Word: vetoes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Meanwhile renewed efforts were made to separate the provision in taxes payable this year, from the larger measure, and pass the immediate reduction by itself. The Democrats are in general opposed to such action because it would enable the President to veto the main bill with less fear of political consequences. The Republicans who favor the bill as it stands, also are opposed to the separation because it would decrease the chances of the bill's becoming law. The President appealed for the passage before March 15 of the 25% reduction for this year. But Republican leaders were...
...Wood Administration were made to Congress and not to the President ; and the question of Philippine independence is also properly one for the consideration of Congress. The only time President Coolidge has a direct interest in the matter is when some measure comes up to him either for his veto or approval...
...islands, and 2) that there should be suitable guarantees for the payment of Philippine bonds most of which are held in this country. Democratic and radical sentiment is largely in favor of granting independence. The measure will have a good chance of passage-and a good chance of a veto from the President unless the date for granting independence is set as 25 years or so from...
...Congress began to calculate where it stood on the proposition. On the first day, it was generally opined that a separate resolution with the reduction for 1923 would be passed, although some of the Democrats would be opposed because they feared that President Coolidge would feel freer, politically, to veto the main tax bill if it did not include the immediate reduction. The next day, it was dubious whether the immediate reduction could be rushed through, because the Democrats were in arms against it. On the third day, several Republican leaders, notably Representative Green, Chairman of the Ways and Means...
These statements were made at the National Democratic Club, Manhattan, of which Thomas E. Rush is President. After the speech Mr. Thomas was interrogated. QUESTION: Why did the President veto the Volstead Act? ANSWER : Wilson vetoed it because he was a great historian and knew constitutional law. QUESTION: What effect did the absence of our men fighting overseas have on the enactment of the Volstead Act? ANSWER: "Well it took away 4,000,000 of our best drinkers and by that I mean men who took a little wine for their stomachs' sake...