James Buchanan said...

Officers might then be found, instead of performing their appropriate duties, besieging the halls of Congress for the pu...

The power to carry on the business of the Government by means of a provisional appointment when a vacancy occurs is expr...

It was wise to make a provision which would enable the President to avoid a total suspension of business in the interval...

an extraordinary occasion requires the Senate of the United States to convene for the transaction of business at the Cap...