I believe that this appropriation of the public funds is not within the constitutional power of the Congress.
It is cause for congratulation that watchfulness and care and fidelity to its purposes are all that are necessary to ins...
The direct tax levied in 1861 is not even suspected of invalidity.
Any other theory cheapens and in a measure discredits a process which more than any other is a manifestation of sovereig...
The existence of a surplus in the Treasury is no answer to these objections.
I herewith transmit a report from the Secretary of State, in further response to the resolution of the House of Represen...
I regard the cause of civil service reform as so firmly established and its value so fully demonstrated.
It will hardly do to say that the States and Territories who are the recipients of these large gifts may be trusted to d...
The loyal States should not be paid the large sums of money promised them by this bill because they were loyal and other...
I have the honor to transmit herewith a report of the Secretary of State, concerning the expenses of the representation ...
I transmit herewith, in response to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 21st of December last, a repor...
As there was no further provision extending the said treaty of July 29, 1882, beyond that date, it expired by limitation...
I herewith transmit, for the consideration of the Senate with a view to its ratification, a convention signed at Washing...
Although the present convention fully explains the reasons for its negotiation, it may not be improper here to add that ...
In coming to this decision the expedition desired by Germany in the work of the conference would in my judgment be promo...
This increased disability appears plainly to be the result of the strain or injury to the knee, and in no way connected ...
Another difficulty in the case is found in the fact that when the soldier was injured he was clearly not engaged in any ...
This soldier drew a pension from January, 1882, to January 16, 1886, when he died.
