House & Senate

The 70th Congress finished much of its work because:

D/Senator Dill's filibuster against the Nicaraguan canal survey ceased when the Senate voted to continue investigating the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

D/Senator Morris's filibuster against funds for cruiser construction stopped on assurances that Irvine H. Lenroot and Henry Glassie would not be confirmed as judges.

D/Senator Copeland's filibuster was ended when the Senate consented to shorten the Radio Commission's life to nine months from now.

D/Senator Walsh's filibuster against the Interior appropriation bill stopped when his Glacier National Park bower, and other residential and church lands in national parks, were safeguarded.

The 70th Congress left much undone because:

D/Senator Harrison filibustered the Reapportionment Bill to death. C. Senator Reed (Pennsylvania) was ready to filibuster again against action on the case of his colleague-suspect, William S. Vare.

Senator Robinson prevented action on the national origins plan for immigration (see p. 18) by objecting to Senate work on Sunday.

D/No Senator bothered to obtain confirmation for Curtis D. Wilbur as a U. S. Circuit Court judge.