AMERICAN LEGISLATION
UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF HUGE WORKS UNDERTAKEN. SENATE APPROVES INFLATION;(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received noon.) WASHINGTON, May 3.
The Senate today passed, toy 307 votes to 86, President Roosevelt's Mussel Shoals-Tcnnessee Valle)' Dove’opment Bill, which will now" go for consideration to (he House, of'-Reprs> sentatives. . -..-. I
The toil! provides for the development of huge electricity, forestry and irrigation works, making ’ use- Of nfIOjOOO unemployed. The House of Representatives today approved the Administration’s inflation programme as passed in the Farm Bill by the Senate last week. The bill permits discretionary action ..by the Cabinet to increase from 100,000,000 to 200,000,000 dollars the amount the President may accept in silver a\ 60 cents an ounce in payment of war debts for the next sLx months.
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Northern Advocate, 4 May 1933, Page 5
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