United States--Politics and government--20th century
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tained by the Senate in such a ruling.
When a Presiding Officer tried to overtum
that precedent, the Senate overruled
the Presiding Officer.
In 1959 we changed that rule, to provide
that debate could be...
United States--Politics and government--20th century
The Senate met at 12 o'clock meridian,
and was called to order by the Acting
President pro tempore [Mr. METCALF].
The Chaplain, Rev. Frederick Brown
Harris, D.D., offered the following
prayer:
Eternal God, amid the darkness in
which our sad world...