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An act of Congress approved 30th September, 1850, contained a provision for the extension of the Capitol according to such plan as might be approved by the President, and appropriated $100,000 to be expended under his direction by such architect as he should appoint to execute the same.
'The head of the family, as the saying goes! 'I suppose we shan't go into business to-day? Joyce carelessly observed. Lawyer Perkins answered: 'No. You can't expect it. Mr. Harrington has led me to anticipate that he will appoint a day. Don't you see? 'Oh! I see, returned Joyce. 'I ain't in such a hurry. What's he doing?
Cato was the only man who possessed the requisite devotedness, energy, and authority for the difficult office; if he was no military man, it was infinitely better to appoint as commander-in-chief a non-military man who understood how to listen to reason and make his subordinates act, than an officer of untried capacity like Varus, or even one of tried incapacity like Metellus Scipio.
"Oh, indeed," said James Ellis sarcastically, "but poor old Dunton is not dead yet, and when he does die, Mrs Mostyn is quite as likely to appoint Daniel Barnett to his place as you, and if she takes my advice, she'll give the post to neither of you, but get some able, sensible man from Chiswick." "But, Mr Ellis " "That will do, John Grange," said the owner of that name pompously.
"Exactly," replied I; "and, when the establishment is fully arranged, we will appoint you curator." But, thinking my wife would grow uneasy at our protracted absence, we returned by a direct road to the tent. Our two messengers arrived about the same time, and we all sat down together to a cheerful repast. Every one related his feats.
"I rose to address them from the steps of the palace. I told them they need not fear that Caesar would leave them he was dead drunk, asleep in bed. If they feared treachery, let them appoint a committee to search the palace for treasure. But I went on there was a great danger before them which they had not thought of. They must establish some kind of government that they would all obey.
Remittances from Emigrants Unprecedented A proof of their industry and perseverance. In anticipation of fever and other epidemics resulting from the Famine, a Fever Act was passed for Ireland in the early part of the Session of 1846, by which the Lord Lieutenant was empowered to appoint Commissioners of Health, not exceeding five in number, who were to act without salaries.
In 1782 Edmund Burke had written in his letter to a peer of Ireland on the Penal Laws "Never were the members of a religious sect fit to appoint the pastors of another. It is a good deal to suppose that even the present Castle would nominate bishops for the Irish Catholic Church with a religious regard for its welfare."
In bitter wrath the parliament broke up, and the Londoners, who shared the anger of the barons, threatened a revolt. After Easter these stormy scenes were repeated in a new parliament, and Edward was at last forced to yield a grudging assent to all the demands of the opposition, and even to appoint a commission for the perambulation of the forests.
When the chorus of union complaints continued to swell, and the men asked the government to bring pressure on the railways, at least to meet their committee, it acknowledged itself either unable or unwilling to take any effective action unless to renew the offer to appoint another royal commission, essentially of the same character as that of 1907 except that it should be smaller and should act more speedily.
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