01/05/1919
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"I do this with the greatest regret."
"I am returning the bill at the earliest possible moment with the hope that the Congress may find time before adjournment to remedy this defect."
"I am convinced that the Congress is without constitutional powers to limit the appointing power and its incident, the power of removal derived from the Constitution."
"I am in entire sympathy with the objects of this bill, and would gladly approve it but for the fact that I regard one of the provisions contained in Section 303 as unconstitutional."