Word: bill
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Many a bill received President Coolidge's signature during the week-including the Alien Property Bill and the measures to allow Col. Lindbergh to receive foreign decorations, and to authorize the Postmaster-General in letting contracts for air mail to foreign countries...
...Passed Senator Pittman's bill to exempt short-line railroads from that clause in the Transportation Act which requires railroads to pay one-half their profits above 6% to the Interstate Commerce Commission; sent it to the House...
Work Done. The first thing the 70th Congress did in December was to make amends for things left undone in the filibustering 69th Congress, by passing a Deficiency Bill of appropriations to pay the back bills of assorted Government branches. Also, the House shoved along to the Senate with dutiful promptitude, appropriation bills to run the Government until July 1, 1929. By last week all but two of the ten Departments, and most of the independent bureaus, had been provided for. The two Departments yet to be provided for were Agriculture and the Navy and last fortnight the Agriculture moneys...
...other large piece of legislation passed by both houses was the Alien Property Bill, to return or pay for seizures made eleven years ago. This measure carried riders increasing various clerical salaries, which irked President Coolidge, but not seriously enough to invite a veto. It was signed last week...
...March 4. Last week the House hemmed and hawed as usual over this attack on "lame duck" sessions and modified Senator Norris's resolution beyond recognition. Then, as usual, it voted down the whole proposal. "Lame duckery" will continue. Representative La Guardia of New York promptly filed a bill to abolish "lame duckery" without amending the Constitution...