Word: gavelling
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Picking up steam, he whisked over to Capitol Hill to present Alben Barkley with a gavel turned from wood used in the 1817 reconstruction of the White House. It was Barkley's 38th anniversary in Congress, and both the President and the Veep were in fine fettle. Since he had never quite made the White House, quipped Barkley, "the President has brought a piece of the White House to me." The Senate roared, and Harry Truman cracked back: "I'm in pretty good health yet." Then the President shook hands all around, not overlooking such of his current...
...Club. The chairman asked how many were against the bill, and all the ladies rose, waving their arms. A crowd surged to the podium. "I think this bill is undemocratic, un-American, and composed of sadists' minds." "Why don't students experiment on themselves?" Finally Chairman Lee beat his gavel as petitions flooded in. The women all gathered up their pets and went stomping home...
House came showers of bipartisan praise and congratulations; from President Truman, a symbol of office; a gavel made from the wood of the 1817 wing of the White House...
...rebuilding job. Beginning next month, souvenir hunters may order a whole list of mementos by mail. Samples: 25? for a piece of hand-split lath; $100 for enough bricks to face an ordinary fireplace. In addition, the commission was preparing special souvenir kits containing chunks of wood suitable for gavel-making or a handmade nail and a piece of stone which could be set in plastic for a paperweight. Each item will be accompanied by a metal tag certifying that it is a true piece of the White House...
Alben Barkley, with a stuffy nose and a racking cough, presided over the Senate in the old Supreme Court chamber* where there is barely room to swing a cat. Occasionally, he tapped for order with the tiny blob of ivory that serves as his gavel...