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Under the provisions of the original constitution there was nothing requiring the presence of a quorum for transaction of official business. A clause remedying this situation was among a number of important changes in the document...
Saltonstall had wired the House, stating that the bill could have been held up by the Democratic senators present if they had demanded a quorum. He said Senate action with so small a number present was "normal procedure...
...reference to Senators Case and Dworshak who voted against confirmation, Saltonstall said, "There were a couple who didn't approve entirely, but didn't oppose." He explained that had those two demanded a quorum for the Friday night session, they could temporarily have blocked confirmation...
...member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon) since...
...many seats, especially in Caracas, had been certified to the U.R.D. and COPEI opposition parties in the two days of free vote-counting that the boss's majority fell short of the two-thirds needed to assure a quorum for assembly business. The dictator took characteristic action to make sure that members of the parties from which he had snatched victory would not boycott the new assembly...