Transcriber's Note:
Page 101, ‘yourself, Walker, and marshal should confer’ changed to read ‘yourself, Walker, and the marshal should confer’
Obvious printer errors corrected silently.
Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation are as in the original.
About This Book
The essays offer a firsthand account of four national-administration incidents: the constitutional question of executive independence and the power to suspend officials and its friction with the Senate; the federal government's role in managing a major labor disturbance; debates over public bond issues and fiscal policy; and the application of the Monroe Doctrine in a diplomatic boundary dispute. Each essay combines narrative of relevant documents and decisions, explanation of legal and constitutional principles, and the author's reflections on executive responsibility, administrative procedure, and the limits of congressional oversight.