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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Thomas Brackett Reed (1839-1902) of Maine was twice Speaker of the House: 1889-91 and 1895-99. Strong of will, he, with William McKinley and Joseph Gurney Cannon, framed new parliamentary rules which provided that every Representative must vote, that members present but not voting could be counted for a quorum, that no dilatory or filibustering motion be entertained by the Speaker. Attacked as a "Tsar," he used his rules to rush through the House the McKinley (1890) and the Dingley (1897) tariff bills...
Under its terms the House would keep its present size-435 members-and readjustments of representation would be automatically made by the executive branch of the government on the basis of the new census figures, if the Congress failed to act promptly...
...unusually generous bequest of Mr. Charles H. Ditson to the muscle department puts at its disposal a relatively large annual income. The terms of the gift allow a wide range of usefulness for the money and will give an opportunity to the Music department for varying somewhat its present functions...
...first thing that presents itself is the employment of the fund for the presentation of more concerns during the year in Paine Hall. At present the Whiting Concerts form the principal and practically the only opportunity offered by the Music department of hearing visiting artists...
...body. If for instance one knew that on a certain day of each week or even each alternate week there was to be a concert, he would get into the habit of always keeping that evening free, a custom quite common in the English Universities. The conditions of the present gift easily allow of such use and the fact that many Universities far outdistance Harvard in this field demands that the Music department give careful attention to its possibilities...