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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...sent a 30-page pamphlet containing the report of the committee of the United States Chamber of Commerce on federal tax reduction. Half of the space in this report was given to arguments in the negative. The members receiving this report were requested to study it and to vote "yes" or "no." . . . The six votes of the Niagara Falls Chamber of Commerce were apportioned and cast in accordance with the replies of this group...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jan. 16, 1928 | 1/16/1928 | See Source »

TIME offers no correction, having committed no error. What TIME published was a letter from Member Walter C. Baker of the Niagara Falls Chamber of Commerce, describing in his own words that Chamber's vote on tax-cutting. Member Baker thought the vote unrepresentative. Secretary House (above) says it was not unrepresentative...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jan. 16, 1928 | 1/16/1928 | See Source »

...another "day in court" with the Campaign Funds Investigation Committee. He read a long statement which "flouted" the Senate er "championed" Illinois, according to viewpoint. Illinois had elected him, the Senate must seat him, said he. The Senators had heard this argument before, from impartial Senator Borah, whose vote had been for seating Mr. Smith, out of respect to Illinois, then ousting Mr. Smith to punish political simony. After Mr. Smith, the Committee listened to a long-awaited explanation by Samuel Insull, potentate of gas, light and politics in Chicago. Mr. Insull, held in contempt of the Senate last year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CONGRESS: The Senate Week Jan. 16, 1928 | 1/16/1928 | See Source »

...control instead of 80% of construction costs and 90% of realty costs as recommended by President Coolidge (TIME, Dec. 5, Dec. 26). Last week President Coolidge said that while some of the U. S. Chamber's activities are "helpful", others are not. He said he understood that this latest "vote" by the U. S. Chamber did not actually represent a referendum of all Chambermen. President Coolidge said he would leave it to Congress what percentage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: The Coolidge Week: Jan. 2, 1928 | 1/2/1928 | See Source »

...both Democrats, her Governor, Richard C. Dillon, is a 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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CONGRESS: The Senate Week Jan. 2, 1928 | 1/2/1928 | See Source »

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