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...Senate only last January, had never seen the gentleman open his mouth before except 1) to take a chew of Five Brothers* and squirt tobacco juice at the spittoon beside his chair; 2) to pass the time of day with one of his strolling colleagues; 3) to vote "aye" on Administration measures. Indeed the Senate had only heard that voice once before, in March year ago, when it delivered a short homily in favor of Franklin Roosevelt's St. Lawrence Waterway proposal. Senators who had been on the point of leaving the Chamber tarried to hear that unfamiliar sound...
...jumped Majority Leader Robinson to invoke the most solemn of parliamentary devices: to direct the Sergeant-at-Arms to preserve order in the Chamber. Senator Pittman put the question. Senators Robinson, Borah & Copeland shouted "Aye...
...water. Forty-three lives were lost. Captain Claret and more than 100 others floated more than an hour before a British patrol boat sighted them. The skipper of the patrol boat recognized the Minnehaha's captain in the water, boomed out: "I say, is that you, Claret?" "Aye, it's me!" Claret boomed back. Pneumonia nearly killed him after that...
...Davison, a fellow member with Atholl of the swank Carlton Club. "Ordinary citizens," he cried, "resent the Government's attempts to ... prevent them from having a flutter. . . ." (Cheers.) Before the party leaders could collect themselves, Sir William shouted his motion: ". . . The Government should give facilities for a national lottery." Aye! And up went hundreds of hands. Nay! A feeble...
...Congress to adjourn, the measure was introduced in House and Senate. Only serious opposition came from Progressives who wanted the Wagner bill. They were placated by a declaration that the amendment was not to be construed as denying Labor's right to strike. House and Senate quickly voted aye and the Green-Roosevelt relay race was won handsomely...