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...Many a Representative disagreed with the President's interpretation of the bill's publicity clause. They held that Congressional reports are always public documents, that informal "declarations" by Senators to the contrary do not impose confidence. Floor Leader Rainey declared that the House Clerk and Senate Secretary would be guilty of "malfeasance" if they withheld the R. F. C. reports...
...House amendment, invented by Speaker Garner and sponsored by Representative Rainey of Illinois, the white-tufted Democratic floor leader, startlingly proposed that the R. F. C. report to Congress each month the names of borrowers, the amount and interest rate of each loan. Because all Government reports to Congress traditionally become public records, such a proposal could mean nothing less than full publicity for R. F. C. activities. When this amendment came to a House vote, the balloting stood 169-to-169. For the first time this session Speaker Garner had the satisfaction of breaking the tie, putting the publicity...
Henry Thomas Rainey, Democratic leader in the House of Representatives LL.D...
Denison University (Granville, Ohio) Homer Price Rainey, president of Bucknell University ....... LL.D...
Knox College (Galesburg, Ill.) Mrs. Henry Thomas (Ella McBride) Rainey, wife of the Democratic leader in the House of Representatives ...... LL.D. Miss R. Louise Fitch, dean of women, Cornell University ....... Litt.D. Miss Caroline Palmer, dean of women, Biblical Seminary, Manhattan ...... Litt.D...