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William Henry Hatch
William Henry Hatch 1833-96, U.S. Congressman (1879-95), b. Scott co., Ky. He was admitted (1854) to the bar and moved to Hannibal, Mo. He became prominent in Democratic politics in Missouri and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Hatch devoted himself to agricultural legislation and ... Read more
Damaris
Damaris , in the Acts of the Apostles, woman converted at Athens. ... Read more
land-grant colleges and universities
land-grant colleges and universities U.S. institutions benefiting from the provisions of the Morrill Act (1862), which gave to the states federal lands for the establishment of colleges offering programs in agriculture, engineering, and home economics as well as in the traditional academic subjects... Read more
Aeneas
Aeneas , palsied man whom Peter cured in the Acts of the Apostles. ... Read more
Theophilus
Theophilus , person to whom St. Luke's Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles are addressed. ... Read more
proconsul
proconsul A Roman provincial governor, such as Sergius Paulus (Acts 13: 7) and Gallio (Acts 18: 12), appointed for one year by the senate.... Read more
Smith Act
Smith Act 1940, passed by the U.S. Congress as the Alien Registration Act of 1940. The act, which made it an offense to advocate or belong to a group that advocated the violent overthrow of the government, was the basis of later prosecutions of members of the Communist and Socialist Workers parties... Read more
British North America Act
British North America Act law passed by the British Parliament in 1867 that provided for the unification of the Canadian provinces into the dominion of Canada. Until 1982 the act also functioned as the constitution of Canada. The act enumerated the powers of the provincial legislatures and gave the... Read more
kinetin
kinetin , one of a group of chemically similar plant hormones, the cytokinins, that promote cell division. In some instances kinetin acts together with another hormone, indoleacetic acid, or auxin ; in other cases it acts in opposition to auxin. ... Read more
Adramyttium
Adramyttium , place, the modern Edremit, NW Turkey. According to the Acts of the Apostles, St. Paul's ship was built here. ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Hatch Act"

Hatch Act
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law HATCH ACT Enacted in 1939, the Hatch Act (5 U.S.C.A. 7324) curbs the political activities of employees in...upholding the law's constitutionality. Congress has amended the Hatch Act several times since 1939. In 1993, a number of amendments to the... Read more
William Henry Hatch
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...American reformer, sponsored the Hatch Act of 1887, which gave Federal aid to...to American agriculture with the Hatch Act of 1887. This gave direct Federal...sciences in the United States. The Hatch Act brought immediate improvement: 50... Read more
Civil Service Act
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History ...positions were subject to competitive examinations. The Pendleton Act transformed the civil service and greatly affected the organization...overall competency. Other legislation followed the Civil Service Act of 1883. In 1903, extensive rule changes were made; in 1920 the Civil Service Retirement Act was ... Read more
Morrill Land Grant Act
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History Morrill Land Grant Act (1862).This law, which provided land grants...President Abraham Lincoln . The Morrill Act entitled each state to a grant of thirty...efforts by the colleges themselves. The Hatch Act (1887) provided federal funds for agricultural...agricultural science, and the Second Morrill ... Read more
land-grant colleges and universities
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...institutions benefiting from the provisions of the Morrill Act (1862), which gave to the states federal lands for the establishment...traditional academic subjects. Another provision of the Morrill Act called for the establishment of a military training program...Training Corps (ROTC), at every land-grant ... Read more
Norman Jay Colman
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...and lawyer, b. near Richfield Springs, N.Y., grad. Univ. of Louisville law school, 1851. He promoted the passage of the Hatch Act (1887), which authorized the creation of agricultural experiment stations. As commissioner of agriculture (1885-89) he... Read more
United Public Workers v. Mitchell
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States ...black in dissent, Murphy and Jackson not participating. The Hatch Act of 1940 forbade officers and employees of the executive...In his dissent, Justice Hugo Black bitterly attacked the Hatch Act as depriving several million people of their constitutional... Read more
One Touch of Venus
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...statue of Venus is the most beautiful woman in the world, Hatch disagrees. After all, he is engaged to the most beautiful...comes to life. The escapades of Venus ( Mary Martin ) and Hatch turn Manhattan upside down, with Savory, Gloria and her...and a mad Anatolian all in pursuit. The fling destroys the ... Read more
Agricultural Education and Extension
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History ...provisions of the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862, which required that...instruction in agriculture. The Hatch Act of 1887 appropriated federal...women. The Smith‐Lever Act of 1914 provided additional...economics. The Smith‐Hughes Act of 1917 funded such educational... Read more
Agricultural Experiment Stations
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History ...of moderate to radical actions. The Hatch Act (1887) was part of the government's...for scientific work. The 1906 Adams Act, for which these leading agricultural...research. The Smith‐Lever Extension Act (1914) provided funds to each state... Read more

Dictionary entries related to "Hatch Act"

Hatch Act
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History HATCH ACT HATCH ACT (1939), as amended, regulates partisan...elections, sponsored the bill that became the Hatch Act in order to ban federal employees from...signed the bill into law on 2 August. The Hatch Act magnified the influence of local bosses... Read more
Civil Rights Act of 1991
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1991 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1991. President George H. W. Bush vetoed the proposed Civil Rights Act of 1990, asserting that it would force employers to adopt...promotion quotas to protect themselves from lawsuits. The act had strong bipartisan support in Congress: cosponsors ... Read more
Cornell University
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...When the Morrill Land Grant Act was passed in 1862, he foresaw...agricultural science, which the Morrill Act intended to foster, limped along...agricultural science under the Hatch Act of 1887 and the second Morrill...Colleges and Universities ; Hatch Act ; Ivy League ; Land Grants ... Read more
Agriculture, Department of
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...President Abraham Lincoln signed the act on 15 May 1862, he appointed...varieties. The passage of the Hatch Experiment Station Act in 1887 set up state agricultural...new roles. The Meat Inspection Act of 1890 gave USDA the job of...program. In 1914 the Smith-Lever Act set up an extension ... Read more
Universities, State
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...Maine, Arkansas, Florida, Texas, Oregon, and Kansas, failed to act on a university between the time of their admission to the...The reform movement culminated in the Morrill Land Grant Act (1862), which entitled each state to select 30,000 acres of...initiated a new era in American higher education. The Morrill ... Read more
Soil
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...of soil in relation to plants. In 1862, state agricultural colleges were established by the Morrill Act, and the USDA was created. The Hatch Act of 1888 created experiment stations associated with the colleges. These developments led to the expansion... Read more
Tribes
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...mammals, which they hunted using detachable harpoons and one-hatch kayaks made of walrus intestine stretched over a drift-wood frame...corporations established by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), the remaining Inupiat villages enjoy modestly comfortable... Read more
Thomas Confirmation Hearings
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...forward with no recommendation. Before the full Senate could act, however, an explosive new element was injected into the debate...aggressive toward Hill at worst — Senators Arlen Spector, Orrin Hatch, and Alan Simpson came in for particular criticism because of... Read more

Thesaurus entries related to "Hatch Act"

conspire
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...conspire against the leader synonyms : form a conspiracy, plot, hatch a plot, scheme, intrigue, collude, collaborate, cabal, machinate...cahoots with.   2. events conspire against us synonyms : act together, work together, combine, join, unite, join forces, cooperate... Read more
lay
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...locate, position; informal stick, dump, park, plunk.   2. the act laid the foundation for the new system synonyms : set in place...synonyms : devise, arrange, make, make ready, prepare, work out, hatch, design, plan, scheme, plot, conceive, put together, draw up... Read more
form
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...lay, draw up, put together, produce, fashion, concoct, forge, hatch, incubate, develop; informal dream up.   3. they plan to...formed a natural meeting point synonyms : constitute, serve as, act as, function as, perform the function of, do duty for, make... Read more

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Casting more than your vote: the Hatch Act and political involvement for law enforcement personnel.
Magazine article from: The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin; 12/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...activity, often referred to as the Hatch Act. Most federal employees know that...history and rationale behind the Hatch Act as well as to whom it applies and...Activity, which became known as the Hatch Act, out of concern that the administration... Read more
Statement on signing the Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 1993. (US President Bill Clinton)
Newspaper article from: Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents; 10/11/1993; 402 words ; ...pleased to sign into law H.R.0 20, the Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 1993. For too...employees and their representatives. The Hatch Act reforms in this bill will provide...50 years. At the same time, this Act spells out the rights and responsibilities... Read more
Honor the Hatch Act.(Editorials)(Editorial)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 8/26/2007; 545 words ; ...Party, possibly in violation of the Hatch Act. The Washington Post reported last...in taxpayer-funded positions. The Hatch Act is meant to prohibit the use of public...support. Rove probably knows that the Hatch Act has its origins in perceived misuse... Read more
Hatch act.(Sen Orrin Hatch's comment's on Clinton sex scandal)(Cover Story)
Magazine article from: National Review; 9/1/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...offices to object, it appears that most Americans agree with Hatch: they're willing to let the President off the hook despite his lies to them and under oath in the Jones case. Hatch's comments anticipate the likely pattern of Republican response...switching to a better strategy of self- preservation. Sen. ... Read more
GSA Administrator Lurita Doan remains on the job, two months after the government's special counsel recommended that President Bush discipline and possibly fire her for violations of the Hatch Act.(Washington Insider)(United States. General Services Administration)(Brief article)
Newspaper article from: Set-Aside Alert; 8/10/2007; 117 words ; ...the government's special counsel recommended that President Bush discipline and possibly fire her for violations of the Hatch Act. Robert O'Harrow of Washingtonpost.com reports the White House continues to decline comment on the case. In a June 8 letter... Read more
Remarks on signing the Hatch Act Reform Amendements of 1993. (US President Bill Clinton)
Newspaper article from: Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents; 10/11/1993; 700+ words ; ...A bill that, very much like the Hatch Act, had stayed on in its present form...time. The original purpose of the Hatch Act was to protect Federal employees...conditions which once gave rise to the Hatch Act as it was before this reform bill... Read more
No Patriot permanency.(Editorials)(Hatch backs off effort to repeal sunset provision)(Editorial)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 5/13/2003; 521 words ; ...Register-Guard Sen. Orrin G. Hatch has wisely abandoned...in the USA Patriot Act, which gave law enforcement...11, 2001, attacks. Hatch's proposal should...that many of the act's most far-reaching...Recently, however, Hatch and other Republicans...heartening to see Hatch drop his ... Read more
Latter-day liberal: the senior senator from Utah is not all he's hatched up to be - but he could yet become a conservative hero. (Orrin Hatch)
Magazine article from: National Review; 3/10/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...about the Ryan White Act (an AIDS treatment bill), Hatch asked Sen. Jesse...you any more money. Hatch was a leading voice...with Disabilities Act, the most burdensome...of the Bush years. Hatch also clashed with...not explain all of Hatch's leftward lurches...Violence Against Women ... Read more
The "Hatch" factor: is intellectual property reform on the horizon?(legalbriefs)
Magazine article from: Utah Business; 6/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.). Senator Hatch is well known in the intellectual...property legislation, such as the Hatch-Waxman Act, which promotes the availability...business for the subcommittee, Senator Hatch has begun a series of hearings on... Read more
Cloning Doubletalk: Dianne Feinstein and Orrin Hatch pretend that their bill to legalize human cloning is actually a ban. >BY; New Federal ERA Introduced in Congress.
Magazine article from: National Right to Life News; 4/1/2007; 700+ words ; Senators Dianne Feinstein and Orrin Hatch have just introduced Senate Bill 812...enough, there's its name: Feinstein and Hatch mendaciously named S. 812 the Human Cloning Ban and Stem Cell Protection Act of 2007. How can a bill to legalize human...unscientifically so that Feinstein and Hatch can ... Read more