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... trade and intercourse between that state and the internal Pro- vinces of Mexico . [ This petition recited , that a beneficial trade had been carried on for some years between the inhabitants of the two countries , in which domestic ...
... trade and intercourse between that state and the internal Pro- vinces of Mexico . [ This petition recited , that a beneficial trade had been carried on for some years between the inhabitants of the two countries , in which domestic ...
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... trade ; they knew well the value of the fur trade of the West , and the im- mense influence it gave her over the Indian , which , ac- cording to her avowed principles , she could use in war . That trade was demanded , and it was wholly ...
... trade ; they knew well the value of the fur trade of the West , and the im- mense influence it gave her over the Indian , which , ac- cording to her avowed principles , she could use in war . That trade was demanded , and it was wholly ...
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... trade , worth to England , three millions of dollars a year . We en- gross the whale trade , a most valuable branch of com- merce , so plenty on that coast , that Portlock , an Eng- lish navigator , states , that in 1787 , when in ...
... trade , worth to England , three millions of dollars a year . We en- gross the whale trade , a most valuable branch of com- merce , so plenty on that coast , that Portlock , an Eng- lish navigator , states , that in 1787 , when in ...
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... trade in the South Sea , and the whale trade , all must admit its vast impor- tance . [ DEC . 20 , 1824 . to 1,064,600 dollars -- total value 5,609,600 dollars ; the exports of that year were 5,703,000 dollars . This year there was ...
... trade in the South Sea , and the whale trade , all must admit its vast impor- tance . [ DEC . 20 , 1824 . to 1,064,600 dollars -- total value 5,609,600 dollars ; the exports of that year were 5,703,000 dollars . This year there was ...
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... trade , and the trade to the Western Ocean . For all I shall say , I have the documents in my hand , and if there is an error , it is , I know , in making the exposition less than the real fact ; but I deem it prudent to present the ...
... trade , and the trade to the Western Ocean . For all I shall say , I have the documents in my hand , and if there is an error , it is , I know , in making the exposition less than the real fact ; but I deem it prudent to present the ...
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Page 129 - The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice President, shall be the Vice President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office...
Page 101 - The electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for president and vice president, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as president, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as vice...
Page 1 - Resolved, That a committee of one member from each State represented in this House be appointed on the part of this 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.
Page 205 - ... leading from the navigable waters emptying into the Atlantic, to the Ohio, to the said State, and through the same, such roads to be laid out under the authority of Congress, with the consent of the several States through which the road shall pass...
Page 151 - An act in addition to an act more effectually to provide for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States, and for other purposes...
Page 3 - In one respect you behold us unaltered, and this is in the sentiment of continued devotion to liberty and of ardent affection and profound gratitude to your departed friend, the father of his country, and to you, and to your illustrious associates in the field and in the cabinet for the multiplied blessings which surround us, and for the very privilege of addressing you which I now exercise. This sentiment, now fondly cherished by more than ten millions of people, will be transmitted, with unabated...
Page 101 - And if the house of representatives shall not choose a president whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the vice president shall act as president, as in the case of the death or other constitutional disability of the president.
Page 637 - The motion was agreed to; and the Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, resumed the consideration of the bill (HR 18542) making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1918, and for other purposes.
Page 393 - Resolved, That the Committee on Indian Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of making an appropriation for the...
Page 339 - States," as used in this title includes: (1) The high seas, any other waters within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States and out of the jurisdiction of any particular State, and any vessel belonging in whole or in part to the United States or any citizen thereof, or to any corporation created by or under the laws of the United States...