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" Commons, used to say it was a maxim he had often heard when he was a young man, from old and experienced members, that nothing tended more to throw power into the hands of administration, and those who acted with the majority of the House of Commons,... "
Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York, for the Years ... - Page 36
by New York (N.Y.). Common Council - 1850
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Manual of Parliamentary Practice

1826 - 220 pages
...power into the hands of administration and those who acted with the majority of the House of Commons, than a neglect of, or departure from, the rules of...instituted by our ancestors, operated as a check and controul on the actions of the majority, and that they were in many instances, a shelter and protection...
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A Manual of Legislative Practice and Order of Business in Deliberative Bodies

Joel Barlow Sutherland - 1830 - 404 pages
...into the hands of administra'tion, and those who acted with the majority of the ' House of Commons, than a neglect of, or departure • from, the rules...shelter and protection to •the minority, against the attempts of power." So far the maxim is certainly true, and is founded in good sense, that as it is...
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Mirabeau's Letters During His Residence in England: With Anecdotes ..., Volume 2

Honoré-Gabriel de Riqueti comte de Mirabeau - 1832 - 382 pages
...proceeding, as instituted by our ancestors, operated as a check and control in the actions of ministers, and that they were in many instances a shelter and protection to the minority against the attempts of power.' " So far observes Hatsel. The maxim is certainly true, and is founded in good sense...
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A Manual of Parliamentary Practice: Composed Originally for the Use of the ...

Thomas Jefferson - 1837 - 202 pages
...power into the hands of Administration and those who acted with the majority of the House of Commons, than a neglect of, or departure from, the rules of...shelter and protection to the minority, against the attempts of power." power of the majority, by their numbers, to stop any improper measures proposed...
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A Congressional Manual; Or, Outline of the Order of Business: In the House ...

Joel Barlow Sutherland - 1841 - 530 pages
...power into the hands of administration, and those who acted with the majority of the House of Commons, than a neglect of, or departure from, the rules of...shelter and protection ' to the minority, against the attempts of power." So far the maxim is certainly true, and is founded in good sense, that as it is...
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A Congressional Manual; Or, Outline of the Order of Business: In the House ...

Joel Barlow Sutherland - 1841 - 560 pages
...power into the hands of administration, and those who acted with the majority of the House of Commons, than a neglect of, or departure from, the rules of...the majority, and that they were in many instances, n shelter and protection to the minority/ against the attempts of power." So far the maxim is certainly...
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Manual for the Use of the Legislature of the State of New York for the Year ...

New York (State). Secretary's Office - 1853 - 476 pages
...power into the hands of Administration and those who acted with the majority in the House of Commons, than a neglect of, or departure from, the rules of...shelter and protection to the minority, against the attempts of power." So far the maxim is certainly true, and is founded in good sense, that as it is...
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The Legislative Guide, Containing All the Rules for Conducting Business in ...

Joseph Bartlett Burleigh - 1853 - 354 pages
...power into the hands of administration, and those who acted with the majority of the House of Commons, than a neglect of, or departure from, the rules of...shelter and protection to the minority against the attempts of power.' So far the maxim is certainly true, and is founded in good sense, that as it is...
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The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Miscellaneous: 4. Parliamentary manual; 5 ...

Thomas Jefferson - 1854 - 612 pages
...power into the hands of administration and those who acted with the majority of the House of Commons, than a neglect of, or departure from, the rules of...check, and control, on the actions of the majority ; [JUDGE WTTIIE.] * PHILADELPHIA, February 28, 1800. MT DEAR SIB:—I know how precious your time is,...
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A Manual of Parliamentary Practice: Composed Originally for the Use of the ...

Thomas Jefferson - 1854 - 204 pages
...forms, as instituted by our ancestors, operted as a check, and control, on the actions of the jajority ; and that they were, in many instances, a shelter and protection to the minority, against the atempts of power." So far the maxim is certainly true, and is founded in good sense, that as ; is always...
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