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...household" Prince Johann Maria Franz Placide, Prince of Liechtenstein, Duke of Tropau and of Jägerndorf meant the 11,500 inhabitants of his tiny (65 sq. mi.) independent principality, smallest in population in Europe. These inhabitants, the Prince well knew, were celebrating the completion of the seventieth year of his reign. The Prince has reigned six years longer than Queen Victoria, two years longer than Emperor Franz Josef, and only two years less than the 72-year regnant King Louis XIV of France...
...pocketing." His argument hinged upon the nature of the adjournment Congress has taken. If it is a thoroughgoing adjournment in the Constitutional sense of the word, then the bill is dead. But if it could be shown that the adjournment is merely ad interim, between sessions of the Seventieth Congress, then perhaps the President's failure to veto will have allowed the bill to become law. On this point the Constitution simply says...
...measures were introduced and 923 successfully passed by the first session of the Seventieth Congress. The second session convenes on Dec. 3 (the first Monday...
President Coolidge wrote 13 vetoes during the first session of the Seventieth Congress. He sent eight vetoes "up the hill" in one day last fortnight. His thirteenth (this session) was affixed last week to the McNary-Haugen Farm relief measure (see FARMERS). Senator McNary and Representative Haugen were called to the White House and told in advance that their work was disapproved because of the "equalization...
...wish to thank you for your summary of the work of the Seventieth Congress, TIME, March 19, under NATIONAL AFFAIRS...