Today -100: February 26, 1926: Of bridges and elections

A $425 million Deficiency Bill is held up by a bunch of senators hiding in the cloak room to prevent a quorum for a vote on whether to tax Navajo tribes to build a bridge in Nevada and another over the Colorado River, neither of which would be of any benefit whatsoever to the Navajo.

Dems in the NY Legislature propose a bill to increase the term of office for the governor from 2 years to 4, starting with whoever is elected in November, with elections held in the off year. Republicans agree to the idea of a 4-year term but want elections to be held in the same year as presidential elections. I don’t really understand the reasons for the parties’ preferences here.

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