Congress' Week

After the weeks of long, heated debate on the tax and labor bills, Congress was feeling relaxed. Perfunctorily, the stamp of approval was put on the final tax bill--by the House, 220 to 99; by the Senate, 48 to 28. The House, correcting a mistake of its Appropriations Committee when it slashed $476 million from the Army's budget, restored $40 million for procurement of new military aircraft.

For two days, the Senate listened indifferently to the arguments of a small rear guard of New Dealers against the Taft-Hartley labor bill. When the vote came, 17 Democrats joined the Republicans to pass the bill, 54 to 17. The House had already passed it, 320 to 79--plenty of votes, if the lines held, to override a presidential veto.

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