Word: garnered
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Speaker Garner, calling at the White House, noticed some new chromium door knobs at the entrance to the executive offices. Said he to a White House policeman: "Why, those are the same kind of handles they have on caskets. Is anyone expecting a funeral around here-say, about March...
Close on the heels of the announcement of Speaker Garner favoring consolidation of the departments of Army and Navy into one department of Defence comes the special message of President Hoover, fulfilling his promise of three years' standing to undertake the matter of bureaucratic reorganization. After a sketchy description of the inefficient duplications, overlappings, and lack of responsibility under present conditions, Mr. Hoover launches into his proposed reforms. His main theme involves the grouping of various activities under their major purposes, and the establishment of more direct responsibility between bureau and public. He favors the clean cut separation of power...
...clearly the office of an executive. Taking everything into consideration, Mr. Hoover may well congratulate himself for his tactical manoeuvre in a most embarrassing situation. Even if his proposal is voted down, as it is almost sure to be, he will have little reason to regret his step. Mr. Garner will be forced to retreat with his abortive gesture; officeholders will continue to trail the Hoover band-wagon; a watchful public will be satisfied...
...Speaker Garner said nothing, kept his cards to his chest and waited for the excitement to die down. Direct relief, even if inevitable, was still many a long political mile away...
...Speaker Garner, pointing out that Dr. George Wehnes Calver, the House physician, had said overwork hastened both Representatives' end, advised: "Ease up." Already noticeable was the "easing up" process in the House which of late has been marking time on unimportant legislation...