The senators and general deputies, using their constitutional prerogatives, refused to grant permission for the travel.

By a vote of 62 to 35 the senators refused to reaffirm the July action.

The plebeians demanded relief, but the senators refused to address their situation.

Still, many senators have refused to say how they might vote, citing their roles as jurors in a Senate trial.

Normally a senator would not refuse to join a party caucus even as an independent, because caucuses make all committee assignments.

He also complained that some senators who voted for a broader bill last year were now refusing to vote to end debate.

Although some 40 senators had refused to accept any honoraria, the remaining 60 accepted a total of more than $1,400,000 in 1990.

Several senators had refused to say in advance how they would vote, and even as the roll call began, the result was unclear.

The senator refused to be in the same room with me without the bodyguards.

However, Democratic senators refused to allow a confirmation vote on Treen.