Word: bill
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Setting. The bill was drawn up in conference between the railroad unions and executives of some of the railways (TIME, Jan. 18, RAILWAYS). The unions indorsed it wholeheartedly. The railway executives' association gave it majority support. The President in his message to Congress had said that such a bill was in process of preparation and recommended favorable consideration. He later announced, however, that the bill was not to be considered an administration measure. It was passed by the House (TIME, March 15, CONGRESS) but in the Senate met a stubborn resistance. The minority of the railway executives...
...Alignment. The curious situation lay in the fact that Senator Curtis, the Republican leader, and Senator Robinson, the Democratic leader, both opposed the bill - yet it was passed by vote of 69 to 13. The opponents of the bill never mustered more than 14 votes. The opposition was small but stiff. Senator Curtis offered an amendment which would have allowed the Interstate Commerce Commission to reverse any wage settlement if it was likely to cause an increase of freight rates contrary to the public interest. He brought together only 12 votes for his proposal. For five days this little band...
...would like to see the time when business writes a charter of American business freedom, a bill of rights of its own, to protect itself both from government and from some of its own temptations. ... If we mean anything by liberty and equality of opportunity, we mean not only that business must be free from undue interference and oppression by the government, but also that it must be free from undue entangling alliances with the government. ... If you complain of too much government in business, I answer that the solution is twofold: put more business into government and more self...
...What kind of bill was killed by the President's first veto at this session of Congress...
...What bill was passed last week by the Senate over the opposition of both the Republican leader and the Democratic leader...