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82 Rh heads of the Departments the right to prescribe regulations, not inconsistent with law, for the government of their respective departments, the conduct of its officers and clerks, the distribution and performance of its business, and the custody, use, and preservation of the records, papers, and property appertaining to it. Moreover, the action of the Assistant Secretary in this case was reduced to writing and became a part of the archives of the Department. It does not appear to have been modified, nor in any way changed by the Secretary. There is nothing in the record to show that the action of the Assistant Secretary did not have the full sanction and approval of the Secretary. Under such circumstances the act of the Assistant Secretary must be presumed to be within the scope of the authority which the Secretary conferred upon his Assistant. McCollum v. United States, 17 Ct. Clms. 92.

We are of opinion that after the order restoring Norris for the purpose of a hearing by creating a place for him and abolishing the office after the hearing there can be no recovery. It follows that the judgment of the Court of Claims must be

Affirmed.

 

No. 12.

