Word: congress
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...subject of self-gratulation which is never wanting to Yale, namely, the great success of its graduates in political life, which it attributes to their college training in such things. It now appears that "nearly ten per cent" of the college-bred men, members of the Forty-second Congress, were graduates of Yale. If society wire-pulling is the proper school for a successful politician, let no one longer wonder at the venality of Washington...
...amount of instruction in this direction, on account of the alarming degree of ignorance which prevails in some parts of the country and even in the minds of many of our legislators. This ignorance has been disagreeably apparent during the discussion on the currency bill now before Congress. Of late we have read nothing but repeated protests against the folly of inflation, and complaints of the wilfulness of Congressmen, who, through ignorance, are unconsciously heightening the dangers of a worthless paper-currency. Either the nature of values has been too little taught hitherto, or very incompetent men have been sent...
...father's a member of Congress, and sends her beautiful things...
...Forty-Second Congress contained ten graduates of Yale and three of Harvard." - Record. Such a candid confession goes far toward disarming criticism. Indeed, we half believe that the natural tendencies of this unfortunate ten incited them to their disreputable courses, almost as much as the effect of four years at New Haven. We hope that the paragraph will not have so bad an influence upon the size of '77 at Yale, as we apprehend...
...laid down in the Constitution, is it an element of Insurrection or of Invasion, for a man to place in the ballot-box a vote for whatever candidate he may choose?" Also, "If the militia is called into active service by the President, without the authority of Congress, is this anything but the assumption of Imperial power?" Unfortunately the name of the author is withheld, so that we cannot communicate our solutions to her; otherwise we should make haste to discuss the whole matter in a correspondence...