Register of Debates in Congress: Comprising the Leading Debates and Incidents of the ... Session of the ... Congress, Volume 2; Volume 14; Volume 71Gales & Seaton, 1837 - Law |
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Page 1179
... Representatives in Congress ? The law does not give the right of voting ; it is not intended to restrain or abridge it ; its great object is to pro- mote and secure a fair and free exercise of it . Gentlemen who argue , as some who have ...
... Representatives in Congress ? The law does not give the right of voting ; it is not intended to restrain or abridge it ; its great object is to pro- mote and secure a fair and free exercise of it . Gentlemen who argue , as some who have ...
Page 1181
... representatives , it proceeds thus : " When vacancies happen in the representation from any State , the Executive authority thereof shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies . " The next ( 3d ) section is as follows . " The ...
... representatives , it proceeds thus : " When vacancies happen in the representation from any State , the Executive authority thereof shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies . " The next ( 3d ) section is as follows . " The ...
Page 1183
... Representatives elect , requiring at the hands of the Executive the conven- It was in furtherance of popular right , considering the peo- ple of Mississippi in their immediate relation to that House . 3d . It was equally to be favored ...
... Representatives elect , requiring at the hands of the Executive the conven- It was in furtherance of popular right , considering the peo- ple of Mississippi in their immediate relation to that House . 3d . It was equally to be favored ...
Page 1189
... Representatives was composed of mem- bere chosen every second year ; and the constitution said that the States should regulate the manner and time of choosing them , unless Congress should interfere . The State of Mississippi had acted ...
... Representatives was composed of mem- bere chosen every second year ; and the constitution said that the States should regulate the manner and time of choosing them , unless Congress should interfere . The State of Mississippi had acted ...
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... Representatives in existence , on creating the House of Representatives , as well as the Sen- the 4th of March last , by the previous election of more ate , it was the purpose of the convention , in each case , to than one hundred and ...
... Representatives in existence , on creating the House of Representatives , as well as the Sen- the 4th of March last , by the previous election of more ate , it was the purpose of the convention , in each case , to than one hundred and ...
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