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...Partakers of the President's breakfast last week were Senators Borah, Fess, Hale, Oddie, Gillett, Shortridge, Dale, Moses, Goff and Williams. All are Republicans. Their attention is reported to have been centred on the food to the exclusion of legislative matters...
There are five members of that subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee which for the past fortnight has had before it the subject of prohibition?Senators Harreld of Oklahoma,* Walsh of Montana, Reed? of Missouri, Goff of West Virginia, Means of Colorado. But all five are rarely present. Once last week only Senator Harreld was there, and he was lounging behind his home-town newspaper while serious-minded witnesses gave testimony...
...Willard Hotel. Dr. Work is a widower and his daughter, Mrs. A. W. Bissell, acted as hostess. His son-in-law, his two sons and two daughters-in-law were also present, also Justices Van Devanter and Stone of the Supreme Court, Senators Warren, Phipps, Ernst, Means, Goff, Congressmen Madden, Tilson, Taylor, Hardy, Governor Parks of Alaska, Will H. Hays, Frank W. Steamsmany of them with their ladies? and enough others to make it the largest dinner given to the President this season by a member of the Cabinet...
...Argument. The sole question at issue was the legal one: "Is a U.S. Senator a state officer?" The Committee on Elections, headed by Senator Goff of West Virginia, decided "No." A minority report was made by a Democrat, Senator Stephens of Mississippi, saying "Yes." A Senator is paid by the Federal government but chosen by the state. Whose officer is he? Some Senators declared it would be unfair to deprive a state of its full representation because of a legal technicality...
...case of Gerald P. Nye, appointed by the Governor of North Dakota, the overt phase of the case is legal, not political. It is before a committee on privileges and elections headed by Senator Goff of West Virginia. Mr. Nye was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Ladd. The Governor has the power by state law to fill by appointment temporary vacancies in state offices. Is a U. S. Senator a state officer? Senator Goff thinks not. The matter will have to be thrashed out on the floor of the Senate. Mr. Nye is reckoned...