Journal: 1st-13th Congress . Repr. 14th Congress, 1st Session - 50th Congress, 2nd Session, Volume 1 |
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... and whether any further legislation is necessary in order to secure a faithful com- pliance with the law on this ... and whereas an immediate alteration of the laws relative to the duties upon imports is impera- tively demanded to ...
... and whether any further legislation is necessary in order to secure a faithful com- pliance with the law on this ... and whereas an immediate alteration of the laws relative to the duties upon imports is impera- tively demanded to ...
Page 302
A bill to repeal " An act further to provide for the col- lection of duties on imports , " approved March 2 , 1833 , and the twelfth and twenty - fifth sections of " An act to establish the judicial courts of the United States ...
A bill to repeal " An act further to provide for the col- lection of duties on imports , " approved March 2 , 1833 , and the twelfth and twenty - fifth sections of " An act to establish the judicial courts of the United States ...
Page 453
By Mr. Ashley : The petition of citizens of the State of Ohio , pray- ing specific duties on imported iron ; which was referred to ... praying the passage of a law to prevent the further traffic in and mo nopoly of the public lands .
By Mr. Ashley : The petition of citizens of the State of Ohio , pray- ing specific duties on imported iron ; which was referred to ... praying the passage of a law to prevent the further traffic in and mo nopoly of the public lands .
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... praying for specific duties on imported iron ; which were referred to the Committee of Ways and Means . ... ( H. R. 114 ) further to provide for the safety of passengers on vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam , heretofore ...
... praying for specific duties on imported iron ; which were referred to the Committee of Ways and Means . ... ( H. R. 114 ) further to provide for the safety of passengers on vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam , heretofore ...
Page 716
A message from the Senate , by Mr. Hickey , their Chief Clerk : Mr. Speaker : The Senate have passed a bill of this House of the following ... An act for the relief of the American Board of Commission- ers for Foreign Missions ; S. 136.
A message from the Senate , by Mr. Hickey , their Chief Clerk : Mr. Speaker : The Senate have passed a bill of this House of the following ... An act for the relief of the American Board of Commission- ers for Foreign Missions ; S. 136.
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Page 15 - Constitution; that all efforts of the abolitionists or others, made to induce Congress to interfere with questions of slavery or to take incipient steps in relation thereto, are calculated to lead to the most alarming and dangerous consequences ; and that all such efforts have an inevitable tendency to diminish the happiness of the people, and endanger the stability and permanency of the Union, and ought not to be countenanced by any friend of our political institutions.
Page 532 - The previous question shall be in this form, " Shall the main question be now put ?'' It shall only be admitted when demanded by a majority of the members present, and its effect shall be to put an end to all debate, and bring the...
Page 535 - No standing rule or order of the House shall be rescinded or changed without one day's notice being given of the motion therefor. Nor shall any rule be suspended, except by a vote of at least two-thirds of the members present.
Page 200 - Kansas, and when admitted as a state or states, the said territory, or any portion of the same, shall be received into the union with or without slavery, as their constitution may prescribe at the time of their admission...
Page 16 - That the series of acts of the Thirty-second Congress, the act known as the Fugitive Slave law included, are received and acquiesced in by the Whig party of the United States as a settlement in principle and substance of the dangerous and exciting questions which they embrace...
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Page 529 - As many as are of the contrary opinion, say No." If the Speaker doubts, or a division be called for, the House shall divide: those in the affirmative of the question shall first rise from their seats, and afterwards those in the negative.
Page 15 - That Congress has no power, under the Constitution, to interfere with or control the domestic institutions of the several States, and that such States are the sole and proper judges of everything appertaining to their own affairs not prohibited by the Constitution...
Page 534 - A motion to strike out the enacting words of a bill shall have precedence of a motion to amend, and, if carried, shall be considered equivalent to its rejection.
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| Title | Journal: 1st-13th Congress . Repr. 14th Congress, 1st Session - 50th Congress, 2nd Session, Volume 1 United States congressional serial set |
| Author | United States. Congress. House |
| Published | 1859 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 14 Dec 2006 |
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