Word: billings
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...rules place the control of the House almost exclusively in the hands of one man; McMillin in Cong. Record, vol. 2, App. p. 25; - (a) They injure Congress as a deliberative body; - (b) They enable the speaker to declare bill passed when the rolls show the contrary; Nation, Feb. 13, p. 124; - (c) They make it possible to "railroad" bills through Congress...
...woman, who has nerves, hysteria, a vast deal of impudence, a store of proverbial piatitude, and a continual itch for notoriety; actresses that have more gowns than brains; English lords and ladies, and some assinine royalities. Every fool in the universe, with money enough to pay a printer's bill, has published a book...
...debate was opened by W. H. Davis, '93, who dwelt upon the attitude of the Republican party towards the coinage of silver, both at present and in the past. H. Hudson, L. S., followed for the negative, with a vigorous attack upon the Silver Bill of 1890. F. W. Dallinger, '93, for the affirmative contrasted the attitude of the Democratic leaders of the last Congress, on the Silver question, with that of the leading Republicans, in a very telling manner. The remainder of the debate was taken up by a large number of interesting speeches from the floor...
...best measure offered for the solution of the money problem. - (a) The House Bill, proposed bullion redemption: Pub. Opinion, June 14, 1890. - (b) The Senate Bill was a free coinage measure: Nation, June 19th...
...bill is defective in detail. - (a) It provides too large an increase in the circulation: Forum, Oct. 1890; Quar. Jour. Econ. April, 1890, p. 314; Coinage of gold and Silver.- (b) It adds annually to the circulation nealy $60,000,000. - c) Not more than $30,000,000 is needed. - (d) The provisions of the act are too inelastic: Report of the Sec'y Treasury...