History of the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1982 - 235 sider
 

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Side 12 - Section 3. Whenever the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and...
Side 11 - ... without regard to political affiliations and solely on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the office...
Side 4 - The proceedings for Friday, December 10, 1813, for example, show : On motion of Mr. HEMPSTEAD, ******* Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the expediency of making provision, by law, for the appointment of an additional Judge of the Supreme Court, in the Territory of Missouri, exclusively for the District of Arkansas, with leave to report by bill or otherwise.
Side 9 - States, for the purpose of aiding and assisting such subjects in their attempts to avoid criminal liability: (8) making false or misleading public statements for the purpose of deceiving the people of the United States into believing that a thorough and complete investigation had been conducted with respect to allegations of misconduct on the part of personnel of the executive branch of the United States and personnel of the Committee for the Re-election of the President, and that there was no involvement...
Side 161 - May 30, 1827, when he was elected to the United States Senate for the term beginning March 4, 1827; reelected in 1833 and 1838.
Side 8 - In his conduct of the office of President of the United States, Richard M. Nixon, in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office of President of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States...
Side 167 - THOMAS B. REED, of Portland, was born at Portland, October 18, 1839; graduated at Bowdoin College, Maine, in 1860; studied law; was Acting Assistant Paymaster, United States Navy, from April 19, 1864, to November 4, 1865 ; was admitted to the bar in 1865, and commenced practice at Portland; was a member of the State House of Representatives in...
Side 3 - Claims to take into consideration all such petitions and matters or things touching claims and demands originating in the Revolutionary war, or arising therefrom, as shall be presented, or shall or may come in question, and be referred to them by the House; and to report their opinion thereupon, together with such propositions for relief therein as to them shall seem expedient.

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