THE CONGRESS: You Are Crooked, Sirs

Congressmen were behind in their work. Nevertheless, on the floor of the House they spent most of last week moping through an old argument over the OIC bill for the spread of U.S. culture and ideals (TIME, April 14). On the floor, Senators spent their time in tedious debate over the Bulwinkle-Reed bill, which would exempt railroads from antitrust regulations. That is, the Senators who were there did. Attendance was seldom above 15; one day, the only audience Alabama's John Sparkman had was Maine's tired old Wallace White.

From Top to Bottom. But the Bulwinkle-Reed debate produced one distraction. It...

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