Word: commissioner
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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¶ As everyone knows, White House press conferences in the Coolidge administration have been quiet, circumspect affairs. Last week, however, the President surprised the newsmen by having a grievance of which he spoke feelingly and at length. He was, he said, convinced that the Interstate Commerce Commission was a sluggish...
The President further complained that the Commission had yearly asked for repeal of the law requiring it to prepare plans for railroad consolidation. He was also skeptical about the Commission's ability to evaluate the railroads, a problem before it since 1906. But he was inclined to be lenient in...
With a vicious criticism of the Interstate Commerce Commission, he mentioned as an instance that the Pennsylvania Railroad is regulated under laws which permit neither advancement nor a fair return on capital invested. A greater degree of freedom would allow the railroad to put its plans through more effectively, since...
Professor Hart explained that he went to Washington last week to attend a meeting of the United States Commission for the celebration of the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of George Washington, of which he is one of the seven presidential commissioners. While there he was invited by Henry Woodhouse, a collector of Washington materials, to accompany him to Mt. Vernon where the old trunk was at the home of one of Betty Lewis's descendants. On the way back to Washington Porfessor Hart looked at one of the packages and found in it about 90 memorandums by Washing...
¶ Debated and confirmed the appointment of Roy Owen West as Secretary of the Interior. It was recalled that Secretary West was once attorney to Samuel Insull, once held stock in the Insull interests (TIME, Dec. 17). This personal participation in power transactions had been urged against Mr. West's...