Word: congress
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Only eight of New York's thirty-six Representatives in Congress enjoyed college training. Mr. Belmont is a Harvard man, Mr. Hewitt is a graduate of Columbia, Mr. Merriman of Hobart, Mr. Viele of West Point, Mr. Adams of the college of the City of New York, Mr. Spriggs of Union, Mr. Millard of Williams, and Mr. Payne of Rochester University...
...Cornell Mock Congress is now discussing reforms of the civil service...
...outcome? At home we are encountered by a crisis of a different nature. A derangement of our currency is threatened. The anti-silver men predict a financial revolution unless the coinage of the Bland silver dollar is discontinued; the silver men are likewise confident in predicting similar disasters if Congress should suspend the coinage of this eighty cent dollar. These are a few of the history-making events of the present year...
This habit of defaming celebrated men, or institutions is but another example of our human liking for scandal. We are all very glad to hear something deliciously wicked about any prominent person, about Congress, about Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Harvard. It tickles us to learn that others are so depraved: for we seem righteous in comparison. And so long as people take delight in the sins of others, so long will newspapers continue to invent their pleasing little anecdotes about our iniquities. There is no help...
...Zurich, Switzerland, where she was one of a little band of students who there sought the higher degrees which they were not allowed to take in other German Universities. While at Zurich, Miss Kelly was prominent in a woman's rights movement which resulted in sending a petition to Congress, though it is not learned that it resulted in anything. - Cornell...