Word: democratically
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...abolition of the tax on admissions, trucks and automobiles came in a stormy session with both Senator Smoot, Chairman of the Finance Committee, and Senator Simmons, ranking Democrat, maintaining that the taxes should not be stricken out, that their loss would create a deficit next year...
Senator from North Carolina, was accused last week by the able Washington correspondent, Clinton W. Gilbert, of having done a good turn for his college and his state. Senator Simmons is the senior Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee. Mr. Gilbert accused him of being "an excellent trade," of getting in "his best licks behind the scenes." He went...
...legislature which is in good part hostile to him, depriving him of most power except that of persuasion. In Washington, the President has no power but that of persuasion, which he declines to exercise, for most observers are aware that at present persuasion would be futile. In Congress, Democrats made numerous attempts to force the President to act, thinking no doubt that any attempt to do so would bring the wrath of one party or another down upon him. In the Senate, Dr. Copeland, Democrat from New York, called up a resolution last week asking the President...
...Senators answered to their names. Senator Du Pont who has been ill for several weeks was absent; so was Senator Dill of Washington and Senator Greene of Vermont, who earlier in the afternoon had fainted on the floor, been attended by Senator-Dr. Copeland and sent home. Senator Dill (Democrat), against the Court, was the third absentee...
...Otto Gessler ("Nonpartisan former Democrat") Defense...