Summary

Last week the first session of the 68th Congress was history. In the Senate 3,631 bills and resolutions were introduced; in the House 10,436 bills and resolutions were introduced. About 300 bills were passed by both the House and the Senate.

The Output included:

All the regular annual appropriation acts for the various branches of the Government.

A tax reduction act.

An act for reorganizing the diplomatic and consular services.

An act tightening restrictions on immigration.

A proposal, offered to the states for ratification, for an Amendment to the Constitution to give Congress power to regulate and prohibit Child Labor.

An act giving bonuses for Veterans of the World War, most of it in insurance. (Passed over the President's veto.)

No Output:

A deficiency appropriation bill carrying funds for the payment of the soldier bonus. (Failed to come up for final approval in the Senate.)

A bill increasing the pensions of all veterans of wars from 1812 to 1902. (Defeated in the Senate in an attempt to pass it over the President's veto.)

A bill to increase salaries of Post Office employes and to provide for publicity of campaign contributions. (Failed to come up in the Senate after veto by the President.)

Any bill for agricultural relief. (Mc-Nary-Haugen Bill defeated in the House; Norbeck-Burtness Bill defeated in the Senate; others not considered.)

Any important bill affecting the railroads or freight rates. (Barclay Bill undisposed of in the House.)

Any action on the proposal that the U. S. enter the World Court. (Not considered in the Senate.)

A bill to add eight scout cruisers to the Navy and to reboiler six of the oldest battleships. (Passed by both Houses, but died at adjournment when the Senate had still pending a motion to reconsider.)

Any bill to dispose of Muscle Shoals. (No action by the Senate.)