in, pp. 599 ff.; ballot in, p. 681; primary law, pp. 686, 691, 695. Irrigation, p. 408.
Japanese laborers, exclusion of, p. 387. Judiciary, federal, origin of, pp. 54 ff.; expansion of the Constitution by, pp. 75 ff.; supremacy of, p. 164; organi- zation and functions of, pp. 294 ff.; power over statutes, p. 307; power of Congress over, p. 263; control over state governments, p. 429.. Judiciary, state, pp. 547 ff.; election of, pp. 550 ff.
Jury, pp. 89, 448, 549, 564, 572. Justice, department of, pp. 221, 300. Justices of the peace, pp. 121, 548.
Kansas, direct nomination of Senators, p. 242; suffrage, p. 453; amending process, p. 459; salary and term of governor, p. 491; pay and term of legislators, p. 527; initiative and refer- endum for cities, p. 597; commission government in, p. 599; ballot law, p. 681; primary law, p. 694; prohibi- tion in, p. 752.
Kentucky, popular election of Senators, p. 242; bill of rights, p. 449; suffrage, p. 453; amendment process, pp. 458 f.; salary and term of governor, p. 491; pay and terms of legislators, p. 527; ballot law, p. 681; primary law, p. 694.
Labor, bureau of (federal), p. 393; rep- resentation in state legislatures, p. 525; legislation (state), pp. 440, 732 ff. See Socialism.
Labor Reformers, p. 120.
torts, p. 559; contracts, p. 560; do- mestic relations, p. 561; inheritance, p. 562; corporations, p. 563; procedure (civil), p. 653; criminal, pp. 568 ff.; felonies, p. 569; misdemeanors p. 570; procedure (criminal), p. 571. Legislation (state), criticism of, pp. 540ff.; amount of, p. 541; causes for bad quality, p. 541; technical defects, p. 542; drafting, p. 543; lobbying, p. 543; special, p. 530. Legislature, colonial, pp. 7 ff.; decline of, p. 86; appointing power, pp. 92, 494; state, criticism of, pp. 516 ff.; decline in power, p. 517; official name, p. 518; size of, p. 519; the two houses, p. 519; apportionment of representation; p 520; gerrymandering, p. 521; cumulative voting for members, p. 522; terms of members, pp. 524, 527; quality of membership, p. 525; salary of mem- bers, p. 527; sessions of, p. 528; powers of, pp. 529 ff.; relation to governor, pp. 496 ff.; special legisla- tion, pp. 530 ff.; procedure in, pp. 532 ff.; Speaker in, p. 533; commit- tees in, p. 534; introduction of bill, p. 537; limitation of debate in, p. 538; actual operations of, pp. 538 ff.; faults of, pp. 540 ff.; output, p. 541; bill drafting, pp. 542 ff.; lobby in, p. 543; legislative reference, p. 544; special committees, p. 545; and the public, p. 546; removal power, p. 510. Libel, law of, pp. 448, 570. Liberal construction, p. 255. Liberty, legal definition of, p. 438. Libraries, city, p. 627; travelling, p. 751. Library hall association, p. 705. Lieutenant-governor, p. 499.
Labor unions, combinations in restraint Liquor tax, p. 717.
modern, pp. 481, 638 ff. Local option, p. 752. Log-rolling, pp. 269 ff.
Louisiana, constitutions of, p. 98; pop- ular election of Senators, p. 242; bill of rights, p. 449; residence require- ment for voters, p. 454; educational test, p. 455 note; suffrage, p. 456; amendment process, p. 458; salary and term of governor, p. 491; pay and term of legislators, p. 527; parish in, 639 note.
Mail matter, definition of, p. 395. Maine, judges, p. 452; suffrage, p. 455; initiative and referendum, p. 463; salary and term of governor, p. 491; pay and term of legislators, p. 527; ballot law, p. 681; prohibition in, p. 752.
Majority, rule, p. 46; right of, limited, P. 449.
Mandamus, p. 303. Manslaughter, p. 569.
Manufactures, bureau of, p. 393. Marbury v. Madison, pp. 76, 308. Marque and reprisal, p. 257. Maryland, colonial government in, pp. 3-20 passim; formation of state consti- tution, p. 32; suffrage and qualifica- tions for office, pp 80 ff.; constitutions of, p. 98; popular election of Senators, p. 242; term and salary of governor, p. 491; pay and term of legislators, p. 527; ballot in, p. 680; primary law, p. 694.
Marriage, law of, p. 561. Marshals, federal, p. 300. Martial law, pp. 345, 495. Massachusetts, colonial government in, pp. 3-20 passim; part in the Revolu- tion, pp. 22-23 passim; formation of state constitution, p. 29; Shay's rebellion, p. 40; suffrage and qualifi- cations for office, pp. 80 ff.; governor of, p. 87; elective offices in, p. 90; constitution of, p. 97 note 1; elective offices in, p. 90; judiciary, p. 452 note; educational test, p. 455 note; amend- ing process, pp. 458 f; public opinion bill, p. 466; salary and term of governor, p. 491; civil service law, p. 512; legislative apportionment, p. 520; pay and term of legislators; p. 527; sessions of legislature, p. 528; com- mittee system in legislature, p. 535; judges, p. 452; suffrage, p. 597; commission government in, p. 599 note; ballot, pp. 677 ff.; state committee, p. 691; primary law, debt, p. 707; income tax, p. 716; labor legislation, pp. 733 f.; arbitration board, p. 740; public health commission, p. 742. Mayor, pp. 591 ff.; relation to council, p. 591; veto, p. 591; powers of, pp. 483, 592; growth of power, p.
Message, governor's, p. 496; President's,
Michigan, suffrage in, pp. 85, 453, 454; popular election of Senators, p. 242; amending process, p. 458 f.; salary and term of governor, p. 491; gerry- / mander in, p. 523; pay and terms of legislators, p. 527; cities law, p. 583; local government, p. 641; ballot law, p. 681; primary law, p. 694; railroad rate law, p. 727.
Military officers, appointment of, p. 194. Militia, pp. 195, 343, 495.
Mineral lands, p. 404; resources, p. 409. Ministers, pp. 317 ff.
Minnesota, admission of, p. 445; suffrage in, p. 453; amending process, pp. 459 f.; term and salary of governor, p. 491; pay and terms of legislators, p. 527; initiative and referendum for cities, p. 597; ballot in, p. 680; primary law, p. 694; constitutional provision for cities, p. 583; railway rates, p. 727; eight-hour day, p. 733.
Mints, federal, p. 376. Mississippi, popular election of Senators, p. 242; suffrage, pp. 454 ff.; amend- ment process, p. 458; salary and term of governor, p. 491; pay and term of legislators, pp. 527 f.; ballot law, p. 680; primary law, p. 694. Missouri, popular election of Senators, p. 242; amendment process, p. 458; initiative and referendum, p. 463; salary and term of governor, p. 491; pay and term of legislators, p. 527; legislative control of cities, p. 599; ballot law, p. 679; primary law, p. 694. Money. See Finance, federal. Monopolies, forbidden, pp. 448, 723. Monroe doctrine, pp. 333 ff. Montana, suffrage, p. 453; initiative and referendum, p. 463; salary and term of governor, p. 491; state ad- ministration, p. 507; pay and term of legislators, p. 527; initiative and refer- endum for cities, p. 597; ballot law, p. 681.
Morning hour, p. 286. Municipal. See City. Municipal ownership, pp. 634 ff.
National resources, pp. 40r ff. Nationalism, p. 26. Naturalization, p. 161.
Navy, pp. 346 ff.; department of, 348. Nebraska, popular election of Senators,
p. 242; suffrage, pp. 453, 455; resi- dence requirement for voters, p. 454; amendment process, pp. 458 f.; local initiative and referendum, p. 465; salary and term of governor, p. 491; impeachment process, p. 509; removal process, p. 510; pay and terms of legislators, p. 527; legislative reference, p. 545; initiative and referendum for cities, p. 597; ballot law, p. 581; primary law, p. 694; state debt, 707; railroad rate law, p. 727; control of corporations, p. 726; labor law, p. 734 ; education, p. 747.
Negro suffrage, pp. 84 ff., 426, 455. Nevada, popular election of Senators, p.
242; term and salary of governor, p. 491; pay and term of legislators, p. 527; ballot law, p. 680. New Hampshire, colonial government, pp. 3-20 passim; formation of state government, pp. 28, 30; suffrage, pp. 80 ff.; salary and term of governor, p. 491; pay and term of legislators, p. 527; ballot law, p. 681. New Jersey, colonial government in, pp. 3-20 passim; part in the Revolu- tion, pp. 23-33 passim; formation of state government, p. 31; suffrage and qualifications for office, pp. 8o ff.; amending process, p. 458 f.; term and salary of governor, p. 491; pay and term of legislators, p. 527; ballot law, p. 679; primary law, p. 694. Newlands act, p. 408. New Mexico, p. 420.
New Orleans, council, p. 585; education expenditure, p. 624; percentage own- ing homes, p. 633.
New York City, pp. 578-637 passim. New York (state), colonial government in, pp. 3-20 passim; part in Revolu- tion, pp. 22-33 passim; formation of state government, p. 31; suffrage and qualifications for office, pp. 80 ff.; governor in, p. 88; elective offices in, pp. 89 ff.; suffrage, p. 453; amend- ment system, p. 459; salary and term of governor, p. 491; power of governor, pp. 495 ff.; special session, p. 497; state administration, p. 501; civil service, pp. 511 ff.; legislature of, pp.
518-545 passim; anti-lobby law, p. 543; party organization, pp. 657 ff.; ballot, p. 681; primary law, pp. 686 ff.; taxation in, pp. 715 ff.; control of corporations, pp. 725 ff.; labor legis- lation, pp. 733 ff.; public health, p. 743; education, p. 748. Nominations, early methods, pp. 126 ff.; direct, pp. 658 ff. See respective offices, President, Senator, etc. Non-partisanship, pp. 703 ff. North Carolina, colonial government in, pp. 3-20 passim; suffrage and qualifi- cations for office, pp. 80 ff.; salary and term of governor, p. 491; pay and term of legislators, p. 527; ballot law, p. 681.
North Dakota, popular election of Sena- tors, p. 242; suffrage, p. 453; salary and term of governor, p. 491; pay and term of legislators, p. 527; initiative and referendum for cities, p. 597; commission government, p. 599; bal- lot law, p. 681; primary law, p. 694. Notification speech, p. 172.
Officers, army and navy, appointment of, p. 350; elective, pp. 89, 470; federal, pp. 189 ff.; state, pp. 499 ff. Ohio, suffrage in, p. 85; elective offices in, p. 93; popular election of Senators, p. 242; admission of, p. 444; residence qualification for voters, p. 454; amend- ment process, pp. 458 ff.; salary and term of governor, p. 491; character of legislature, p. 526; pay and term of legislators, p. 527; ballot in, p. 681 ; primary law, p. 694; accounting law, pp. 655, 713; debt limit, p. 707; uni- formity in taxation, p. 707. Oklahoma, popular election of Senators, p. 242; bill of rights, pp. 484 ff.; suf- frage, p. 453; initiative and referen- dum, pp. 460 ff.; term and salary of governor, p. 491; pay and term of legis- lators, p. 527; constitutional provision for cities, p. 583; initiative and referen- dum for cities, p. 597; commission gov- ernment in, p. 599; ballot in, p. 680; primary law, p. 694; law relative to corporations and labor, pp. 727 ff. Order of business in House of Representa- tives, pp. 284 ff. Oregon, popular election of Senators, p. 243; suffrage, pp. 453, 455; initiative
and referendum, pp. 460 ff.; salary and | Politics, world, pp. 330 ff. term of governor, p. 491; state admin- istration, p. 504; removal and recall, pp. 510 f.; pay and terms of legislators, p. 527; legislative reference, p. 545; limitations in behalf of cities, p. 583; initiative and referendum for cities, p. 597; ballot law, p. 680; primary law, pp. 686, 694, 697. Overcrowding, in cities, p. 631.
Police, state, p. 607 and note 1; power, pp.
432, 440; city, pp. 607 ff.; corruption, p. 671.
Popular election of Senators, pp. 242 ff. Populists, p. 122.
Panama, pp. 425 f.
Parcels post, p. 397.
Pardon, President's power of, p. 198; governor's, p. 498.
Parks, municipal, pp. 627 ff. Parliamentary government, pp. 211 ff. Parties, political, relation to government, pp. 73, 99 ff., 206; origin of, pp. 103 ff.; national organization, pp. 166 ff.; state organization, pp. 657 ff.; abuses and perversions, pp. 133, 139, 146, 477, 668; regulation of, pp. 672 ff. See President, Congress, etc. Patents, pp. 259 f.
Patronage, federal, pp. 190 ff.; p. 207. Pennsylvania, colonial government in, pp. 3-20 passim; part in the Revolu- tion, pp. 23-33 passim; formation of state government, pp. 31, 32; suffrage and qualifications for office, pp. 80 ff.; governor in, p. 87; suffrage, p. 455; amendment process, pp. 458 f.; salary and term of governor, p. 491; board of pardons, p. 498; pay and terms of legislators, p. 527; special and local legislation, p. 581; ballot, p. 681; primary law, p. 695; uniformity in taxation, p. 707.
Pensions, military, p. 354. Petition, nomination by, p. 598; right of, p. 149.
Philadelphia, position, under state con- stitution, p. 581; council, p. 585; mayor's veto power, p. 591; civil ser- vice, p. 597; children's courts, p. 612; education, pp. 624 ff.; percentage owning homes, p. 633; gas works scandal, p. 636.
Philippine Islands, pp. 423 ff.
Portland, Oregon, referendum in, pp. 473 f.
Porto Rico, government of, pp. 422 f. Postage rates, pp. 395 f..
Postal savings banks, pp. 123, 398. Postmaster-General, p. 399. Post-office service, pp. 394 ff.; receipts and expenditures, p. 395; department, pp. 218, 222, 399.
Powers, separation of, pp. 152 ff. President, origin of office, p. 53; nomi- nation and election of, pp. 170 ff.; powers of, pp. 187 ff.; director of the administration, p. 187; powers of appointment and removal, p. 189; war powers, pp. 194, 344; and foreign affairs, p. 196; and Congress, pp. 194, 208, 212; message, p. 199; veto, p. 201; salary, p. 205; as party leader, p. 206; pardon, p. 198; foreign affairs, p. 315.
Presidency, succession to, p. 184 note. Press, freedom of, p. 148. Primary legislation, pp. 143 ff., 685 ff.; for cities, pp. 598, 601; complexity of, p. 472; direct, arguments on, pp. 693 ff. See Nominations. Primogeniture, p. 723. Private rights, under federal Constitution, pp. 146 ff.
Privileges and immunities of citizens, pp. 157 f., 436 ff.
Probate courts, p. 548.
Procedure, civil, pp. 563 ff.; criminal, p. 571.
Procedure, in Congress, pp. 267 ff.; in state legislatures, pp. 536 ff. Prohibition laws, pp. 433, 752. Prohibitionists, pp. 119 ff. Property, the basis of government, pp. 46 ff.; private, p. 151; protection of, p. 164; law of, pp. 557 ff. Proprietary colonies, p. 6. Prosecution of criminals, p. 644.
Platform, national, preparation of, p. Puritans, p. 18.
170; state, pp. 690, 700.
Platt amendment, p. 427.
Political theory, p. 17. Politics. See Party.
Qualifications, on suffrage, pp. 79 ff., 453 ff.; for officers, pp. 81 ff. Quorum in Congress, pp. 273, 275.
Railroads, federal regulation of, pp. 380 | Saloon in politics, p. 671.
ff.; state regulation, pp. 407, 440, 727 ff. Rebates, p. 381.
Recall, general, p. 511; in cities, pp. 597, 601.
Reclamation work, p. 408.
Reconstruction in the South, p. 117. Recorder, county, p. 648. Recreation, in cities, p. 628. Reference bureaus, p. 544. Referendum. See Initiative. Registration of voters, p. 673. Registry mail service, p. 395. Religion, freedom of, p. 148. Removal, power of, in colonial times, p. 4; President's power, p. 193; in state governments, pp. 508 ff. Rendition, interstate, p. 159. Representatives, House of, gerrymander, p. 236; term of members, p. 237; elections to, p. 238; contested elections, p. 238; quorum in, 247; at work, pp. 267 ff. See Congress. Republicans (Jeffersonian), p. 106.
Samoa, p. 426 note 2.
San Francisco, charter, p. 583; council, p. 585; mayor, p. 591; civil service, p. 597; budget, p. 604; percentage owning homes, p. 633.
Santo Domingo affair, p. 197. Second-class mail, p. 396.
Secretaries, federal, pp. 215 ff.; salaries of, p. 221 note; commonwealth, p. 499. See the several federal functions, Commerce, Post-office, War, Foreign affairs, etc.
Sedition Act, p. 107. Selectmen, town, p. 650. Senate, United States, patronage, pp. 189 ff.; representation in, pp. 239 f.; quali- fications of Senators, p. 240; election of Senators, pp. 120, 125, 241 ff.; dead- locks, p. 241; term, p. 244; compared with House pp. 249 ff.; and appropria- tions, pp. 251, 362. Senate, state, p. 519. Senatorial courtesy, p. 191.
Republican party, origin of, pp. 114 ff.; Separation of powers, criticism of, p. 155;
first national convention, p. first national campaign, p. 115; first state ticket, p. 114; campaign of 1860, p. 116; reconstruction of, pp. 116 f.; platform of 1908, p. 123; tariff, p. 391. Residence requirement for voting, p. 454. Responsibility, official, pp. 90 ff. Revenue. See Finance. Revision of laws, p. 545. Revolution, the American, pp. 21 ff. Rhode Island, colonial government in, pp. 3-20 passim; veto power in, p. 6 note; part in Revolution, pp. 23-33 passim; formation of state govern- ment, p. 31; salary and term of gov- ernor, p. 491; pay and term of legis- lators, p. 527; ballot in, p. 681. "Riders," to bills, p. 202.
River and harbor improvements, pp. 415 f.
Sessions, special, of Congress, p. 249; state legislature, p. 528.
Sherman anti-trust act, p. 384. Silver certificates, p. 376.
Silver, free coinage of, p. 122; purchase of, p. 376.
Single tax, p. 632.
Slavery, abolition of, pp. 67 ff. Socialism, p. 733-
Socialist labor party, p. 120. Socialist party, p. 121. Soil, conservation of, pp. 407 ff. South Carolina, colonial government in, pp. 3-20 passim; formation of state government, p. 30; suffrage and qualifications for office, pp. 8o ff.; popular election of Senators, p. 242; salary and term of governor, p. 491; pay and term of legislators, p. 527; ballot law, p. 679; primary law, p. 694. South Dakota, popular election of Sena- tors, p. 694; suffrage in, p. 453; initia- tive and referendum, pp. 463, 469; salary and term of governor, p. 491; term and pay of legislators, p. 527; initiative and referendum for cities, p. 597; commission government, p. 599; ballot law, p. 681; primary law, p. 694.
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