Word: congressman
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...example, to men of all parties, of the scholar in politics. Taking a Ph. D. in 1875 for his essay on Anglo-Saxon Sand-Saws, he became successively university lecturer, editor of the North American and of the International Review, representative in the legislature, overseer of the college and congressman. He was also vice-president of the Constitutional Centennial Commission last year, and is, besides, the author of a history of the colonies, of biographies of Webster and Hamilton, and of several other works. He voted for Greely in 1872, and it was a surprise to many when he remained...
...Congressman Frank H. Hurd of Ohio addressed the Yale students, Wednesday evening, on Tariff Reform...
President C. D. Rinehart of the Yale Kent Club has already secured two speakers for the course of five lectures to be given under the auspices of the club. They are ex-Congressman Frank Hurd of Ohio, who will speak on tariff reform, on April 18, and Hon. Simon Stern of New York, whose subject and date have not yet been decided upon. Charles A. Dana, editor of the New York Sun, will be invited to deliver one of the lectures...
EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON.-I wonder how many of those who sat in the House of Representatives Saturday afternoon perceived the mistake that was made. After Congressman Long had read Mr. Winthrop's oration, the southern orator, Hon. John M. Daniel arose and delivered...
...description of the extraordinary powers conferred upon the House committees, which, in reality, are the potent factors in our national legislation. After gaining from this work some slight comprehension of our legislative system, one is not surprised at the recent remarks of President-elect Cleveland. Said he to a congressman, "How are you gentlmen at Washington getting on?" "Oh," said the congressman, "pretty well." "I don't think so." said Cleveland, quite emphatically. "Congress doesn't work expeditiously. Its rules are simply abomnible...