Calvin Coolidge: “It is always rather embarrassing for me to discuss legislation that is pending, about which there is a controversy in…”

The names of disabled veterans, their wives, and the widows of honorably discharged soldiers, sailors, and marines shall be placed above all others.

No employee entitled to military preference in appointment shall be discharged or dropped or reduced in rank or salary if his record is good.

All competitors rated at 70 or more shall be eligible for appointment, and their names shall be placed on the proper register, according to their ratings.

Mrs. Jeannette J. Donahue, widow of Mr. Peter A. Donahue who died April 13, 1928, after many years of service in the Immigration Service, may be reinstated to an appropriate position in the Department of Labor without regard to the time…