Word: rolled
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Convention Hall. San Francisco offered $200,000 flat. Manhattan raised the ante $55,000 (see THE PRESS) to $205,000 and promised to bear the expense of preparing the Convention Hall. San Francisco raised her bid $5,000, to $205,000. But Manhattan was pulling stronger. On the third roll call the hammer fell: Sold to Manhattan; delivery on June 24 next...
...said: "We have grown to be a cosmopolitan city of 6,000,000 people." Judge O'Brien said: "We are prepared to increase our offer by $55,000, which makes the cash offer $205,000." (Swope had been goading the wealthy and public-spirited Rick-The Committee took three roll calls. On the first two, Manhattan led with San Francisco second. After the second ballot Boss Brennan of Illinois withdrew Chicago's bid out of friendship for Boss Murphy (who remained secluded in the Shoreham three blocks away). On the third ballot Manhattan was chosen with 57 votes...
...Providing that when the House is without a quorum it shall automatically go into a Committee of the Whole in which it may transact all business except actually passing bills. The advantage of this procedure would be that it would save roll calls, of which there are several hundred at each session to determine whether a quorum is present. Saving: 25 minutes per roll call; about six weeks...
Among the defeated Senators were M. Rivet, Vice President of the Senate; M. de la Marzelle, anti-immorality campaigner, who had a hand in removing Victor Marguerite, author of La Gargonne, from the roll of the Legion of Honor; M. Lafevre, noted Free Mason and ex-Minister...
...developed. Senator Pepper of Pennsylvania proposed an alternative, on the ground that it was unjust to deprive Southern districts of any direct representation in the Convention. Senator Howell of Nebraska and Senator Bursum of New Mexico made a stand against annulment of the reform-to no avail. Without a roll call the South was restored its full delegate strength-and a little bit more- and to offset the latter other States were also given increased representation...