Forge of Democracy: The House of RepresentativesD. McKay, 1963 - 496 pagini |
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... practice fell away until no restriction at all applied to the introduction of legislation . As this formality was abandoned , the number of bills introduced each year multiplied . In the 1860's only about 400 bills were introduced in ...
... practice fell away until no restriction at all applied to the introduction of legislation . As this formality was abandoned , the number of bills introduced each year multiplied . In the 1860's only about 400 bills were introduced in ...
Pagina 319
... practice for the members merely to insert their speeches into the Con- gressional Record without bothering to read ... practice - a practice ever afterward continued } in the House . " But I finally changed my 319.
... practice for the members merely to insert their speeches into the Con- gressional Record without bothering to read ... practice - a practice ever afterward continued } in the House . " But I finally changed my 319.
Pagina 356
... practice of " pairing off " had come into use in the House of Representa- tives . Henry Dwight of Massachusetts on ... practice could lead to the " grossest abuses . " The " reprehensible " practice even then had become " common , and ...
... practice of " pairing off " had come into use in the House of Representa- tives . Henry Dwight of Massachusetts on ... practice could lead to the " grossest abuses . " The " reprehensible " practice even then had become " common , and ...
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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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