Word: acception
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Theodore Burton of Ohio, Senator Willis proposed an amendment, "That nothing in this act shall be construed as authorizing any diversion of water from Lake Michigan." This amendment the midwesterners, who had sought a version reading ". . . does not affect in any way the question of diversion . . ." were obliged to accept in a compromise conference. The Senate adopted the Willis phrase; in other words, passed the question of diversion along to the Supreme Court to decide. The House, aligned by Representatives Dempsey of New York and Burton of Ohio was ready to do the same...
Received a resolution from Senator Dill of Washington, which would instruct the officers of the Senate to refuse to accept the credentials of Senators-elect Smith of Illinois and Vare of Pennsylvania...
...Senator McKinley's term in the 69th Congress, the fight to oust him would create such a broil that important legislation would be sidetracked and President Coolidge would probably be forced to call a special session of the 70th Congress. Hence, regular Republicans are urging Colonel Smith not to accept the appointment and Governor Small not to offer...
...balance and the Government's expenses for the year were last week $421,345,000 in excess of revenue.* As an example, the cost of poor relief mounted $29,000,000 beyond expectations. The miners themselves lost $325,000,000 in wages; and are now forced to accept $12 a week and less per man. The loss on curtailed coal production was $480,000,000. Of losses to allied industries the leading railroads suffered $125,000,000, shipping $50,000,000 more; and the steel industry was so hard hit that of the 147 furnaces in blast last May only...
...tasks are nearly done. I have only to live until I find a wife for our five-year-old Crown Prince Peter" (TIME, May 10). The sap was running strong in M. Pashitch yet, it seemed. When he rode away to the Royal Palace it must have been to accept the Premiership for the twelfth time. Pashitch would take the helm. Everything would be all right...