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... are held as property in the District of Columbia . A motion was made to lay the paper on the table . Mr. Lincoln voted against the motion . The result was a tie vote , and the Speaker voted in the negative 28 LIFE AND SPEECHES OF.
... are held as property in the District of Columbia . A motion was made to lay the paper on the table . Mr. Lincoln voted against the motion . The result was a tie vote , and the Speaker voted in the negative 28 LIFE AND SPEECHES OF.
Page 29
David W. Bartlett. tie vote , and the Speaker voted in the negative . Mr. Howell Cobb stated that he wished to debate it , and it lay over under the rules . On the 22d of December , Mr. Wentworth of Illinois moved the following ...
David W. Bartlett. tie vote , and the Speaker voted in the negative . Mr. Howell Cobb stated that he wished to debate it , and it lay over under the rules . On the 22d of December , Mr. Wentworth of Illinois moved the following ...
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... colored man in the District , and calling upon the Speaker to appoint a select committee to inquire into the expediency of repealing such acts of Congress as sustained or authorized the slave - trade in the 32 LIFE AND SPEECHES OF.
... colored man in the District , and calling upon the Speaker to appoint a select committee to inquire into the expediency of repealing such acts of Congress as sustained or authorized the slave - trade in the 32 LIFE AND SPEECHES OF.
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... Speaker decided that he had that right . Mr. Ste- phens , of Georgia , appealed from the decision of the Chair . In answer to a question , the Chair stated that if the resolution was modified , a second motion to lay on the table would ...
... Speaker decided that he had that right . Mr. Ste- phens , of Georgia , appealed from the decision of the Chair . In answer to a question , the Chair stated that if the resolution was modified , a second motion to lay on the table would ...
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... Speaker's table as it came from the Senate . The peculiar feature of the bill was a provision in reference to California and New- Mexico , prohibiting the territorial legislatures from passing laws in favor or against slavery , but also ...
... Speaker's table as it came from the Senate . The peculiar feature of the bill was a provision in reference to California and New- Mexico , prohibiting the territorial legislatures from passing laws in favor or against slavery , but also ...
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