Word: billing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Court morons? Mr. Kannee turned to his transcript and read the President's words: "Their decisions were more on legislative lines than judicial." Enlightened, the newshawks rushed off truthfully to tell the world that Franklin Roosevelt had spoken without acrimony, that in spite of the defeat of his bill he appeared well content...
...examine his plans more carefully, lay out his legislative programs with more caution and most important, might prevent him from deciding lightly to run for a third term-a move which, successful or not, could hardly fail to cause a furor as perilous as that over the Court Bill. ¶ Much water has flowed under Brooklyn Bridge since that day five years ago when James J. Walker threw...
...Senate: ¶ Killed the President's proposal to enlarge the Supreme Court by returning it to committee, by vote of 70 to 20 (see p. 11 ). ¶ Overrode the President's veto of a bill 1) to continue for one year the reduced 3-2% interest rate on loans made to farmers by Federal land banks, and 2) to postpone the restoration to original levels of interest on farm mortgages held by the Government. With every Republican except Senator Vandenberg, and even such economizers as Senator Glass voting for the bill, the President's veto, already overidden...
...Senator Barkley waged the successful fight for Franklin Roosevelt against Joe Robinson's amendment to the Relief Bill (TIME, June...
...bickering mourners from the funeral of Senator Joseph T. Robinson (TIME, July 26) and set foot in a scene of the greatest political confusion which Washington had witnessed in many years. At the Capitol a group of resolute Democrats stood entrenched with the firm resolve that the Supreme Court Bill should not pass. At the White House, mile and a half away, sat a grim President not only determined that it should pass but still expecting that it would. From the moment of his arrival, white-haired Jack Garner took charge of the situation...