Dictionary of the United States Congress: Compiled as a Manual of Reference for the Legislator and StatesmanU.S. Government Printing Office, 1864 - 556 Seiten |
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... of the Senate . He was appointed in 1815 First Comptroller of the Treasury , where he remained until 1836. He died in Washington , April 17 , 1837 . Anderson , Joseph H. - He was born in New York , and was elected a Representative in ...
... of the Senate . He was appointed in 1815 First Comptroller of the Treasury , where he remained until 1836. He died in Washington , April 17 , 1837 . Anderson , Joseph H. - He was born in New York , and was elected a Representative in ...
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... of the Providence Journal , which he re- tained until called to a seat in the United States Senate . He was elected Governor of Rhode Island in 1849 , re - elected in 1850 , and declined a re - election ; was elected a Senator in ...
... of the Providence Journal , which he re- tained until called to a seat in the United States Senate . He was elected Governor of Rhode Island in 1849 , re - elected in 1850 , and declined a re - election ; was elected a Senator in ...
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... Senate for seve- ral years . In 1843 he was elected a Re- presentative in ... States of New York and Pennsylvania ; studied law in the lat- ter State ... United States Treasury from 1813 to 1815 ; and a Representative in Con- gress , from ...
... Senate for seve- ral years . In 1843 he was elected a Re- presentative in ... States of New York and Pennsylvania ; studied law in the lat- ter State ... United States Treasury from 1813 to 1815 ; and a Representative in Con- gress , from ...
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... Senate . In 1854 he was Treasurer of the State of Pennsylvania , and in 1860 was elected a Representative from Penn ... United States . From 1789 to 1799 he was a Representative in Congress , and from 1799 to 1807 he was a member of the ...
... Senate . In 1854 he was Treasurer of the State of Pennsylvania , and in 1860 was elected a Representative from Penn ... United States . From 1789 to 1799 he was a Representative in Congress , and from 1799 to 1807 he was a member of the ...
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... of the Uni- ted States , in the case of the Africans of the Amistad . In 1844 and 1845 he was Governor of the State , and in 1847 was elected to the United States Senate by the Legislature of Connecticut , serving until 1851. He ...
... of the Uni- ted States , in the case of the Africans of the Amistad . In 1844 and 1845 he was Governor of the State , and in 1847 was elected to the United States Senate by the Legislature of Connecticut , serving until 1851. He ...
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Seite 512 - To borrow money on the credit of the United States ; To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes ; To establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies, throughout the United States ; To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of...
Seite 521 - Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, two- thirds of both Houses concurring, That the following article be proposed to the Legislatures of the several States as an amendment to the Constitution of the /United States ; which, when ratified by three-fourths of the said Legislatures, shall be valid as part of the said Constitution, viz.
Seite 517 - Delaware, December 7, 1787 ; Pennsylvania, December 12, 1787 ; New Jersey, December 18, 1787 ; Georgia, January 2, 1788; Connecticut, January 9, 1788; Massachusetts, February 6, 1788; Maryland, April 28, 1788 ; South Carolina, May 23, 1788 ; New...
Seite 201 - This committee consisted of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert R. Livingston.
Seite 501 - He has refused, for a long time after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the legislative powers, incapable of annihilation, have returned to the people at large for their exercise ; the State remaining, in the mean time, exposed to all the danger of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
Seite 499 - Agreeably to the order of the day, the Congress resolved itself into a committee of the whole, to take into their further consideration the Declaration ; and, after some time, the president resumed the chair, and Mr. Harrison reported that the committee have agreed to a Declaration, which they desired him to report. The Declaration being read, was agreed to as follows : " A DECLARATION BY THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED.
Seite 502 - Nor have we been wanting in attention to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here.
Seite 226 - ... first in peace, first in war, and first in the hearts of his countrymen...
Seite 535 - An act for the cession of ten miles square, or any lesser quantity of territory within this State, to the United States in Congress assembled, for the permanent seat of the general government...
Seite 453 - Buren the vote of Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi, Illinois, Alabama, Missouri, Arkansas, and Michigan.