. Conservation. Forests and forestry. Hon. Asbury F, Lever, Representative from South Carolina These reports removed the fighting" from the skirmish line in the committee to the House itself, and there a battle royal was to be expected, with the whole powerful machinery of both party organizations opposed to action. It became known, however, as the ses- sion wore on, that the Speaker had finally given his assurance that the bill should receive consideration during the session, and it then became a question of whether the appropriation bills and other privileged legislation would be out of
. Conservation. Forests and forestry. Hon. Asbury F, Lever, Representative from South Carolina These reports removed the fighting" from the skirmish line in the committee to the House itself, and there a battle royal was to be expected, with the whole powerful machinery of both party organizations opposed to action. It became known, however, as the ses- sion wore on, that the Speaker had finally given his assurance that the bill should receive consideration during the session, and it then became a question of whether the appropriation bills and other privileged legislation would be out of the way in time for full consid- eration. A special rule was reported about a week before the close of the session under which business could be brought up under suspension by a ma- jority instead of a two-thirds vote. This enabled the Weeks bill to be brought in on the first of March and it passed the House by a vote of 157 to 147, ten answering "present," and seventy-two not voting. There was a spirited two hours' debate in which there were many speakers on both sides and Payne of New York and Taw- NEY of Minnesota took the floor 259. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original American Forestry Association. Washington, D. C. : American Forestry Association
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