Word: senatore
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Led by Nebraska's Senator Norris and Democratic-Leader Robinson the bloc constituted a powerful combination of votes virtually the same as had for so long tormented President Hoover with the Export Debenture Plan in the Farm Bill. It took its name from the support it gave last week...
In its first test of strength-the vote on the Borah resolution-the coalition was beaten, 39 to 38. But 38 represented the virtual rock bottom of the coalition's strength which could be augmented by minor compromises, when the item-by-item voting comes. Senator Borah, in a...
The limited tariff coalition might well have had the support of President Hoover were it not for two miscellaneous items added to their tariff baggage. One was the Debenture Plan which, forced out of the Farm Bill, Senator Norris and his followers were now determined to tack on the Tariff...
Just before it adjourned last week, the Senate was asked by Washington's Senator Jones (Dry author of the Five & Ten law) to pass a resolution, as requested by the President for a joint commission to study Prohibition and recommend if necessary changes in administration and responsibility. The Senate at...
Senator Glass said that the President, by his Commission and Investigation, had smothered the Prohibition issue. As a sponsor of the $250,000 appropriation for the expenses of the National Law Enforcement Commission, Senator Glass insisted that Prohibition was to have been the prime purpose of that inquiry. He cried...