Word: excepts
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Like the House, the Senate had a triangular squabble. Each side proposed members for committees and all were accepted without question except the Chairman of the Interstate Commerce Committee-Senator A. B. Cummins of Iowa, President pro tern. The fact that Mr. Cummins held both posts was made the reason for objections by the insurgent Republicans, who dearly wanted one of their own members as Chairman, notably Senator La Follette, who is next in seniority to Mr. Cummins. Senator Wheeler of Montana, a Democrat but a member...
...Fourteenth............... 38 12† 38 voting nearly ended at the eighth ballot. Brookhart, Frazier, Howell, Ladd, Norris, Republican insurgents, voted consistently for La Follette (who was ill and not present). With them voted the Farmor-Laborites, Shipstead and Magnus Johnson. On the seventh ballot all the insurgent group except Howell, Ladd and Norris voted for the Democratic candidate. On the eighth ballot, Ladd joined those voting for Smith-and Smith would have been elect-! had not Senator William Cabell Bruce of Maryland, a Democrat, voted for Senator Cummins...
...altogether, well established that first, the Internationale is doing its best to prepare for and incite revolution in this country, and second, that the Internationale and the Soviet government of Russia have no difference except in name. In view of this situation there are two courses which make be taken. There is the course which Mr. Hughes has pursued, the course of Wilson, of Harding and now of Coolidge. This policy says, in effect, to Russia: "When you have washed your face and are willing to respect the customs of other nations, you will be welcome to our economic help...
...republic? and if it does, what will the effect be upon the other Balkan states? As to the first, appearances seem to be much in favor of a permanent republic. In view of Greek royalty's record during the past eight years, there is little in its favor except long habit. And habit has not proved a great deterrent in other countries...
...even under present conditions there seems little excuse for its existence except as an elective course for foreign students. Every undergraduate has either passed English A or English D or is taking one of these two courses. If he has been admitted to Harvard and has passed his English A requirement, it must be humiliating to the pride of the College to feel that he is in need of English F. If he is taking English A or English D there is no excuse for adding English F to his burdens...