National Affairs: House & Senate

The 70th Congress finished much of its work because:

ĐSenator Dill's filibuster against the Nicaraguan canal survey ceased when the Senate voted to continue investigating the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

ĐSenator Morris's filibuster against funds for cruiser construction stopped on assurances that Irvine H. Lenroot and Henry Glassie would not be confirmed as judges.

ĐSenator Copeland's filibuster was ended when the Senate consented to shorten the Radio Commission's life to nine months from now.

ĐSenator Walsh's filibuster against the Interior appropriation bill stopped when his Glacier National Park bower, and other residential and church...

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