Word: parliamentarian
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Federal Funds. After a flurry of amendments and confusing votes, the situation in the Senate had become a parliamentarian's nightmare. But the key result was that the antibusing forces had passed, 43 to 40, an amendment sponsored by Michigan Republican Robert Griffin, which so directly challenges the authority of the courts that even he concedes that it is probably unconstitutional. Yet Griffin, who is up for re-election and whose state is aroused over busing orders in some of its major cities, said his aim was to influence the Supreme Court as it hears appeals against busing plans...
...Only Nebraska's Roman Hruska voiced objections, but he said he would not be the only one to stand in their way. Cranston, a former lobbyist on Capitol Hill, talked to every Democrat and secured the backing of the Senate's most respected parliamentarian, Georgia's Richard Russell. When the new Congress convenes, the Senate will give the procedural reforms a thorough trial. Among them...
...introducing the withdrawal resolution, John T. Edsell '23, professor of Biological Chemistry, commented that, ifpassed, it would represent the "sense of the Faculty," and that the parliamentarian said this meant "the sense of the majority of the Faculty." Edsell went on to say, "Obviously it has no binding force on those who dissent...
...courtesy by the chair," explained Charles A. Stevenson, teaching fellow in Government and the meeting's parliamentarian. "We were tabulating the votes, and there was nothing else to do." Stevenson said that Kilbreth's objections had been overruled because Heimert was not actually participation in the debate...
Secret Admirers. Morse's skill as a parliamentarian has helped save many Administration bills, and last month it helped the Democratic majority push through the biggest school-aid-authori-zation bill in history. By the time he takes the floor with a bill, Morse, No. 2 Democrat on the Labor and Public Welfare Committee, knows not only every detail in the bill but also who will oppose it-and just when he must compromise. He is consulted by the President on every important labor dispute. But primarily because of his Viet Nam policy, Morse's longtime supporter, Oregon...