Looking In On Congress From the House Gallery
A historical column explains how bills are introduced and processed in Congress. It covers committee referrals, hearings, amendments, readings, and the passage path from the House to the Senate, conference negotiations, and presidential action, noting the sheer volume of proposals versus laws enacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
House
Senate
Washington
Appropriations Committee
Mahure
Feame
Amd
Winithnens
Ules Conmittes
House of Representatives
White House
Fall season seed advice for durable lawn
Professor Halligan of the MA C landscape gardening department urges fall seeding as best for dense lawns. Seeded between September 15 and mid October, lawns develop with lower maintenance costs because weed seeds germinate and are killed over winter. Prepare soil to a depth of a foot, roll, rake lightly, and sow broadcast by hand for even distribution.
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C. P. Halligan
Im. A.C
Halligan
Hana
Buncombe Word Rises From Congress Speech Fray
In 1820 Henry Clay pressed for a vote on a Missouri Compromise measure while a North Carolina member begged time. The man exclaimed I must make a speech for Buncombe, giving birth to buncombe bunkum and the same meaning for 102 years as the term spread and persisted.
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House
Henry Clay
North Carolina
Buncombe
Bunkum
Woman Heads Chilean State Railways Engineering
A Chilean state railway report confirms a woman leads the engineering forces, marking a historic milestone in the national railroad service. The appointment signals progress for gender representation in Chile’s industrial leadership.
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Ra Awoman
State District Nurses Gird for Child Health Centers
Slogan calls for fifty permanent mother and baby health centers by July 1 1923 adopted at Lansing meeting of women organizers. Blanche M Haines directs child hygiene and public health nursing with rapid progress and anticipated centers statewide. District nurses will assist in establishing centers and supervise baby conferences while aiding state health institutes. Alta N Fulcher of Detroit to lead upcoming organizing efforts.
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Lansing
Blanche M. Haines
Bureau of Child
RB i M. Ofin
Net
Upper Peninsula
Jennie Knevells
R. Ni
Marquette
Neathern
Charlotte Ludington
Ri. N
Omaway
State Health Department
Alta N. Fulcher
Detroit
Bureau of Child Hygiene and Public Health
Fulcher
Orpaniszer
Detroit United Lines schedules Pastern standards time
The Detroit United Lines announces transit times between Saline and Ypsilanti with departures from Saline at 6 50 a m 8 40 a m and every two hours until 8 40 p m 10 45 p m 1 25 a m and from Ypsilanti at 6 25 a m 7 40 a m and every two hours until 7 40 p m 10 15 p m and 12 45 a m The last car waits for the theatre car from Ann Arbor Cars connect at Wayne for Plymouth and Northville and at Ypsilanti for Detroit and Jackson
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Detroit United
Ypsilanti
Ann Arbor
Wayne
Plymons
Northville
Ypsilanté
Detroit
Jackson
Buy a Ford and Spend the Difference
An old ad copy urges buyers to choose a Ford model and apply the price difference toward upgrades or options. The message emphasizes value and modernization with the Ford lineup.
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Mickie
Deb Scott
Ben. Uphaus
George Uphaus Weissinger
Saline
Arthur E. Schrader
Jones National, School of Auctioneering
Saline, Mich
A. Warren
Justice of the Peace Legal Counsel
Hall
Toledo
Western Newspaper Union
M.A. C. Man
Mack’s
James Louis
Wallace Brick
Saline Mercantile Company
The
Detroit Edison Co
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