The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States: With an Appendix, Containing Important State Papers and Public Documents, and All the Laws of a Public Nature; with a Copious IndexGales and Seaton, 1854 - United States |
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... district , assistant district paymasters , or regimental paymasters , can settle their accounts . This observation applies to the several grades in both Departments . Thus a single officer , who knows himself to be a public de- faulter ...
... district , assistant district paymasters , or regimental paymasters , can settle their accounts . This observation applies to the several grades in both Departments . Thus a single officer , who knows himself to be a public de- faulter ...
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... districts , and establishing a district and circuit court of the Uni- ted States at the city of Pittsburg , in the county of Alleghany . Mr. WILLIAMS Submitted the following motion for consideration : Resolved , That a committee be ...
... districts , and establishing a district and circuit court of the Uni- ted States at the city of Pittsburg , in the county of Alleghany . Mr. WILLIAMS Submitted the following motion for consideration : Resolved , That a committee be ...
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... District of Columbia , was read the second time , and considered as in Com - Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads . a plan suggested in the petition . - Referred to the mittee of the Whole , and ordered to be engrossed and read a ...
... District of Columbia , was read the second time , and considered as in Com - Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads . a plan suggested in the petition . - Referred to the mittee of the Whole , and ordered to be engrossed and read a ...
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... district of Marietta , in the State of Ohio . The Senate resumed the consideration of the motion of the 23d instant , for perpetuating cer- tain land - marks , which having been amended , was agreed to , as follows : Resolved , That the ...
... district of Marietta , in the State of Ohio . The Senate resumed the consideration of the motion of the 23d instant , for perpetuating cer- tain land - marks , which having been amended , was agreed to , as follows : Resolved , That the ...
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... District of Columbia ; and the bill was read , and passed to a second reading . The bill is as follows : A Bill requiring the Directors of the Bank of the United States to establish an office of discount and deposite in the District of ...
... District of Columbia ; and the bill was read , and passed to a second reading . The bill is as follows : A Bill requiring the Directors of the Bank of the United States to establish an office of discount and deposite in the District of ...
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Page 365 - That no goods, wares, or merchandise, unless in cases provided for by treaty, shall be imported into the United States from any foreign port or place, except in vessels of the United States, or in such foreign vessels as truly and wholly belong to the citizens or subjects of that country of which the goods are the growth, production, or manufacture, or from which such goods, wares, or merchandise can only be, or most usually are, first shipped for transportation.
Page 21 - That the following articles shall be considered as articles of compact between the original states, and the people and states, in the said territory, and forever remain unalterable, unless by common consent, to wit: ARTICLE I.
Page 235 - That a committee of three Members be appointed on the part of the House, to join such committee as may be appointed on the part of the Senate, to wait on the President of the United States and inform him that a quorum of the two Houses has assembled, and that Congress is ready to receive any communication he may be pleased to make.
Page 153 - That it shall be the duty of the surveyor of the lands of the United States south of the State of Tennessee...
Page 365 - ... as have been heretofore established for the recovery, collection, distribution, and 'remission of forfeitures to the United States by the several revenue laws.
Page 143 - An act further to provide for the collection of duties on imports, and for other purposes...
Page 275 - In pursuance of this authority, the act of 1795 has provided, "that whenever the United States shall be invaded, or be in imminent danger of invasion from any foreign nation or Indian tribe, it shall be lawful for the President of the United States to call forth such number of the militia of the State or States most convenient to the place of danger, or scene of action, as he may judge necessary to repel such invasion, and to issue his...
Page 29 - No law varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened.
Page 723 - On all foreign vessels which shall be entered in the United States from any foreign port or place, to and with which vessels of the United States are not ordinarily permitted to enter and trade...
Page 725 - An Act to provide for mitigating or remitting the forfeitures, penalties and disabilities accruing in certain cases therein mentioned...