Word: reporter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...shouted James A. Gallivan, Massachusetts Democrat, after the reading of the Deficiency Bill. Later he was unabashed by a report from Charge d'Affaires Whitehouse in Paris, denying the alleged spying on Mayor Walker of New York City, whom Mr. Gallivan, a cunning clown, denied having named by name. The outburst served merely to notify the 70th Congress that jocose Mr. Gallivan, who little resembles most Harvard men of the '80's, was again on hand with his alliterative eloquence, his unquenchable Americanism...
...Debated whether or not to seat two members-elect; voted not to seat them pending further report of an investigating committee on corruption charges...
Insurgent Republicans voted with Democrats and both cases were compromised. By votes of 53 to 28 and 56 to 30, the Messrs. Smith and Vare were refused their seats and referred back to the investigating committee. The committee was instructed to report as soon as possible on Mr. Smith and within 60 days "if practicable" on Mr. Vare. Both men were promised a hearing on the Senate floor before their ultimate ejection, which seemed certain...
...academic question, but the statistics that suggest it were published last week in the annual report of U. S. Prohibition Commissioner Dr. James M. Doran. In fiscal 1927, 11,818 Prohibition law violators were sentenced to a grand total of 4,477 years in jail...
...Freshman squad which reported to Coach John Mickles 1G.B. is the largest first-year aggregation to report in several years. The next Freshman practice will be on Monday, when the squad will be divided into two groups of 35 men. Organized practice will open shortly after Christmas...