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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...entertaining of representatives, but no clown, he is a cogent contributor to the work of the committees on Public Lands, Territories, Indian Affairs, Coinage, Weights & Measures. He calls himself a "Free Democrat." but is seldom not ''regular." He is friendly with Republican leaders like Speaker Longworth, Congressmen Tilson and Snell, whom he humorously denounces. He is one of the last of the old-school Demo-cratic "statesmen." He voted for: Restrictive Immigration (1923), the Soldier Bonus (1924), Farm Relief (1927. 1928), the Farm Board (1929), the Jones ("Five & Ten") Act (1929). He voted against: the Tariff...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jul. 28, 1930 | 7/28/1930 | See Source »

Impartial House observers rate him thus: no debating legislator, he has specialized in the dull but important committee work behind legislation. A thoroughgoing "regular" Republican, he follows the lead of his State colleague Floor Leader John Quillin Tilson, exerts his quiet influence at every turn for the benefit of reputable well-established Business & Industry. His term expires March...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jun. 16, 1930 | 6/16/1930 | See Source »

Export Depenture. To help eliminate this hard-fought Senate provision from the bill whereby farmers would be guaranteed a bonus on their exported commodities, Republican Leader Tilson flipped out a letter from President Hoover, read into it a threat of veto for the whole measure unless the debenture plan was killed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE TARIFF: Winnings & Losings | 5/12/1930 | See Source »

...House last week squared away to receive the Tariff Bill from the Senate. As always, the House leaders-Speaker Longworth, Floor Leader Tilson, Rules Chair-man Snell-tried to set the House to catch the Bill so there would be no unseemly fumbling on the floor. Getting set consisted of passing a special rule for sending the legislation straight off to conference...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE TARIFF: House Catch | 4/7/1930 | See Source »

Such was the situation last week when Connecticut's Representative Tilson, House Majority Leader, went to see President Hoover. He complained of the Senate's tariff dalliance, declared: "I deplore the situation that has developed. I can't remember any time as bad as this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE TARIFF: Resigned President | 3/3/1930 | See Source »

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