Word: motions
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Defeated a motion to bring from committee a bill appropriating $10,000,000 for the relief of German women and children...
...bill to add eight scout cruisers to the Navy and to reboiler six of the oldest battleships. (Passed by both Houses, but died at adjournment when the Senate had still pending a motion to reconsider...
Just 'before six in the evening, prior to the dinner recess, when only a very few Senators remained in the chamber, Senator Hale brought up the bill and it was passed. Shortly afterward Senator King rushed in and made a motion to reconsider the bill. His motion was still pending at seven o'clock the next day when the Senate adjourned. Consequently, the bill was not sent to the President, who had indicated his intention of signing...
Without an official count of the figures, Governor Cox of Massachusetts made and Senator Watson from Indiana seconded the motion that General Dawes be nominated by acclamation. The motion was finally carried in a burst of wild cheering and shouting...
Coach Stevens has been giving, strenuous tubbing practice to each of the oarsmen. In addition to showing each man the fine points of the stroke while the two, oarsman and coach, are in the double shell, motion pictures have been taken and the man has seen his errors on the screen in the evening...