¶ Passed the $276,000,000 Second Deficiency Bill with two notable increases: an additional $3,075,000 to encourage Army re-enlistments by boosting the pay for men and non-commissioned officers who enlist more than once, and an additional $200,000 for J. Edgar Hoover's Federal Bureau of Investigation.
¶Approved the O'Mahoney-Ramspeck Bill putting first, second and third-class postmasters under Civil Service (extended to fourth-class postmasters in 1912).
¶ Approved a conference report on the Civil Aviation Bill establishing a Civil Aeronautics Authority to supervise and regulate all phases of civil aviation (except mail routes assigned by the...
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