When Congress convened in Extraordinary Session last fortnight, extraordinary tasks confronted it: the President's four-point legislative program, to which Recession had added the pressing problem of tax revision. When Congress completed its second week of the Special Session, its task was still just as formidable as it had been. In its second week in Washington, the Senate managed to stop filibustering about antilynching, but debate had not become notably intelligent. In the House, the most noteworthy result of, the second week was an opportunity long sought for one of that body's most...
National Affairs: Slow Motion
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