History of the Cabinet of the United States of America, from President Washington to President Coolidge: An Account of the Origin of the Cabinet, a Roster of the Various Members with the Term of Service, and Biographical Sketches of Each Member, Showing Public Offices Held by Each ...Industrial Printing Company, 1925 - 537 էջ |
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... dollars a month . He was dismissed in January , 1779 , because he made an official matter public . The chief function of the committee was to furnish the agents of the government abroad with accounts of the progress of events in America ...
... dollars a month . He was dismissed in January , 1779 , because he made an official matter public . The chief function of the committee was to furnish the agents of the government abroad with accounts of the progress of events in America ...
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... dollars , owing to a failure to discharge all the interest claimed , he is still carried on the books of the ... dollar , nor had he misused any of the funds entrusted to him . On retiring from the cabinet Mr. Randolph returned to ...
... dollars , owing to a failure to discharge all the interest claimed , he is still carried on the books of the ... dollar , nor had he misused any of the funds entrusted to him . On retiring from the cabinet Mr. Randolph returned to ...
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... dollars . The letters proved to be arrant forgeries . The Secretary of State was consequently made the subject of great ridicule . The war with Great Britain was progressing in a bad way for the American armies , Dr. Eustis , Secretary ...
... dollars . The letters proved to be arrant forgeries . The Secretary of State was consequently made the subject of great ridicule . The war with Great Britain was progressing in a bad way for the American armies , Dr. Eustis , Secretary ...
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... dollars . No such defalcation had ever before occurred in this coun- try and the whole people were in a state of great excitement over it . Osceola , a great chief of the Seminole Indians , aroused the Southern tribes to war , and this ...
... dollars . No such defalcation had ever before occurred in this coun- try and the whole people were in a state of great excitement over it . Osceola , a great chief of the Seminole Indians , aroused the Southern tribes to war , and this ...
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... dollars . This was a tempting offer , but , to the amazement and disappointment of his father , the young student de- clined it , preferring to complete his preparations for his chosen profes- sion . He was admitted to the bar in March ...
... dollars . This was a tempting offer , but , to the amazement and disappointment of his father , the young student de- clined it , preferring to complete his preparations for his chosen profes- sion . He was admitted to the bar in March ...
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Էջ 160 - Parties agree as between themselves to respect their rights in relation to their insular possessions and insular dominions in the region of the Pacific Ocean.
Էջ 214 - If any one attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot.
Էջ 400 - Navy, the chief officer of which shall be called the Secretary of the Navy, whose duty it shall be to execute such orders as he shall receive from the President of the United States, relative to the procurement of naval stores and materials and the construction, armament, equipment and employment of vessels of war, as well as all other matters connected with the naval establishment of the United States.
Էջ 12 - Executive to be as follows: to have a negative on all laws about to be passed, and the execution of all laws passed, to have the direction of war when authorized or begun; to have with the advice and approbation of the Senate the power of making all treaties; to have the sole appointment of the heads or chief officers of the departments of Finance, War and Foreign Affairs...
Էջ 27 - Affairs, and that there shall be a principal officer therein, to be called the Secretary for the Department of Foreign Affairs, who shall perform and execute such duties as shall from time to time be enjoined on or intrusted to him by the President of the United States...
Էջ 27 - an act for establishing an executive department, to be denominated the department of foreign affairs.
Էջ 489 - Department to foster, promote, and develop the foreign and domestic commerce, the mining, manufacturing, shipping, and fishery industries, the labor interests, and the transportation facilities of the United States...
Էջ 511 - MAKE KNOWN, That whosoever of the citizens of the United States shall render himself liable to punishment or forfeiture under the law of nations by committing, aiding, or abetting hostilities against any of the said powers, or by carrying to any of them those articles which are deemed contraband by the modern usage of nations, will not receive the protection of the United States against such punishment or forfeiture...
Էջ 500 - Labor shall be to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners of the United States, to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment.
Էջ 511 - Whereas it appears that a state of war exists between Austria, Prussia, Sardinia, Great Britain, and the United Netherlands, of the one part, and France on the other, and the duty and interest of the United States require, that they should with sincerity and good faith adopt and pursue a conduct friendly and impartial toward the belligerent powers...