Washingtor, Feb. 5.
'A-speech was delivered: before. ths Senate to-day by Senator Hugo Black of Alabama, in the course of which he called. upon Mr. Wil-Jiam D. Mitchell, U. 8. Atiomey-General, to, prosceute the Sugar! Institute on a charge of fixing prices in violation of the Sherman Bet.
After a highly technical battle, the Senate voted to reduce the duty on acetic anhydride from five cents to two and one-half. A reduction was also made on boric acid and formic acid.
The House passed a bill appriprinting $31,400,000 for federal road building as 'a part of the administration's campaign to stabilize. the employment and. general economic situation in the United States.
'The House Judiciary Committee adopted a report from its. sul committee recommending that the "Star Spangled Banner" be mate the official national anthem of th: United States, despite some arguments to the' effect that the tune was taken from an old English drinking song and, therefore, was hot a proper one for an. American national anthem.—United Press.
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