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...months ago, at least, that Carlos the Crook tried to inveigle the lion-hearted Andy Gump into buying fake oil stock. And about a month later the same scoundrel, Carlos, treacherously stole the modest bank roll of the fair Widow Zander...
...roll was called and the resolution was passed 55 to 21. Then the Senate went back to work...
...opposition realized it was beaten. Their first reaction was anger, and some delaying tactics began to be employed but as calmer judgment got the upper hand these ceased. Under the cloture rule each Senator might speak one hour, so that there might have been 96 hours of debate. Calculating roll calls, allowing six hours to the Senate's day, adding Sundays, action might have been postponed three weeks. Instead it was concluded in about 17 hours?three legislative days...
...Moses on behalf of the opposition then asked unanimous consent to take the final vote at once. There was no objection. The clerk began to call the roll...
...spite of cloture the opposition still fought on, forcing roll calls to delay proceedings, rising to questions of personal privilege to hold back the debate...