Word: reliefs
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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President Hoover refused to become entangled in the legislative details of a farm relief bill. He pointed to his St. Louis campaign speech for a general outline of his wishes, whereupon the Senate committee had it solemnly read into its hearings...
...Washington after the Hoover Inaugural, but their consciences troubled them not at all at collecting from the U. S. their legal travel allowance of 20? a mile to carry them to their political homes and back. Two legislative subjects were to be dealt with at this special session: Farm Relief, Tariff Revision. Many another pressed forward hopefully for consideration. Chief of these were: 1) Repeal of the National Origins quota system of immigration (TIME, March 11); 2) Reapportionment of the House of Rep- resentatives; 3) Development of inland waterways as a part of the Hoover farm relief program...
...placed upon legislation in the Senate, as its committees continue to function, without reconfirmation, from one Congress to the next. But House leaders purpose to restrict legislative action by limiting the number of House committees to be appointed and confirmed to four: Ways & Means (for tariff), Agriculture (for farm relief), Rules (for parliamentary procedure), Accounts (for operating expenses). The House's 42 other committees would be non-existent until the regular December issue, thus preventing them from originating other legislation...
...less contract fresh ones for such new-fangled electrical equipment. So in an attempt to elevate his economic standing and put electric milkers, pigpen warmers and auto- matic cornhuskers within his reach, the Committees on Agriculture of the House and Senate last week began hearings on legislation for his relief...
...fact the ritual of farm relief hear- ings became so stupid that Oklahoma's Senator Thomas proposed a means of enlivening them. He would call tycoons of industry and finance?Henry Ford, John Pierpont Morgan, Charles Michael Schwab, Paul Moritz Warburg, Owen D. Young, John Davison Rockefeller Jr., Andrew William Mellon?and have them say what was wrong with the farmer...