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Replied Vice President Curtis from the rostrum: "I love each and every one of you. I assure each and every one of you of my best wishes for these kindnesses...
...canton of the U. S. flag should be on the right of the object it adorns as in this case the rostrum of the House of Representatives (see frontispiece, Dec. 16) and not on Mr. James' right as he faces...
Particularly pleased were the pages to be reassured of the friendly feeling of sharp-calling Senators. On the floor, pages are summoned from their perches on the rostrum steps by various forms of hand noises. Senator Simmons of North Carolina has distracted more than one speaking Senator by a resounding clap of his hands over his head. His colleague Senator Overman summons aid as if he were applauding at a play. Senator Norris' finger-snap is more of a gesture than a sound. Senator Borah rarely uses a page. As a Senator from Kansas, Vice President Curtis himself perfected...
With their ultimatum in effect rejected, the Indian National Congress was at zero hour last week when Mr. Gandhi, attended by ascetic gentlemen in white loin cloths and lean ladies in pink girdles, squatted down cross-legged on the rostrum and announced that the executive committee of the Congress had adopted unanimously his draft Declaration of Independence and would put it to vote after suitable debate. As the debate began, the weather turned bitter cold. Mr. Gandhi drew a piece of cloth over his shoulders and sat quiet, knitting something woolen...
...page boy took the paper from his hand and carried it fluttering to the rostrum where a clerk righted it and intoned...