Annals of the Congress of the United StatesGales and Seaton, 1853 - Law |
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... Britain , by the Levy Court of Washington county , be re- reported a bill to amend and continue in force pealed , for reasons mentioned in the petition ; the act , entitled " An act to interdict the com- which was read , and referred to ...
... Britain , by the Levy Court of Washington county , be re- reported a bill to amend and continue in force pealed , for reasons mentioned in the petition ; the act , entitled " An act to interdict the com- which was read , and referred to ...
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... Britain and France , and their dependencies , and for other purposes . SENATE . for one week , it was determined in the negative ; and the resolution was agreed to . Ordered , That Messrs . GILES , FRANKLIN , and HILLHOUSE , be the ...
... Britain and France , and their dependencies , and for other purposes . SENATE . for one week , it was determined in the negative ; and the resolution was agreed to . Ordered , That Messrs . GILES , FRANKLIN , and HILLHOUSE , be the ...
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... Britain and France , and their dependencies , and for other purposes , " as in Committee of the Whole . Mr. GILES offered the following amendment to the first section , to be inserted after the word " assembled : " " That the provisions ...
... Britain and France , and their dependencies , and for other purposes , " as in Committee of the Whole . Mr. GILES offered the following amendment to the first section , to be inserted after the word " assembled : " " That the provisions ...
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... Britain cannot , and will not complain . The municipal right now proposed to be carried into effect , is admitted by Great Britain in its broadest extent , and will not be disputed by Mr. Canning at the present moment . This will ap ...
... Britain cannot , and will not complain . The municipal right now proposed to be carried into effect , is admitted by Great Britain in its broadest extent , and will not be disputed by Mr. Canning at the present moment . This will ap ...
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... Britain , shall cease . It went in- ident's fault that reforms were not made , and to operation on the 20th of this month . Of course that he commented with extraordinary severity there were many vessels on the coast which could on the ...
... Britain , shall cease . It went in- ident's fault that reforms were not made , and to operation on the 20th of this month . Of course that he commented with extraordinary severity there were many vessels on the coast which could on the ...
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Aaron Lyle agreed amendment Anderson Archibald Van Horn armed vessels authority Bayard believe bill was read BRADLEY Brent Britain British Government British Minister claim commerce conduct Congress consider and report Crawford Daniel Sheffey David Bard declared disavowal District duty Ebenezer Sage embargo engrossed entitled An act Erskine Executive favor foreign France Gaillard gentleman GILES Gilman Gregg gunboats Hillhouse honor House of Representatives instructions intercourse interdiction Jackson Jacob Hufty Jacob Swoope John John Rea Joseph Calhoun Joseph Desha land Leib letter Lloyd MACON manufactures Matthew Clay Meigs ment Meshack Franklin Message Messrs motion nation NAYS-Messrs non-intercourse object officers opinion Orders in Council passed petition POPE ports postponed present President question read the second read the third referred report thereon reported the bill resolution Resolved respect Secretary select committee Senate resumed ships Smith of Maryland Territory Thomas Gholson tion Treasury treaty United Whole William YEAS-Messrs
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Page 835 - Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer, Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike ; Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike...
Page 37 - Congress concerning the commercial intercourse between the United States and Great Britain and France and their dependencies...
Page 617 - ... for one share, and not more than two shares, one vote; for every two shares above two, and not exceeding ten, one vote; for every four shares above ten, and not exceeding thirty, one vote; for every six shares above thirty, and not exceeding sixty, one vote; for every eight shares above sixty, and not exceeding one hundred, one vote ; and for every ten shares above one hundred, one vote ; but no person, co-partnership, or body politic shall be entitled to a greater number than thirty votes.
Page 617 - ... natural and private capacities ; and an action of debt may, in such case, be brought against them, or any...
Page 33 - An act to interdict the commercial intercourse between the United States and Great Britain and France and their dependencies, and for other purposes...
Page 141 - It seemed, therefore, to be my duty to admonish our citizens of the consequences of a contraband trade and of hostile acts to any of the parties, and to obtain by a declaration of the existing legal state of things an easier admission of our right to the immunities belonging to our situation.
Page 617 - ... six shares above thirty and not exceeding sixty, one vote; for every eight shares above sixty and not exceeding one hundred, one vote; and for every ten shares above one hundred, one vote; but no person, copartnership, or body politic, shall be entitled to a greater number than thirty votes. And after the first election, no share or shares shall confer a right of suffrage, which shall not have been holden three calendar months previous to the day of election.
Page 619 - ... his, her or their private or natural capacity or capacities, and shall be assignable and negotiable in like manner as if they were so issued by such private person or persons; that is to say, those which shall be payable to any person or persons...
Page 583 - An act making appropriations for the support of the navy of the United States for the year 1823?
Page 671 - ... of the United States shall accept, claim, receive, or retain any title of nobility or honor, or shall, without the consent of Congress, accept and retain any present, pension, office, or emolument of any kind whatever, from any emperor, king, prince or foreign power, such person shall cease to be a citizen of the United States and shall be incapable of holding any office of trust or profit under them or either of them.