Word: flooding
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...passage by Congress of the Jones Flood Control bill over the expressed opposition of President Coolidge is the latest step in that body's defiance of the nominally executive head of the country. Thanks to the announced views of the President not to interfere with the legislative branch of the government, he has let Congress ride roughshod over his opinions in nearly every important issue that has come before it. From the time of the passing of the Bonus Bill over his veto, both houses have had the bit in their teeth and have raced through a series...
...President Coolidge continued his "fight" to keep the Flood Control bill from passing the House in the form it was given by the Senate (TIME, April 9). When President Coolidge "fights" a bill he usually does it by inviting his Congressional lieutenants to the White House and hearing what they can tell him about the opposition, about the possibilities for compromise. He himself says little, letting the White House atmosphere and a few wry questions stimulate the mental activity of the lieutenants. Then, as the lieutenants plan and discuss, President Coolidge draws negative lines here and there. After last week...
...Thirty million dollars was the Administration's figure recommended for the first year's installment of the $295,000,000 Flood-Control program drawn up by War Department engineers...
...nightmare at this time last year to the millions who live in its lower basin, the Mississippi River is a nightmare to President Coolidge now. Last week, alarmed by reports that the Flood Control bill, which the Senate shoved through last fortnight, might cost the U. S. a billion or $1,500,000,000, the President sent for Chairman Martin B. Madden of the House Appropriations Committee, his Flood Control spokesman. Mr. Madden was sick abed but up he got and to the White House he went. When Mr. Madden emerged from the conference he said the President...
Secretary Mellon's new points were two: 1) $201,115,000 was the maximum reduction he now could recommend; 2) $182,000,000 would be the maximum reduction if Congress should appropriate $30,000,000 for flood-relief*-an item not yet budgeted. His points made, Secretary Mellon departed for Bermuda, taking his son Paul Mellon and five of Paul's undergraduate Yale classmates...