Monday, May. 06, 1929
The House Week
Work Done. The House of Representatives last week:
Passed (366 to 35) a farm relief bill without the export debenture plan (see p.13)
Adopted a resolution authorizing that $4,250,000 be spent to combat the Mediterranean fruit fly in Florida (see p. 13).
Debated the killing by a Washington policeman of a 21-year-old bootleg suspect. Drys applauded what Wets called "murder."