Monday, Mar. 25, 1946

Work Done

Last week the House:

P: Passed a bill to transfer small naval craft to China (to help it establish and train a Navy).

P: Passed authorization for $250,000,000 more to convert wartime housing to veterans' needs(the total is now $410,000,000).

P: Passed a bill extending to March 31, 1947 some provisions of the Second War Powers Act (rationing, allocation, priorities, etc.).

P: Passed legislation canceling $7,194,682,459 in unspent war funds.

The Senate:

P: Did a rush job of passing a House approved bill authorizing presidential nomination of Lieut. General Walter Bedell Smith as Ambassador to Moscow without affecting his military status and perquisites.

P: Voted to set up a Senate-House committee to report recommendations on presidential succession.

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