"The constitutional authority to regulate the Congressional elections which belongs to the Government of the United States, ought to be enforced by appropriate legislation."
"It is confidently believed that no sound argument can be made in support of the constitutionality of national regulation of Senatorial elections."
"This money is needed to keep in operation the essential functions of all the great departments of the Government--legislative, executive, and judicial."
"The object of the bill is to destroy any control whatever by the United States over the Congressional elections."
"The objections to the practice of tacking general legislation to appropriation bills, especially when the object is to deprive a coordinate branch of the Government of its right to the free exercise o..."
"The supervision of the elections will be reduced to a mere inspection, without authority on the part of the supervisors to do any act whatever to make the election a fair one."
"I am directed by the President to say that the several Departments of the Government will be closed on Friday, the 30th instant, in remembrance of those who fell in defense of the nation, and to enabl..."
"In response to a resolution of the Senate of the 14th instant, I transmit herewith a communication from the Secretary of the Interior and accompanying papers."
"In response to a resolution of the Senate of the 7th instant, requesting information in reference to an alleged occupation of a portion of the Indian Territory by white settlers, etc., I transmit here..."
"There has been and will be no violation of this rule under orders from me during this Administration."
"No soldiers, either of the Union or of the State militia, should be present at the polls to take the place or to perform the duties of the ordinary civil police force."
"The elections should be free from all forcible interference, and, as far as practicable, from all apprehensions of such interference."
"The true rule as to the employment of military force at the elections is not doubtful."
"Holding, as I do, the opinion that any military interference whatever at the polls is contrary to the spirit of our institutions and would tend to destroy the freedom of elections."
"Believing that section 6 of the bill before me will weaken, if it does not altogether take away, the power of the National Government to protect the Federal elections by the civil authorities, I am fo..."
"No military or naval officer, or other person engaged in the civil, military, or naval service of the United States, shall order, bring, keep, or have under his authority or control any troops or arme..."
"The intent and effect of the sixth section of this bill is to prohibit all the civil officers of the United States, under penalty of fine and imprisonment, from employing any adequate civil force for ..."
"It is the right and duty of the National Government to enact and enforce laws which will secure free and fair Congressional elections."
