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...Senator from Kentucky will permit the present occupant of the Chair to state that he had been so informed. . . . The chair looked around. . . . None was standing but the Senator from New York. ..." The rest of that day was given to the anti-lynching bill and Senator Borah, who believes it quite unconstitutional, proceeded to take it apart at leisure, while Leader Barkley stewed. By the close of the afternoon, Alben Barkley had another maneuver ready. He moved to adjourn (instead of recessing) overnight, which would have automatically cleared the calendar for a fresh start on another bill next...
...Borah: We should...
...Borah: . . . The statute today says that the Supreme Court shall consist of a Chief Justice and eight associate Justices...
...Borah: I say the Congress of the U. S. could not get rid of nine insane men except through the power of impeachment. That's what was done in the days when the Constitution was observed...
...Borah: . . . I am going to say that until a vacancy is created either by the hand of God or by impeachment . . . or by resignation . . . there is no office for the President to fill...