Bryan, William J., Democratic candi- | Canton (Ohio), McKinley's home, 559. date, 556, 557, 559, 572; secretary Capital, growth, 4. of state, 81.
Bryce, James, views on the Constitu- tion, 277; on the gerrymander, 48; on governmental ability of Anglo- Saxons, 575; on the presidency, 40; on senatorial term, 78; The American Commonwealth, 40, 41, 48, 74, 451, 491, 590. Buchanan, James, and secession, 41. Bucks Stove case, 149.
Budget system, in Europe, 109; in states, 448-450.
Buffalo (N. Y.), railway terminus, 534. Bureau of Corporations, 165-167, 172, 173, 270, 604; Annual Reports, 184. Bureau of Research in Municipal Public Utilities, 361.
Burke, Francis, delegate to nominating convention, 553, 554. Burr, Aaron, candidate for president, 11. Business, a nationalizing force, 3; associations and the executive, 588, 589; associations and public opin- ion, 575, 576; expansion of, 4, 165; relation to government, 6, 7, 65, 119, 120, 342-365, 467-529; repre- sented by parties, 552, 567. Butler, Nicholas Murray, views on governor's accountability, 317.
Cabinet, freedom of choice for, 15; influence on legislation, 17, 18, 21; procedure, 37-39; relation to press,
Cabolt, A. T., The State and its Part in the Tuberculosis Movement, 439. Calhoun, John C., senator, 85. California, civil service in, 501; elec- tion machinery, 304, 306, 554; forest reserves, 262; irrigation, 271; Japanese policy, 26; labor laws, 372; manufactures in, 146; obligation of contracts, 465-467; railway, 530; recall, 616; taxation, 446; Timber and Stone Act, 268; trial, 474; Utilities Commission, 359; valuation in, 357; woman suffrage, 304; Session Laws, 640. Calvert, Thomas H., Regulation of Commerce, 121, 138, 201, 217. Canada, adopts federal constitution, 94; ballots in, 654; labor arbitra- tion, 394, 395; reciprocity treaty with, 84, 85.
Cannon, Joseph, Speaker of the House, 49; revolt against, 52.
Carey Act of 1895, reclamation law,
Carranza, Venustiano, president of Mexico, 28.
Cash payment of wages, 391. See also Wages.
Caucus, in House of Representatives, 57-60, 69; in Senate, 86. Census Bureau, permanency, 18. Central America, relations, 22, 29, 50; institutions, 515.
Central Pacific Railway, lawsuit, 530. Centralization, tendencies, 3-5, 450. Champion, C. F., prosecuted, 192. Charities and Corrections, supervised by States, 433-439, 586. Charleston (S. C.), bond taxation, 521,
Charters. See Incorporation. Chase, Samuel, impeached, 83. Checks and balances, theory, 5, 7, 8, 20. Chemistry, Bureau of, relation to Pure Food law, 194, 196-199; Re- ports, 194, 200.
Chicago (Ill.), arbitration at, 392; Board of Trade, 145; Civic Federa- tion Bulletin, 626; civil service, 602, 603; fertilizer company, 502; grain elevators, 468; grain inspec- tion, 525; local public service, 359; packing companies, 143; political headquarters, 552; strike, 33; traffic regulations, 204; voters' league, 311; white slavery, 188; University Press, 618, 626.
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Rail- way, 513.
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway, 283.
Chief Justice, presides at impeach- ment, 83; salarv, 279. See also Supreme Court.
Child labor, gro vth of, 6; federal regulation, 199, 200, 371, 372; state regulation, 479, 586; national association for, 576, 580. Childs, R. S., secretary, 650; The Short Ballot Cities, 620, 626; "The Short Ballot," 622, 651-658. China, citizens protected, 479, 480; immigration from, 569; relations with, 21, 22, 29, 186; treaty, 26. Christie Grain and Stock Company, lawsuit, 145, 146.
Cincinnati (Ohio), rebating system in,
131; University, 404, 411, 412. Cities, bonds and funds not taxed, 96, 97; civil service in, 593, 594,
601-603; growth of, 6, 298; rail- way discrimination against, 125, 126; reduction in size of council, 60; reference bureau, 403, 576; relation to Rivers and Harbors Bills, 65.
Citizenship, defined by Supreme Court, 486-490.
Citizens' League. See National Citi- zen's League.
Civic Associations, influence public opinion, 585-587. See also Na- tional Civic Federation. Civil Rights. See Citizenship. Civil Service, appointments in, 595; civil pensions, 605-607; forbids contributions to party, 564; history of, 580, 581, 586, 592-606; Illinois system, 602, 603; New York sys- tem, 601, 602; number of positions, 14; obstacles to, 593; promotions in, 596; service records, 597. See also Removals.
Civil Service Commission, 45, 595, 597, 599, 600, 606; Annual Re- ports, 41, 607.
Civil Service Committee, in Senate, 86.
Civil Service Reform League, 580, 581. Claims Committee in House, 66. Claims Court of, described, 280, 284. Clark, Champ, Democratic leader, 57, 556, 557; Speaker of House, 49. Clark, L. D., The Law of the Employ- ment of Labor, 396. Class legislation and Amendment, 478-480. Clay, Henry, as leader in Congress, 20; introduces Missouri Com- promise, 570; senator, 78, 85. Clayton Act, 173, 184, 579; and holding companies, 176; interlock- ing directorates, 176; labor com- bines and injunctions, 177, 293, 396; legalizes boycott, 150, 151; liability of directors, 175; relation to patents, 155, 156, 161; status of injured competitor, 173; trade relations, 175.
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, lawsuit, 209- 210, 485, 533-
Cleveland, Dr. F. A., heads committee on finance, 109; Organized Democ- racy, 590.
Cleveland, Grover, candidate for presi- dent, 12; governor, 317; hinders declaration of war, 27, 28; influence on legislation, 37; relation to Sen- ate, 85; suppresses strikes, 33;
treaties, 84; views on negro citizen- ship, 461; views on Venezuelan boundary dispute, 27.
Cleveland (Ohio), Leader, cited, 556. Coinage, power of, 110-112. Coinage Committee in House, 66. Cold storage, regulated, 426. Collier, William M., Bankruptcy, 229. Colorado, civil service in, 601; direct primary, 306; forest reserves, 262; mining, 539; radical senators from, 91; recall, 616; reclamation in, 271, 272; Utilities Commission, 359; woman suffrage in, 304. Columbia University, and legislative reference_bureau, 331; Studies in History, Economics, etc., 451. Combines. See Corporations. Commerce, definition of, 120; does it include manufacturing, 121; inter- state not taxed by states, 102, 523, 527-545; regulation of, 119-140, 187-217, 586. See also Business and Interstate Commerce Commis- sion.
Commerce Committee, of Senate, 86. Commerce Court, instituted and abol- ished, 127; composition, 280. Commerce Department, 18, 165; sec- retary, 38, 166, 189, 194. Commercial law, growth, 6. Commission Government for states, 332-334; for cities, 619-621. Committee system, in House of Repre- sentatives, 52-54, 59, 69, 73; Conference, 66-68, 70; in Senate, 86, 87; in state legislatures, 327, 328.
Company Store orders, 391. Competition, state regulation, 361- 365; limited by public service commissions, 355-
Comptroller of Currency, 19, 112, 113, 115. Concentration of power, in Congress, 4; in national government, 3, 6–9; in Presidency, 4, 5. See also Centralization.
Confederate officers, disabilities re- moved, 78. Congress, admits new states, 250-252; amount of business, 6, 31, 32; anti-trust legislation, 141-184; bankruptcy legislation, 226-229; concentration of power in, 4; control of territories, 245-250; dele- gation of powers, 257, 258; foreign affairs, 27, 28; growth of powers, 4, 94; implied powers, 254-257; naturalization legislation, 253-257;
power of taxation, 94-115; regu- lation of commerce, 118-140, 187- 217, 586; relation to cabinet, 39; relation to executive, 10, 16-18, 31, 32; war power, 231-243. See also House of Representatives and Sen-
Congressional Directory, 89. Congressional districts, 47, 48. Congressional Record, leave to print in, 71.
Connecticut, civil service in, 601; franchise, 303; Highway Commis- sioner Report, 450; highway legis- lation, 442-444; Session Laws, 645. Conservation of resources, laws for, 18; policy, 260-272; National Commission Reports, 271, 273; Na- tional Congress, 576. Conservatism, of Senate, 75; of business regulation, 119. Constitution, changes in, 21, 277, 453, 456, 490, 491; compromises, 47, 78; construction, 94; defined, 9, 491; executive provisions, 30, 35; general welfare clauses, 102, 103; interpretations by judiciary, 275- 279, 282-287; militia provision, 239; naturalization, 253; supreme law of the land, 251, 282, 286, 454; text, 629-641; unwritten, 455. See also Amendments.
Constitutional Convention, and slavery, 47; motives, 5, 46, 76, 453; occasion for, 101; state sovereignty in, 78.
Constitutional protections, 453-491; and 14th Amendment, 498-530. Constitutional safeguards against taxa- tion, 519-545.
Consular service, described, 24. Consumer, protected by government, 119. See also Pure Food Laws. Contract, freedom of, 470, 471. Contracts, obligation of, 462-465, 499, 501, 503, 509, 510, 512, 514.
Cooke, F. H., The Commerce Clause of the Federal Constitution, 138. Cooley, Thomas M., Constitutional Limitations on Powers of the States, 491, 545; Principles of Constitu- tional Law, 282.
relation to police power, 500-515; taxation, federal, 95, 99-101, 161, 167; state, 446, 447. See also Incorporation.
Correspondence Schools, state regula- tion of, 216, 217.
Corrupt Practices Act, for elections, 309-312.
Corwin, Edward S., Doctrine of Judi- cial Review, 491.
Cotton, J. P., The Constitutional Decisions of John Marshall, 295. Counterfeiting, detection of, 110. Courts. See Judiciary. Crampton, Dr. C. W., on physical advancement, 416.
Crawford County (Pa.), first direct primary, 305.
Credit. See National Credit Men's Association.
Criminal law, evaded, 336, 337. Crisp, Charles F., Speaker of House, 49. Croly, Herbert, Progressive Democracy, 9; The Promise of American Life, 340.
Cuba, during Spanish-American War, 232, 233, 237; reciprocity treaty, 84; relations with, 18, 28, 36, 234- 236, 245.
Cummins, Albert G., governor of Iowa, 317; views on executive in- fluence, 20, 21.
Currency law, 113; forced through Congress, 19, 20; reform of, 581, 582; Currency Reform, 590. See also Coinage, Comptroller, and Legal Tender.
Customs, collection, 106, 107;
organized, 107. See also Imports. Customs Appeals Courts, described,
Customs Court, created, 107.
Dairying, in Wisconsin, 404. Dallas (Tex.), as railway center, 136. Danbury (Conn.), hatters' case, 150. "Daniel Ball," steamer, 134. Danish West Indies, treaty for, 24, 84. Dartmouth College case, and obliga- tion of contracts, 462-465; and police power, 499, 500, 501, 503. Dawson, Miles M., proposes national workmen's insurance, 385, 386. Dayton (Ohio), city manager, 621. Dealey, J. Q., "Tendencies in State Constitutions," 302.
Corner, illegal under Anti-trust law, 153, 154. Corporations, as persons, 478, 489, 490; charters protected, 462-467, 499; Commissioner, 166; contribu- tions to party funds, 552, 564, 567; regulation of, 18, 19, 120-138, 140- Debs, Eugene V., imprisoned, 34. 162, 164-184, 476-478, 570, 586; | Degge, debarred from mails, 222.
Delaware, equal representation in Senate, 77; incorporation in, 342, 478; size of Senate, 327. Delegation of powers, by Congress, 257, 258.
Democratic party, closed caucus, 59; conventions, 553, 556, 557; electors, 12, 13; history, 11, 571, 572; league of clubs, 568; organization in House, 56, 57, 62, 69; platform, 558; position on Federal regula- tion, 171; position on tariff, 63, 67, 569; relation to labor, 579, 580. Demurrage, descrimination in, 124. Dennison, William D., governor of Ohio, 325.
Denver (Colo.), commission govern-
Dependencies, control of, 245-250; | courts for, 281; legislation for, 31, 61; protection of, 238; status, 100, 101; Government of, 258.
Devine, Edward T., The Principles of Relief, 440.
Dewey, Davis R., Financial History of the United States, 115.
Dick, A. B., claims patent, 155, 158,
Dingley tariff bill, 50, 67.
Diplomatic service, 23, 24, 596, 604. Direct Legislation. See Initiative, Re- call and Referendum.
Direct Primaries, for elections in states, 305-307, 561; for president, 554, 555.
Discriminatory laws, decisions on, 478-480.
District attorney, importance of office, 336, 337.
District courts of United States, 280, 284.
District of Columbia, government, 249; restraint of trade in, 141. Division of Powers. See Checks and Balances.
Dodd, W. F., The Amendment of State Constitutions, 302.
Dolley, J. M., Kansas bank commis- sioner, 345, 346.
Double taxation, avoidance of, 104; arrangement for, 543. Douglas, Stephen A., in committee on territories, 61.
Douma, demands right of taxation, 48, 95.
Drawbacks, in tariff laws, 107. Dreyfus Affaire, in France, 243. Due Process of law, interpreted, 471-
East St. Louis (Ill.), and terminals, 148, 149. Education, in the Philippine Islands, 249; technical, 6, 399-417, 586. See also National Education As- sociation.
Education Bureau, Bulletins, 417. Education Commissioner, Reports, 417. Edward I, Parliament of, 77. Efficiency, demand for, 8, 9. See also Experts.
Efficiency and Economy, special com- mission for, 109, 448, 597; Reports, 115.
Election Committee, in House of Representatives, 66.
Elections, Senate indirect, 77, 79– 81; state laws for, 302-312; of 1800, 11; of 1876, 11, 12; of 1908, 13; of 1912, 13.
Electoral Commission, of 1876, 11, 12. Electors, for president, 10-13; system criticized, 11, 12.
Electric lights, patent rights, 154, 155. Eliot, Charles W., favors short ballot, 624.
Ely, Richard T., Monopolies and Trusts, 162; Taxation in American States and Cities, 450.
Employers' Associations, 579, 580. Employers' Liability. See Workmen's Compensation.
Enforcement of laws, 30, 33, 34. England, ambassador to, 23; bank of, 114; Bill of Rights, 48, 457; cabi- net, 38, 39, 68; civil service in, 603, 604; hostilities with, 27, 232; House of Lords, 82, 91; labor legislation, 387, 390; labor mem- bers in Parliament, 72; monopolies, 160; precedents in, 5, 45, 48, 70, 77, 79, 109, 234, 310, 400, 454, 457, 468, 471, 473, 585, 654; Reform Bill, 585; struggle over right of taxation, 94, 95, 109.
Equal protection of the law, safeguard
against class legislation, 478-480. Equity, on direct legislation, 612, 626. Erdman Act, on labor arbitration,
Federal Reserve Board, duties, 113- 115.
Federal Safety Acts, constitutionality, 510, 511.
Federal Trade Commission, proposed, 162; inaugurated, 167-171; powers, 171-173; revision proposed, 178- 183; Act, 184. Federalist, cited, 45.
Field, Justice David D., on state
authority over commerce, 204, 205; on public health protection, 504, 505.
Fielder, James F., governor of New Jersey, 318.
Finance Committee, of Senate, 67, 86, 577.
Finances, federal, 105, 106, 109; free silver, 569; gold standard, 112, 570; of party organizations, 552, 563-567; state, 444-450. See also Banks, Currency, and Legal Tender. Finch, James A. (ed.), Federal Anti- Trust Decisions, 162. Finley, John H. and Sanderson, John F., The American Executive, 41,
Fires, factory, 371; loss by forest, 261; prevention of, 263, 264. Fish, Carl Russell, The Civil Service and the Patronage, 41, 607. Fisher, George S., views on growth of constitution, 454; Evolution of Con- stitution of United States, 454, 491. Fiske, John, on early moot, 609; American Political Ideas, 609. Fitchburg (Mass.), industrial educa- tion in, 408, 411, 412, 417.. Florida, direct primary in, 306; swamp lands, 270.
Floor leader, of House of Representa- tives, 54-57, 59, 60.
Folk, Joseph W., prosecuting officer, 337.
Food and Drugs Act, 194-199; Re- port and Regulations, 200. See also Pure Food Laws.
Food Inspection, 422-424, 586. Foraker, Joseph B., legislates for Porto Rico, 101.
Ford, Henry J., on party finance, 563, 564, 566; Rise and Growth of American Politics, 563, 566, 572; The Cost of Government, 91. Foreign Affairs, president's relation to, 21-30; Senate control of, 24. Foreign Affairs Committee in House,
Foreign Relations Committee in Sen- ate, 84, 86.
Forest Reserves, created, 18, 261, 262, 268, 586.
Forester, Annual Report, 264, 273. Forestry Bureau, services, 260, 262- 265, 604.
Forests, status of, 261. Fowler, Charles W., currency bill, 19. France, ambassador to, 23; army or- ganization, 237, 243; bank of, 114; civil service in, 603, 604; executive powers, 33; legislature, 46; wars with England, 27; with Germany, 232. See also Dreyfus Affaire. Franchise, limitations on, 461; regu- lated by States, 302-304. Franchises. See Corporations. Frederick the Great, cited, 515. Freedom of Contract. See Contract and Liberty.
Free Silver, movement for, 569. Freight rates. See Railways. Freund, Dr. Ernest, on sailors' protec- tion, 512; The Police Power, 512, 516. Frisbie, suit against, 470, 471. Fuller, Chief Justice Melville, on Wilson Act, 213.
Fulton, Robert, monopoly grant, 203.
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