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Book/Printed Material In the Senate of the United States. January 28, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Howard, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following report. The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the resolution of the Senate of the 16th ultimo, in the following words, to wit: "Resolved, that the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire whether the practice, which to some extent prevails in some of the departments of the government, of appointing officers to fill vacancies which have not occurred during the recess of Congress, but which existed at the preceding session of Congress, is in accordance with the Constitution ; and if not, what remedy shall be applied" beg leave to report Cited as: S. Rept. 37-80

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  • In the Senate of the United States. January 28, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Howard, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following report. The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the resolution of the Senate of the 16th ultimo, in the following words, to wit: "Resolved, that the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire whether the practice, which to some extent prevails in some of the departments of the government, of appointing officers to fill vacancies which have not occurred during the recess of Congress, but which existed at the preceding session of Congress, is in accordance with the Constitution ; and if not, what remedy shall be applied" beg leave to report

Other Title

  • Cited as: S. Rept. 37-80

Names

  • United States Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary
  • Howard, Jacob Merritt 1805-1871
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. Senate, author

Created / Published

  • Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1863.

Headings

  • -  United States.--Congress.--Senate.--Rules and practice
  • -  Constitutional law
  • -  Executive power
  • -  Civil service
  • -  Presidents
  • -  Parliamentary practice
  • -  United States--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (12 pages).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 37-3:S.RP.80
  • Y 1.1/2:1151

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2022691829

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  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. Senate. Committee On The Judiciary, Jacob Merritt Howard, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, and Author United States Congress. Senate. In the Senate of the United States . -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Howard, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following report. The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the resolution of the Senate of the 16th ultimo, in the following words, to wit: "Resolved, that the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire whether the practice, which to some extent prevails in some of the departments of the government, of appointing officers to fill vacancies which have not occurred during the recess of Congress, but which existed at the preceding session of Congress, is in accordance with the Constitution ; and if not, what remedy shall be applied" beg leave to report. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1863. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022691829/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate. Committee On The Judiciary, Howard, J. M., United States Government Publishing Office, P. & United States Congress. Senate, A. (1863) In the Senate of the United States . -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Howard, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following report. The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the resolution of the Senate of the 16th ultimo, in the following words, to wit: "Resolved, that the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire whether the practice, which to some extent prevails in some of the departments of the government, of appointing officers to fill vacancies which have not occurred during the recess of Congress, but which existed at the preceding session of Congress, is in accordance with the Constitution ; and if not, what remedy shall be applied" beg leave to report. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022691829/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate. Committee On The Judiciary, et al. In the Senate of the United States . -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Howard, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following report. The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the resolution of the Senate of the 16th ultimo, in the following words, to wit: "Resolved, that the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire whether the practice, which to some extent prevails in some of the departments of the government, of appointing officers to fill vacancies which have not occurred during the recess of Congress, but which existed at the preceding session of Congress, is in accordance with the Constitution ; and if not, what remedy shall be applied" beg leave to report. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1863. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2022691829/>.