Herbert Hoover

The resolution raises the question of the independence of the executive arm of the Government in respect of the appointment and removal of executive officials.

I have today notified the Senate that I will not accede to their resolution requesting the return to the Senate of the resolutions advising and consenting to the appointment of Mr. George Otis Smith, Col. Marcel Garsaud and Mr. Claude L…

I regret that I must refuse to accede to the requests.

I have the honor to transmit herewith for the consideration of Congress an estimate of appropriation for the Department of Labor for salaries and expenses, Bureau of Immigration, for the fiscal year 1932, amounting to $500,000, which is…

I transmit herewith for the information of the Congress the official report of the American Samoan Commission.

The details of this estimate, the necessity therefor, and the reason for its submission at this time are set forth in the letter of the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, transmitted herewith, with whose comments and observations…

Mrs. Mildred Barnes Mclnturff may be appointed to an appropriate position in the Department of Commerce without reference to the provisions of the civil service rules.

It is hereby ordered that the following described tract of land, set aside for public purposes by Territorial Executive Order No. 363, dated June 26, 1929, as an addition to the Upolu Airplane Landing Field, island of Hawaii, Territory of…

No draft drawn by a Foreign Service officer who has resigned, retired, or for any other cause become separated from the service will be paid.

Any obligations incurred prior to the date of retirement or separation from the service for which expenditures from official funds have not been made, and all obligations incurred subsequent to such date, must be submitted to the…

Accounts and claims for services of this kind should therefore be submitted to the Secretary of State for adjudication and transmission to the General Accounting Office.

Payment from official funds may be made for all obligations, including those for transportation, incurred prior to the date of retirement or separation from the service of the officer, provided payment therefor is also made prior to such…

For the purpose of bringing the Consular Regulations of 1896 into conformity with statutes of the United States and simplified administrative methods, the following amendments are ordered:

Yes, I would like to have your united opinion on the matter.

I am transmitting herewith for the consideration of Congress the final report of the Yellowstone National Park Boundary Commission on an inspection of areas involved in the proposed adjustment of the southeast, south, and southwest…

I have the honor to transmit herewith for the consideration of Congress a supplemental estimate of appropriation for the Department of Agriculture, amounting to $45,000,000, for the fiscal year 1931, to remain available until June 30…

I AM DISTRESSED by the news of the death of Marshal Joffre who is so affectionately remembered by the American people.

Both in their name and personally I wish to express to Your Excellency the deep sorrow which is felt in this country at the passing of this great patriot.

The purpose at this time is that this country is not as yet entirely devoid of enterprise and ability to reconstitute itself for larger exertions.

The situation of the railways...is one of the, if not the greatest, economic problems that we have confronting us.

The only news item I have at the moment is that Mr. Akerson is leaving the White House service.

I do greatly regret to lose an old friend out of my personal service.

I have no doubt that when the details of the plan are known they will be subject to criticism, as any plan will be.

It means lower rates, and lower rates cannot be made except by broad economies in methods, or alternatively, by wage reductions.

Someone has offered him two or three times the pay the Government can afford, and he has responsibilities to his family that I cannot deny.