Congress1 Week

Between defense hearings and a two-day debate on housing (which got nowhere), Congress got some minor work done.

The Senate:

P: Passed a bill to increase on-the-job training payments for World War II veterans (up from $200 to $290 a month for a veteran with two dependents). House approval is expected soon.

P: Confirmed the appointment of Thomas Bayard McCabe as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

P: Passed a bill to compensate farmers for not producing potatoes and tomatoes in areas infected by the golden nematode pest (prevalent mostly in New York State).

P: Passed a bill for payment of $2,079 to a mink rancher near Roy, Wash., because low-flying military aircraft from Gray Field so upset mother minks that they destroyed their young.

The House:

P: Overrode (by 307 to 208) President Truman's veto of a bill which excludes certain newspaper and magazine vendors from coverage and taxation under the Social Security law.

P: Approved a threeyear, $1.5 billion federal highway-building program.

P: Received from its Agriculture Committee a bill to extend Government farm-price supports to June 30, 1950 (most farm prices are now above support levels).

P: Received from its Civil Service Committee two bills for pay increases (average about $10 a week) for all federal civil service and postal employees.

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