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An executive session of the Senate

An executive session of the Senate

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Washington cook (to mistress in the hall)--"Shure, ye can't come in. We've gone into executive session, and we're cookin up something to surprise ye"

Washington cook (to mistress in the hall)--"Shure, ye can't come in. W...

Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1932:0029). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Harper's weekly, 32:36 (Jan. 14, 1888).

State Department confers privately with House on amendments to Neutrality Act. Washington, D.C., June 5. Meeting today in executive session, the House Foreign Affairs Committee conferred with officials from the State Department on proposed amendments to the present neutrality laws. Left to right, seated: R. Walton Moore, State Department counselor, Chairman Sol Bloom, Green H. Hackworth, State Dept. legal advisor; standing: Carlton Savage, assistant to Moore, and Rep. Charles A. Eaton of N.J.

State Department confers privately with House on amendments to Neutral...

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Reporters question Rep. Mary Norton. Washington, D.C., July 22. Reporters besiege Rep. Mary T. Norton, Democrat of New Jersey, following her appearance today before the House Rules Committee in executive session. The purpose of the hearing was determine whether the highly controversial amendments offered by Rep. Barden, Democrat of North Carolina, should get right of way on the House floor. Rep. Norton is also the author of certain amendments to the wage-hour law which are not as controversial as those[...]

Reporters question Rep. Mary Norton. Washington, D.C., July 22. Report...

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Washington, D.C. June 26. Miss Katherine [i.e. Katharine] Lenroot, head of the Children's Bureau, and her assistant, Dr. Martha M. Eliot, today asked the Senate Finance Committee in executive session for increased grants for child and maternal welfare assistance. They testified in favor amendments sponsored by Senators Robert LaFollette and James Murray, by which funds for state maternal and child health services would increase from $3,800,000 to $5,800,000. Left to right: Dr. Eliot, Senator Murray, and Miss Lenroot

Washington, D.C. June 26. Miss Katherine [i.e. Katharine] Lenroot, hea...

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Oldest and youngest Senators leave meeting of isolationist bloc. Washington, D.C., July 7. The isolationist bloc of the Senate met this morning in executive session to lay plans for the coming fight on the Neutrality Bill. Coincidently, the youngest and oldest members of the Senate attended the meeting at the office of Senator Hiram Johnson. Here are Dean of the Senate William Borah, 74, and baby Senator Rush Holt, 34, walking down the Capitol corridor from Johnson's office after the meeting

Oldest and youngest Senators leave meeting of isolationist bloc. Washi...

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Warns against armed Japanese in California. Rep. John F. Dockweiler, D. of Cal., charged before the House Military Affairs Committee that 25,000 Japanese reservists, fully armed, are in California ready to fight for their country on a moment's notice. Rep. Dockweiler's testimony was interrupted by Chairman John J. McSwain who ruled that such testimony should be given in executive session. 2/13/35

Warns against armed Japanese in California. Rep. John F. Dockweiler, D...

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"Fails" in charges. Washington, D.C., June 8. After questioning George Henry Payne, Federal Communications Commissioner today, members of the House Rules Committee said the Commissioner failed to support his charges made last week that fellow commissioners were "too greatly influenced" by broadcasters' lobbyists. The hearing was in executive session, 6/8/38

"Fails" in charges. Washington, D.C., June 8. After questioning George...

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Executive meeting of the Republican National Committee. Washington, D.C., June 27. The Republican National Committee met today in executive session for the first time since Congress closed to map plans for the coming elections, this is the first photograph made this year, 62739

Executive meeting of the Republican National Committee. Washington, D....

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Senate Judiciary Committee ok's Reed. Washington, D.C., Jan. 20. After hearing Attorney General Homer S. Cummings today, the Senate Judiciary Committee went into executive session for two minutes during which they voted unanimously to report favorably the nomination of Solicitor General Stanley Reed to be Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Solicitor General Stanley Reed, (right) is shown with Sen. M.M. Logan, (center) Chairman of the Subcommittee, and Attorney General Cummings following the report of the committee, 1/20/38

Senate Judiciary Committee ok's Reed. Washington, D.C., Jan. 20. After...

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Virginia Governor consoles rejected nominee for Virginia federal judgeship. Washington, D.C., Feb. 2. Floyd Roberts, whose nomination by President Roosevelt to be a Federal Judge in Virginia, was adversely reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday, shown with Governor James H. Price of Virginia. Governor Price was to have testified in behalf of Roberts but the Committee went into executive session without calling him. The Senate indicated today they would begin deliberation on the nomination Monday, 2-2-39

Virginia Governor consoles rejected nominee for Virginia federal judge...

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Attorney General accompanies Douglas to Judiciary committee hearing. Washington, D.C., March 24. Attorney General Frank Murphy was a surprise visitor with William O. Douglas to the Senate Judiciary Sub-committee which met this afternoon and in executive session quickly approved the former S.E.C. Chairman for membership in the U.S. Supreme Court. They are seated in the committee room before Senator Borah moved for executive session. 3-24-39

Attorney General accompanies Douglas to Judiciary committee hearing. W...

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Army heads discuss plans with Military Affairs Committee. Washington, D.C., Jan. 17. General Malin Craig, Chief of Staff, U.S.A., Representative Andrew J. May, Chairman of the House Military Affairs Committee, and Secretary of War Harry Woodring looking over plans for a future Army Building Program. The Army heads were called before the committee to discuss in executive session the plans for the president's $552,000,000 armaments program, 1/17/39

Army heads discuss plans with Military Affairs Committee. Washington, ...

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Attorney General accompanies Douglas to Judiciary committee hearing. Washington, D.C., March 24. Attorney General Frank Murphy was a surprise visitor with William O. Douglas to the Senate Judiciary Sub-committee which met this afternoon and in executive session quickly approved the former S.E.C. Chairman for membership in the U.S. Supreme Court. They are seated in the committee room before Senator Borah moved for executive session. 3-24-39

Attorney General accompanies Douglas to Judiciary committee hearing. W...

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Executive meeting of the Republican National Committee. Washington, D.C., June 27. The Republican National Committee met today in executive session for the first time since Congress closed to map plans for the coming elections, this is the first photograph made this year, 6/27/39

Executive meeting of the Republican National Committee. Washington, D....

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