Washington immediately set forth the urgency of the case in an earnest letter to Congress, and one week later the matter was settled by an act commuting half-pay for life into a gross sum equal to five years' full pay, to be discharged at once by certificates bearing interest at six per cent.
"The Critical Period of American History"
John Fiske
When I was commuting I began earlier, taking up a book on the train.
"Walking-Stick Papers"
Robert Cortes Holliday
Here, thanks to the automobile and commuting trains, was the solution.
"If You're Going to Live in the Country"
Thomas H. Ormsbee and Richmond Huntley