Word: greenbackism
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...passed; 2) approximately 20 days of the eight months were spent by the House in calling the roll; 3) the first three months were principally frittered away in a prolonged wrangle over the $4,880,000.000 relief appropriation; 4) the second three months were distinguished by passage of the Greenback Bonus Bill which was vetoed; 5) the seventh month was marked by the passage of the dubious National Labor Relations Act. Most of Senator Robinson's pride sprang from what happened in Congress during the last month when the Social Security Act, the Motor Carriers Act, the Spanish...
...bill slip so easily through the Senate. That promise was an Administration bargain with Senate Bonuseers. Explaining that his sole purpose was to put Majority Leader Robinson on record, Oklahoma's Thomas last week moved to amend the tax bill with what was virtually the greenback Bonus bill. Senator Robinson at once gave his solemn word that the Bonus would get prompt consideration in a separate bill early next session. With that promise in their pockets. Bonuseers could count on the prospect of next year's elections to stampede Congress over the strongest veto President Roosevelt might write...
...opposed to each other because of rivalry, and because the Legionaire-Senator Clark, who is no end proud of his parliamentary astuteness, knew well enough that there were four to six pro-Bonus Senators, willing to vote for the "sound" Vinson Bill who would not vote for the Patman (greenback) Bill. He knew further that those extra four to six votes would probably be vital when the time came to override a Presidential veto. But Senators Long and Elmer Thomas did not care nor did Commander Van Zandt...
After the Senate had brushed the Harrison Bill aside the choice between the Vinson ("sound") Bill and the Patman (greenback) Bill had to be made. Before the vote was taken Bennett Clark got to his feet, declared: "All I say is that this is a naked issue between those who favor the authorization by Congress of the full payment of the Bonus and those who favor tying up the proposition . . . with an entirely separate subject [greenbacks]." The inflationists took him at his word. Elmer Thomas, Huey Long and friends who had voted for the Vinson Bill a few minutes before...
...Received from its Finance Committee, which had voted down the Patman (greenback) and Vinson (Legion) bonus bills, the Harrison (compromise) bonus bill (TIME, April...