A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1907, Volume 7Bureau of National Literature and Art, 1897 - United States |
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... necessary to insure the facilities to reach these riches , and it may be necessary also that the General Government should give its aid to secure this access ; but that should only be when a dollar of obligation to pay secures precisely ...
... necessary to insure the facilities to reach these riches , and it may be necessary also that the General Government should give its aid to secure this access ; but that should only be when a dollar of obligation to pay secures precisely ...
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... necessary expenses of transportation , sub- sistence , and clerk hire when actually engaged in said service " within the amount appropriated therefor by Congress . 2. The commission shall be furnished with full opportunity to inspect ...
... necessary expenses of transportation , sub- sistence , and clerk hire when actually engaged in said service " within the amount appropriated therefor by Congress . 2. The commission shall be furnished with full opportunity to inspect ...
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... necessary to authorize the interest to be paid at either of three or four of the money centers of Europe , or by any assistant treasurer of the United States , at the option of the holder of the bond . I suggest this subject for the ...
... necessary to authorize the interest to be paid at either of three or four of the money centers of Europe , or by any assistant treasurer of the United States , at the option of the holder of the bond . I suggest this subject for the ...
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... necessary to place to the credit of the sinking fund , as provided by law . To lock up the surplus in the Treasury and withhold it from circulation would lead to such a contraction of the currency as to cripple trade and seriously ...
... necessary to place to the credit of the sinking fund , as provided by law . To lock up the surplus in the Treasury and withhold it from circulation would lead to such a contraction of the currency as to cripple trade and seriously ...
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... necessary appropriation in a shorter statement of the reasons for it . I earnestly desire that if an Indian war becomes inevitable the Government of the United States at least should not be responsible for it . Pains will be taken , and ...
... necessary appropriation in a shorter statement of the reasons for it . I earnestly desire that if an Indian war becomes inevitable the Government of the United States at least should not be responsible for it . Pains will be taken , and ...
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Page 56 - Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.
Page 14 - I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.
Page 456 - No executive department or other Government establishment of the United States shall expend, In any one fiscal year, any sum in excess of appropriations made by Congress for that fiscal year, or involve the Government in any contract or other obligation for the future payment of money in excess of such appropriations unless such contract or obligation is authorized by law.
Page 493 - Whenever, by reason of unlawful obstructions, combinations, or assemblages of persons, or rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States, it shall become Impracticable, in the judgment of the President, to enforce by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings the lawsof the United States within any State or Territory...
Page 436 - And furthermore, that the said principal officer shall conduct the business of the said department in such manner as the President of the United States shall, from time to time, order or instruct.
Page 370 - No contract or purchase on behalf of the United States shall be made unless the same is authorized by law or is under an appropriation adequate to its fulfillment, except in the War and Navy Departments, for clothing, subsistence, forage, fuel, quarters, or transportation, which, however, shall not exceed the necessities of the current year.
Page 504 - From and after the passage of this act it shall not be lawful to employ any part of the Army of the United States, as a posse comitatus or otherwise, for the purpose of executing the laws, except in such cases and under such circumstances as such employment of said force may be expressly authorized by the Constitution or by act of Congress...
Page 88 - The neutral flag covers enemy's goods, with the exception of contraband of war; 3. Neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under enemy's flag; 4. Blockades, in order to be binding, must be effective — that is to say, maintained by a force sufficient really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy.
Page 272 - ... that the faith of the United States is solemnly pledged to the payment in coin or its equivalent of all the obligations of the United States...
Page 188 - Germany, who, having regard to the above-mentioned article of the said treaty, shall decide thereupon, finally and without appeal, which of those claims is most in accordance with the true interpretation of the treaty of June 15, 1846.