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...pass the time of day with one of his strolling colleagues; 3) to vote "aye" on Administration measures. Indeed the Senate had only heard that voice once before, in March year ago, when it delivered a short homily in favor of Franklin Roosevelt's St. Lawrence Waterway proposal. Senators who had been on the point of leaving the Chamber tarried to hear that unfamiliar sound...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Rear Row Voice | 6/17/1935 | See Source »

...kilowatt hour in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New England could be cut to 3½? and still leave the private utilities a "fair" profit. By certain accounting formulas which left utility operators blinking in amazement, Mr. Walsh calculated that development of the St. Lawrence Waterway power would save consumers in those States no less than $194,000,000 annually...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: New Devil? | 11/26/1934 | See Source »

...which can be applied to every city, town and rural community in connection with the development of the St. Lawrence River as a public power project." That statement left no doubt about the real purpose of the Walsh report. When President Roosevelt brings up the St. Lawrence Waterway treaty again next year, the Walsh report will serve as a rolling barrage of statistics to clear the ground for Senate ratification...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: New Devil? | 11/26/1934 | See Source »

...would broadcast a "fireside" talk to the nation laying down his relief and agricultural policies for national acceptance before Congress assembled. Undersecretary of State Phillips was making new overtures to Premier Bennett of Canada. The New Deal Congress would be expected this time to approve the St. Lawrence Waterway Treaty. The White House was very definitely against currency inflation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Lovesick Couple | 11/19/1934 | See Source »

...voted against: Democratic Tariff bills (1932, 1934), Wartime Income Tax rates (1932), 2.75% Beer (1932), 3.2% Beer (1933), Sales Tax (1932), Bonus (1932), Repeal (1932), 30-Hour Week (1933), Government operation of Muscle Shoals (1933), Roosevelt Gold Bills (1933, 1934), NIRA (1933), AAA (1933), St. Lawrence Waterway (1934), Cotton Control (1934), Stock Exchange Control (1934), Silver Amendment (1954), Confirming Dr. Tugwell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 5, 1934 | 11/5/1934 | See Source »

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