Word: amendment
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...seemed certain that nothing would come of it, because, as every one knows, the Senate cannot originate revenue bills. It can only talk, talk, talk about them, or amend them; and there was no tariff bill before the Senate for it to amend...
...would have to wait about a year to get more munitions. They would have to wait longer than that if U. S. factories had to be taught how to make munitions. Therefore, since modern armies fight on their factories as well as their stomachs, Secretary Davis asked Congress to amend the National Defense Act so that the technique of munitions-making could be kept alive in the U. S. "nucleus" or "educational" orders...
...Chairman Norris (Nebraska) of the Judiciary Committee introduced (through Senator Walsh of Montana) his ancient proposal to amend the Constitution so that the President of the U. S. would be inaugurated on the 15th, and Senators and Representatives take their seats on the 2nd of the January following the November of their elections. This means of abolishing the "lame duck" sessions of Congress, and of putting the people's choice promptly into the White House, has been passed by the Senate before but rejected by the House...
...demur at his denunciation of foreign loans. They would fight back by Europe's methods. They cannot now. They are blocked by the Sherman Anti-Trust law which forbids amalgamations likely to stifle competition. So (argued they last week) repeal the Sherman Anti-Trust law, or at least amend it to permit unification of U. S. industry to strike as a unit against similarly organized European blocs. Politics. Mark Sullivan,† able Washington
...chief purpose of the world conference on radio is to amend the international Radiotelegraph Convention, signed at London, July 5, 1912. Invitations have been extended by the Government of the United States to all the countries signatory to the International Radiotelegraph convention. To date, 46 countries have accepted the invitation...