Word: 71st
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Exchanging telegrams regarding a filibuster in the 71st Congress with Democratic Senate Floorleader Robinson...
...accepted hastily last week by the Republican Senate floorleader, James Eli Watson of Indiana. He made no reference in his reply to the offer's limitation of its promises to the 72nd Congress, for he and the President were much more immediately concerned with the session of the 71st Congress meeting Dec. i. That session must pass the supply bills for fiscal 1932 before Congress adjourns on March 4, or else a special session of the new Congress must be called in the spring. Ordinarily the first meeting of the 72nd Congress would be on Dec. 7. 1931. This would...
...favor of going ahead and disposing of business in an orderly and, I trust, intelligent way; and I will pay no attention to any cooked-up effort to stampede the Congress." Nevertheless the immediate significance (if any) of the Democratic offer was that the Democrats of the 71st Senate would sup port the Republicans against the insurgents of their own party...
...Bloc. Democratic Representative John Charles Linthicum of Maryland, long leader of the small group of avowed Wets in the House, saw his opportunity in the split which Chairman Fess, in trying to avert, had created. Rushing to Washington, Congressman Linthicum indited invitations to all 71st House members to attend a Wet Bloc organization meeting early in December. Of Chairman Fess's statement he said: "It means a Demo cratic victory beyond a doubt." Mr. Linthicum put Repeal above party, insisting: "Regardless of party platforms, the fight to elect Wet members . . . will continue. . . . We have just begun to fight." Sage...
...lone Negro member of the 71st Congress will be the lone Negro member of the 72nd. No Democrat was strong enough to oust Republican Representative Oscar De Priest, pride of Chicago's "Black Belt...