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Resolved, That the interests of justice demand the abolition of the jury system in civil cases...
...been decided that the course in History 20 under the charge of Dr. Hart, will take up topics in United States history connected with the period since the outbreak of the civil war. The work to be done will consist of a short and a long thesis by each member of the course. This plan must meet the approval of all college men who are interested in questions of original research, for the papers which the men in the course will prepare are intended to be real discoveries. Political matters of importance that heretofore have escaped the notice of historians...
...University of Pennsylvania has recently established a limited number of unendowed post graduate fellowships in Political Science and History. Graduates of any American College, either in Arts or Science, are eligible. Unusual opportunities for the advanced study of Political Economy, Civil Government, Political and Constitutional History, Constitutional and Mercantile Law, and Political Science, will be open free of charge to the holders of these fellowships...
...should be submitted to the Senate. The name "private documents" cannot be applied to documents which relate in any way to the execution of the powers of government. Many precedents were cited where the Senate had obtained papers from the President. It was claimed inconsistent that Cleveland, avowedly the Civil Service Reform President, should remove a Republican, and then refuse to give reasons. The removal seemed a political...
...negative replied that the Constitution gave the Senate the right of concurring in appointments, but it had nothing to do with removals. That was an executive power, and the President had not transcended his authority in refusing documents about removals. The talk about Cleveland and Civil Service Reform has nothing whatever to do with the case. The President has offered documents if the Senate will consider them in open session. Cases were cited where Presidents have not submitted documents at the request of the Senate...