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Thomas H. Benton, senator from Missouri Chs. Fenderich del

Thomas H. Benton, senator from Missouri Chs. Fenderich del

Print shows Thomas Hart Benton, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right; includes a facsimile signature. Caption continues: Solitary & alone, and amidst the jeers and taunts of my opponents, I put this ball ... More

No annexation of Texas. It having been announced by the government organ that a treaty for the annexation of Texas has been negociated and signed and will soon be presented to the Senate, the undersigned call upon the citizens of New York, witho

No annexation of Texas. It having been announced by the government org...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 119, Folder 26a.

The Southern Confederacy - Senate Chamber in the Capitol at Montgomery, Alabama, during open session - the Honorable Howell Cobb presiding

The Southern Confederacy - Senate Chamber in the Capitol at Montgomery...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 11, no. 275 (1861 Mar. 2), p. 229. Reference copy may be in LOT 4421-A. Caption card tracings: Al... More

Sen. Powell Clayton Gov. of Arkansas, Col. of 5th Kansas vol. cav. U.S.A.

Sen. Powell Clayton Gov. of Arkansas, Col. of 5th Kansas vol. cav. U.S...

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"Time works wonders." Iago. (Jeff Davis) "For that I do suspect the lusty moor hath leap'd into my seat : the thought whereof doth like a poisonous mineral gnaw my inwards." -- Othello / Th. Nast.

"Time works wonders." Iago. (Jeff Davis) "For that I do suspect the lu...

Cartoon showing Jefferson Davis looking over his shoulder at Hiram Revels seated in the United States Senate. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1870 April 9, p. 232.

This is not the New York Stock Exchange, it is the patronage exchange, called U.S. Senate / J.A. Wales.

This is not the New York Stock Exchange, it is the patronage exchange,...

Senators holding papers "patronage," "sold out," and "New York quotations," with T.C. Platt handcuffed to man on left, who is handing "orders of the boss" to Chester Arthur. Illus. in: Puck, v. 9, 1881 April 13... More

Throw 'em out! / J. Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Throw 'em out! / J. Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Print shows senators labeled "Stewart, Peffer, Vest, Jones, Teller, [and] Wolcott" thrown out of windows in a building labeled "U.S. Senate" by laborers and other citizens; papers labeled "Anti-Repeal Drivel" a... More

Illinois Senate in session, 40 General Assembly, May 6, 1897

Illinois Senate in session, 40 General Assembly, May 6, 1897

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Young Ford blames ICC. Washington, D.C., Jan. 7. ICC order that all railroads use heavy equipment caused the Fords to sell the Detroit, Toledo, and Ironton Road in 1929, Edsel Ford, (right) President of the Ford Motor Co., told Chairman Burton K. Wheeler of the Senate rail inquiry today

Young Ford blames ICC. Washington, D.C., Jan. 7. ICC order that all ra...

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Michigan Senator. Washington, D.C., July 17. Long walks are the favorite exercise of Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, Republican of Michigan, who was snapped yesterday as he paused for a short rest during his daily hike

Michigan Senator. Washington, D.C., July 17. Long walks are the favori...

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CIO's Lee Pressman endorses health bill. Washington, D.C., May 14. The CIO's General Counsel, Lee Pressman, took the stand before the Senate Education and Labor Committee today to tell members that the CIO endorses the Wagner Public Health Bill upon which the committee is holding public hearings

CIO's Lee Pressman endorses health bill. Washington, D.C., May 14. The...

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A House whisper. Washington, D.C., Jan. 7. Rep. Sam Rayburn, new majority leader of the House, whispers in to the ear of Senator Carter Glass, the monetary expert of the Senate, as both attend the conference today at the Capitol between administration leaders and Senate and House leaders to discuss monetary legislation to be submitted to the new session of Congress

A House whisper. Washington, D.C., Jan. 7. Rep. Sam Rayburn, new major...

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Majority Leader at the press conference. Washington, D.C. Jan. 2. Senator Joe Robinson of Arkansas who is the majority leader of the Senate telling the reporters that Congress is going to regulate wages and hours even if necessary to pass a Constitutional amendment. Is this the rebirth of the N.R.A.?

Majority Leader at the press conference. Washington, D.C. Jan. 2. Sena...

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Senatorial old timers. Washington, D.C., April 17. Three senators whose terms have successfully brought them back to the U.S. Senate are these who were photographed at the Neutrality Hearings of the Foreign Relations Hearing today. Left to right: Senators Key Pittman, Chairman of the Committee, Hiram Johnson of California, and Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan

Senatorial old timers. Washington, D.C., April 17. Three senators whos...

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Charles R. Hook, right, Pres. of Nat'l Assoc. of Manufacturers, & Senator James J. Davis, of Pennsylvania, at Senate Civil Liberties hearing

Charles R. Hook, right, Pres. of Nat'l Assoc. of Manufacturers, & Sena...

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Tarzan paints the Senate flagpole. Washington, D.C., July 11. There comes a time each year when things around Capitol Hill need a bit of fresh paint, flagpoles no exception. Here is the flagpole over the Senate Office Building getting its new paint job, curiously enough, from a steeple-jack named Tarzan--Jack Tarzan

Tarzan paints the Senate flagpole. Washington, D.C., July 11. There co...

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Lost: a cold water pipe. Washington, D.C., Sept. 5. Seeking a "lost" water line running from the house office building through the Capitol, workmen are digging up the Capitol ground with a steam shovel. When they find the pipe, they will make a connection in order to supply chilled water for the air conditioning of the Senate office building.

Lost: a cold water pipe. Washington, D.C., Sept. 5. Seeking a "lost" w...

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Senate Judiciary Committee considers president's request to increase membership of Supreme Court. Washington D.C. After a meeting today members of the Senate Judiciary Committee reported that opinion in their group was about evenly divided on wisdom of President Roosevelt's request for power to increase the membership of the Supreme Court to possibly 15 members. Senators Borah, Pittman and Connally continued their silence on the administration Program as they left the Committee Room. in the photograph, left to right: (seated) Senator William E. Borah, Idaho; Senator Henry F. Hurst of Arizona, Chairman ; and Senator Pat McCarran of Nevada. Standing left to right: Senator Frederich Van Nuys of Indiana; Senator Edward R. Burke of Nebraska. Senator Warren Austin of Vermont; Senator Key Pittman of Nevada; Senator George McGill of Kansas; and Senator Carl Hatch of New Mexico

Senate Judiciary Committee considers president's request to increase m...

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Senator Glass passes 79th milestone. Washington, D.C. Jan. 4. Congratulations from both [sides] Democrats and Republicans alike. We're [...] on Senator Carter Glass, of Virginia, today as he celebrated his 79th birthday. The veteran Virginia legislator is shown with Senator [Josiah] W. Bailey, (left) of North Carolina, and Senator James F. Byrnes, of South Carolina, as they left the Democratic Caucus

Senator Glass passes 79th milestone. Washington, D.C. Jan. 4. Congratu...

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Money experts. Washington, D.C., Jan. 7. Senator Carter Glass, former Secretary of the Treasury and an expert on monetary matters, pictured with Jesse Jones, Chairman of the R.F.C., as both attended the conference today between leaders of the administration and the Senate and House to discuss legislation to be submitted to the new session

Money experts. Washington, D.C., Jan. 7. Senator Carter Glass, former ...

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William Green accuses NLRB of 'dictator tactics' and urges abolition of Board. Washington, D.C., May 1. AF of L President William Green stood before the Senate Education and Labor Committee today, urged abolition of the NRLB, and its substitution by a new 5 member board with less power, accused the Board of 'dictator tactics' and CIO bias. He appeared to testify for AF of L sponsored amendments to the National Labor Relations Act

William Green accuses NLRB of 'dictator tactics' and urges abolition o...

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Dupont opposes incentive taxation. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1. Appearing before the Senate Finance Subcommittee investigating profit sharing systems, Lammont DuPont, President of the E.I. DuPont De Nemours Co., today declared his opposition to incentive taxation as an inducement of social management of industry. He said that by careful study he had not been able to discover any practical[?] method for the federal government to introduce any plan of rewards or penalties in the tax system which will promote the exercise of sound business judgment

Dupont opposes incentive taxation. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1. Appearing...

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House and Senate conferees agree on final draft of neutrality bill. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Key Rittman, sitting, and Rep. Sol Bloom, standing Chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee, as they outlined to reporters the final draft of the Neutrality Bill repealing the arms embargo as agreed upon by House and Senate conferees

House and Senate conferees agree on final draft of neutrality bill. Wa...

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Pennsylvania wants $60,000,000. Washington, D.C. A delegation from Pennsylvania called at the White House today asking for a $60,000,000 PWA Grant. President Roosevelt received the group. Left to right: John B. Kelly, Secretary of State Revenue for Pennsylvania; Dave Lawerence, Democratic State Chairman; Senator Joseph Guffey; and Governor Earle

Pennsylvania wants $60,000,000. Washington, D.C. A delegation from Pen...

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The latest thing in nightmares / J.S.P.

The latest thing in nightmares / J.S.P.

Illustration shows a frightened man lying in bed, pulling up a blanket labeled "The Senate"; he sees in the darkness the spectacles and toothy grin of President Theodore Roosevelt. There is a glowing lamp on a ... More

Senate leaders meet. Washington, D.C., June 6. Senate Republicans today adopted a resolution declaring that Congress should remain in session throughout the European War emergency. Twenty-one Republicans conferred for 45 minutes. Afterward, Senator McNary announced 'It was the unanimous sense of the conference that Congress should remain in session for the duration of the emergency.' Left to right in the picture: Senator Robert A. Taft, Republican of Ohio; Senator Styles Bridges, Republican of New Hampshire; Senator Charles McNary, Republican of Oregon; and Senator Arthur Vandenberg, Republican of Michigan

Senate leaders meet. Washington, D.C., June 6. Senate Republicans toda...

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Monopoly witness, Dr. Lubin. Washington, D.C., Dec. 4. Dr. Isadore Lubin, Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, appeared before the Monopoly Committee today. He said that a period of rising prices and 'painful economic readjustment' is in prospect as a result of the European war. 'The experience of the past 100 years, ' Lubin said, 'has demonstrated repeatedly that major wars bring tremendous changes in prices and have far reaching effect upon the structure of industry and upon the entire economy. Senator Borah presided in the absence of Senator O'Mahoney

Monopoly witness, Dr. Lubin. Washington, D.C., Dec. 4. Dr. Isadore Lub...

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LORIMER, WILLIAM. REP. FROM ILLINOIS, 1895-1901, 1903-1909; SENATOR, 1909-1912

LORIMER, WILLIAM. REP. FROM ILLINOIS, 1895-1901, 1903-1909; SENATOR, 1...

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HAYNES, JAMES C. MAYOR OF MINNEAPOLIS. LEFT, WITH SENATOR CLAPP

HAYNES, JAMES C. MAYOR OF MINNEAPOLIS. LEFT, WITH SENATOR CLAPP

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BACON, AUGUSTUS OCTAVIUS. SENATOR FROM GEORGIA, 1895-1914. LEFT, PLANTING TREE AT CAPITOL

BACON, AUGUSTUS OCTAVIUS. SENATOR FROM GEORGIA, 1895-1914. LEFT, PLANT...

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DAVIS, HENRY GASSAWAY. SENATOR FORM WEST VIRGINIA, 1871-1883; CHAIRMAN, PAN AMERICAN RAILWAY COMMISSION, 1901-1916

DAVIS, HENRY GASSAWAY. SENATOR FORM WEST VIRGINIA, 1871-1883; CHAIRMAN...

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JAMES, OLLIE M. REP. FROM KENTUCKY, 1903-1913; SENATOR, 1913-1918

JAMES, OLLIE M. REP. FROM KENTUCKY, 1903-1913; SENATOR, 1913-1918

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GLASS, CARTER. REP. FROM VIRGINIA, 1902-1918; SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, 1918-1920; SENATOR, 1920-

GLASS, CARTER. REP. FROM VIRGINIA, 1902-1918; SECRETARY OF THE TREASUR...

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BACON, AUGUSTUS OCTAVIUS. SENATOR FROM GEORGIA, 1895-1914

BACON, AUGUSTUS OCTAVIUS. SENATOR FROM GEORGIA, 1895-1914

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SUTHERLAND, SENATOR - Public domain portrait photograph

SUTHERLAND, SENATOR - Public domain portrait photograph

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GARDNER, OBADIAH. SENATOR FROM MAINE, 1911-1913

GARDNER, OBADIAH. SENATOR FROM MAINE, 1911-1913

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NEWLANDS, FRANCIS GRIFFITH. REP. FROM NEVADA, 1893-1903; SENATOR, 1903-1917

NEWLANDS, FRANCIS GRIFFITH. REP. FROM NEVADA, 1893-1903; SENATOR, 1903...

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ROSE, HENRY M. CHIEF CLERK OF SENATE

ROSE, HENRY M. CHIEF CLERK OF SENATE

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HUMPHREY, WILLIAM E. REP. FROM WASHINGTON, 1903-1907. LEFT, WITH SENATOR WESLEY JONES

HUMPHREY, WILLIAM E. REP. FROM WASHINGTON, 1903-1907. LEFT, WITH SENAT...

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SAULSBURY, WILLARD. SENATOR FROM DELAWARE, 1913-1919

SAULSBURY, WILLARD. SENATOR FROM DELAWARE, 1913-1919

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OVERMAN, LEE SLATER. SENATOR FROM NORTH CAROLINA, 1903-1933

OVERMAN, LEE SLATER. SENATOR FROM NORTH CAROLINA, 1903-1933

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Mrs. Robert Adamson, wife of Fire Commissioner of N.Y. City. She will attend C[ongressional] U[nion] conference Sat. and speak at luncheon in honor of departing [suffrage] envoys.

Mrs. Robert Adamson, wife of Fire Commissioner of N.Y. City. She will ...

Title transcribed from item. Summary: Head-and-shoulders studio portrait of Ethel M. Adamson, with clasped hands. The caption on a smaller duplicate print of the same image located in the same folder reads: "Mr... More

PRESS CORRESPONDENTS. SENATOR STONE

PRESS CORRESPONDENTS. SENATOR STONE

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KIRBY, WILLIAM FOSGATE. SENATOR FROM ARKANSAS, 1916-1921

KIRBY, WILLIAM FOSGATE. SENATOR FROM ARKANSAS, 1916-1921

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GAY, EDWARD JAMES. SENATOR FROM LOUISIANA, 1918-1921

GAY, EDWARD JAMES. SENATOR FROM LOUISIANA, 1918-1921

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WAR SAVINGS STAMPS. GILLETT, FREDERICK HUNTINGTON, REP. FROM MASSACHUSETTS, 1893-1925; SPEAKER, 66TH, 67TH, 68TH CONGRESSES; SENATOR, 1925-1931; OVERMAN, LEE SLATER, SENATOR FROM NORTH CAROLINA, 1903-1933

WAR SAVINGS STAMPS. GILLETT, FREDERICK HUNTINGTON, REP. FROM MASSACHUS...

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BALL, LEWIS HEISLER, SENATOR FROM DELEWARE

BALL, LEWIS HEISLER, SENATOR FROM DELEWARE

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JOHNSON, HIRAM WARREN. GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA, 1911-1917; SENATOR, 1917-

JOHNSON, HIRAM WARREN. GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA, 1911-1917; SENATOR, 191...

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PENROSE, BOIES. SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA, 1897-1921

PENROSE, BOIES. SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA, 1897-1921

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JOHNSON, HIRAM WARREN. GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA, 1911-1917; SENATOR, 1917-

JOHNSON, HIRAM WARREN. GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA, 1911-1917; SENATOR, 191...

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KENDRICK, JOHN BENJAMIN. GOVERNOR OF WYOMING, 1915-1917; SENATOR, 1917-

KENDRICK, JOHN BENJAMIN. GOVERNOR OF WYOMING, 1915-1917; SENATOR, 1917...

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Senator Calder & Sen. Harding - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Senator Calder & Sen. Harding - Glass negative photogrpah. Public doma...

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C.B. Huntress, children Marion, Douglas, & Jack

C.B. Huntress, children Marion, Douglas, & Jack

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Famous actress urges admittance into U.S. of 20,000 German refugee children. Washington, D.C., April 20. Speaking 'as an American mother,' actress Helen Hayes today appealed to a senate immigration subcommittee to approve legislation to admit 20,000 German refugee children into the United States during the next two years. She is pictured with Senator Robert F. Wagner, left, of New York, and Rep. Edith Nourse Rogers, right, of Massachusetts

Famous actress urges admittance into U.S. of 20,000 German refugee chi...

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Eastman Kodak Co. opposes 'incentive taxation' senate committee told. Washington, D.C., Nov. 21. The Eastman Kodak Co. opposes 'incentive taxation' to encourage profit sharing systems, M.B. Folsom, Vice President of the company, told the Senate Finance Subcommittee today. 'We believe it is unsound to impose or withhold taxes as a means to influence or direct action of this type.' Folsom

Eastman Kodak Co. opposes 'incentive taxation' senate committee told. ...

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John T. Adams, left, chmn. of Republican Nat'l Party, and Senator Medill McCormick of Ill. at White House

John T. Adams, left, chmn. of Republican Nat'l Party, and Senator Medi...

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Boston furrier appears before Senate Naval Affairs Committee. Washington, D.C., May 17. Philip Krupp, a Boston furrier, today sought the Senate Naval Affairs Committee support for his drive to reinstate his 22 yr. old brother in the Naval Academy and remove from his name the "stigma of falsehood." He petitioned the committee to approve a bill directing the reinstatement of his brother, Fredrick Krupp, who, he contended, was "forced to resign" from the academy in January because of a thoughtless statement with attempt to decieve. Philip said his brother had been refused a position with the Martin Aircraft Co. and denied admission to the Massachusetts. Institute of Technology because of an untrue statement attached to all of Fred's records from the academy that he was permitted to resign for the good of the navy, he is shown left; pleading the case before the acting chairman of the committee Sen. Guy Gillette. D. of IA.

Boston furrier appears before Senate Naval Affairs Committee. Washingt...

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N.Y. Mayor asks remove restrictions placed on relief bill [...] Washington, D.C., June 22. Mayor Fiorello La Guardia of New York today asked the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee to remove restrictions placed on the $1,735,000,000 relief bill by the House. LaGuardia also gave his support to an amendment restoring federal theater projects. Mayor LaGuardia, left, is shown Lowell Mellett, Executive Director of the National Emergency Council

N.Y. Mayor asks remove restrictions placed on relief bill [...] Washin...

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RFC extension conference. The Senate Banking and Currency Committee, headed by Sen. Duncan U. Fletcher, D. of Fla., left, listened to Jesse Jones, chairman of the RFC, while he explained why he believed the RFC should be extended. From the left: Sen. Fletcher, Sen. John G. Townsend, Jr. R of Del.; Jesse Jones, and Sen. Alben W. Barkley, D. of Ky. 1/22/35

RFC extension conference. The Senate Banking and Currency Committee, h...

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Purdue professor urges tax exemption for gasoline mixed with grain alcohol. Washington, D.C., May 23. Harold M. Jacklin, Professor of Automotive Engineering at Purdue University, and working in collaboration with the Chicago Moto Club, told a Senate Finance Subcommittee today that he favored adoption of two bills by Senators Gurney and Gillette to remove the tax upon gasoline which is mixed with grain alcohol. The plan [...] sponsors hold, will prove a boon to farmers by removing [...] surplus and raising farm income

Purdue professor urges tax exemption for gasoline mixed with grain alc...

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Senator Magnus Johnson, of Minn., in Ford machine

Senator Magnus Johnson, of Minn., in Ford machine

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Senator Johnson at desk - Public domain dedication image

Senator Johnson at desk - Public domain dedication image

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Gov. and Dis. officials join with Rep. of Greece in ceremony at Daniel Webster statue at Scott Circle. Lft. to rt.: Com. Rudolph, M. Tsamados, Charge d'Affaires of Greece, and Sen. King of Utah

Gov. and Dis. officials join with Rep. of Greece in ceremony at Daniel...

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Mrs. Royal S. Copeland, wife of Sen. Copeland of N.Y.

Mrs. Royal S. Copeland, wife of Sen. Copeland of N.Y.

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Senate Ladies Luncheon at Hamilton Hotel, [Washington, D.C., 2/24/25]

Senate Ladies Luncheon at Hamilton Hotel, [Washington, D.C., 2/24/25]

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Only woman to bring electoral vote. Miss Sharlot M. Hall of Prescott, Arizona, brought the Arizona electoral vote to Washington. She is the only woman messenger to be sent from any state. With her group, (left to right) are: B.P. Lester, Miss Hall, Senator Cameron and Mrs. R.L. Royal

Only woman to bring electoral vote. Miss Sharlot M. Hall of Prescott, ...

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Senator Borah stays on job. Washington, D.C. Aug. 30. While other senators are resting in their home states or visiting vacation spots, Senator William E. Borah, veteran Idaho legislator, remains in Washington and goes to his office every day. He is shown reading his morning mail. 8/30/27

Senator Borah stays on job. Washington, D.C. Aug. 30. While other sena...

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Cameramen charge John D. Rockefeller, Jr., as he leaves U.S. Capitol. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., facing a battery of cameramen at the Capitol in Washington today after testifying before the Senate Public Lands Committee investigating the Teapot Dome leases

Cameramen charge John D. Rockefeller, Jr., as he leaves U.S. Capitol. ...

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Successor to late Senator Warren of Wyoming calls on President Hoover. Senator Patrick J. Sullivan (left) who was appointed by the Governor of Wyoming to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator Francis E. Warren, was presented to President Hoover today by Claudius Huston, (right) Chairman of the Republican National Committee

Successor to late Senator Warren of Wyoming calls on President Hoover....

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Sen. Brookhart and Dist. Atty. Roner

Sen. Brookhart and Dist. Atty. Roner

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President Hoover officially opens baseball season in National Capital. President Hoover tossing out the first ball to officially open the baseball season in Washington today. The Washington Senators played in the Philadelelphia Athletics in the season's opener. In the photograph, left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Arthur M. Hyde; Mrs. Herbert Hoover; President Hoover; Secretary of Treasury Andrew Mellon (sitting) Secretary of War James W. Good; Walter Johnson; and Clark Griffith

President Hoover officially opens baseball season in National Capital....

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From House of Commons. Honorable [...] Brockway, member of the British House of Commons, and until his election, political Secretary of the Independent Labor Party, was a visitor at the Capitol where he was greeted by Farmer-labor Senators. In this group, left to right: Senator George W. Morris of Nebraska, Senator Gorad P. Nye of North Dakota, Mr. Brockway, Senator William N. Mac Master of South Dakota and Senator Lynn J. Frazier of North Dakota

From House of Commons. Honorable [...] Brockway, member of the British...

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"How about the appropriations?" Mino, the talking mino bird from East India, has become interested in legislative affairs since he came to Washington. While talking, whistling, or making bugle calls he suddenly astounds his audience by asking, "How about the appropriations, how about the appropriations?" He probably attended a session of the Senate to hear this. The unusual bird is shown with the proprieter of the Washington bird store who is his present owner. 11/13/30

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The Garners admire carving of Florida cedar gavel for his collection. Washington, D.C., Oct. 31. Vice President Garner, the nation's no. 1 gavel collector, today was presented with a hand-carved gavel of Florida cedar, carved by James Barry of Dalrico, Fla., and presented to the Vice President by Rep. J. Hardin Peterson, of Florida. Mrs. Garner and the Vice President are shown here admiring the gavel with which he opened the Senate today

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Johnson blasts Senate NRA bill. General Hugh S. Johnson, first administrator of the NRA, left, tells the House Ways and Means committee that the Senate NRA extension resolution will kill NRA after 10 months. Johnson said it would be a R1174352 "catastrophe to accept only a 9 1/2 months extension as proposed by the Senate." He said he favored a 2 year extension. Johnson is shown here with Chairman Robert L. Doughton. 5/24/35

Johnson blasts Senate NRA bill. General Hugh S. Johnson, first adminis...

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Unofficial "Mayor" of D.C. breaks leg. Sen. William King, D., of Utah, and chairman of the Senate District of Columbia committee, transacts business from his bed where he is confined as a result of a broken leg, fractured in a fall in his home. Sen. King, as chairman of the Senate Committee, is considered the unofficial "Mayor" of voteless District of Columbia. He now is striving to get a PWA loan for a new court house, 8/29/35

Unofficial "Mayor" of D.C. breaks leg. Sen. William King, D., of Utah,...

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M. Hitt of Washington Attorney & H.C. Hopson, Senate lobby

M. Hitt of Washington Attorney & H.C. Hopson, Senate lobby

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In self-defense. Secretary of Commerce Daniel C. Roper, left, appears at the Senate commerce committee, to defend his department against charges of graft and corruption hurled by Ewing Y. Mitchell, ousted assistant Sen. Royal B. Copeland, D. of N.Y., center , is chairman of the committee, and Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg, R. of Mich., right, is taking an active part in the proceedings. 6/19/35

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Rep. Nat Patton, of Texas; at Senate lobby hearing

Rep. Nat Patton, of Texas; at Senate lobby hearing

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Wash. D.C. "Don't Know." O.E. Wasser, A.G. & E. Controller who told the Senate lobby investigators Tuesday that they shouldn't "expect me to know everything." He was being questioned about the about the company for which he works and for which he claimed he owned no stock in. 7/30/35

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Sen. Burton Wheeler - Public domain portrait photograph

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Wash. D.C. 75th Milestone. Sen. George W. Norris, (R. of Neb.) who reached his 74th birthday Thursday (July 11). He turned up at the office for a regular day's work, birthday notwithstanding. 7/11/35

Wash. D.C. 75th Milestone. Sen. George W. Norris, (R. of Neb.) who rea...

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May make cash levy on lynching. These members of the Senate Judiciary Sub-committee considering the Costigan-Wagner Anti-Lynching Bill may report our a piece of legislation calling for a levy of from $2,000 to $10,000 against a county in which a lynching occurs to be paid to relatives of the victim. From the left: Sen. Edward P. Costigan, D. of Colo.; Sen. Frederick Van Nuys, D. of Ind.; Sen. Joseph F. Guffy, D. of Pennsylvania, and Sen. William H. Dieterrich, D. of Ill. 2/14/35

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[Tumulty testifies on fees from utilities. Joseph P. Tumulty, Secretary to President Wilson, testifies before the Senate lobby investigating vommittee that he received $33,000 in fees during the post two years from various utilities. He said that Munuel Quezon, president of the Phillipine senate did NOT pay him fees for advisory work from which he received $12,500. 8/7/35]

[Tumulty testifies on fees from utilities. Joseph P. Tumulty, Secretar...

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Tends to her knitting. Washington, D.C. Oct. 8. While the duties of a United States Senator occupy most of her time, Senator Hattie W. Caraway, of Arkansas, found time during he long adjournment of Congress to catch up with her knitting, at which she is an expert

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"Chowderhead" in spotlight. Washington, D.C. Sept. 23. A highlight at today's hearing of the Senate Civil Liberties Committee investigating espionage in labor relations was furnished by S. Cohen, alias "Chowderhead," who testified he had been in the strikebreaking business for 20 years. After admitting that he would work for any agency that would pay his price, Cohen further testified that he "bossed the job during the New York elevator strike and since then has been on the Remington-Rand strike in Connecticut. Cohen's police record, introduced into the proceedings, showed 14 arrests and five convictions including punishment for receiving stolen goods and grand larceny

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Black successor takes oath. Washington, D.C., Aug. 20. Vice President Garner administering the oath to Mrs. Bibb Graves, wife of the Governor of Alabama, who was yesterday named U.S. Senator from Alabama to succeed Hugo L. Black, newly appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. In the photograph, left to right: Vice President Garner, Governor Bibb Graves, Mrs. Graves, and Senator John H. Bankhead, 2nd Senior Senator from Alabama, 8/20/37

Black successor takes oath. Washington, D.C., Aug. 20. Vice President ...

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Newsreel cameraman describes Chicago strike riots to Senate Civil Liberties Committee. Washington, D.C., July 2. Orlando Lippert, cameraman for Paramount News, describing to the Senate Civil Liberties Committee today the scenes he photographed for his reel at the Memorial Day strike riots at the south Chicago plant of the Republic Steel Corp. The pictures which suppressed by Paramount were screened for members of the committee today, 7/2/37

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Supreme Court appointee faces movie cameras. Washington, D.C. Aug. 12. Shortly after he was nominated as a member of the United States Supreme Court today, Senator Hugo L. Black of Alabama, faced a battery of ground cameras on the steps of the Capitol. During the next few days the face of the new Justice will beam down from movie screens in all parts of the country, 8/22/37

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Borah and Nye want to form new national party. Washington, D.C., May 6. There have been new rumors that Senator Borah of Idaho and Senator Nye of North Dakota and other insurgent Republicans want to start a new National party with the purpose of unhorsing the present Republican National Committee. The leadership will fall to Senators William E. Borah and Gerald P. Nye caught as they were confering together at the Capitol today, 561937

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Sen. Pat Harrison - Public domain portrait photograph

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Senator from Kansas. Washington, D.C., Nov. 4. Democratic Senator George McGill of Kansas, from a new informal picture made at his desk today. 11/4/37

Senator from Kansas. Washington, D.C., Nov. 4. Democratic Senator Geor...

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Conducting tax evasion hearing. Washington, D.C., June 19. Rep. Robert L. Doughton of North Carolina, Chairman, and Senator Pat Harrison (right) of Mississippi, Vice Chariman, of the Joint Congressional Committee now conducting hearings on tax evasion. 6/19/37

Conducting tax evasion hearing. Washington, D.C., June 19. Rep. Robert...

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From blue grass state. Washington, D.C., May 15. Senator M.M. Logan, Democrat of Kentucky, snapped at a recent Senate hearing, 5/15/1937

From blue grass state. Washington, D.C., May 15. Senator M.M. Logan, D...

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Before Senate Civil Liberties Committee. Washington, D.C., April 15. Testifying before the Senate Civil Liberties Committee today, George S. Ward, Secretary of the Harlan County, Ky., Coal Operators Association, said his organiziation had doubled its assessment on member coal companies three times in the past four years during periods of union mine organization drives. The annual income for the organization from company members is between $60,000 and $70,000 and is derived from an ordinary assessment of 1/2 cent per ton levied on coal produced, 4/15/1937

Before Senate Civil Liberties Committee. Washington, D.C., April 15. T...

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Louisiana Senator stands treat for Senate pages. Washington, D.C., April 22. Recalling how fond he was of ice cream when a youngster, Senator Allen J. Ellender, of Louisiana, played host to the Senate pages at an ice cream-and-cake party today at the Capitol. The Senator and Mrs. Ellender are shown as they ate their share ofthe frozen delicacy with the boys, 4/22/1937

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Fears airlines' bankruptcy. Washington, D.C., Dec. 20. Senator Edwin C. Johnson (right) of Colorado, today demanded prompt enactment of the McCarran Air Transport Bill in order to save America's commercial from bankruptcy and destruction. Studying the bill with the author Senator Pat McCarran, Senator declared that the Nation's airlines will lose $3,000,000 more this year than in 1936, 12/20/37

Fears airlines' bankruptcy. Washington, D.C., Dec. 20. Senator Edwin C...

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Montana Senator. Washington, D.C., May 24. Senator Burton K. Wheeler, of Montana, pictured in his office at the Capitol today. Although a Democrat, Senator Wheeler is one of the leaders in fight against the president's court reorganization plan, 5/24/1937

Montana Senator. Washington, D.C., May 24. Senator Burton K. Wheeler, ...

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Appear before the Senate Judicary. Washington, D.C., March 18. Appearing before the Senate Judicairy Committee today in defense of the Presidents Supreme Court reorganization plan were Charles Grove Haines of the University of Calif. who is a Professor of Political Science, left: and Dean Leon Green, Dean fo the Law School of Northeaster Univ., right

Appear before the Senate Judicary. Washington, D.C., March 18. Appeari...

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