Word: session
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Deputies of Leftist Spain's Cortes evaded Rightist bombers long enough to hold a parliamentary session last week in the ancient monastery of Montserrat above Barcelona. They were mildly surprised to hear a message congratulating them on a "stirring example to all democratic peoples" signed by 60 members of the U. S. Congress, whose Neutrality Act they blame for keeping them short of munitions. Far from mild was the reaction felt in Washington when the Spanish Embassy released the message and Catholic groups over the U. S. indignantly demanded an explanation from the 26 Senators and 34 Representatives...
...spit once too often. For suddenly at the start of this week Mr. Green announced that his executive council had expelled the United Mine Workers and two other C.I.0. unions, the Flat Glass Workers and the Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers. And the action had been taken in secret session three days before. Announcement was delayed pending the arrival of a certified copy of the miners' purged constitution...
Accordingly, last week the anti-lynching filibuster was interrupted to allow the Senate to pass its first real piece of business this session-a bill to amend the 1934 Housing Act. Mortgages were to be guaranteed up to 90%, interest was reduced to 5% and building of multiple dwellings for investment was encouraged. Pointedly omitted was the specification that prevailing local wages must be paid on the jobs. Pointedly, handsome young Senator Henry Cabot Lodge-another great friend of Labor-had proposed it, but in the end the Senate adopted (42-40) the amendment without the prevailing wage clause...
...week came discouraging news from Atlanta. A measure to repeal Georgia's 23-year-old State prohibition law, which has been openly violated in urban localities since Repeal but has stubbornly withstood two referendums initiated by Wets, passed the State Legislature's lower house after a stormy session by 105 votes to 85, squeaked through the Senate 27 votes to 22. Henceforth, Georgia's counties may permit package sales (limited to two quarts a day per person) and liquor manufacture by local option, after a referendum petitioned by 35% of the voters. Only remaining dry States: Kansas...
...felt as though I was standing still," commented a member of the Varsity hockey squad after the Crimson pucksters had engaged in an informal practice session yesterday afternoon at the Arena with the league-leading Boston Bruins of the American division...