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Journal of the Senate at the first session of the General Assembly of the state of Kentucky

Journal of the Senate at the first session of the General Assembly of ...

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The sad parting between two old friends

The sad parting between two old friends

Senators Thomas Hart Benton and Henry S. Foote are paired here in a facetious farewell scene, as Benton departs the "Shop of the Senate." In reality Benton lost his Senate seat in a January 1851 election, large... More

United States Senate / M. B. Brady.

United States Senate / M. B. Brady.

Composite photograph showing 68 Senators of the 36th Congress. Key to portraits is available in LOT 11507. Handwritten on front of mount: Deposited in Clerk's office Southern Dist. New York, Sept. 20, 1859. Cop... More

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Senate to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, March 23, 1864 (Senate order)

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: S...

Senate Order

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Senate to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, March 25, 1864 (Senate order)

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Senate Order

The Senate as a Court of Impeachment for the Trial of Andrew Johnson

The Senate as a Court of Impeachment for the Trial of Andrew Johnson

Wood engraving after T.R. Davis. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 12, 1868, p. 232-3. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Formal notice of the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, by the House Committee, Thaddeus Stevens and John A. Bingham, at the bar of the Senate, Washington, D.C., on the 25th Feb.

Formal notice of the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, by the House Commi...

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Billa Flint - An old photo of a man standing next to a chair

Billa Flint - An old photo of a man standing next to a chair

Source of information: Billa_Flint ( Billa_Flint ) ..Bill Flint (February 9, 1805 – June 15, 1894) was a businessman and political figure in Ontario. He was a Liberal member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 t... More

Billa Flint, Cloyne and District Historical Society

Billa Flint, Cloyne and District Historical Society

Source of information: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billa_Flint ( Billa_Flint ) ..Bill Flint (February 9, 1805 – June 15, 1894) was a businessman and political figure in Ontario. He was a Liberal member of the Senate... More

U.S. Senators, 43d Congress / Redington & Shaffer, Landscape Photographers, P.O. Box 258, Washington, D.C.

U.S. Senators, 43d Congress / Redington & Shaffer, Landscape Photograp...

Photograph showing members of the 43rd Congress, U.S. Capitol building. 2417 U.S. Copyright Office. Caption below title reads: Taken Thursday, February 12th, 1874, at East Senate Portico of the Capitol. Additio... More

A dreadful attack of "presidential fever" in the U.S. Senate / F. Opper.

A dreadful attack of "presidential fever" in the U.S. Senate / F. Oppe...

Illustration shows Puck in the Senate chamber, among many senators sick with "Presidential Fever"; Puck is offering a spoonful of "Anti-Presidential Quinine" to John Sherman. Among the senators present are Wade... More

The Crown covers a multitude of shortcomings Sir James (G.B.) "No one will miss it now, you know" Th. Nast 1888

The Crown covers a multitude of shortcomings Sir James (G.B.) "No one ...

Cartoon shows former Senator James G. Blaine as a heavy-set man in a loud plaid suit with unkempt hair, a white beard, a monocle, and spats. Next to him can be seen the rear of a lion with a crown labeled "Jim... More

"The right man in the right place" / F.M.H.

"The right man in the right place" / F.M.H.

Print shows Stephen B. Elkins walking down an aisle in the "U.S. Senate", holding a "Certificate of Election to U.S. Senate - Stephen B. Elkins"; seated on the left are "Teller - Senator on Cash Basis" and "Smi... More

Shrunk to their proper size at last - an edifying sight in the United States Senate / Keppler.

Shrunk to their proper size at last - an edifying sight in the United ...

Print shows members of the U.S. Senate looking down on five diminutive members seated in the front, they are identified as "Hill Repudiated by New York", "Murphy Repudiated by New York", "Gorman Repudiated by M... More

Mutual sympathy / F.M. Hutchins., Political Cartoon

Mutual sympathy / F.M. Hutchins., Political Cartoon

Print shows John Bull and Uncle Sam, both bent under the weight of the governing bodies that they are carrying on their backs with papers labeled "Hereditary Right to Obstruct Legislation" and "Senatorial Rules... More

Illinois Senate in session, 40 General Assembly, May 6, 1897

Illinois Senate in session, 40 General Assembly, May 6, 1897

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"He that entereth not by the door--" / Keppler.

"He that entereth not by the door--" / Keppler.

Print shows a man with a slip of paper in his pocket that states "Senator-Elect from--", stepping off a barrel labeled with a "$", and climbing through an open window to a building labeled "U.S. Senate"; the do... More

In the Senate, March 25, 1898--Reading the President's message on the destruction of the "Maine" / drawn by W.A. Rogers.

In the Senate, March 25, 1898--Reading the President's message on the ...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 42 (1898 April 9), p. 344.

Scan president's message on Judiciary. Washington D.C. No President's message in years has created the interest the one President Roosevelt sent to Congress today, demanding an overhauling of the Judiciary. Vice President Garner (center) with Senator William H. Dietrich (left) of Illinois; and Senator Henry F. Ashurst of Arizona, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, studying the message shortly after It reached Congress. The only comment Senator Ashurst would make was "President Taft urged this same thing several years ago" he added he would make a full statement later

Scan president's message on Judiciary. Washington D.C. No President's ...

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Bryan Mawr professor tells Senate Neutrality Group Thomas Act needs amendments. Washington, D.C., April 17. Charles G. Fenwick, Professor of International Law at Bryn Mawr College, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the Thomas Neutrality Act should be amended to allow either Congress or the president to select aggressor nations and apply sanctions. As the act now stands, he said, 'No distinction is made between nations that violate treaties they have made with us and those that observe them.' He urged that the United States 'let it be known' that the U.S. will be on the side of those who observe international laws

Bryan Mawr professor tells Senate Neutrality Group Thomas Act needs am...

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Senate and House leaders. Washington, D.C., Jan. 7. Senator Joseph T. Robinson, Senate Majority Leader, and Speaker Bankhead met today to discuss legislation to be introduced at the new session of Congress

Senate and House leaders. Washington, D.C., Jan. 7. Senator Joseph T. ...

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Senator from Delaware. Washington, D.C., Aug. 11. Senator James Hugh[...] photographed while attending a meeting of the Currency Committee of the Senate [...]

Senator from Delaware. Washington, D.C., Aug. 11. Senator James Hugh[....

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Pennsylvania Senators. Washington, D.C., Mar. 14. Apparently unworried by the incoming elections, Senators James J. Davis, R. of Penna., seated, jokes with Joseph Guefey, D. of Penna. while attending the first executive meeting of the Senate Finance Committee today

Pennsylvania Senators. Washington, D.C., Mar. 14. Apparently unworried...

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Popular press conference. Washington, D.C., July 14. Most popular of the press conferences at the Capitol these days are the ones held by Senator Key Pittman, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Senator Pittman can be seen at the head of the table

Popular press conference. Washington, D.C., July 14. Most popular of t...

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Heads new Radio Correspondents Association. Washington, D.C., May 12. Fulton R. Lewis, Jr., was today elected president of the newly formed Radio Correspondents Association composed of radio news reporters, commentators, and correspondents. It was through the efforts of Lewis, a former Washington political writer, that radio news commentators recently gained the same recognition as accorded newspapermen by the White House, Senate, and House press galleries

Heads new Radio Correspondents Association. Washington, D.C., May 12. ...

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Victorious purgees shelve administration's neutrality legislation for term. Washington, D.C., July 11. By a vote of 11-12, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today shelved the consideration of neutrality legislation until next term of Congress. By defeating the Pittman Resolution, they dashed the administration's hopes for repealing the arms embargo. Gillette vigorously denied that he voted as he did simply to take revenge for the president's attempt to defeat him at the last election. Both Senator Walter George, left, and Guy Gillette, right, have been in the center of a question mark since it became known that the committee would vote on neutrality legislation today. Both were intended victims of the 1938 [...], and today held controlling votes in the meeting

Victorious purgees shelve administration's neutrality legislation for ...

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Terrorism witness before Senate. Washington, D.C. Jan. 15. Yelverton Cowherd, of Birmingham, Ala. testified today before La Follette's Committee on Civil Liberties that he was retained as Chairman of a "Special Americanization Committee" of the American Legion. He also testified that Walter J. Hanna was seen on the day of the flogging of Joseph Gelders in the reign of terror in Alabama. Photo shows Cowheard on the stand. Left to right are: Senator Elbert D. Thomas of Utah; Sen. Robert M. La Follette, Jr., or Wis. Chairman of [the] Committee; and Yelverton Cowherd

Terrorism witness before Senate. Washington, D.C. Jan. 15. Yelverton C...

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Columbia professor endorses Thomas Amendment. Washington, D.C., May 8. Dr. James T. Shotwell, Columbia University Professor, witness before the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, today endorsed the Thomas Amendment of the Neutrality Act which would permit designation of the aggressor nations and application of economic pressure. He said, 'the time for the determination of policy is now; it should not be left for emergency legislation in the hour of crisis'

Columbia professor endorses Thomas Amendment. Washington, D.C., May 8....

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Former Secretary of State warns Senate against broad presidential discretion in foreign affairs. Washington, D.C., May 4. Appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today, Bainbridge Colby, Secretary of State in President Wilson's cabinet, warned against broad presidential discretion in foreign affairs and advocated strict adherence to international law

Former Secretary of State warns Senate against broad presidential disc...

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Senate 'Beau Brummel' meets gentlemen of the press. Washington, D.C., Jan. 6. Senator J. Ham Lewis, Democrat of Illinois and the Beau Brummel of the Senate, is always a good source for the news for the boys who cover Capitol Hill. The Senator is shown here with the newsmen as he was on his way to the joint session today

Senate 'Beau Brummel' meets gentlemen of the press. Washington, D.C., ...

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In spotlight at Senate Railroad Inquiry. Washington, D.C., Dec. 17. J.J. Anzalone, President of the Mid-America Corp., and Comptroller for many Van Swerigan companies, was questioned today by Chairman Burton K. Wheeler at the Senate Railroad financing inquiry. Anzalone told the committee of an option agreement between the Allegheny Corp., former Van Swerigan top holding Co., and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Feb. 1, 1932 under which C&O agreed to buy 382,000 shares of Erie and Nickel Plate Railroad stock for $5,062,000. Chairman Wheeler attempted to show that this deal was a violation of the Sherman [Anti]-trust law

In spotlight at Senate Railroad Inquiry. Washington, D.C., Dec. 17. J....

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Federal Reserve Board Committee before Senate Committee. Washington, D.C., June 13. Appearing before the Senate Banking and Currency Subcommittee today, Marriner S. Eccles, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, expressed his opposition to a bill liberalizing provisions of the Federal Home Loan Act. He said that enactment of the act, sponsored by Senator Wagner, would expand operations of the Home Loan Bank System far beyond the scope of its original purposes

Federal Reserve Board Committee before Senate Committee. Washington, D...

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New S.E.C. Commissioner takes oath. Washington, D.C., May 18. Leon Henderson, whose nomination as a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission was recently approved by the Senate, was sworn in and assumed the post today. Left to right: Commissioner Edward C. Eicher, Commissioner Jerome Frank, Francis P. Brassor, Secretary of the Commission who administered the oath, Commissioner George C. Mathews, Leon Henderson, and Commissioner Robert E. Healy

New S.E.C. Commissioner takes oath. Washington, D.C., May 18. Leon Hen...

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Senate Committee on Governmental Reorganization. Washington, D.C. Jan 14. The Senate Committee, of which Senator Harry Flood Byrd of Virginia is chairman, on Government Reorganization Economies met this morning to consider Brookings Institute recommendations denying President Roosevelt the free hand he desires in altering the Executive Branch. The recommendations were for consolidations in Federal Credit Agencies to save at least $30,000,000. In the photograph, left to right; Senator Charles L. McNary, of Oregon; Majority Leader; Senator John G. Townsend, Jr., Delaware; Senator Harry Flood Byrd; Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, Wyoming; and Senator Joseph T. Robinson, Senate Majority Leader

Senate Committee on Governmental Reorganization. Washington, D.C. Jan ...

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At Civil Liberties hearing. Washington, D.C. Jan. 14. Borden Burr, Counsel for the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad, testifying before the Senate Civil Liberties hearing into labor disputes and flogging cases in Alabama, charged that failure of law enforcement in their district made it imperative for his company to bring in special deputies to protect life and property. Karl L. Landgrebe, Vice President of the Toi, is shown seated

At Civil Liberties hearing. Washington, D.C. Jan. 14. Borden Burr, Cou...

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Senate Committee questions DuPont. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1. Lammont DuPont, President of the E.I. DuPont De Nemours Co. Interests, as he was questioned today by members of the Senate Finance Subcommittee investigating profit sharing systems. He told the Committee he was opposed to incentive taxation. Left to right: Senator Clyde Herring, Chairman; Senator Arthur M. Vandenberg, and Lammont DuPont

Senate Committee questions DuPont. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1. Lammont D...

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Ickes confers with Senators on Nat. Aud. Washington D.C. Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes aAppeared before the Senate Public Buildings and Ground Committee today where Ickes presented a general plan for the new proposed National Auditorium so that there will not be a reccurance of the wet Inaguration day ceremonies. Left to right: Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Ark., Sec. Ickes, and Senator Tom Connally of Texas

Ickes confers with Senators on Nat. Aud. Washington D.C. Secretary of ...

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New prohibition law asked for Alaska. Washington D.C. Consumption of liquor by Indians in Alaska under the present law was "legalized murder" made increasingly bad because they were unable to judge its quality, was told to the Senate Indian Affairs Committee today. Prominent Alaskan officials and Indian educators appeared before the committee to urge that a new prohibition law be enacted by Congress to spply in Alaska. In the picture, left to right: Senator Elmer Thomas, Chairman of the Committee; Claude M. Hirst, Director of the Office of Indian affairs in Alaska; and John Collier, U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs

New prohibition law asked for Alaska. Washington D.C. Consumption of l...

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William Green, Pres. of A.F. of L. & Justin Miller, appearing before Senate Judiciary Committee

William Green, Pres. of A.F. of L. & Justin Miller, appearing before S...

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Senate Chamber, state capitol, Annapolis, Md.

Senate Chamber, state capitol, Annapolis, Md.

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McKinley's Ohio home yields wood for gavel. Garner made gift by Commerce Group. Washington, D.C., May 4. Canton, Ohio's Chamber of Commerce today called upon the Vice President to make him a present of a gavel turned from wood taken from the home of the late President McKinley in Canton. Mr. Garner said that he would open the Senate with it today and then place it in the Garner Room at the University of Texas. Left to right: John A. Pearl, L.S. Hamaker, President of the Canton Chamber of Commerce, the Vice President, Rep. James Seccombe of Ohio, and A.B. Arbaugh. All but Mr. Garner are from Canton

McKinley's Ohio home yields wood for gavel. Garner made gift by Commer...

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Secretary Wallace at Senate Banking and Currency Committee. Washington, D.C., June 7. Secretary Henry Wallace today told the Senate Banking and Currency Committee, which is considering a bill to revamp the Farm Credit System, that farmers need relief from 'excessive interest charges and debts which they cannot pay.' He approved the general objectives of the bill, but suggested changes which he said would result in a 'sounder government credit policy,' and clear up the present 'farm debt muddle.' Shown in the picture, left to right: Senator John H. Bankhead 2nd, Alabama; Senator James F. Byrnes, South Carolina; and Secretary Henry Wallace, Agriculture

Secretary Wallace at Senate Banking and Currency Committee. Washington...

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Public is 'willing and ready' to accept additional taxes to support defense program; Morgenthau. Washington, D.C., June 12. Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau today told the Senate Finance Committee that the public 'is willing and ready' to accept additional taxes to support the defense program, but he opposed 'random reductions' in other federal appropriations. Morgenthau is shown here with Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, Republican member of the committee

Public is 'willing and ready' to accept additional taxes to support de...

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Secretary Wallace boosts president's suggestion for rural security loans. Washington, D.C., July 12. Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace told the Senate Banking and Currency Committee today that the president's suggestion for loans totaling $600,000,000 for rural security projects is prudent and economic policy. He said there are 42,000 new tenant farmers each year, and 'if we continue to refuse aid to these needy families, many of them will inevitably drift in to the cities in an effort to get some kind of help there. The cost of supporting them on relief obviously will [be far greater than] the sum necessary to help them [get a new start on the land']

Secretary Wallace boosts president's suggestion for rural security loa...

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Says profits should be distributed in pay envelopes. Washington, D.C., Dec. 7. H.J. Tily, president of the Strawbridge and Clothier Co., of Philadelphia, who told the Senate Committee Investigating Profit Sharing that the only practical system of profit sharing lay in 'a fat pay envelope.' He attacked federal tax systems saying that government costs are hurting and killing business. He later remarked that the Republican party had a few honest members, to which Senator Arthur Vandenberg retorted, 'That is shown by the Pennsylvania election returns'

Says profits should be distributed in pay envelopes. Washington, D.C.,...

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Senate Banking and Currency Committee hears Secretary Wallace. Washington, D.C., June 7. Secretary of Agriculture, Henry Wallace, today told the Senate Banking and Currency Committee that he approved the bill to revamp the Farm Credit System because farmers need relief from 'excessive interest charges and debts which they cannot pay. In addition,' he said, '60 percent of all the National Farm Loan Associations have had their capitol so impaired that they cannot make new loans. Beyond question there is room for improvement in both the general farm credit situation and the Federal Land Bank System'

Senate Banking and Currency Committee hears Secretary Wallace. Washing...

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Rail inquiry chairman's statement is unfair charge of M.P. bondholder's counsel. Washington, D.C., Nov. 10. Replying to the statement of Chairman Truman of the Senate Rail Inquiry that the proposed reorganization plan for the Missouri Pacific Railroad by the Alleghany Corporation would result in the M.P. being run in the same old way, W. Lloyd Kitchel, Counsel for the Stedman Committee, representing M.P. Bondholders, challenged the statement as being unfair and added, that he believed that questioning had not brought out the true facts of the reorganization. On the left is Eugene J. Conroy, Secretary to the Stedman Committee.

Rail inquiry chairman's statement is unfair charge of M.P. bondholder'...

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Admiral Leahy confers with Puerto Rican officials about new post as Governor. Washington, D.C., June 14. Admiral William D. Leahy, who is scheduled to be the next governor of Puerto Rico met today at his office with a group of Puerto Rican political leaders to discuss his new post. Left to right: Martinez Nadal, President of the Puerto Rican Senate, Santiago Iglesias, Resident Commissioner, Admiral Leahy, standing; Fernando Geigel, City Manager of San Juan, P.R., Alfonso Valdez, Puerto Rican Senator, Bolivar Pagan, Vice President of the Puerto Rican Senate, and Luis Obergh, counsel for Nadal

Admiral Leahy confers with Puerto Rican officials about new post as Go...

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Uncle Sam's monetary brains. Washington, D.C., Jan. 7. The government's experts on money matters met with Senate and House leaders today to discuss legislation to be submitted to the 75th session of Congress. A discussion was made at the conference to extend the life of important federal monetary lending agencies, and also, to move in giving the President authority to discontinue the R.F.C. at anytime the conditions warrant. In the photograph, left to right: Jesse Jones, Chairman of the Treasury; Senator Pat Harrison, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee; and Marriner Eccles, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board

Uncle Sam's monetary brains. Washington, D.C., Jan. 7. The government'...

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Blind youngsters display ability before Senate Committee. Washington, D.C. April 9. Blind children from the Maryland School for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind coaching Senator Claude Pepper, of Florida, in the art of operating a braille typewriter. The youngsters appeared before the senate subcommittee on education and labor, of which Senator Pepper is Chairman, as an example of what can be done for physically handicapped children if a bill sponsored by the International Society of Crippled Children is passed. The bill provides for the education of all types of physically handicapped children. It appropriates $1,158,000, of which $2,080,000 is an outright grant ($40,000 to each state), and $9,000,000 for matching; and $500,000 for administration of the act by the U.S. Office of Education. In the picture, left to right: Frances Wright, 8 years old, reading a braille book; Andrew Birmingham, 10 years old; Dr. John W. Studebaker, U.S. Commissioner of Education; [...] Claude Pepper.

Blind youngsters display ability before Senate Committee. Washington, ...

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Last-minute huddle. Washington, D.C., Dec. 8. Harvey D. Gibson, (standing) President of the Manufacturers Trust Company, goes into a last minute huddle with John P. Murphy, Director of the Mid-America Corporation, before the Senate Inquiry into Railroad financing today. Gibson testified that his company advanced to Mid-America Corporation $1,600,00 of the $3,121,00 used to purchase the Van Swerigan securities at auction

Last-minute huddle. Washington, D.C., Dec. 8. Harvey D. Gibson, (stand...

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Reorganization hearing, Washington, D.C., Aug 2. New Chairman of the president's reorganization committee hears arguments for and against the president's plan, left to right: Senate Minority Leader Charles McNary of Oregan, Senate Majority Leader Albin Barkley of KY, and the new Chairman of the Committee Sen. James F. Byrnes of S.C. who was appointed to take the place of Sen. Joe Robinson...

Reorganization hearing, Washington, D.C., Aug 2. New Chairman of the p...

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Secretary Wallace boosts president's suggestion for rural security loans. Washington, D.C., July 12. Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace told the Senate Banking and Currency Committee today that the president's suggestion for loans totaling $600,000,000 for rural security projects is prudent and economic policy. He said there are 42,000 new tenant farmers each year, and 'if we continue to refuse aid to these needy families, many of them will inevitably drift in to the cities in an effort to get some kind of help there. The cost of supporting them on relief obviously will be far greater than the sum necessary to help them get a new start on the land'

Secretary Wallace boosts president's suggestion for rural security loa...

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Off the record. Washington, D.C., Dec. 6. Following his appearance before the Senate Finance Subcommittee today, Edsal [i.e. Edsel] Ford chats informally with Chairman Clyde Herring, left, and Senator Arthur M. Vandenberg, Republican of Michigan

Off the record. Washington, D.C., Dec. 6. Following his appearance bef...

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Edsal [i.e. Edsel] Ford before profit sharing committee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 6. Edsal [i.e. Edsel] Ford, President of the Ford Motor Co., made another appearance at the Capitol today - this time before the Senate Finance Subcommittee studying profit sharing systems. He told the Committee that a reduction in federal taxes would be as good an incentive as anything the government could do

Edsal [i.e. Edsel] Ford before profit sharing committee. Washington, D...

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Black nomination approved by 13 to 4. Washington, D.C., Aug. 16. Senator Warren Austin of VT, left; and Senator Edward Burke, of Neb., right; talking with reporters after demanding Sen. Black of Ala. be questioned about his qualifications concerning the Supreme Court, the decisive vote came when Austin moved in the Senate Judiciary Comm. to delay action on the nomination pending further investigation of the legality of the appointment. The Black forces beat down that move by a vote 11 to five, making certain that the opposition headed for defeat [...]

Black nomination approved by 13 to 4. Washington, D.C., Aug. 16. Senat...

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Majority Senate leaders press conference. Washington, D.C. Jan. 2. Joe Robinson, the Senator from Arkansas who is the majority leader of the Senate held the first press conference this year. Sen. Robinson said that the principle problems confronting the coming session of Congress are neutrality, budget balancing, and regulation of hours and wages, the latter by constitutional amendment if necessary

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Senate experts on foreign relations. Washington, D.C., July 14. Responsible for shaping U.S. foreign policy for the last decade or more have been Senators William E. Borah, left, Republican of Idaho, and Senator Key Pittman, Democrat of Nevada. Senator Pittman is the present Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, while Senator Borah was chairman under the last Republican administrations

Senate experts on foreign relations. Washington, D.C., July 14. Respon...

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CIO 'pet baby' of NLRB, Padway charges. Washington, D.C., May 3. Joseph A. Padway, AF of L General Counsel, told the Senate Labor Committee that the CIO is the 'pet baby' of the NLRB. He pointed out that the Board had once said that foremen could not vote in collective bargaining elections, then in a similar case, reversed itself on this point. The AF of L lost an important election, said Padway, to the 'pet baby.' He denied that the AF of L sought an advantage over the CIO through amendments to the Wagner Act

CIO 'pet baby' of NLRB, Padway charges. Washington, D.C., May 3. Josep...

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Judge Gary testifying before Senate Committee investigating steel strike, Oct. 1/19

Judge Gary testifying before Senate Committee investigating steel stri...

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Judge Gary testifying before Senate Com. investigating steel strike, Oct. 1/19

Judge Gary testifying before Senate Com. investigating steel strike, O...

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Young Ford blames ICC. Washington, D.C., Jan. 7. ICC order that all railroads use heavy equipment caused the Fords to sell the Detroit, Toledo, and Ironton Road in 1929, Edsel Ford, (right) President of the Ford Motor Co., told Chairman Burton K. Wheeler of the Senate rail inquiry today

Young Ford blames ICC. Washington, D.C., Jan. 7. ICC order that all ra...

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President calls conference of Senate and State Department on neutrality. Washington, D.C., July 18. It was almost midnight tonight when Senators began emerging from the White House after their conference with President Roosevelt and Secretary of State Hull at which an agreement was reached to allow neutrality legislation to lie dormant until next session, thus, apparently ending a flare-up between congress and the president on the neutrality issue which began when the Senate Foreign Relations Committee refused to take up the question this session. Left to right: Senator Charles L. McNary, Minority leader; Sen. Warren Austin of Vermont; Sen. Key Pittman, Chairman of the Foregin Relations Committee; Sen. William E. Borah of Idaho, and Secretary of State Cordell Hull. Senator Alben Barkley, Majority Leader and Vice President Garner remained inside to talk further with the president

President calls conference of Senate and State Department on neutralit...

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Senatorial old timers. Washington, D.C., April 17. Three senators whose terms have successfully brought them back to the U.S. Senate are these who were photographed at the Neutrality Hearings of the Foreign Relations Hearing today. Left to right: Senators Key Pittman, Chairman of the Committee, Hiram Johnson of California, and Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan

Senatorial old timers. Washington, D.C., April 17. Three senators whos...

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Senate Judiciary Committee considers president's request to increase membership of Supreme Court. Washington D.C. After a meeting today members of the Senate Judiciary Committee reported that opinion in their group was about evenly divided on wisdom of President Roosevelt's request for power to increase the membership of the Supreme Court to possibly 15 members. Senators Borah, Pittman and Connally continued their silence on the administration Program as they left the Committee Room. in the photograph, left to right: (seated) Senator William E. Borah, Idaho; Senator Henry F. Hurst of Arizona, Chairman ; and Senator Pat McCarran of Nevada. Standing left to right: Senator Frederich Van Nuys of Indiana; Senator Edward R. Burke of Nebraska. Senator Warren Austin of Vermont; Senator Key Pittman of Nevada; Senator George McGill of Kansas; and Senator Carl Hatch of New Mexico

Senate Judiciary Committee considers president's request to increase m...

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House and Senate conferees agree on final draft of neutrality bill. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Key Rittman, sitting, and Rep. Sol Bloom, standing Chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee, as they outlined to reporters the final draft of the Neutrality Bill repealing the arms embargo as agreed upon by House and Senate conferees

House and Senate conferees agree on final draft of neutrality bill. Wa...

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A needed change in the Senatorial lobby / J.S. Pughe.

A needed change in the Senatorial lobby / J.S. Pughe.

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Chauncey- There's a Black Figure in My Pathway

Chauncey- There's a Black Figure in My Pathway

This illustration entitled, "Chauncey - There's a Black Figure in My Pathway", by cartoonist Clifford Berryman, which appeared in the Washington Post on October 22, 1904, depicts a worried Republican Senator Ch... More

Illinois Senate, 1905, gelatin silver print

Illinois Senate, 1905, gelatin silver print

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Senate Agriculture Committee, Jos. I. Lane; Arthur Capper; Thomas Gore; Asle J. Gronna; William S. Kenyon; Henry W. Keyes; Jon Kendrick; Ellison Smith

Senate Agriculture Committee, Jos. I. Lane; Arthur Capper; Thomas Gore...

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Senate Finance Corp. - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

Senate Finance Corp. - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

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Kansas Senate, 1905, gelatin silver print

Kansas Senate, 1905, gelatin silver print

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SENATE, U.S. PAGES - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

SENATE, U.S. PAGES - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

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Senate Agriculture Committee - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

Senate Agriculture Committee - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

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[U.S. Senate Sub-Committee on Labor Investigation, seated at tables covered with papers and fans]

[U.S. Senate Sub-Committee on Labor Investigation, seated at tables co...

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Senate Committee on Commerce - Public domain portrait photograph

Senate Committee on Commerce - Public domain portrait photograph

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[Senate Sergeant at Arms Charles Higgins turns forward the Ohio Clock for the first Daylight Saving Time, while Senators William Calder (NY), William Saulsbury, Jr. (DE), and Joseph T. Robinson (AR) look on, 1918. U.S. Capitol building, Washington, D.C.]

[Senate Sergeant at Arms Charles Higgins turns forward the Ohio Clock ...

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Senate Women - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Senate Women - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Senate Women - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Senate Women - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Senate Women - Public domain portrait photograph

Senate Women - Public domain portrait photograph

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Sponsors of bill to prevent war profiteering meet with American Legion representative. Washington, D.C., Jan. 7. Senator Morris Shappard, left and Rep. Lister Hill, right, Chairman of the Senate and House committees on military affairs, said today they would press for earliest action on their war profiteering bill. Col. John Thomas Taylor, Chairman of the legislative committee of the American Legion, who are sponsoring the bill, is shown with the Senators. The bill is designed to prevent profiteering in time of war and to equalize the burdens of war and thus provide for the National defense, and promote peace

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[French Vases being presented to U.S. Senate]

[French Vases being presented to U.S. Senate]

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Senate Committee and Baker - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Senate Committee and Baker - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Mayor Hague battler favors Ludlow Amendment. Washington, D.C., May 10. New York Attorney Morris Ernst, writer and lawyer who battled Mayor Hague in civil liberty cases, appeared as witness today before a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee to favor the Ludlow resolution to place the power of declaring aggressive war in the hands of voters. Ernst said that the founding fathers intended that the power be given [to] the people, but that interpretation and usage had disallowed it

Mayor Hague battler favors Ludlow Amendment. Washington, D.C., May 10....

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French Vases being presented to U.S. Senate

French Vases being presented to U.S. Senate

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Senate Committee and Baker - Public domain portrait photograph

Senate Committee and Baker - Public domain portrait photograph

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Senate sub committee on Lobby investigation

Senate sub committee on Lobby investigation

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Senate Women - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Proposed war referendum brings three witnesses to support people's vote on war. Washington, D.C., May 11. Retired Major General W.C. Rivers; Randolph Leigh, writers of McLean, Virginia, and Dr. Charles Tansill, Fordham professor and once professor at Washington's American University, who were supporting witnesses at a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee told hearings on a proposed war referendum amendment. General Rivers said that wars 'allowed him to pick up a few medals, but what does the average citizen...or the average town in this country get out of war? What besides...heavy taxes and... disabled men?' Dr. Tansill urged adoption of the amendment as a means of curbing the power of the President to make war, and charged that both Polk and Madison involved the U.S. 'deliberately' in two wars. He also charged that the late Col. Edward M. House, Wilson's Secretary, had led the President down the road to war.

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Senate Women - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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New York Solon. Washington, D.C., May 12. Rep. Hamilton Fish, republican of New York, today urged Senate approval of his proposal to conduct a referendum on the question of draft of man power in the event of war. Fish said he believed such a referendum could be conducted without a constitutional amendment. He is pictured as he appeared before the Senate referendum hearing

New York Solon. Washington, D.C., May 12. Rep. Hamilton Fish, republic...

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[TITANIC disaster. Senate Investigating Committee questioning individuals at the Waldorf Astoria]

[TITANIC disaster. Senate Investigating Committee questioning individu...

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[TITANIC disaster. Senate Investigating Committee questioning individuals at the Waldorf Astoria]

[TITANIC disaster. Senate Investigating Committee questioning individu...

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TITANIC disaster. Senate Investigating Committee questioning individuals at the Waldorf Astoria]

TITANIC disaster. Senate Investigating Committee questioning individua...

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[TITANIC disaster. Senate Investigating Committee questioning individuals at the Waldorf Astoria]

[TITANIC disaster. Senate Investigating Committee questioning individu...

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SENATE, COMMITTEES. RULES i.e., Judiciary. SUBCOMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE MAINTENANCE OF A LOBBY TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION. S.R. 92. SENATORS WALSH OF MONTANA; REED OF MISSOURI; OVERMAN OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAIRMAN; NELSON OF MINNESOTA; CUMMINS OF IOWA

SENATE, COMMITTEES. RULES i.e., Judiciary. SUBCOMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE...

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SENATE, COMMITTEES. EDUCATION AND LABOR SUBCOMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE CONDITIONS IN THE PAINT CREEK DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA. SOMETIMES CALLED 'STRIKE INV. COM.' SENATORS MARTINE OF NEW JERSEY; SHIELDS OF TENNESSEE; SWANSON OF VIRGINIA; BORAH OF IDAHO; KENYON OF IOWA

SENATE, COMMITTEES. EDUCATION AND LABOR SUBCOMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE CO...

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SENATE, COMMITTEES. RULES [i.e., Judiciary]. SUBCOMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE MAINTENANCE OF A LOBBY TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION. S.R. 92. SENATORS WALSH OF MONTANA; REED OF MISSOURI; OVERMAN OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAIRMAN; NELSON OF MINNESOTA; CUMMINS OF IOWA

SENATE, COMMITTEES. RULES [i.e., Judiciary]. SUBCOMMITTEE TO INVESTIGA...

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Martins before Senate comm. - Public domain portrait photograph

Martins before Senate comm. - Public domain portrait photograph

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Martins before Senate comm. - Public domain portrait photograph

Martins before Senate comm. - Public domain portrait photograph

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