Word: walsh
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...President continued his almost alphabetical breakfasts at 8 a.m. for members of the Senate and House of Representatives. The Senatorial list, already down to the S's-Shortridge, Swanson, etc.-preceded down among the W's-Wagner, Walsh, Waterman, Wheeler. At one breakfast last week, for the first time, were three women - staid Mrs. Mary Theresa Norton of New Jersey, sprightly...
...Amended the Walsh resolution for an inquiry of interstate public-utility corporations; passed it (see below...
Power and Power. When the resolution by Montana's grim and stormy Walsh for a Senate investigation into the financial and political practices of the "power trust" (TIME, Feb. 13) was reported favorably to the Senate, anxious looks passed among the Democrats. "There is more than one way in which power can be abused," said these looks. Georgia's quiet George offered an amendment to his colleague's resolution, shifting the investigation from the Senate's hands to the Federal Trade Commission...
Inquisitor Walsh thundered, Missouri's Reed hammered, Virginia's little Glass poured sputtering acid, Nebraska's cold Norris heaped disdain, upon 17 Democrats who joined Senator George with evident relief. Anger replaced relief as the debate grew hot, until Maryland's elderly Bruce, who usually just bumbles along, shrilled out: "The Senate is drunk with its investigating powers...
Senator David I. Walsh who has been of material assistance to the Democratic Club in formulating this year's program, will accompany Senator Dill this afternoon. Although Senator Walsh has not indicated that he will speak this afternoon, it is expected that he will address the gathering for a few moments during the course of the meeting...