The Congressional GlobeBlair & Rives, 1825 |
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... believe that the laws were susceptible of being so construed as to include the ca- nal boats , which the instruction seemed to take for granted . Mr. STORRS said he had taken particular care so to frame his motion as to avoid any such ...
... believe that the laws were susceptible of being so construed as to include the ca- nal boats , which the instruction seemed to take for granted . Mr. STORRS said he had taken particular care so to frame his motion as to avoid any such ...
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... believe to be the case , as it regards our notions of military defences . It is indeed true , that , in the early ages , Europe was held by some powerful nations , who fortified their cities . At that day , the nation was almost ...
... believe to be the case , as it regards our notions of military defences . It is indeed true , that , in the early ages , Europe was held by some powerful nations , who fortified their cities . At that day , the nation was almost ...
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... believe it would be of little consequence to the American people , how , or where . Our large cities , concentrating much wealth , and attracting the attention of an enemy , ought to be secured by strong and judicious fortifications ...
... believe it would be of little consequence to the American people , how , or where . Our large cities , concentrating much wealth , and attracting the attention of an enemy , ought to be secured by strong and judicious fortifications ...
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... believe as I do any other thing under the sun : I have no doubt that every faculty of his mind and body were exerted in the Revolutionary war , in defence of this country ; but this was equally the case with all the sons of the family ...
... believe as I do any other thing under the sun : I have no doubt that every faculty of his mind and body were exerted in the Revolutionary war , in defence of this country ; but this was equally the case with all the sons of the family ...
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... believe they would be . Wherever he moves , among the General Lafayette . Mr. BEECHER hoped the House mountains , or on the plains , he receives a heartfelt wel- would not consent to do so - but , the question not ad- come . This , Mr ...
... believe they would be . Wherever he moves , among the General Lafayette . Mr. BEECHER hoped the House mountains , or on the plains , he receives a heartfelt wel- would not consent to do so - but , the question not ad- come . This , Mr ...
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Էջ 127 - 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...
Էջ 649 - That the Government created by this compact was not made the exclusive or final judge of the extent of the powers delegated to itself; since that would have made its discretion, and not the Constitution, the measure of its powers; but that as in all other cases of compact among parties having no common judge, each party has an equal right to judge for itself, as well of infractions, as of the mode and measure of redress.
Էջ 129 - 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 of President shall be eligible to that of Vice President of the United States.
Էջ 1 - Resolved, That a committee of one member from each State represented in this House be appointed on the part of this House, to join such committee as may be appointed on the part of the Senate, to consider and report by what token of respect and affection it may be proper for the Congress of the United States to express the deep sensibility of the nation to the event of the decease of their late President.
Էջ 637 - The motion was agreed to; and the Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, resumed the consideration of the bill (HR 18542) making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1918, and for other purposes.
Էջ 393 - Resolved, That the Committee on Indian Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of making an appropriation for the...
Էջ 39 - It is agreed that any country that may be claimed by either party on the north-west coast of America, westward of the Stony Mountains, shall, together with its harbors, bays, and creeks, and the navigation of all rivers within the same, be free and open for the term of ten years from the date of the signature of the present convention, to the vessels, citizens, and subjects, of the two powers...
Էջ 545 - In this state of things, could my refusal to accept the trust thus delegated to me, give an immediate opportunity to the people to form and to express with a nearer approach to unanimity, the object of their preference, I should not hesitate to decline the acceptance of this eminent charge, and to submit the decision of this momentous question again to their determination. But the constitution itself has not so disposed of the contingency which would arise in the event of my refusal...
Էջ 3 - The vain wish has been sometimes indulged, that Providence would allow the patriot, after death, to return to his country, and to contemplate the intermediate changes which had taken place ; to view the forests felled, the cities built, the mountains levelled, the canals cut, the highways constructed,. the progress of the arts, the advancement of learning, and the increase of population. General, your present visit to the United States is a realization of the consoling object of that wish. You are...
Էջ 339 - States," as used in this title includes: (1) The high seas, any other waters within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States and out of the jurisdiction of any particular State, and any vessel belonging in whole or in part to the United States or any citizen thereof, or to any corporation created by or under the laws of the United States...