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Word: predictedâ (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1932-1932
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Because it was revenue legislation the beer bill was given right-of-way in the House this week. Speaker Garner promised both sides ample time to debate it, ample opportunity to amend it. Its passage by the House was confidently predicted???but not by any such vote (272) as Repeal got the first clay of the session. The predominantly Dry Senate's action remained highly uncertain. And at the end of the legislative lane appeared to loom a veto by President Hoover who. unlike the Ways & Means majority, is known to feel that Beer before Repeal is Nullification...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PROHIBITION: H. R. 13,312 | 12/26/1932 | See Source »

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