Word: bill
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Practical light on the solution of the problem of primary elections, and their expense is now in prospect in a bill filed in the New Hampshire state legislature, which is reported likely to pass. The measure, backed by Republican leaders who should command a large majority in both houses, aims to climinate the evils of the primary system by a return to the old system of nomination in party convention, a step urged by Mr. Dawes for federal elections...
...first sight it might seem unwise to adopt unconditionally a system formerly discarded but the New Hampshire bill appears to be in reality an unusually far-sighted compromise between the two methods. It provides for party conventions whose nominations shall in ordinary cases take the place of expensive and possibly corrupt primaries, at the same time safoguarding the rights of the individual by making it possible for a candidate with sufficient support to appeal for a regular election, if dissatisfied with the decision of the convention of his party. It is foreseen that "appeal elections" will probably be demanded...
...Corbett sisters appeared on the variety bill for the last day's program at the big convention of more than 5000 auto dealers held at Detroit. The huge audience in Masonic Temple hailed them as the best of the whole vaudeville program...
...committee of the Diet reported favorably last week the funeral budget bill, providing for a total expenditure of 2,980,000 yen ($1,490,000) on the state funeral which will be held late in February. Among other expenses will be the permanent support of the oxen used to draw the Imperial Hearse, since these animals never thereafter perform labor of any kind...
...Passed appropriation bill $128,000,000 for the Department Agriculture. (Bill went to the Senate...