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... of officers from the military branches of the government, and may select
Commandants of Navy Yards and Stations, and all persons from the appropriate
line or staff of the military forces, for such positions as may be established by
Congress.
... of officers from the military branches of the government, and may select
Commandants of Navy Yards and Stations, and all persons from the appropriate
line or staff of the military forces, for such positions as may be established by
Congress.
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All bills are referred to appropriate committees for action , and the first effort of the
advocates of a measure is to get a favorable report from the committee . This
favorable report gives the bill a position on the calendar of the House or Senate ...
All bills are referred to appropriate committees for action , and the first effort of the
advocates of a measure is to get a favorable report from the committee . This
favorable report gives the bill a position on the calendar of the House or Senate ...
Page 93
... the various territories and with Porto Rico, and the Supreme Court of the United
States has jurisdiction to review and take appropriate action on the final decrees
of the supreme court of the Philippine Islands involving constitutional questions ...
... the various territories and with Porto Rico, and the Supreme Court of the United
States has jurisdiction to review and take appropriate action on the final decrees
of the supreme court of the Philippine Islands involving constitutional questions ...
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To assign not only the chairmen , but the members of the committees in their
appropriate ranks is a difficult and delicate matter . Although each Congress is a
new proposition , as to committee memberships , members who are re - elected ...
To assign not only the chairmen , but the members of the committees in their
appropriate ranks is a difficult and delicate matter . Although each Congress is a
new proposition , as to committee memberships , members who are re - elected ...
Page 109
The File Clerks have the custody of all papers relating to legislative matters
pending before the House and the appropriate documents relating thereto. In
addition to the duties previously named, the Clerk of the House is paymaster for
the ...
The File Clerks have the custody of all papers relating to legislative matters
pending before the House and the appropriate documents relating thereto. In
addition to the duties previously named, the Clerk of the House is paymaster for
the ...
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Page 155 - Agriculture, the general design and duties of which shall be to acquire and to diffuse among the people of the United States useful information on subjects connected with agriculture, in the most general and comprehensive sense of that word and to procure, propagate, and distribute among the people new and valuable seeds and plants.
Page 205 - All claims founded upon the Constitution of the United States or any law of Congress, except for pensions, or upon any regulation of an Executive Department, or upon any contract, express or implied, with the Government of the United States...
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Page 827 - That no law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to "assemble and petition the Government for redress of grievances.
Page 428 - ... be fixed by the Director of the Mint, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury...
Page 746 - ... on crops of different kinds; the adaptation and value of grasses and forage plants; the composition and digestibility of the different kinds of food for domestic animals; the scientific and economic questions involved in the production of butter and cheese; and such other researches or experiments bearing directly on the agricultural industry of the United States as may in each case be deemed advisable, having due regard to the varying conditions and needs of the respective States or Territories.
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Page 840 - Third, appointments to the public service aforesaid in the departments at Washington shall be apportioned among the several States and Territories and the District of Columbia upon the basis of population as ascertained at the last preceding census.
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| Title | The American Government, Organization and Officials, with the Duties and Powers of Federal Office Holders |
| Author | Henry Colford Gauss |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | L. R. Hamersley, 1908 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 16 Nov 2007 |
| Length | 871 pages |
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