Will run senate machine while Vice President Garner is absent. Washington, D.C. June 14. While Vice President Garner is vacationing in Texas during the next few weeks, Senator Key Pittman, President Pro Tem will preside over the Senate. Senator Pittman is shown with other officers of the Senate as t

Subs for Vice President Garner. Washington, D.C. June 14. While Vice President Garner is at his home in Texas fishing, Senator Key Pittman, President Pro Tem, will preside over the sessions of the United States Senate. Senator Pittman is from Nevada. 6/14/37

Vice President Garner takes over the reins. Washington D.C. July 20. Back from a vacation at his home in Texas, Vice President Garner was ready for action today as he resumed his duties as presiding officer of the Senate. Senator Key Pittman, who as President Pro Tem presided over the Senate during

Senate Judiciary Committee considers president's request to increase membership of Supreme Court. Washington D.C. After a meeting today members of the Senate Judiciary Committee reported that opinion in their group was about evenly divided on wisdom of President Roosevelt's request for power to incr

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee named as Congress nears close. Washington, D.C., June 16. As Congress sang its swan song today, Senate Majority Leader Alvin W. Barkley named the members of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Senator Prentiss M. Brown was the choice of Barkley for

Nevada Senator pinch hits for V.P. Garner in signing last minute bills. Washington, D.C., June 20. When Vice President Garner made his hasty departure from the Capitol shortly before Congress adjourned last week, he delegated Senator Key Pittman, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee an

Nevada's Senators. Washington D.C. Senator Pat McCarran and Senator Key Pittman, (right) both Democrats from Nevada, exchanging opinions on President Roosevelt's proposal that the membership of the Supreme Court be increased to possibly 15 members. They are pictured as they attended a meeting of the

President calls conference of Senate and State Department on neutrality. Washington, D.C., July 18. It was almost midnight tonight when Senators began emerging from the White House after their conference with President Roosevelt and Secretary of State Hull at which an agreement was reached to allow

Map plans for investigation of campaign expenditures. Washington, D.C., June 30. The arrival of Senator David I. Walsh at the Capitol today gave the senate expenditures committee a quorum and they immediately held their first meeting to map plans for an extensive investigation of money spent by cong