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...controlling appointments and chairmanships, and the proposal would make the distribution of this power more democratic. The Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate, however, felt sufficiently threatened by the symbolic gesture to pull out the stops in opposition. Midway through the debate, they engineered a quorum call, and then, according to some observers, engineered an exodus to sufficiently deplete the ranks and prevent further business...
...city council's procedural rules state that the nine-member body can cancel a meeting if a quorum does not appear at the appointed hour Vellucci made it clear to his fellow councillors yesterday afternoon that the requisite number would not show...
...council's lone holdout was Councillor Francis H. Duchay '55, who did not agree with Vellucci's subtle efforts "As far as I'm concerned. I'm going to be here," said Duchay from the council office in City Hall He added. "I do not expect a quorum...
Representatives said that simply holding meetings which were orderly and well attended marked a departure from the practice of past student governments, which often struggled to maintain a quorum...
...Oklahoma and Gordon Humphrey of New Hampshire, Helms tried to talk the bill to death. The willful clique was able to delay a final roll call until Thursday, two days before Christmas, hoping that by then enough members would have gone home to prevent the Senate from mustering a quorum...