Word: redraft
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Final Reports. Bishop Brent, President J. Ross Stevenson of Princeton Theological Seminary (Presbyterian), Professor William Adams Brown of Union Theological Seminary (Presbyterian) and Bishop James Cannon Jr., of Washington (Methodist Episcopal) were appointed, with nine Europeans, to a committee instructed to redraft the reports of the six agreement-finding committees for approval by the conference as a whole...
...with wrath, declaring that the Opposition was being "insulted by the audacity of the Government" in proposing to cut short debate upon "a bill which is not only one of the worst pieces of legal draftsmanship on record, but moreover so mangled by amendments that the Government ought to redraft it entire . . . . " Conservatives shouted that the Laborites ought to cooperate in redrafting the bill, a suggestion which so enraged Mr. Clynes that he uttered an able if unconscious "bull." Cried he: "Asking the Opposition to cooperate with the Government is like asking burglars to cooperate with the police!" Chuckled delighted...
...respective states. At once the Wets rose to protest, led by Governors Parker of Louisiana, Silzer of New Jersey and Blaine of Wisconsin. The matter was dropped and the conference adjourned at 11:00 p. m. Then Governor Sweet and Governor Pinchot with Governor Trinkle of Virginia retired to redraft their resolution. Governor Sweet declared the product of their work was such as "any law-abiding, red-blooded citizen, and especially a Governor, will sign...