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 - United States |
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... ordered to lie for consideration . ENRIDGE had leave to bring in a bill to enable the Agreeably to notice given yesterday , Mr. BRECK- President of the United States to take possession of the territories ceded by France to the United ...
... ordered to lie for consideration . ENRIDGE had leave to bring in a bill to enable the Agreeably to notice given yesterday , Mr. BRECK- President of the United States to take possession of the territories ceded by France to the United ...
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... ordered to lie on the table . Mr. BRECKENRIDGE , from the committee to whom was referred , on the 24th instant , the bill to ena- ble the President of the United States to take.pos- session of the territories ceded by France to the ...
... ordered to lie on the table . Mr. BRECKENRIDGE , from the committee to whom was referred , on the 24th instant , the bill to ena- ble the President of the United States to take.pos- session of the territories ceded by France to the ...
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... Ordered , That this motion lie on the table . to the United States , by the treaty concluded at Mr. LOGAN presented the memorial and peti- Paris on the 30th of April last , and for the tem- tion of the Illinois and Ouabache Land Compa ...
... Ordered , That this motion lie on the table . to the United States , by the treaty concluded at Mr. LOGAN presented the memorial and peti- Paris on the 30th of April last , and for the tem- tion of the Illinois and Ouabache Land Compa ...
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... Ordered , That the bill last mentioned pass to the third reading . Mr. WORTHINGTON presented the petition of John Crouse , and others , residents and purchasers of lands in the State of Ohio , praying for certain alterations in the ...
... Ordered , That the bill last mentioned pass to the third reading . Mr. WORTHINGTON presented the petition of John Crouse , and others , residents and purchasers of lands in the State of Ohio , praying for certain alterations in the ...
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... Ordered , That it be referred to Messrs . FRANK- LIN , TRACY , and ANDERSON , to consider and re- port thereon to the Senate . The bill to divide the Indiana Territory into two separate governments , and giving the assent of Congress to ...
... Ordered , That it be referred to Messrs . FRANK- LIN , TRACY , and ANDERSON , to consider and re- port thereon to the Senate . The bill to divide the Indiana Territory into two separate governments , and giving the assent of Congress to ...
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Abram Trigg adjourned adopted agreed amendment appointed Baldwin believe bill Breckenridge ceded choice committee Congress Constitution Convention court Dayton district duty election Electors entitled An act Executive favor France French Republic Gideon Olin Government GRISWOLD Hillhouse honorable House of Representatives impeachment inquiry Isaac Van Horne Israel Smith Jackson John B. C. Lucas John Clopton John Pickering John Rhea John Smilie John Smith Joseph Josiah Hasbrouck Judge Pickering Legislature Louisiana Louisiana Treaty Maclay majority ment Michael Leib mode motion nation nays NAYS-Messrs necessary number of votes object opinion Ordered passed person Plumer possession postponed present President and Vice principle proceedings proposed provision question RANDOLPH read the third referred to Messrs report thereon resolution Resolved salaries Samuel Smith second reading Senate Senate resumed session Spain territory Thomas tion tleman TRACY two-thirds Union United Vice President whole number William wish YEAS-Messrs
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Page 685 - The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice President, shall be the Vice President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office...
Page 481 - The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States and admitted as soon as possible according to the principles of the federal Constitution to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States, and in the mean time they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property and the Religion which they profess.
Page 393 - Parma, the colony or province of Louisiana, with the same extent that it now has in the hands of Spain, and that it had when France possessed it ; and such as it should be after the treaties subsequently entered into between Spain and other states.
Page 253 - The General Assembly, or Legislature, shall consist of the governor, legislative council, and a house of representatives. The legislative council shall consist of five members, to continue in office five years, unless sooner removed by Congress, any three of whom to be a quorum; and the members...
Page 745 - Towards the preservation of your government and the permanency of your present happy state, it is requisite not only that you steadily discountenance irregular oppositions to its acknowledged authority, but also that you resist with care the spirit of innovation upon its principles, however specious the pretexts.
Page 745 - In all the changes to which you may be invited, remember that time and habit are at least as necessary to fix the true character of governments as of other human institutions; that experience is the surest standard by which to test the real tendency of the existing constitution of a country; that facility in changes, upon the credit of mere hypothesis and opinion, exposes to perpetual change, from the endless variety of hypothesis and opinion...
Page 135 - President, the vote shall be taken by States, the representation from each State having one vote...
Page 283 - An act to establish an uniform rule of naturalization, and to repeal the acts heretofore passed on that subject.
Page 213 - The electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for president and vice president, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as president, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as vice...
Page 519 - 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 articles be proposed to the legislatures of the several States, as amendments to the constitution of the United States...