Warren R. Austin letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, December 18, 1940

Parent Collections

Letters Home From Congress

Title

Warren R. Austin letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, December 18, 1940

Creator

Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.

Description

Letter to daughter and son-in-law. Topics include Tariff Bill passed by Senate and sent to the President; efforts by Locofocos (Democrats) to oppose the Tariff Bill; Senate split on Tariff bill with twenty-five Whigs for, twenty Locofocos (Democrats) against, and five southern Whigs against, but Senator John Henderson (MS) was absent and Senator John Berrien (GA) did not vote; discussions about whether President Tyler will sign the bill what will happen if it is vetoed; treaty between Great Britain and the United States; Government band which plays in front of the Capitol every Thursday and at the Presidents on Saturday evenings; theatre performances; public gardens; Locofocos (Democrats) in Vermont.

Subject

Judicial review of administrative acts.

Roosevelt Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) 1882-1945.

Veto -- United States.

Logan Marvel Mills 1875-1939.

Walter Francis E. (Francis Eugene) 1894-1963.

Roosevelt Eleanor 1884-1962.

United States Congress Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

Note [Digital Version]

2006-08-07T00:00:00, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Genre

letter

Type of Resource

text

Publisher

University of Vermont Libraries. Special Collections.

Access Conditions

In Copyright

Access Conditions [Local]

For further information please contact Special Collections, University of Vermont Libraries at uvmsc@uvm.edu.

Identifier [Local]

austinAIf022i016

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Color: 24 bits; 300 ppi, Microtek ScanMaker 9800XL.