 | United States. Congress. Senate - 1816 - 576 էջ
...powers, which follow the clause, nugatory and improper. Such a view of the Constitution would have the effect of giving to Congress a general power of legislation,...belong to them ; the terms " common defence and general \velfare," embracing every, object and act within the purview of a legislative trust. It would have... | |
 | James Madison - 1819 - 484 էջ
...powers which follow the clause nugatory and improper. Such a view of the Constitution would have the effect of giving to Congress a general power of legislation...hitherto understood to belong to them, the terms "common defense and general welfare " embracing every object and act within the purview of a legislative trust.... | |
 | Jabez Delano Hammond - 1842 - 590 էջ
...which follow the clause, nugatory and improper. Such a view ol the constitution would have the (Beet of giving to congress a general power of legislation, instead of the denned and limited one hitherto understood to belong to them : the terms • common defence and general... | |
 | 1847 - 602 էջ
...powers which follow the clause nugatory and improper, buch a view of the Constitution would have the effect of giving to congress a general power of legislation,...common defence and general welfare," embracing every ob:ect and act within the purview of a legislative trust. It would have the eflect of subjecting both... | |
 | Jabez Delano Hammond - 1850 - 590 էջ
...powers, which follow the clause, nugatory and improper. Such a view of the constitution would have the effect Of giving to congress a general power of legislation,...the defined and limited one hitherto understood to lielong to them; the terms 'common defence and general welfare* embracing every object and act within... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1854 - 724 էջ
...powers, which follow the clause, nugatory and improper. Such a view of the Constitution would have the effect of giving to Congress a general power of legislation,...purview of a legislative trust. It would have the ellect of subjecting both the Constitution and laws of the «even! States, in all cases not specially... | |
 | Timothy Farrar - 1867 - 560 էջ
...Ergo, the argument is, the Constitution contains no such power. Mr. Madison says,1 " The terms ' the common defence and general welfare,' embracing every...and act within the purview of a legislative trust," would render " the special and careful enumeration of powers . . . nugatory and improper."' The whole... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1873 - 786 էջ
...powers, which follow the clause, nugatory and improper. Such a view of the Constitution would have the effect of giving to Congress a general power of legislation,...hitherto understood to belong to them ; the terms, ' the common defence and general welfare/ embracing every object and act within the purview of a legislative... | |
 | United States. President, James Daniel Richardson - 1897 - 652 էջ
...led to the grant of this remedial power to Congress. Such a view of the Constitution would have the effect of giving to Congress a general power of legislation...understood to belong to them, the terms ' ' common defense and general welfare' ' embracing every object and act within the purview of a legislative trust.... | |
 | United States. President - 1897 - 574 էջ
...index article entitled "Thames, Canada, Battle of." Such a view of the Constitution would have the effect of giving to Congress a general power of legislation...understood to belong to them, the terms ' ' common defense and general welfare' ' embracing every object and act within the purview of a legislative trust.... | |
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... would be contrary to the established and consistent rules of interpretation, as rendering the special and careful enumeration of powers which follow the clause nugatory and improper. Such a view of the Constitution would have the effect of giving... 
