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CONGRESS MAY ADJOURN TODAY TO IN
Owensboro Man Overcome Way Cleared In Both Houses For Ending Of Sixty- By Heat And Paralysis May Die Ninth Session
Associated Press Unless Washington, there an unexpected hitch in the plans of leaders, first session of the sixty-ninth congress will end tomorrow. A resolution providing for sine die adjournment was adopted today by the House and immediately transmitted to the Senate. There, however, it referred to the appropriation committee instead of being put to vote but leaders said this was simply formality and that the proposal would ceive Senate approval well in advance the hour fixed for the get-away. The way for House action the resolution was cleared when agreement was reached on points in the $50,000,000 final deficiency bill which carries funds, among other things, for the start of construction this summer on number of postoffices and other government buildings. Take Standing Vote Immediately after the measure had been sent on its way to the White House, the adjournment resolution was adopted with chorus of and scattered but Representative RankDemocrat, Mississippi, demandstanding vote. This showed 199 members favoring adjournment, and 29 opposed, but the let it at that and made ponents go force roll call, no attempt which would have put members record. Although the Senate ferred action on the resolution, members of both houses took for that the session would granted close tomorrow, and many, anxious get home before the Fourth July and to avoid the heat Washington, had started on their way tonight. The House vote on showed scarcely the floor although leadquorum ers said that greater number have to roll would responded call.
The senate completed action the measure to increase the pensions of Civil and Mexican war veterans and their dependents, to the president, and sending other bills, two passed, among House proposals designed to curb patronage evils. It also received long list of nominations from President Coolduring the day signed idge who the Cooperative Marketing bill, the only farm relief proposal to of this congressional approval and the measure liberalizsession,
The heat wave which struck Kentucky yesterday blistered Paducah with scorching temperature that reached 104 degrees in the shade the afternoon. Rain promduring ised by the weatherman to cool the atmosphere did not materialize and Paducahans last night went uncomfortable.
Heat Victim May Die. The Ky. John Robertson, 67, suffered heat prostration today, which was followed paralytic stroke, and his life dispaired of. The temperature reached degrees in Owensboro today, three degrees above yesterday. at Louisville. do think the depositors will lose The Press Louisville, July KenHe intimated his intention of eftuckians sweltered today as the fecting an early mercury soared to new season's At the opening hour crowd high marks at various points awaited to the Little river throughout the state, reaching the bank and within an hour the century mark at one or two points. The maximum here for that day ber had increased for making with98 by the drawals. Two squadrons of degrees government reading. At Paducah dispatched to prevent disorthe thermometer climbed to the der, and an armored truck bearing height of 104, and the official funds from downtown banks was dizzy government reading sent. reached Lexington reported President Parker, of the degrees for season's record. Bank of Dania, announced immed-
Rain Cools Princeton. ment would be made that would Princeton, Ky., July (Spe- enable the bank to re-open shortcial.) After sweltering under an and meet all obligations. excessive torrid wave for three Hollywood Bank Recovers days in which the temperature The run on the bank of Hollyrecorded by the official government wood was precipitated after receipts thermometer reached the high mark of news of the previous bank closof 99 degrees this afternoon. Temings, but was met through the porary relief was afforded early toceipt of funds from Miami banks. night by copious rain. The run subsided shortly after The total rainfall was one and noon when officers found funds inches, which only lacked quarter sufficient to cover every deposit. one-twentieth of an inch of equaling President George Romfh of the the total rainfall for the whole Miami Clearing House association last month. upon the suspension The rain was of untold benefit to three suburban banks, declared gardens and vegetagrowing crops, that outside control and loans tion. brisk wind preceded the outside paper solely were responrain, damaging shade trees considsible for the erably by twisting and breaking the "The banks of Miami today limbs causing considerable concircuit in the elec- impregnable position" Clark fusion. short the Davis, president of the City Nationtrical current plunged minutes, Bank and Trust company, tota] darkness occa- "Each of the downtown banks and added sioned by the rain and wind. today operating entirely
