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 ...Gales & Seaton, 1886 |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 93
Página 1281
... defence ; and they were useful only at certain important points ; and that a board of examination had been recommended to point out the most eligible points for their erection ; and that it was not recommended to go on with all the ...
... defence ; and they were useful only at certain important points ; and that a board of examination had been recommended to point out the most eligible points for their erection ; and that it was not recommended to go on with all the ...
Página 1323
... defence of the country . These are no part of the ordinary an- nual expenditures . How far it may be wise to go , in expenditures for purposes of this kind , may be a ques tion ; but whatever it is proper to expend , in public works for ...
... defence of the country . These are no part of the ordinary an- nual expenditures . How far it may be wise to go , in expenditures for purposes of this kind , may be a ques tion ; but whatever it is proper to expend , in public works for ...
Página 1327
... defence . The frontiers of the States west of the Mississippi have be- come much exposed to Indian hostilities by the removal of nearly all the Indians east of the Mississippi to the country west of those States . There is said to be ...
... defence . The frontiers of the States west of the Mississippi have be- come much exposed to Indian hostilities by the removal of nearly all the Indians east of the Mississippi to the country west of those States . There is said to be ...
Página 1361
... defence . The constitution is assailed here , in the very citadel of its power , by a cor- rupting demand for the spoils of this Government for distribution . The prayer of inspiration , " lead us not into temptation , " is wholly ...
... defence . The constitution is assailed here , in the very citadel of its power , by a cor- rupting demand for the spoils of this Government for distribution . The prayer of inspiration , " lead us not into temptation , " is wholly ...
Página 1385
... Defence of the Frontiers . Defence of the Frontiers . MAY 4 , 1836. ] guished soldier of the Revolution , deeply inscribed upon his son's character the impress of that heroic period . Honor , courage , and devotion to country were ...
... Defence of the Frontiers . Defence of the Frontiers . MAY 4 , 1836. ] guished soldier of the Revolution , deeply inscribed upon his son's character the impress of that heroic period . Honor , courage , and devotion to country were ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
adjourned adopted amendment amount appropriations APRIL 29 army BENTON Buchanan CALHOUN canal CLAY commenced committee Congress constitution Crittenden Cuthbert defence deposite banks distribution District District of Columbia dollars duty Ewing of Illinois Ewing of Ohio expenditure expenses expunge favor Fortification Bill frontier fund gentleman Goldsborough Government Grundy Hendricks honorable House Hubbard increase Indians interest King of Alabama King of Georgia land bill Leigh Linn Louisiana Mangum Massachusetts measure ment millions Mississippi Missouri motion moved navy nays NAYS-Messrs necessary object officers opinion passed Porter Portsmouth postmaster present President PRESTON principle proposed proposition Public Deposites public lands public money purpose question received referred resolution revenue Rives Ruggles Secretary Secretary of War Senator from South session Shepley South Carolina Southard surplus Tallmadge Texas Texian thought tion Treasury United vote WALKER WEBSTER whole Yeas YEAS-Messrs
Pasajes populares
Página 1539 - To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.
Página 1891 - Resolved, That the President, in the late Executive proceedings in relation to the public revenue, has assumed upon himself authority and power not conferred by the Constitution and laws, but in derogation of both.
Página 1333 - States in proportion to the value of all land within each State, granted to or surveyed for, any person, as such land and the buildings and improvements thereon shall be estimated, according to such mode as the United States in Congress assembled shall from time to time direct and appoint.
Página 1333 - All charges of war, and all other expenses that shall be incurred for the common defence or general welfare, and allowed by the United States in Congress assembled, shall be defrayed out of a common treasury, which shall be supplied by the several states, in proportion to the value of all land within each state, granted to or surveyed for any person...
Página 1333 - September last, shall be disposed of for the common benefit of the United States, and be settled and formed into distinct republican States, which shall become members of the Federal Union...
Página 1831 - To avoid these evils it appears to me that the most safe, just, and federal disposition which could be made of the surplus revenue would be its apportionment among the several States according to their ratio of representation, and should this measure not be found warranted by the Constitution that it would be expedient to propose to the States an amendment authorizing it.
Página 1913 - House, to join such committee as may be appointed on the part of the Senate, to consider and report by what token of respect and affection it may be proper for the Congress of the United States to express the deep sensibility of the nation to the event of the decease of their late President...
Página 1729 - I would therefore call the special attention of Congress to the subject, and respectfully suggest the propriety of passing such a law as will prohibit, under severe penalties, the circulation in the Southern States, through the mail, of incendiary publications intended to instigate the slaves to insurrection.
Página 1861 - ... to accept and execute all such trusts, of every description, as may be committed to them by any person or persons whatsoever, or may be transferred to them...
Página 1681 - No person who heretofore hath been, or hereafter may be, a collector or holder of public moneys, shall have a seat in either House of the General Assembly, until such person shall have accounted for, and paid into the treasury, all sums for which he may be accountable or liable.