Annals of the Congress of the United States, Volume 2; Volume 18Gales and Seaton, 1852 - Law |
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Page 1455
... thought I saw the extent to which we should be drawn , and did lift up my feeble voice against it , even in that shape , and suggested my ideas to the House . But I was found to be in a very small minority . I really thought the next ...
... thought I saw the extent to which we should be drawn , and did lift up my feeble voice against it , even in that shape , and suggested my ideas to the House . But I was found to be in a very small minority . I really thought the next ...
Page 1463
... thought the salaries too high ; but he was willing to make them permanent , in order to prevent them from being raised still higher . Mr. DANA thought it would be well to render the salaries permanent , but he conceived they were not at ...
... thought the salaries too high ; but he was willing to make them permanent , in order to prevent them from being raised still higher . Mr. DANA thought it would be well to render the salaries permanent , but he conceived they were not at ...
Page 1465
... thought the salaries of 1799 , pass- ed in the time of Mr. Adams's Administration , was not the mill - stone which hung round their necks , for as soon as we came into power we took up the same cross , and have borne it upon our ...
... thought the salaries of 1799 , pass- ed in the time of Mr. Adams's Administration , was not the mill - stone which hung round their necks , for as soon as we came into power we took up the same cross , and have borne it upon our ...
Page 1467
... thought there was , and this he wished to guard against . He was not sur- prised at objections made to any general proposi- tion ; human nature was so prone to differ on general topics , that he supposed gentlemen might differ with him ...
... thought there was , and this he wished to guard against . He was not sur- prised at objections made to any general proposi- tion ; human nature was so prone to differ on general topics , that he supposed gentlemen might differ with him ...
Page 1495
... thought it due to Mr. Monroe and to jus- tice to make this statement , lest an erroneous im- pression should be made on the House . Messrs . DESHA , SLOAN , GARDENIER , RHEA , and HOLLAND , supported the motion for the rising of the ...
... thought it due to Mr. Monroe and to jus- tice to make this statement , lest an erroneous im- pression should be made on the House . Messrs . DESHA , SLOAN , GARDENIER , RHEA , and HOLLAND , supported the motion for the rising of the ...
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