The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United StatesGales 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 British Government has a right to the service of her own subjects . I have shown , not by impress- ment ; and I will now show that they have the right of becoming American citizens , and ...
... means in our power ? But it may be said , the British Government has a right to the service of her own subjects . I have shown , not by impress- ment ; and I will now show that they have the right of becoming American citizens , and ...
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Page 67 - Resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in congress assembled (two-thirds of both houses concurring,) That the following article be proposed to the legislatures of the several states as an amendment to the constitution of the United States...
Page 201 - WHEN a question 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 re-consideration thereof...
Page 121 - 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 289 - 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 287 - 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...
Page 287 - 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 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 287 - 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.
Page 367 - The migration or importation of such persons as any of the states now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the year 1808, but a tax or duty may be imposed on such importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each person.
Page 291 - When a message shall be sent from the Senate to the House of Representatives, it shall be announced at the door of the House by the doorkeeper, and shall be respectfully communicated to the chair, by the person by whom it may be sent.