Excerpts of the President's News Conference
06/22/1925
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It looked at one time, you will recall, as though there might be a very extended debate on the peace treaty, but all at ...
I invite the attention of the Senate to the accompanying report by the Secretary of State on the subject.
No other person shall grant, issue, or verify passports.
That didn't seem to be practical to me.