Official Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the State Convention, Assembled May 4th, 1853, to Revise and Amend the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Volum 2White & Potter, printers, 1853 - 2631 sider |
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Side 43
... principle ; although the same was true in 1848 , 1849 , 1850 and 1851 , when it passed both Houses almost unanimously , with only three men of all parties in the Senate voting against it ; although we thus stood upon the record , we are ...
... principle ; although the same was true in 1848 , 1849 , 1850 and 1851 , when it passed both Houses almost unanimously , with only three men of all parties in the Senate voting against it ; although we thus stood upon the record , we are ...
Side 44
... principle , and in favor of the majority principle ; but when that bill came up . for its final passage in the Senate , the gentle- man for Abington found it convenient to be away from home . The gentleman succeeded in being absent ...
... principle , and in favor of the majority principle ; but when that bill came up . for its final passage in the Senate , the gentle- man for Abington found it convenient to be away from home . The gentleman succeeded in being absent ...
Side 46
... principle and in its application . I allude to the report here merely to show that we are upon verge of falling into precisely the same mistake . We are undertaking to found a system of repre- sentation upon what is to be the probable ...
... principle and in its application . I allude to the report here merely to show that we are upon verge of falling into precisely the same mistake . We are undertaking to found a system of repre- sentation upon what is to be the probable ...
Side 47
... principle as a basis of representation , I do not know . It seems sometimes as though some of them were verging fast towards that proposition . I think my esteemed friend who represents Manchester , ( Mr. Dana , ) alluded to that principle ...
... principle as a basis of representation , I do not know . It seems sometimes as though some of them were verging fast towards that proposition . I think my esteemed friend who represents Manchester , ( Mr. Dana , ) alluded to that principle ...
Side 48
... principle the town of one thousand is entitled to just as many representatives as the town with one hundred thousand . The towns themselves , as towns , are equal . If they have any right to representation as towns , they have just the ...
... principle the town of one thousand is entitled to just as many representatives as the town with one hundred thousand . The towns themselves , as towns , are equal . If they have any right to representation as towns , they have just the ...
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Official Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the State ..., Volum 2 Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention,Harvey Fowler Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1853 |
Official Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the State ..., Volum 2 Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention,Harvey Fowler Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1853 |
Official Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the State ..., Volum 2 Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention,Harvey Fowler Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1853 |
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