New Britain herald., 1928-05-29
LOCAL INTERESTS
 :; RECEIVE NOTICE
CoaSrts Pays Attention to
 Re9iQnal Problems Also

Washington, May 29 tp>-The at tention given by the first session. of the seventieth congress to problems of regional and even local importance rivals any record that has been set, at least in recent years. on Capitol Hir.
 From the outset 10 the very close the local interests of the many com- munities that go 10 make up the United S,a,es-both continental and acknowledgement held an un- usual appeal to both house and sen ate which sandwiched in between big measures hundreds of little bills. many Of no consequence whatever except to some crossroads hamlet, but there big enough to be the talk of the town.
 Ball Starts Rolling
 Hardly had the session convened in December before the house ill short order had set the ball rolling by approving a deficiency appropri- ation bill carrying funds 10 start construction of federal buildings in upwards of several dozen cities scat tered throughout the length and breadth Of the country.
 Closely on the heels of this meas ure, the two houses put through a bill increasing by $125,ooo,ooo the authorization of sl65.000.oo0 ap- proved a year ago for new public buildings construction. The second deficiency supply measure carried additional funds 10 continue the work previously started and also initiate new construction at other points>
 Extends Radio Liie.
 In extending the life of the feder- al radio commission, congress also approved another piece of leglsla- ton which had far-reaching appeal, while the number of bills enacted to provide for the construction of new bridges over the nations many rivers exceeded by far the number in recent years.
 Two big problems of both na- tional and regional scope-Roulder Canyon Dam and Muscle Shoals also were tackled. The house ap proved the Boulder measure by a substantial vote. while for days the problem constituted the unfinished business of the senate. Both houses approved the Norris-M resolu- ton for governments operation or the Shoals properties.
 Included among other big regional pieces of legislation were the Colum- bia river basin survey in the Pacific northwest: the cotton pink boil worm eradication in seven Texas counties: the corn borer cleanup in the Lakearea of the middle west: a two-year authorization of s75,ooo,- 900 annually for federal aid to states in road construction. and another two-year authorization of $7,50o, ,ooo annually for federal road construc- ton in national parks and on forest lands.
 Rogers Bill Passes
 Besides these. other measures ap- proved included the Rogers bill to authorize an appropriation of $f5,- o0o.QDo for new Veterans Bureau hospital facilities: two army housing bills providing for new barracks and other buildings at posts In conti- mental United States and the terri torial possessions: and the crisp bill 10 establish a model scientific farm in each Of the southern states.
 Other bills of local interest includ- ed bill to furnish fourth-class post masters with allowances for light. fuel and rent; upwards of two dozen measures to provide funds for erec- ton Of memorials 10 commemorate historic events: the White bill 10 es- tablisha tive-year program for estab- fishing fish hatcheries in 31 states. and the McSweeney bill looking 10 the reforestation of lands through mt tho rnt,ptrs