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Following the death of a worker on Washington, D.C. infrastructure, President Roosevelt charges Commissioner of Labor Neill with beginning an investigation into the building inspection department. Roosevelt describes his authority for charging a federally appointed employee with this investigation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-10
Acting Postmaster General Wynne forwards to William Loeb a copy of the opinion of Assistant Attorney General W. H. H. Miller on the occasion of the death of William Windom in 1891, when he was serving as Secretary of the Treasury. Wynne also includes other documents regarding the law in the case of the death of an official.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-04
Acting Attorney General Hoyt writes to President Roosevelt about the Presidential power to make a temporary designation in the case of the death or disability of the head of a department. Hoyt provides the statutory and case law examples that give Roosevelt the right to make a temporary appointment of unlimited duration.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-08