Show courtoy courtesy of the tha senate senatorial courtesy Is something well understood but difficult to define one authority defined it as indulged cles extended by one senator to another another suggests that the tern term senatorial courtesy to la one applied to a custom in the bulled states senate by which the procedure of that body Is based chiefly on the honor of senators rather than upon strict rules roles for example it Is customary usually when a former senators seua tors name Is sent in for the nomination domination for some appointive position to confirm him as a matter of course without going through the regular routine it Is also customary for the senate to refuse to confirm the nomination of an appoint ment to office la in any state whose senator or senators objects to the person nominated on the ground that the nomination Is verso personally nally abl |