONGRESS: Work Done, Apr. 25, 1932

The Senate:

¶ Passed a $45,500,000 Interior Department appropriation bill; sent it to conference.

¶ Passed a resolution by Pennsylvania's Reed to investigate the effect of depreciated foreign currency on tariff rates.

¶ Received from Einar Hoidale, Minnesota Democrat, a contest to the seat now occupied by Republican Senator Thomas D. Schall of Minnesota.

Committees of the Senate:

¶ Voted (9-to-8) to seat Alabama's John Bankhead rather than its James Thomas ("Tom Tom") Heflin.

¶ Approved an investigation of expenditures in the forthcoming presidential campaign.

¶ Approved the bill by Virginia's Glass to...

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