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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... provisions of the act first mentioned in this report . SENATE . Proceedings . They find that the distance from ... provision for per- sons that have been disabled by known wounds received in the actual service of the United States ...
... provisions of the act first mentioned in this report . SENATE . Proceedings . They find that the distance from ... provision for per- sons that have been disabled by known wounds received in the actual service of the United States ...
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... provision for persons that have been disabled by known wounds received in the actual service of the United States , during the Revolutionary war , " was read the sec- ond time , and referred to Messrs . ANDERSON , TRACY , and BALDWIN ...
... provision for persons that have been disabled by known wounds received in the actual service of the United States , during the Revolutionary war , " was read the sec- ond time , and referred to Messrs . ANDERSON , TRACY , and BALDWIN ...
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... provision for the payment of claims ment of France , the payment of which has been assumed by the United States by virtue of the convention of the 30th of April , 1803 , between the United States and the French Republic , " was read the ...
... provision for the payment of claims ment of France , the payment of which has been assumed by the United States by virtue of the convention of the 30th of April , 1803 , between the United States and the French Republic , " was read the ...
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... provisions by law for encouraging the the titles of lands in that territory ; also , some ad- culture of sugar , and ... provision for the payment of claims of citizens of the United States on the Govern- ment of France , the payment of ...
... provisions by law for encouraging the the titles of lands in that territory ; also , some ad- culture of sugar , and ... provision for the payment of claims of citizens of the United States on the Govern- ment of France , the payment of ...
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... provision for the removal and accommo- The Message and document therein referred to dation of the Government of the United States , " passed were in part read , and ordered to lie for consid - 24th April , 1800 , $ 5,000 were ...
... provision for the removal and accommo- The Message and document therein referred to dation of the Government of the United States , " passed were in part read , and ordered to lie for consid - 24th April , 1800 , $ 5,000 were ...
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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.