Register of Debates in Congress: Comprising the Leading Debates and Incidents of the Second Session of the Eighteenth Congress: [Dec. 6, 1824, to the First Session of the Twenty-fifth Congress, Oct. 16, 1837] Together with an Appendix, Containing the Most Important State Papers and Public Documents to which the Session Has Given Birth: to which are Added, the Laws Enacted During the Session, with a Copious Index to the Whole ..., Volume 2; Volume 13; Volume 69Gales & Seaton, 1837 - Law |
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Page 1411
... considered ? " should be first entertained . [ JAN . 18 , 1837 . just taken , he was desirous of having the yeas and nays on the main question . He therefore asked for them , and they were ordered by the House ; and the main question ...
... considered ? " should be first entertained . [ JAN . 18 , 1837 . just taken , he was desirous of having the yeas and nays on the main question . He therefore asked for them , and they were ordered by the House ; and the main question ...
Page 1419
... considered it his duty to endeavor to correct . It was a notorious fact , not to be denied , that a large portion of the members of the House from the South and West claimed and received compensation for their mileage by the river route ...
... considered it his duty to endeavor to correct . It was a notorious fact , not to be denied , that a large portion of the members of the House from the South and West claimed and received compensation for their mileage by the river route ...
Page 1421
... considered right and proper . The gentleman had said that this provision would be requiring these cor- porations to carry your mails for nothing . This was not the case ; the provision simply asked them to carry the mails for a liberal ...
... considered right and proper . The gentleman had said that this provision would be requiring these cor- porations to carry your mails for nothing . This was not the case ; the provision simply asked them to carry the mails for a liberal ...
Page 1423
... considered it fallacious . When these corporations once got privileges granted to them , it was impossible for committees of this House to make any arrangement with them , unless it was made on their own terms . have seen already the ...
... considered it fallacious . When these corporations once got privileges granted to them , it was impossible for committees of this House to make any arrangement with them , unless it was made on their own terms . have seen already the ...
Page 1479
... considered as opposed to the ad- mission of Michigan ; but I am unwilling she should be admitted illegally or unconstitutionally . Mr. THOMAS rose , and said he had voted in the neg- ative on the seconding the previous question . But ...
... considered as opposed to the ad- mission of Michigan ; but I am unwilling she should be admitted illegally or unconstitutionally . Mr. THOMAS rose , and said he had voted in the neg- ative on the seconding the previous question . But ...
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