Register of Debates in Congress: Comprising the Leading Debates and Incidents of the ... Session of the ... CongressGales & Seaton, 1831 |
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... Postmaster - General himself , that it should duties of this kind to special committees was not novel . go to a special committee . These reasons induced him It was not unusual in the other House . When there , he to vote against the ...
... Postmaster - General himself , that it should duties of this kind to special committees was not novel . go to a special committee . These reasons induced him It was not unusual in the other House . When there , he to vote against the ...
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... Postmaster General of the United argument . They then proceeded to discuss the questions States , and moved on with the tide of emigration to St. of pure law on the merits of the case . Their authorities Louis , in Missouri . and ...
... Postmaster General of the United argument . They then proceeded to discuss the questions States , and moved on with the tide of emigration to St. of pure law on the merits of the case . Their authorities Louis , in Missouri . and ...
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... Postmaster General ; that , Mr. GRUNDY had ob- jected to the question ; and that on taking the vote of the committee , whether it should be answered or not , Mr. CLAYTON and Mr. HOLMES voted in the affirmative , and Mr. GRUNDY and Mr ...
... Postmaster General ; that , Mr. GRUNDY had ob- jected to the question ; and that on taking the vote of the committee , whether it should be answered or not , Mr. CLAYTON and Mr. HOLMES voted in the affirmative , and Mr. GRUNDY and Mr ...
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... Postmaster General , if the whole were examined , would the predecessor of the present Postmaster General , the be found to merit censure . He considered this whole finances of the department were in a most flourishing con- course of ...
... Postmaster General , if the whole were examined , would the predecessor of the present Postmaster General , the be found to merit censure . He considered this whole finances of the department were in a most flourishing con- course of ...
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... Postmaster General exercised the right to remove an offi- from the treasury , which it had deposited there . All the cer by virtue of some law , or he had no right to remove . expenses of transportation , and others incident to the de ...
... Postmaster General exercised the right to remove an offi- from the treasury , which it had deposited there . All the cer by virtue of some law , or he had no right to remove . expenses of transportation , and others incident to the de ...
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Page 561 - The first reading of a bill shall be for information, and, if opposition be made to it, the question shall be, " Shall this bill be rejected ?" If no opposition be made, or if the question to reject be negatived, the bill shall go to its second reading without a question.
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