General Jackson naturally supposed that this letter was duly received and read by President Monroe, and that a subsequent order, giving him discretionary powers in the prosecution of the campaign, contained the answer to it.
I have no discretionary power on the subject; my duty is emphatically pronounced in the Constitution.
But if you were assembled in general convention, which would you think the safest depository of this discretionary power in the last resort?
Congress may undoubtedly abuse this discretionary power; but the same may be said of others with which they are vested.
It was impossible to foresee all the abuses that might be made of the discretionary power.
Their discretionarypower to provide for the means is involved according to an established axiom.
This has been described by Professor Dicey[18:1] as the original discretionary authority left at any moment in the hands of the King; in other words, what remains of the ancient customary or Common Law powers inherent in the Crown.
A discretionary allowance of this commodity has been made to the French, Dutch, and Danes, who purchase their allotted shares at some small advance on the Company's price.
The star chamber also was a court which exerted high discretionary powers and had no precise rule or limit, either with regard to the causes which came under its jurisdiction, or the decisions which it formed.
His predecessors in all times had enjoyed too much discretionary power; and by his recent abuse of it, the whole world had reason to see the necessity of entirely retrenching it.
But discretionary authority during that age was usually exercised even in England.
Every discretionary act of council was represented as arbitrary and tyrannical; and the general inference was still inculcated, that a formed design had been laid to subvert the laws and constitution of the kingdom.
But the parliament justly thought, that the king was too eminent a magistrate to be trusted with discretionary power, which he might so easily turn to the destruction of liberty.
During the war, the discretionary power of these courts was excused, from the plea of necessity; but the nation was reduced to despair, when it saw neither end put to their duration, nor bounds to their authority.
Faction and discontent, like diseases, frequently arise in every political body; and during these disorders, it is by the salutary exercise alone of this discretionary power, that rebellions and civil wars can be prevented.
The Courts should have discretionary powers to commit any young offender under eighteen years of age direct to an industrial school.
If discretionarypower were given to the Board as suggested it should, and no doubt would, be exercised cautiously and tentatively.
The solicitors admit that Lady Byron has left sealed papers of great importance in the hands of trustees, with discretionary power.
True, by leaving the whole, unguarded by pledge or promise, it left discretionary power with me to use it if needful.
A new group of discretionary causes is then created.
The discretionary grounds on which the court may grant either full or limited divorce are now reduced to two, these in substance being nearly identical with the fourth and eighth causes sanctioned by the statute of 1859.
Seven years later the court is given discretionary power to dispense with proof of full five years' desertion and to grant relief in less time.
Seven years later the time of abandonment, to constitute a cause, was reduced to one year, the court being thus deprived of its discretionary power to grant a divorce for desertion during a shorter period.
A statute of the next year retains all these provisions of 1832, except that the term of wilful desertion, to constitute a discretionary ground, is reduced to three years.
But in other religious bodies, the discretionary power to use such dangerous weapons is not left to individuals however gifted.
You have great discretionary powers--great discretionary powers, my dear, you will find!
Discretionary powers" sounded as if he thought she was a quite intelligent young person.
It looked shamelessly long, but Phyllis's "discretionary powers" would cover it, she knew.
It was determined to proceed slowly against the Medici; abolition of the discretionary power of the Balia and the choice of magistrates by lot were first demanded.
The select few, invested thus with discretionary power, nominated a second group to the task of naming citizens eligible for office.
There is a discretionary power vested in my hands which I shall exercise in your favor for a season; for this lenity you are indebted to my clemency.
There is a discretionary power vested in my hands, which, considering your circumstances, I shall exercise for a season.
Besides, no injury could result to the public, as the Postmaster-General already possessed the discretionary power under existing laws to increase the speed upon this as well as all other mail routes.
Some Congressmen objected to the discretionary powers as revolutionary, and, while conceding Mr. McCulloch's ability and conservatism, pointed out that a very different Treasury Secretary might succeed him.
The first legislation of that Congress gave discretionary powers to the Secretary of the Treasury for continuous contraction.
It will be seen at once that the wholesale discretionary powers granted in regard to the enforcement of the above fire-escape provisions make it easily possible for them to be nullified.
Such a fixed law without discretionary powers granted to the building inspecting officials, or to the Bureau of Appeals, is an important safeguard to the community.
The frequent performance of this duty might be made obligatory on the committee in respect to those officers who have large sums in their possession, and left discretionary in respect to others.
This discretionary power might be continued if Congress deem it desirable, whatever general system be adopted.
