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, 1849 - United States |
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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 ...
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 ...
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With an Appendix, Containing Important State Papers and Public Documents, and All the Laws of a Public Nature ... papers , printed in any of the States , as he may choose , provided that the same are furnished at the rate of the ...
With an Appendix, Containing Important State Papers and Public Documents, and All the Laws of a Public Nature ... papers , printed in any of the States , as he may choose , provided that the same are furnished at the rate of the ...
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... papers accompanying the Message of the PRESIDENT . Mr. BUTLER said , that he should very reluct- antly , in general cases , oppose a motion of the kind now made ; but , on the present occasion , he could not give it his assent . If the ...
... papers accompanying the Message of the PRESIDENT . Mr. BUTLER said , that he should very reluct- antly , in general cases , oppose a motion of the kind now made ; but , on the present occasion , he could not give it his assent . If the ...
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... papers accompanying them , together with the motion made thereon , and under debate yesterday ; and a motion was made to amend the motion by expunging from the report all that follows the words " the memorial could not be sustained ...
... papers accompanying them , together with the motion made thereon , and under debate yesterday ; and a motion was made to amend the motion by expunging from the report all that follows the words " the memorial could not be sustained ...
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... papers accompanying them , report : " That the Representatives of the freemen of Ken- tucky state , in their memorial , that , in February , 1795 , a pamphlet was published by George Muter and Benja- min Sebastian , ( who were two ...
... papers accompanying them , report : " That the Representatives of the freemen of Ken- tucky state , in their memorial , that , in February , 1795 , a pamphlet was published by George Muter and Benja- min Sebastian , ( who were two ...
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Page 139 - Speaker shall, or any member may, call to order ; in which case the member so 137 140 H. OF R.] Rules of the House. [DECEMBER, 1795. 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 87 - An act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes, and to preserve peace on the frontiers...
Page 631 - ... entering into treaties and alliances: provided that no treaty of commerce shall be made whereby the legislative power of the respective States shall be restrained from imposing such imposts and duties on foreigners as their own people are subjected to, or from prohibiting the exportation or importation of any species of goods or commodities whatsoever...
Page 745 - No state shall lay any imposts or duties, which may interfere with any stipulations in treaties, entered into by the united states in congress assembled with any king, prince, or state, in pursuance of any treaties already proposed by congress to the courts of France and Spain.
Page 143 - In every case of an amendment of a bill agreed to in one house and dissented to in the other, if either house shall request a conference, and appoint a committee...
Page 797 - That all power of suspending laws, or the execution of laws, by any authority, without consent of the representatives of the people, is injurious to their rights, and ought not to be exercised.
Page 723 - It hath sovereign and uncontrollable authority in the making, confirming, enlarging, restraining, abrogating, repealing, reviving, and expounding of laws, concerning matters of all possible denominations, ecclesiastical or temporal, civil, military, maritime, or criminal: this being the place where that absolute despotic power, which must in all governments reside somewhere, is entrusted by the constitution of these kingdoms.
Page 491 - Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or of the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Page 289 - An act for establishing the temporary and permanent seat of the government of the United States...
Page 37 - An act to promote the progress of useful arts, and to repeal the act heretofore made for that purpose.