Forge of Democracy: The House of RepresentativesD. McKay, 1963 - 496 pagini |
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Pagina 63
... election of Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania in 1789 to that of his forty - fourth successor , John McCormack of Massachusetts , in 1962 , has tempered and modified the very nature of the House . It has been for this reason that the ...
... election of Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania in 1789 to that of his forty - fourth successor , John McCormack of Massachusetts , in 1962 , has tempered and modified the very nature of the House . It has been for this reason that the ...
Pagina 136
... election to its candidate , no matter the merits of his opponent's claim to the seat . One House member , George Robinson of Massachusetts , quipped in the 1880's that the only politically partisan questions he knew in the House were ...
... election to its candidate , no matter the merits of his opponent's claim to the seat . One House member , George Robinson of Massachusetts , quipped in the 1880's that the only politically partisan questions he knew in the House were ...
Pagina 416
... election . A few days after the election , the liberal leaders passed the word that they planned to capture control of the Rules Commit- tee by " purging " William Colmer of Mississippi from the com- mittee . That would eliminate one ...
... election . A few days after the election , the liberal leaders passed the word that they planned to capture control of the Rules Commit- tee by " purging " William Colmer of Mississippi from the com- mittee . That would eliminate one ...
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CHAPTER ONE The Solemn Assembly | 1 |
CHAPTER Two Rival for Power | 17 |
CHAPTER THREE The House Rules | 39 |
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