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2301 The Present Truth, vol. 13 February 11, 1897, page 94 paragraph 13
—A Bill to give women the vote passed its second reading in the Commons last week. It is generally thought that other measures will crowd it out, and that it will not get into the committee stage.
2302 The Present Truth, vol. 13 April 15, 1897, page 240 paragraph 13
… has voted for repeal, but so far the higher authorities have not yielded. Now the Federal Council wishes to pass naval budgets which the Reichstag has thrown …
2303 The Present Truth, vol. 13 April 22, 1897, page 256 paragraph 14
… -third vote before it becomes binding upon Great Britain or the United States.
2304 The Present Truth, vol. 13 May 13, 1897, page 302 paragraph 12
-The Anglo-American Arbitration Treaty has been rejected in the United States Senate. A two-thirds majority was neccesary for its passage, this it failed to receive, though only by two votes.
2305 The Present Truth, vol. 13 June 17, 1897, page 384 paragraph 5
It is easy for every generation to glorify its own achievements, and vote itself the superior of every other. The complacent temper which patriotism engenders is illustrated by the following from the Montreal Star:—
2306 The Present Truth, vol. 13 September 23, 1897, page 608 paragraph 9
… debate voted down the English opposition by a large majority.
2307 The Present Truth, vol. 13 October 21, 1897, page 672 paragraph 14
… who voted last year for President McKinley, really supposed that his election would secure them prosperity, and now that there is no more employment, and …
2308 The Present Truth, vol. 13 December 9, 1897, page 782 paragraph 5
-The masters proposed arbitration in the matter of reducing wages in the cotton trade and the workers have voted against arbitrating. A strike seems inevitable in Lancashire.
2309 The Present Truth, vol. 13 December 23, 1897, page 816 paragraph 12
… members voting for it, and forty-four against it.
2310 The Present Truth, vol. 14 January 27, 1898, page 51 paragraph 5
… his vote (Acts xxvi. 10, R.V.) when Christians were condemned to death. Added to this, he possessed the confidence of the high priest, who readily gave him letters …
2311 The Present Truth, vol. 14 February 3, 1898, page 80 paragraph 1
… . The voting on the return to work suggests that industrial peace rests on slight foundations, and now we hear of coming general strikes in Germany and America …
2312 The Present Truth, vol. 14 June 23, 1898, page 398 paragraph 10
-By a vote of 209 to 91 the Washington House of Representatives has declared for the annexation of Hawaii. This means that the United States has embarked on a new policy, which will add one more vast, disturbing element to the unrest of the nations.
2313 The Present Truth, vol. 14 October 27, 1898, page 686 paragraph 9
-The Paris railway strike has collapsed owing to the failure of the various branches who had voted for the proposed strike to cease work when ordered. The officials of the Union have “struck” in consequence.
2314 The Present Truth, vol. 14 November 3, 1898, page 702 paragraph 9
… a vote of No Confidence passed in the Chamber. The overthrow is due to the attitude taken by the Cabinet in favour of revision of the Dreyfus trial. Rioting …
2315 The Present Truth, vol. 14 November 10, 1898, page 718 paragraph 13
… who voted was 548,042, or only 44 per cent. of the electorate. The total number of votes registered for prohibition was 278,403, against 264,579.
2316 The Present Truth, vol. 14 November 24, 1898, page 749 paragraph 14
-The Norwegian Parliament has decided, with but one dissentient vote, to introduce a purely Norwegian flag without the emblem of union with Sweden. This is the latest development of a movement which may lead to trouble between the two countries.
2317 The Present Truth, vol. 14 December 1, 1898, page 766 paragraph 7
… to vote ten millions sterling for the construction of a number of first-class ironclads, in addition to the thirty-six torpedo boats and destroyers lately …
2318 The Present Truth, vol. 15 January 12, 1899, page 30 paragraph 20
… a vote, according to recently received Chicago papers.
2319 The Present Truth, vol. 15 January 12, 1899, page 32 paragraph 7
… dissentient vote.” He says further:-
2320 The Present Truth, vol. 15 January 12, 1899, page 32 paragraph 14
… unanimous vote of so many of their leading men?