Word: louisiana
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Continuing in active service in the army until the election of Jefferson to the Presidency, Lewis, now captain, became secretary at the executive offices. Jefferson's thoughts had long turned to Louisiana and even before a treaty had been concluded with Napoleon to sell the territory he secured an appropriation from Congress to explore the whole region and had sent Lewis to Philadelphia to study the natural history in preparation for leading the Expedition of Discovery...
...Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, Rhode Island, South Dakota...
Gerald Smith, Louisiana Federation of Labor: The violations of the 18th Amendment are a Sunday School picnic compared with the violations of NRA. Louisiana is a feudal state...
...they turned it down because of certain conditions attached to their autonomy. The chief premise of their refusal was the sugar tariffs which would naturally be set up against the Philippines as a foreign nation. This economic possibility had won the votes of the American sugar interests, both the Louisiana cane bloc and the Western beet growers headed by Smoot. They had already established a low quota and a high tariff against Cuba and they objected to Philippine free trade in this commodity. There is no question that they were perfectly justified in wishing to end the competition of American...
...specific purpose of the campaign against Long was stated last night to be an endeavor to prefer the serious charges that have already been made against the Louisiana senator. At present the Committee on Privileges and Elections in the Senate has shelved the charges according to the Anti-Long faction and they demand a definite decision as to the Kingfish's status...