Economy and Efficiency in the Government Service: Message of the President of the United States Transmitting Reports of the Commission on Economy and Efficiency |
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... thousands of postmasters , on whose faithfulness so much depends , continue to be political appointees . The entire postal service should be taken out of politics . The recent order of the President , classifying , on the ...
... thousands of postmasters , on whose faithfulness so much depends , continue to be political appointees . The entire postal service should be taken out of politics . The recent order of the President , classifying , on the ...
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... thousand dollars is a liberal estimate of the additional cost that would be entailed on the part of the Tompkinsville depot to handle this work . The net saving that would result from the consolidation here suggested would thus be at ...
... thousand dollars is a liberal estimate of the additional cost that would be entailed on the part of the Tompkinsville depot to handle this work . The net saving that would result from the consolidation here suggested would thus be at ...
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... thousand dollars ; the same to be under the control and direction of the Secretary of the Treasury . The speech of Mr. McClelland is apparently the first plea made in Congress for such an appropriation , and the amendment itself , which ...
... thousand dollars ; the same to be under the control and direction of the Secretary of the Treasury . The speech of Mr. McClelland is apparently the first plea made in Congress for such an appropriation , and the amendment itself , which ...
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... thousand five hundred dollars . SEC . 7. That it shall be the duty of the general superintendent to supervise the organization and government of the employees of the service ; to prepare and revise regulations therefor as may be neces ...
... thousand five hundred dollars . SEC . 7. That it shall be the duty of the general superintendent to supervise the organization and government of the employees of the service ; to prepare and revise regulations therefor as may be neces ...
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Page 436 - Whoever, having taken an oath before a competent tribunal, officer, or person, in any case in which a law of the United States authorizes an oath to be administered, that he will testify. declare, depose, or certify truly, or that any written testimony, declaration, deposition, or certificate by him subscribed, is true, willfully and contrary to such oath states or subscribes any material matter which he does not believe to be true, is guilty of perjury...
Page 445 - An Act to promote the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads by compelling common carriers engaged in interstate commerce to equip their cars with automatic couplers and continuous brakes and their locomotives with driving-wheel brakes, and for other purposes...
Page 411 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 5352 of the Revised Statutes of the United States be, and the...
Page 321 - Service to make allotments from their pav, under such regulations as he may prescribe, for the support of their families or relatives, for their own savings, or for other proper purposes, during such time as they may be absent at sea, on distant duty, or under other circumstances warranting such action. (29 Stat. L., 421.) AN ACT To adopt regulations for preventing collisions upon certain harbors, rivers, and inland waters of the United States.
Page 271 - Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the President may, from time to time, when he deems it in the interest of national defense, authorize the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, or the head of any other department or agency of the Government...
Page 264 - State, or of any colony, district, or people ; it shall be lawful for the President of the United States, or such other person as he shall have empowered for that purpose, to employ such part of the land or naval forces of the United States...
Page 415 - All contracts to be made, by virtue of any law, and requiring the advance of money, or in any manner connected with the settlement of public accounts, shall be deposited promptly in the offices of the Auditors of the Treasury, according to the nature of the contracts : Provided, That this section shall not apply to the existing laws in regard to the contingent funds of Congress.
Page 427 - ... may, in his discretion, direct that actual and necessary expenses only be allowed. Actual expenses only shall be paid for travel under orders in Alaska and outside the limits of the United States in North America.
Page 263 - The quarantines and other restraints established by the health laws of any State respecting any vessels arriving in, or bound to, any port or district thereof...
Page 415 - It shall be the duty of the Secretary of War, of the Secretary of the Navy, and of the Secretary of the Interior to cause and require every contract made by them severally on behalf of the government, or by their officers under them appointed to make such contracts, to be reduced to writing, and signed by the contracting parties with their names at the end thereof...