Indian policy of the United States, | LABOR: legislation regarding, 138-
139; national department of,
347.

Inheritance taxes, 151-152, 237- Land Office, Commissioner of the

Insurance companies, control over, Lawlessness, 105.

Internal improvements, 222-223, Legislative department, proper func-

Judicial department, functions of Loans: 154-155, 241–243.

Madison, James (President), 179, | Natural resources, preservation of,

183.

Mail, 277-281.

Maine, 25, 88.

Manual training, 118.

Manufactures, Bureau of, 347.
Marshals, United States, 354.
Maryland, 159, 174, 186.

139-140, 270-273.
Naturalization: two kinds of, 289;
process of individual, 288–290.
Naval yards and stations, 229.
Navigation acts: and the slave
trade, compromise over (1787),
181-182; at present, 223.

Massachusetts, 25, 42-43, 45, 46, Navy, the, 228-229.
88, 186.

Navy, Secretary of the, 346.

Maximum and minimum tariff, 225. Neutrals, 215.
Mayor, city, 61-62.

Meats, inspection of, 111, 286.
Message: the mayor's, 62; the
governor's, 88; the President's
annual, 334; the President's
special, 335.

Mexico, land cession by, 260.
Michigan, 159.

Milk inspection, 110.

Militia, the: organization of, 227;
power of governor over, 88, 105;
power of President over, 227-
228, 332.

Ministers, foreign, 217, 218, 219–220.
Minnesota, 59.
Mint, 248.
Mississippi, 25.

Mississippi river, the, 223.
Missouri, 59.
Money, 242-250.

Money orders, issuance of, 279.
Monometallism, 246-247, 248.
Monopolies, laws against, 137-138,
255-257.

Monroe, James (President), 219.
Monroe Doctrine, the, 218-219.
Most favored nation clauses, 221.
Municipal ownership, 68-70.

NATIONAL BANK NOTES, 248-250.
National committees of the politi-
cal parties, the, 31-32.
National convention: organization
of, 324; work of, 324–326.
National government: sphere of
activity of, 205, 206-207; limi- |
tations on, 207-208; relation of,
to States, 9-10, 204, 209-211."
See also Congress, President,
Courts, and Executive depart-

ments.

New England Confederation, the,
151.

New Hampshire, 159, 186.
New Jersey, 133, 186.
New Jersey plan, the, 180.
New York (city), 64, 110.
New York (state), 43, 122, 159, 186.
Nominations: by convention, 18-
19; direct, 20-21, 87.
Normal schools, state, 117.
North Carolina, 25, 89, 186.
Northern Securities Co., 256.
Notes: United States, 242-243;
national bank, 248-250.

OATH OF OFFICE: for state officials,
209; presidential, 329.

Officials, public, methods of selec-

tion of: general, 15, 17-30; in
counties, 50-51; in towns, 53;
in cities, 62, 63; for the national
government, 309-311, 314-315,
324-329, 332-334.

Ohio, 89, 159.

Oklahoma, 61, 137, 159.

Order, the preservation of, 103-105.
Ordinance of 1787, the, 261.
Ordinances, 60, 104.
Oregon, 61, 81, 310–311.
Oregon territory, acquisition of, 260.
Outdoor relief, 122-123.
Overseers of the highway, 53.
Overseers of the poor, 53.

PANAMA CANAL, the, 222.
Paper money, 242-243, 248-250.
Pardoning power, the: of the gov

ernor, 88; of the President, 335.
Parish government, 41.
Parks: city, 124; national, 273.
Party, the political: as an organ of

Pendleton Civil Service Act, the, 38. President pro tempore of the Senate,

Pension policy of the United States, Previous question, the, 301.

Plants: development of, 283-285; Probation, use of, 107.

Porto Rico: cession of, 260; gov- QUARANTINE, 108, 109.

81; in cities, 60, 155; with con- | Secretary of State: national, 342-

stitutions, 160.

Reform schools, 107-108.

Registered mail, 279.

Registration of voters, 22.
Religious liberty, 95, 193.
Removals from office: general, 29-
30, 36-39; in cities, 61; by
governors, 88; national ques-
tions of, 334.
Representative government, 7-8.
Representatives, House of. See
House of Representatives.
Reservations, Indian, 290-291.
Reserves, forest, 272-273.

Residuary powers, 205.

343; state, 89.

Sections of township, 274.
Seeds, selection of, 283.

Selectmen, the New England, 53.
Senate, the national: disputes over
composition of (1787), 180;
special sessions of, 298 note;
organization of, 297; general
character of, 309; election of
members of, 309-311; commit-
tees of, 311; debate in, 301, 311;
special powers of, 312-313; influ-
ence of, in appointments, 332-
333; treaty making power of,
217-218.

Revenue. See Taxation and Fi- Senates, the state, 78, 79.

"Senatorial courtesy," 312, 333.
Senators: election of, 309-310;
proposed changes in election of,
310-311.

Sessions: of the legislatures, 78;
regular, of Congress, 298; special,
of Congress, 298.

Sewage systems, 110-111.
Sheriff: English, 42; colonial, 42;
at present, 51.

Sherman Anti-Trust Law, 255–257.
Shoshone irrigation project, 270,
271 (cuts).

Silver, coinage of, 246–248.
"Slates," use of, 32.

"Slaughter House Cases," quota-
tion from the, 212-213.
Slave trade and navigation acts,
compromise over, 181.
Slavery, prohibition of, 195.
Slaves, the counting of, 181.
Smuggling, 235.
Soils, use of, 282–283.
South Carolina, 26, 186.
Sovereignty: of the people, 7, 211;
in Articles of Confederation, 174.
Spanish-American War, the treaty
after, 217.

Speaker of the House of Represent-

atives, the, 315–316.

Special assessments, 154.

Special legislation forbidden, 82.
Speech, freedom of, 95, 193.

Secession, impossibility of legal, at "Spoils system," the, 37-38, 332-

Schools, public, 116-119.

Staff, general, 227.

Stamp Act Congress, the, 174-175.
State, the Department of, 342–343.
State admission, 266–267.

State governments: historical, 45-
47; at present, see States.

TARIFF: attempt to give Congress
of the Confederation control
over, 176; recent changes in,
224-225; for revenue only, 225;
administration of, 235; present
colonial, 262.

State law, uniformities and di- Tax, characteristics of a good, 144-

versities in, 161–165.
"Statement," a tax, 147.
States, the: sphere of activity of,
165-168, 205-206; restrictions
on, under the Confederation,
174-175; prohibitions on, under
the Constitution, 208-209; rela-
tion of, to the Nation, 209–211;
uniformities and diversities
among, 161-165; constitutions
of, 12-13, 158-161; government
of, in general, 13; local rural
governments of, 49-56;
governments of, 57-76; legis-
latures of, 77-85; executive and
administrative officials of, 86-
91; administration of justice in,
92-102; protective work of, 103-
115; general welfare work of,
116-129; commercial functions
of, 130-142; finances of, 143–155.
Statutes in state constitutions, 161.
Stone and timber act, 272.
Streets, city, 131-133.

city

Strikes, executive interference with,
105, 332.

145.

Taxation: of general property,

146-149; of corporations, 149-
151; of inheritances, 151-152,
237; legislative control of (colo-
nial), 45, 172, 173; national and
state, 206; congressional power
over, 233; history of national,
233-234; of imports, 234-235;
of internal revenue, 235-236;
direct, 237; of incomes, 236-
237.

Tax rate, 148.

Teachers, selection of, 118.
Tencment regulations, 110.
Tenure of Office Act, the (1867),
334.

Terms of office: general, 16; local,
51, 59; state, 79, 87; national,
11-12.

Territories: general power of Con-
gress over, 259; acquisition of,
259-260; government of un-
organized, 260-265; government
of organized, 265–266.
Texas, 260.

Subsidies, in aid of industry or Texas plan of city government, 61.
commerce, 223, 250-251.

Text-books, free, 116.

Succession, the presidential, 330- "Third-term tradition," the, 329-
331.

Suffrage: in colonial times, 26, 44;
historical changes in, 26-27; in
the States, at present, 25-26;
Amendment XV on, 196; in our
present colonies, 263.
Summaries of activities: local
rural, 54-55; cities, 66-67, 73-
76 (outline); congressional, 294-
296 (outline).
Supervisors, county boards of, 51.
Supreme Court, the United States:
position of, 350-352; organization
of, 353; jurisdiction of, 353.
Surveyors, county, 52.
Surveys, public land, 273-274.

330.

Tilden, Samuel J., 328.

Titles of nobility, forbidden, 207.
Town government (historical), 41,
43, 47.

Town meeting, the, 41, 43, 53.
Towns at present: two types of, 52;
meetings in, 53; officials of, 53-

54.

Township, civil. See Towns.
Township, congressional, 47, 274.
Trade. See Commerce.
Treason, definition of, 207 and note
Treasurers, county, 52; state, 90.
Treasury, the Department of the
343-344.