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...made against the University. The Committee speedily and unanimously rejected their bill. I believe that the Legislature will support the vote of the Committee and end the matter so far as the Legislature is concerned, and I hope that the CRIMSON will not dignify the petitioners statements by any request that based on them an inquiry by the Alumni should be instigated. Very truly yours, Levin H. Saltonstall...
...Reporters are on the train and want to interview you," he said. Mr. Hughes, opening his eyes, did not look upon the request with favor. "Tell them," he replied, "that I am very tired and have gone to bed." "All right," said the conductor...
...Yesterday," he explained, "I received a request for some copies of the speech I made in the Senate last Saturday, and last night I thought I would read the speech as printed, and, to my astonishment, found some words had been omitted and I was shown to have stated that the Democratic Party lost because it ought to have lost. I did not say that, nor did I intend to say it. What I said was that we lost because the people thought we ought to have lost...
...this request, the speech was withdrawn from the official minutes. To be sure, these minutes (i.e., the Congressional Record) had already been printed. In the official copy kept by the Senate the speech will be deleted, and in all reprints of the Record the speech will not appear...
...This request was not granted. Despite the gravity of the moment, the soldiers could not help meeting such a request with a hearty laugh...