Word: shipstead
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Senator Henrik Shipstead, 20th Century Minnesota dentist, in a Senate bill to amend the judiciary law, has translated the "external things of the world" into things "tangible and transferable...
Because of this translation, scores of bigwigs in the American Federation of Labor and many more representing U. S. manufacturers, railroaders and other employers, trooped last week to Washington to try to influence the Senate Judiciary Committee, which was pondering the Shipstead bill, in its decision as to how far man's paid services to man can constitute Property. Hot argument ensued...
...Republican. Senator Jones's death put the technical balance of the Senate's power into Governor Dillon's hands. With Senators-suspect Vare of Pennsylvania and Smith of Illinois off the floor, the Republicans mustered only 46 votes, requiring the vote of Farmer-Laborite Shipstead (Minnesota) to bring them even with the 47 Democrats; and the vote of Vice President Dawes to break a partisan deadlock. Now the Democrats were reduced to 46, and the Republicans stood to gain a seat in Governor Dillon's appointee...
...have gained command of the Senate. But the Democrats preferred to let the G. O. P. stand responsible for the Senate's deeds this session. The five "progressives"- "Wisconsin's LaFollette and Elaine, North Dakota's Frazier and Nye, and Minnesota's unique Farmer-Laborite Shipstead" had, prior to the Senate's "organizing," asked the orthodox Republicans for assurance that this session would see a "final vote" on farm relief, anti-Labor injunctions and U. S. policies in Latin-America. Senator Curtis, chief Republican, had replied with affable caution. The "progressives" had later agreed...
...placed on the committee" -LaFollette on Commerce, Post Offices, Mines; Nye on Immigration, Territories, Commerce, Appropriations and the chairmanship of Public Lands; Frazier on Mines, Post Offices, Agriculture, Banking & Currency and the chairmanship of Indian Affairs; Blaine on Military Affairs, Civil Service, Judiciary and the District of Columbia. Senator Shipstead had been welcomed to six committees, including Agriculture, Public Buildings and Foreign Relations. Moreover, there was Iowa's tousled Brookhart, one of the archest oldtime "radicals." He was now in good standing on Banking & Currency, Interoceanic Canals, Post Offices and Military Affairs...