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...House Georgia's Crisp proposed annihilating the Farm Board. Alabama's Almon would grant veterans 100% loans on their bonus certificates. Massachusetts' Tinkham wanted a Washington Hall of Fame and New York's Celler, a Negro industrial commission. Georgia's Vinson would build the Navy up by $760,000,000 to full treaty limits. New York's Bacon proposed bus and truck regulation by the I. C. C. Wet bills, including a constitutional amendment by Connecticut's Tilson to return liquor control to the States, glutted both houses. Texas' Blanton touched...
Representative Emanuel Celler of New York approved adoption of the song, but insisted that the name of James Stafford Smith be stricken out as the author of the music. The tune, he claimed, was taken directly from that of an old English barroom ballad sung by jovial members of London's Anacreon Club. The first verse of that song...
...Representative Emanuel Celler of New York: ". . . Your anti-British mania has made you ridiculous in the eyes of intelligent people...
This last irritated Mayor Thompson. He retorted to Mr. Celler: "Permit me to suggest that you should not use the word intelligent , over your signature...
...Heard Representative Celler of New York cry that themembers of the House and Senate "drink to excess." Next day, he refused to take back his statement and re-emphasized...