Monday, Dec. 17, 1928

The House Week

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

P:Received and read messages from the President.

P: Passed a bill authorizing $14,800,000 to elevate guns on and otherwise improve the U. S. SS. Pennsylvania and Arizona; sent it to the Senate.

P:Passed a bill authorizing $10,000,000 for improvements at seven naval stations; sent it to the Senate.

P: Debated, amended and passed the first of the routine supply bills, appropriating some 1.1 billions to run the Treasury and Post Office Departments* in fiscal 1929; sent it to the Senate.

*The Post Office share was some 813 millions, most of which will be paid by postal revenues.