The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States: With an Appendix, Containing Important State Papers and Public Documents, and All the Laws of a Public Nature; with a Copious Index ... [First To] Eighteenth Congress.--first Session: Comprising the Period from [March 3, 1789] to May 27, 1824, Inclusive. Comp. from Authentic MaterialsGales and Seaton, 1852 |
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... means of improving those they occupy , and of subsisting their families while they are preparing their farms . Since your last session , the northern tribes have sold to us the lands between the Connecticut Reserve and the former Indian ...
... means of improving those they occupy , and of subsisting their families while they are preparing their farms . Since your last session , the northern tribes have sold to us the lands between the Connecticut Reserve and the former Indian ...
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... mean to give to these differences , it does not appear that she has contem- plated their proceeding to actual ... means which it belongs to Congress exclu- sively to yield or to deny . To them I communicate every fact material for ...
... mean to give to these differences , it does not appear that she has contem- plated their proceeding to actual ... means which it belongs to Congress exclu- sively to yield or to deny . To them I communicate every fact material for ...
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... means . In the havens of Britain the port charges were of the most exorbitant kind . The money paid by us for passing their light - houses was ex- cessive . The fees for performing quarantine were out of all proportion to the good ...
... means . In the havens of Britain the port charges were of the most exorbitant kind . The money paid by us for passing their light - houses was ex- cessive . The fees for performing quarantine were out of all proportion to the good ...
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... means a union of our object with the fortune of the ex - Bashaw ; and the Commodore's letters of March 22 and May 19 , prove that he had the most correct idea of our intentions . His verbal instruc- tions , indeed , to Mr. Eaton and ...
... means a union of our object with the fortune of the ex - Bashaw ; and the Commodore's letters of March 22 and May 19 , prove that he had the most correct idea of our intentions . His verbal instruc- tions , indeed , to Mr. Eaton and ...
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... means in our power ? But it may be said , the sary for them in war ; but by ( 24 ̊C . II . , c . 12 ) | British Government has a right to the service of these tenures were abolished ; and I question much her own subjects . I have shown ...
... means in our power ? But it may be said , the sary for them in war ; but by ( 24 ̊C . II . , c . 12 ) | British Government has a right to the service of these tenures were abolished ; and I question much her own subjects . I have shown ...
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Page 125 - During the throes and convulsions of the ancient world, during the agonizing spasms of infuriated man, seeking through blood and slaughter his longlost liberty, it was not wonderful that the agitation of the billows should reach even this distant and peaceful shore...
Page 291 - If any member, in speaking or otherwise, transgress the rules of the House, the Speaker shall, or any member may, call to order ; in which case, the member so called to order shall immediately sit down, unless permitted to explain, and the House shall, if appealed to, decide on the case, but without debate.
Page 213 - An act for establishing rules and articles for the government of the armies of the United States,
Page 291 - He shall preserve order and decorum ; may speak to points of order in preference to other members, rising from his seat for that purpose ; and shall decide questions of order, subject to an appeal to the house by any two members, on which appeal no member shall speak more than once, unless by leave of the house.
Page 291 - No member shall vote on any question, in the event of which he is immediately and particularly interested; or, in any case, where he was not present when the question was put.
Page 295 - Upon bills committed to a Committee of the Whole House, the bill shall be first read throughout by the Clerk, and then again read and debated by clauses, leaving the preamble to be last considered ; the body of the bill shall not be defaced or interlined ; but all amendments, noting the page and line, shall be duly entered by the Clerk on a separate paper, as the same shall be agreed to by the Committee, and so reported to the House. After report, the bill shall again be subject to be debated and...
Page 293 - When a motion has been once made and carried in the affirmative or negative, it shall be in order for any member of the majority to move for the reconsideration thereof, on the same or the succeeding day: and such motion shall take precedence of all other questions, except a motion to adjourn.
Page 21 - ... leading from the navigable waters emptying into the Atlantic, to the Ohio, to the said state, and through the same, such roads to be laid out under the authority of Congress, with the consent of the several states through which the road shall pass...
Page 293 - Means to take into consideration all such reports of the Treasury Department, and all such propositions relative to the revenue, as may be referred to them by the House ; to inquire into the state of the public debt or the revenue, and of the expenditure ; and to report, from time to time, their opinion thereon...
Page 291 - All acts, addresses, and joint resolutions, shall be signed by the Speaker ; and all writs, warrants, and subpoenas, issued by order of the House, shall be under his hand and seal, attested by the clerk.