Word: bill
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...President Coolidge's request, the legislative engineers of the Flood Control bill called once more at the White House. The President took up a copy of their measure as last agreed upon by House and Senate, wrote three changes into it and walked away from his desk. The Congressmen found the changes acceptable and one of the knottiest knots of the session lay unraveled at last...
...which will take many years; 2) to lessen the Government's liability for damages and expenses by specifying that damage claims are not retroactive and providing that the U. S. need not buy flowage rights over lands which the river now floods naturally. The face cost of the bill remained $325,000,000 to the U. S. President Coolidge said it would cost $500,000,000 but was prepared to sign it, thus admitting a defeat by the Congress...
...approaching,* and with it the last-moment votes for all manner of Federal outlay. Senator Smoot was going slowly with the Revenue Act and its $200,000,000 or so reduction of taxes. Some said his motive was to delay the Senate's vote on the Boulder Dam bill. But in the light of an announcement by Representative Snell of New York, trusted Administration man, it looked as though President Coolidge's ever-quick solicitude for the financial condition of the Government might have transcended the advisory and become legislative. At least, the President took note...
Welch Pay bill...
Permission for the erection of a monument to General Artemas Ward on public grounds in the District of Columbia has been applied for by the president and fellows of Harvard College. A bill to this effect has been passed by the House of Representatives, and now awaits ratification by the Senate...