CONGRESS: The Senate Week Apr. 16, 1928

Work Done. Last week, the U. S. Senators:

¶ Passed the House's bill to continue the War Finance Corporation till next year; sent it to the President.

¶ Passed a bill to cramp the operations of "diploma mills" (mailorder "colleges") in the District of Columbia; sent it to the House.

¶ Debated the House's bill of appropriations for the Federal share of the District of Columbia's municipal government costs; amended it to increase the Federal share to 40%, or 15% more than the House had voted; passed it; sent it to conference.

¶ Watched Senator-designate...

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