The Legislative Week
¶Amended and passed a House bill to liberalize the Civil Service Retirement Law, making retirement voluntary at 65, mandatory at 70, increasing maximum retirement pay from $720 to $1,200.* (Went to House.) ¶ Adopted the conference report on the Appropriation Bill for the Departments of State, Justice, Commerce, Labor. (Went to the President.) ¶ Confirmed the nomination of Alanson B. Houghton to be Ambassador to Great Britain. ¶ Ratified a convention with Chile for the mutual protection of trademarks. ¶ Gave up a precious afternoon and evening of work in...
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