House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: 13th Congress, 2d Session-49th Congress, 1st Session, Volume 1 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page xiii
... present system . The Secretary of State will present to you at an early day a plan for such reorganization . A full and interesting exhibit of the operations of the Treasury De- partment is afforded by the report of the Secretary . It ...
... present system . The Secretary of State will present to you at an early day a plan for such reorganization . A full and interesting exhibit of the operations of the Treasury De- partment is afforded by the report of the Secretary . It ...
Page xiii
... present excise tax shall be abolished as soon as such a course can be safely pursued . It seems to me , however , that , for various reasons , so sweeping a meas- ure as the total abolition of internal taxes would for the present be an ...
... present excise tax shall be abolished as soon as such a course can be safely pursued . It seems to me , however , that , for various reasons , so sweeping a meas- ure as the total abolition of internal taxes would for the present be an ...
Page xiii
... present of that portion of the system of internal revenue which is least objectionable to the people . Second , a total abolition of excise taxes would almost inevitably prove a serious if not an insurmountable obstacle to a thorough ...
... present of that portion of the system of internal revenue which is least objectionable to the people . Second , a total abolition of excise taxes would almost inevitably prove a serious if not an insurmountable obstacle to a thorough ...
Page xiv
... present neces- sities has been the subject of consideration by a board , whose report was transmitted to Congress at the last session . Pending the consider- ation of that report , the War Department has taken no steps for the ...
... present neces- sities has been the subject of consideration by a board , whose report was transmitted to Congress at the last session . Pending the consider- ation of that report , the War Department has taken no steps for the ...
Page xv
... present available balance is disclosed by the following table : Amount of appropriation by act of August 2 , 1882 ... Amount of appropriation by act of June 19 , 1882 Amount of appropriation for payments to J. B. Eads ... Unexpended ...
... present available balance is disclosed by the following table : Amount of appropriation by act of August 2 , 1882 ... Amount of appropriation by act of June 19 , 1882 Amount of appropriation for payments to J. B. Eads ... Unexpended ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
action addressed American citizens April Argentine arrest authorities Belgium Blaine Bolivia Britain British subjects canal cent charge Chili Chilian China Clayton-Bulwer treaty coercion act communication Congress consul consular copy Cuba declared Department desire dispatch duty Earl Granville ernment excellency excellency's execution February foreign affairs foreign office FRED'K Freling Frelinghuysen German Guatemala herewith honor huysen important imprisonment inclosed Inclosure Indians instant instructions invitation Ireland J. R. LOWELL January Japan July June jurisdiction land courts LEGATION letter Lord Granville Majesty Majesty's Government March matter ment Mexican Mexico military minister of foreign nations native naturalized Nicaragua parties peace persons Peru Pima County ports powers present President prison proposed protection provisions question received referred regard regulations relations reply republic request respect Secretary Señor Romero Smyrna Spanish telegram territory tion transhipped transmit treaty Trescot troops ultimo United Venezuela vessels Washington
Popular passages
Page 227 - It is impossible that the allied powers should extend their political system to any portion of either continent, without endangering our peace and happiness ; nor can any one believe that our southern brethren, if left to themselves, would adopt it of their own accord. It is equally impossible, therefore, that we should behold such interposition, in any form, with indifference.
Page 383 - And you are to observe and follow such Orders and Directions from Time to Time, as you shall receive from this or a future Congress...
Page 260 - Britain hereby declare that neither the one nor the other will ever obtain or maintain for itself any exclusive control over the said ship-canal ; agreeing that neither will ever erect or maintain any fortifications commanding the same, or in the vicinity thereof, or occupy, or fortify, or colonize, or assume or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito Coast, or any part of Central America...
Page xiii - An Act making appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes...
Page 229 - Convention their views and intentions with reference to any means of communication by ship canal, which may be constructed between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by the way of the River San Juan de Nicaragua and either or both of the Lakes of Nicaragua or Managua, to any port or place on the Pacific Ocean,— The President of the United States has conferred full powers on John M.
Page 94 - In any action for breach of contract to deliver specific or ascertained goods the court may, if it thinks fit, on the application of the plaintiff, by its judgment or decree direct that the contract shall be performed specifically, without giving the defendant the option of retaining the goods on payment of damages.
Page 260 - Britain take advantage of any intimacy, or use any alliance, connection, or influence that either may possess with any state or government through whose territory the said canal may pass, for the purpose of acquiring or holding, directly or indirectly, for the...
Page 220 - States, provided that such renunciation be publicly declared within two years after the exchange of the ratifications of the present convention. Such British subjects as aforesaid who have become and are naturalized as citizens within the United States, shall be at liberty to renounce their naturalization and to resume...
Page 259 - The Governments of the United States and Great Britain having not only desired, in entering into this convention, to accomplish a particular object, but also to establish a general principle, they hereby agree to extend their protection, by treaty stipulations, to any other practicable communications, whether by canal or railway, across the isthmus which connects North and South America, and especially to the inter-oceanic communications, should the same prove to be practicable, whether...
Page 233 - ... and if any persons or company should already have, with any State through which the proposed ship-canal may pass, a contract for the construction of such a canal as that specified in this convention, to the stipulations of which contract neither of the contracting parties in this convention have any just cause to object, and the said persons or company shall, moreover, have made preparations and expended time, money, and trouble on...