James Buchanan said...

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

It is manifest that if the power which this law gives had been withheld the public interest would frequently suffer very...

I feel quite confident that Congress will bestow upon these resolutions the careful consideration to which they are emin...

However strong may be my desire to enter into such an agreement, I am convinced that I do not possess the power.