John William Summers (April 29, 1870 – September 25, 1937) was an American physician and politician who served seven terms as a U.S. Representative from Washington from 1919 to 1933.
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32-518: A declaration of war . Democratic leaders, including Appropriations Committee Chairman Carter Glass of Virginia , unleashed a furious response against Nye for "dirtdaubing the sepulcher of Woodrow Wilson." Standing before cheering colleagues in a packed Senate chamber, Glass slammed his fist onto his desk in protest until blood dripped from his knuckles, effectively prompting the Democratic caucus to withhold all funding for further hearings. Although
48-466: The 2011 World Senior Curling Championships – Men's tournament See also [ edit ] John Summers High School , Deeside, Flintshire, North Wales, UK Johnny Summers (disambiguation) John Sommers , American football John Somers (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
64-769: The Seventy-fourth Congress and in 1936 to the Seventy-fifth Congress. He resumed former pursuits. Summers was married to Jennie ( née Burks) Summers (1867–1956), a member of the Christian Women's Temperance Union, as well as active member of many club, church and organizational groups. Summers died in Walla Walla, Washington on September 25, 1937. He was interred in Mountain View Cemetery, alongside his wife, Jennie. Summers' daughter, Hope ,
80-814: The "Nye Committee" failed to achieve its goal of nationalizing the arms industry, it inspired three congressional neutrality acts in the mid-1930s that signaled profound American opposition to overseas involvement. For details, see Changes in membership , below. There were 48 states with two senators per state, thus giving the Senate 96 seats. Membership changed with four deaths, one resignation, and two appointees who were replaced by electees. Membership changed with twelve deaths and three resignations. Section contents: Senate : Majority (D) , Minority (R) • House : Majority (D) , Minority (R) Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding
96-513: The United States into that conflict, which killed 53,000 Americans, hence the companies' nickname " Merchants of Death ". The Democratic Party, controlling the Senate for the first time since the first world war, used the hype of these reports to organize the hearing in hopes of nationalizing America's munitions industry. The Democrats chose a Republican renowned for his ardent isolationist policies, Senator Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota, to head
112-522: The first time since the 65th Congress. The first session of Congress, known as the " Hundred Days ", took place before the regular seating and was called by President Roosevelt specifically to pass two acts: The session also passed several other major pieces of legislation: The Senate Munitions Committee came into existence solely for the purpose of this hearing. Although World War I had been over for sixteen years, there were revived reports that America's leading munition companies had effectively influenced
128-628: The hearing. Nye was typical of western agrarian progressives , and adamantly opposed America's involvement in any foreign war. Nye declared at the opening of the hearing "when the Senate investigation is over, we shall see that war and preparation for war is not a matter of national honor and national defense, but a matter of profit for the few." Over the next 18 months, the " Nye Committee " (as newspapers called it) held 93 hearings, questioning more than 200 witnesses, including J.P. Morgan Jr. and Pierre du Pont . Committee members found little hard evidence of an active conspiracy among arms makers, yet
144-475: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Summers&oldid=820081930 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages John W. Summers Born in Valeene , Indiana , Summers attended
160-403: The names in the list below are Senate class numbers , which indicate the cycle of their election, In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1934; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1936; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1938. The names of members of
176-514: The panel's reports did little to weaken the popular prejudice against "greedy munitions interests." The hearings overlapped the 73rd and 74th Congresses. They only came to an end after Chairman Nye provoked the Democratic caucus into cutting off funding. Nye, in the last hearing the Committee held in early 1936, attacked former Democratic President Woodrow Wilson , suggesting that Wilson had withheld essential information from Congress as it considered
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#1732852812680192-565: The practice of medicine. He also engaged in agricultural pursuits and fruit raising. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1917. Summers was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress, and for election in 1934 to
208-804: The public schools. He was graduated from the Southern Indiana Normal College at Mitchell, Indiana , in 1889 and from the Kentucky School of Medicine at Louisville in 1892. He pursued postgraduate studies in the Louisville Medical College and in New York , London , Berlin , and the University of Vienna , Austria . He commenced the practice of medicine in Mattoon , Illinois . He moved to Walla Walla , Washington , in 1908 and continued
224-475: Was a film and television actress, best remembered by TV audiences on TV's on The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry R.F.D. , as Aunt Bee 's gossipy best friend Clara Edwards (1960–71). [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 73rd United States Congress The 73rd United States Congress
240-616: Was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives . It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1933, to January 3, 1935, during the first two years of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency . Because of the newly ratified 20th Amendment , the duration of this Congress, along with the term of office of those elected to it,
256-580: Was shortened by 60 days. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1930 United States census . The Democrats greatly increased their majority in the House, and won control of the Senate for the first time since the 65th Congress in 1917. With Franklin D. Roosevelt being sworn in as president on March 4, 1933, this gave the Democrats an overall federal government trifecta , also for
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