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... elected members ? Senator PEPPER . No ; of the Senators voting , assuming a quorum to be present . I think that is the democratic way of conducting the Senate's business . So a majority of the Senators voting , assuming a quorum to be ...
... elected members ? Senator PEPPER . No ; of the Senators voting , assuming a quorum to be present . I think that is the democratic way of conducting the Senate's business . So a majority of the Senators voting , assuming a quorum to be ...
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... elected to the Senate who desire to vote , do you ? Senator TAYLOR . No. Senator IVES . That is what you are doing , really ; you are holding it up in spite of the desire of the elected Members of that Senate , possibly . Senator TAYLOR ...
... elected to the Senate who desire to vote , do you ? Senator TAYLOR . No. Senator IVES . That is what you are doing , really ; you are holding it up in spite of the desire of the elected Members of that Senate , possibly . Senator TAYLOR ...
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... elected next November really want to establish majority rule in the House and be freed from the dicta- torial domination of the Rules Committee , let them stand up and be counted on the opening day of the new session . A similar fight ...
... elected next November really want to establish majority rule in the House and be freed from the dicta- torial domination of the Rules Committee , let them stand up and be counted on the opening day of the new session . A similar fight ...
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... elected them . The people must be ever watchful against institutions , like the filibuster and powers of the House Rules Committee , which permit the perversion of free government by self - seeking men . If the people relax their ...
... elected them . The people must be ever watchful against institutions , like the filibuster and powers of the House Rules Committee , which permit the perversion of free government by self - seeking men . If the people relax their ...
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... elected who did not have a majority ? Senator MORSE . But how did they vote in the Constitutional Con- vention ? They voted by majority rule . They adopted their machin- ery by majority rule . That is the basic principle of majority ...
... elected who did not have a majority ? Senator MORSE . But how did they vote in the Constitutional Con- vention ? They voted by majority rule . They adopted their machin- ery by majority rule . That is the basic principle of majority ...
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