A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1907, Volume 3Bureau of National Literature and Art, 1908 |
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... provision that he shall report his reasons to Congress is no limitation . Had it not been inserted he would have been responsible to Congress had he made a removal for any other than good reasons , and his responsibility now ceases upon ...
... provision that he shall report his reasons to Congress is no limitation . Had it not been inserted he would have been responsible to Congress had he made a removal for any other than good reasons , and his responsibility now ceases upon ...
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... provisions of the charter which gave them existence . It has long been known that the president of the bank , by his single will , originates and executes many of the most important measures connected with the management and credit of ...
... provisions of the charter which gave them existence . It has long been known that the president of the bank , by his single will , originates and executes many of the most important measures connected with the management and credit of ...
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... provisions of the act of Congress should be equally extensive , and that for the repayment of such duties as may have been improperly received an addition should be made to the sum appropriated at the last session of Congress for refund ...
... provisions of the act of Congress should be equally extensive , and that for the repayment of such duties as may have been improperly received an addition should be made to the sum appropriated at the last session of Congress for refund ...
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... provisions of the treaty . It is cause of regret that , owing , probably , to the civil dissensions which have occupied the attention of the Mexican Government , the time fixed by the treaty of limits with the United States for the ...
... provisions of the treaty . It is cause of regret that , owing , probably , to the civil dissensions which have occupied the attention of the Mexican Government , the time fixed by the treaty of limits with the United States for the ...
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... provision has already been made for the 4 % percents above men- tioned , and charged in the expenses of the present year , the sum last stated is all that now remains of the national debt ; and the revenue of the coming year , together ...
... provision has already been made for the 4 % percents above men- tioned , and charged in the expenses of the present year , the sum last stated is all that now remains of the national debt ; and the revenue of the coming year , together ...
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Page 55 - That the following articles shall be considered as articles of compact between the original states, and the people and states, in the said territory, and forever remain unalterable, unless by common consent, to wit: ARTICLE I.
Page 262 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the State of California shall be one, and is hereby declared to be one, of the United States of America, and admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original States in all respects whatever.
Page 63 - Resolved., That the President, in the late Executive proceedings in relation to the public revenue, has assumed upon himself authority and power not conferred by the Constitution and laws, but in derogation of both.
Page 141 - States in the same from the said foreign nation or from any other foreign country, the said suspension to take effect from the time of such notification being given to the President of the United States and to continue so long as the reciprocal exemption of vessels belonging to citizens of the United States and their cargoes, as aforesaid, shall be continued, and no longer...
Page 4 - ... unless the Secretary of the Treasury shall at any time otherwise order and direct ; in which case the Secretary of the Treasury shall immediately lay before Congress, if in session, and if not, immediately after the commencement of the next session, the reasons of such order or direction.
Page 431 - St. Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean, to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River...
Page 190 - SIR, I have received the letter, which you did me the honor to write to me on the...
Page 178 - Michigan : and whenever any of the said states shall have sixty thousand free inhabitants therein, such state shall be admitted by its delegates into the Congress of the United States, on an equal footing with the original states . in . all respects whatever ; and shall be at liberty to form a permanent constitution and state government...
Page 222 - To the House of Representatives: I transmit to the House of Representatives a report from the Secretary of War, conveying the information called for by the House in its resolution of yesterday, concerning the Cherokee treaty recently ratified.
Page 209 - If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it ; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war.