The Senate Week

Work Done. The Senate of the U. S. last week:

P: Heard a "Mother's Day" speech by West Virginia's Goff.

P: Adopted a resolution to pay Senator-suspect Vare of Pennsylvania $15,907.38 as his expenses in the contest of his election. This resolution in no way altered Mr. Vare's status as a Senator-suspect.

P: Adopted a resolution by Montana's Walsh calling on the Post Office Department for a list of owners of newspapers in which International Paper & Power Co. has an interest (see p. 40).

P: Confirmed Oscar B. Colquitt of Texas as a member of the Board of Mediation (labor troubles).

P: Debated farm relief; voted 47 to 44 to retain the export debenture plan in the bill (see below).