Word: adjournment
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...from New York. ..." The rest of that day was given to the anti-lynching bill and Senator Borah, who believes it quite unconstitutional, proceeded to take it apart at leisure, while Leader Barkley stewed. By the close of the afternoon, Alben Barkley had another maneuver ready. He moved to adjourn (instead of recessing) overnight, which would have automatically cleared the calendar for a fresh start on another bill next day. To his dismay, the harmonious Democrats split and the motion was voted down 35-10-27. A moment later, Republican Leader Charles McNary, missing no tricks, moved to recess. Bells...
...last, and the sugar quota and tax loophole bills the only major items left on the calendar, the end of one of the hottest, hardest summers in Senatorial history was last week finally in sight. Said delighted Leader Barkley: "I think we can safely say now that we will adjourn August 21 at the very latest...
...very anxious to know . . ." sarcastically murmured Senator McNary, [whether] we are to follow the leadership of the Senator from Wisconsin. . . . I have felt since the capitulation [on the Court Bill], under the management of our able Vice President that we would probably adjourn ... by the fifth of August. ... I doubt that he [Senator La Follette] spoke the voice of the President...
...nights later Senator Barkley, Speaker Bankhead and Leader Sam Rayburn of the House waited on the President to hear his views at first hand. Vice President Garner who not only favored swift adjournment but was in the doghouse for his part in killing the Court Bill (TIME, Aug. 2) was not there. Nor was Senator Pat Harrison, who had been remarking in the cloakrooms that Congress ought to adjourn before it gets into "another state of confusion." But the visitors at the White House were quickly shamed out of any hasty desire to go home...
...country is familiar by this time with the parliamentary device of indefinitely continuing the same 'legislative' day by 'recessing' instead of 'adjourning' at the close of each session and the consequent application of the rule that a Senator shall not speak more than twice on the same subject during the same day. But study of precedents at Washington has brought out the fact that in the past the invariable custom of the Senate on the announcement of the death of one of its members has been immediately to adjourn, not recess...