Word: bill
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...President last week exercised his first veto on any bill passed by the present Congress - a bill directing him to reappoint one Captain Chester A. Roth well, who was discharged from the Engineering Corps of the Army because twelve Generals on an Efficiency Board had found that the Captain was "lacking in attention to duty, initiative and administrative ability, careless, indifferent and failing to take advantage of his opportunities for employment." The President decided to uphold the Efficiency Board, since he had no reason for reversing...
...Passed the railroad labor bill by vote of 69 to 13 (see LABOR). (Bill went to the President...
...Passed with amendments the McFadden bill, which would permit national banks to establish branches if state banks in their neighborhood have the same privilege. (Bill went to joint conference...
...Devoted nearly all its time, vocal effort and a considerable amount of bitterness to consideration of farm relief. The debate was on the Haugen bill, which originally proposed a fund of $375,000,000 to protect farm prices, but the amount was pared to $175,000,000 in order to improve the bill's chances; $75,000,000 of this amount was set aside for cotton to bring the South into line, and a bitter fight raged. The North and East turned on the bill calling it rank subsidy. Congressman Tincher (who had a more modest...
What Was Done. The Senate last week passed the Watson-Parker railway bill, which is to say that, the President having signed on the dotted line, the section of the Transportation act creating the Railroad Labor Board is repealed, the board goes out of existence, and hereafter railway labor disputes will run the following course: 1) Attempt by employers and employes to reach a mutual agreement; 2) Attempt by boards of adjustment representing both parties to settle the difference...