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It was further ordered that the proposed resolution and order lie upon the table . February 2 , 1809 . Mr. Bacon called for the consideration of the above resolution , offered by him on Monday . Mr. Randolph wished the resolution to lie ...
It was further ordered that the proposed resolution and order lie upon the table . February 2 , 1809 . Mr. Bacon called for the consideration of the above resolution , offered by him on Monday . Mr. Randolph wished the resolution to lie ...
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The resolution was ordered to lie on the table . February 6 , 1809 . Several petitions having been presented in addition to those heretofore stated against the mode in which the late election in the State of Massachusetts was conducted ...
The resolution was ordered to lie on the table . February 6 , 1809 . Several petitions having been presented in addition to those heretofore stated against the mode in which the late election in the State of Massachusetts was conducted ...
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He then proceeded with his ohjection to receiving the votes of Indiana , contending that the joint resolution of December last , admitting that State into the Union , was not a matter of form merely , but a great constitutional ...
He then proceeded with his ohjection to receiving the votes of Indiana , contending that the joint resolution of December last , admitting that State into the Union , was not a matter of form merely , but a great constitutional ...
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Mr. Wilson , of New Jersey , submitted the following resolution : “ Resolred , That the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire whether any , and , if any , what provisions are necessary or proper to be made by law to meet ...
Mr. Wilson , of New Jersey , submitted the following resolution : “ Resolred , That the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire whether any , and , if any , what provisions are necessary or proper to be made by law to meet ...
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The above resolution was considered and agreed to ; and Mr. Barbour and Mr. Mason were appointed the committee on the part of the Senate . February 13 , 1821 . Mr. Barbour , from the joint committee , reported the following resolutions ...
The above resolution was considered and agreed to ; and Mr. Barbour and Mr. Mason were appointed the committee on the part of the Senate . February 13 , 1821 . Mr. Barbour , from the joint committee , reported the following resolutions ...
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Page 199 - I will, in like manner, abide by and faithfully support all acts of congress passed during the existing rebellion with reference to slaves, so long and so far as not repealed, modified, or held void by congress, or by decision of the supreme court...
Page 4 - That the said report, with the resolutions and letter accompanying the same, be transmitted to the several legislatures, in order to be submitted to a convention of delegates, chosen in each State by the people thereof, in conformity to the resolves of the convention made and provided in that case.
Page 167 - States hereinbefore named, as may maintain a loyal adhesion to the Union and the Constitution, or may be from time to time occupied and controlled by forces of the United States engaged in the dispersion of said insurgents...
Page 390 - There shall be a seal of this State, which shall be kept by the Governor, and used by him officially, and shall be called " The great Seal of the State of California.
Page 117 - President of the United States, and, together with a list of the votes, be entered on the Journals of the two Houses.
Page 218 - The use of force against a state would look more like a declaration of war than an infliction of punishment, and would probably be considered by the party attacked as a dissolution of all previous compacts by which it might be bound.
Page 465 - Representatives, in the body of the hall not provided for the Senators; for the tellers, Secretary of the Senate, and Clerk of the House of Representatives, at the Clerk's desk; for the other officers of the two Houses, in front of the Clerk's desk and upon each side of the Speaker's platform.
Page 160 - States, then and in such case it may and shall be lawful for the President by proclamation to declare that the inhabitants of such State, or any section or part thereof, where snch insurrection exists, are in a state of insurrection against the United States ; and thereupon all commercial intercourse by and between the same and the citizens thereof and the citizens of the rest of the United States shall cease and be unlawful so long as such condition of hostility shall continue...
Page 199 - Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty, each having taken the oath aforesaid and not having since violated it, and being a qualified voter by the election law of the State existing immediately before the so-called act of secession, and excluding all others, shall re-establish a State government which shall be republican, and in nowise contravening said oath, such shall be recognized as the true government of the State...
Page 4 - Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Convention, that as soon as the Conventions of nine states shall have ratified this Constitution, the United States in Congress assembled should fix a day on which electors should be appointed by the states which shall have ratified the same...
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| Title | Counting Electoral Votes: Proceedings and Debates of Congress Relating to Counting the Electoral Votes for President and Vice-president of the United States Issue 13 of 44th Congress. 2nd Session. House. Misc. Doc Issue 13 of Mis. doc. |
| Author | United States. Congress |
| Contributor | United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Counting Electoral Votes |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1877 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 23 Jan 2008 |
| Length | 807 pages |
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