Word: vetoing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...pension list to over one hundred millions. We should have been taxed as heavily for this purpose as are many of the countries of Europe which have to support large standing armies. Many of our most prominent military men have declared their approval of Mr. Cleveland's cause in vetoing this measure, and numerous Grand Army posts have voted resolutions to the same effect. These are strong arguments in favor of the justice of the veto...
...chamber of deputies, the senate, president and ministers were clearly stated. It was shown how a change could be effected in the responsible ministry, when occasion required, and yet how the ministers were protected and comparatively secure from sudden and ill-advised attacks. The French president, while having no veto power, was declared of great advantage, in that he insured a continuity of the administration in the changes of the ministry, and in that he, acting as an advisor to the ministry, checked hasty and inconsistent legislation...
...Senate is both a deliberative, and an executive body; its executive functions are to decide upon matters of college discipline, and of college athletics, but all its decisions are subject to the absolute veto of the president of the college, who acts as presiding officer at its meetings. Just here is a marked difference between the Senate, and our proposed conference committee. This committee is to have no executive power, but its report, in the form of a resolution, must be acted upon in the same way as the report of any faculty committee. So we see that...
...membership of the body from being entirely changed at any time, and, by the frequent rotation in office, renders it more nearly a representative of college sentiment. The president of the college sentiment. The president of the college is the president of the senate. The right of absolute veto which he exercises also as president of the faculty is retained, otherwise his duties and powers resemble those of presiding officers in general. Meetings of the senate are held once each month; while the president, or any two members, may call an extra meeting at any time...
...faculty of Amherst have placed in the hands of a college "senate" all matters of discipline and order. This senate is composed of four seniors, three juniors, two sophomores and one freshman. The president of the college acts as president of the senate and has the power to veto all its decisions. The question of the college remaining a member of the Inter-collegiate League was laid before the senate on Friday last. The senate decided almost unanimously to allow the college team to enter the intercollegiate contest. President Seelve is satisfied with the way things have gone thus...