Word: lenroot
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...states which have few Civil War (Union) veterans. It was natural enough to find the Republican insurgents against the President. But where were the regulars-Brandegee, Elkins, Fess, Jones of Washington, McKinley, McNary, Moses, Shortridge, Spencer, Watson, Willis, et al.? All voting against the veto. Where were Lodge and Lenroot? Paired against the veto. Whereas among the Democrats, Glass, Bruce, King, Underwood and others were on the President's side. Following the President's veto only five Republicans-Cameron, Edge, Har-reld, Sterling, Wadsworth-and two Democrats-Fletcher and Trammell- had been converted to the President...
...well. A few more words, and the bell rang. The roll call began. Five Republicans previously in favor of the bill changed their votes-four of them had breakfasted at the White House. One Democrat, Ramsdell who had voted for the bill originally was paired against it. Senator Lenroot who has been ill, walked into the chamber apparently hale, and voted "Aye." Senator Green, struck down some weeks ago by a stray bullet in a bootlegger chase, tottered weakly to his seat, voted "No" as his name was called, and retired immediately.' The vote: Against Veto For Veto...
...COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS TO INVESTIGATE AMERICAN ACTIVITIES OF SOVIET GOVERNMENT - Senators Borah (Chairman), Lenroot, Pepper, Swanson, Pittman...
...member was inducted to fill the vacant Republican place on the Senate Committee on Public Lands? Senator Spencer of Missouri (Senator Lenroot having resigned). On his first appearance Senator Spencer attempted to do some questioning of a witness but was called to order by Senator Walsh, Democrat of Montana, who objected to "words being put in the witness' mouth...
...President wrote to Senator Lenroot, Chairman of the Public Lands Committee, urged that Congress investigate and take action on the demand of the Northern Pacific Railway for some 3,900,000 acres of forest land to which it claims a right by its charter...