Dictionary of the United States Congress: And the General GovernmentT. Belknap and H.E. Goodwin, 1868 - 628 sider |
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... speaker ; and was elected a Representative in Congress from Maine , from 1841 to 1843 , serving as a member of the Committee on Manufactures . In 1847 he removed to Boston , and was elected to the Massachusetts Legislature in 1849 ...
... speaker ; and was elected a Representative in Congress from Maine , from 1841 to 1843 , serving as a member of the Committee on Manufactures . In 1847 he removed to Boston , and was elected to the Massachusetts Legislature in 1849 ...
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... Speaker of the House in the latter year . He was a Representative in Congress from 1845 to 1851 , and was a member of the Committees on the Judi- ciary , Indian Affairs , and on Rules . Since that time he has been devoted to the prac ...
... Speaker of the House in the latter year . He was a Representative in Congress from 1845 to 1851 , and was a member of the Committees on the Judi- ciary , Indian Affairs , and on Rules . Since that time he has been devoted to the prac ...
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And the General Government. and was Speaker of the House ; was Gov- ernor of Alabama from 1837 to 1843 ; and a Senator in Congress , from that State , from 1842 to 1849. His last public posi- tion was that of Minister to Russia , to ...
And the General Government. and was Speaker of the House ; was Gov- ernor of Alabama from 1837 to 1843 ; and a Senator in Congress , from that State , from 1842 to 1849. His last public posi- tion was that of Minister to Russia , to ...
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... Speaker of the House of Delegates of that State , and a Representative in Congress , from Virginia , from 1838 to 1842 , and was a member of the Committee on Claims . He was found drowned in a stream in Madi- son County , Virginia ...
... Speaker of the House of Delegates of that State , and a Representative in Congress , from Virginia , from 1838 to 1842 , and was a member of the Committee on Claims . He was found drowned in a stream in Madi- son County , Virginia ...
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... Speaker of the House of Del- egates , and Governor of that State ; and a Senator in Congress , from 1815 to 1825 , officiating as President pro tem . of the Senate , as Chairman on the Committees on Foreign Relations and the District of ...
... Speaker of the House of Del- egates , and Governor of that State ; and a Senator in Congress , from 1815 to 1825 , officiating as President pro tem . of the Senate , as Chairman on the Committees on Foreign Relations and the District of ...
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Side 538 - If any person guilty of, or charged with treason, felony, or other high misdemeanor in any State, shall flee from justice, and be found in any of the United States, he shall upon demand of the Governor or Executive power, of the State from which he fled, be delivered up and removed to the State having jurisdiction of his offence.
Side 538 - The said states hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other for their common defence, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretence whatever.
Side 541 - Journal of their proceedings monthly, except such parts thereof relating to treaties, alliances or military operations, as in their judgment require secrecy; and the yeas and nays of the delegates of each state on any question shall be entered on the Journal, when it is desired by any delegate; and the delegates of a state, or any of them, at his or their request shall be furnished with a transcript of the said Journal, except such parts as are above excepted, to lay before the legislatures of the...
Side 539 - All charges of war, and all other expenses that shall be incurred for the common defence or general welfare, and allowed by the United States in congress assembled, shall be defrayed out of a common treasury, which shall be supplied by the several states, in proportion to the value of all land within each state granted to, or surveyed for any person, as such land, and the buildings and improvements thereon, shall be estimated according to such mode as the United States in congress assembled shall...
Side 538 - No state without the Consent of the united states in congress assembled, shall send any embassy to, or receive any embassy from, or enter into any conference, agreement, alliance or treaty with any King prince or state; nor shall any person holding any office of profit or trust under the united states, or any of them, accept of any present, emolument, office or title of any kind whatever from any king prince or foreign state ; nor shall the united states in congress assembled, or any of them, grant...
Side 538 - ... all the privileges of trade and commerce, subject to the same duties, impositions, and restrictions, as the inhabitants thereof respectively ; provided, that such restrictions shall not extend so far as to prevent the removal of property, imported into any state, to any other state of which the owner is an inhabitant...
Side 553 - The conventions of a number of the states having, at the time of their adopting the constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added...
Side 540 - The United States, in Congress assembled, shall have authority to appoint a committee, to sit in the recess of Congress, to be denominated " A Committee of the States," and to consist of one delegate from each state, and to appoint such other committees and civil officers as may be necessary for managing the general affairs of the United States under their direction; to appoint one of their number to preside; provided that no person...
Side 553 - Electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice-Président; 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-Président of the United States. ARTICLE XIII SECTION 1.
Side 550 - ... consulted, the consequences might have been particularly disagreeable or injurious to others; that it is liable to as few exceptions as could reasonably have been expected, we hope and believe; that it may promote the lasting welfare of that country so dear to us all, and secure her freedom and happiness, is our most ardent wish.