Debates of the Convention to Amend the Constitution of Pennsylvania: Convened at Harrisburg, November 12, 1872, Adjourned, November 27, to Meet at Philadelphia, January 7, 1873, Volume 7B. Singerly, 1873 |
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... elect their representatives on general ticket is preferable to the division of them into small separate districts ... elected from The motion was agreed to . general ticket . Mr. BUCKALEW . Mr. President : I think the debate is ...
... elect their representatives on general ticket is preferable to the division of them into small separate districts ... elected from The motion was agreed to . general ticket . Mr. BUCKALEW . Mr. President : I think the debate is ...
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... elected , and when it might properly assemble to give expression to the views of those who suffered under our unjust and imperfect form of repre- sentation . The resolutions are as follow : " Resolved , That the practice which has grown ...
... elected , and when it might properly assemble to give expression to the views of those who suffered under our unjust and imperfect form of repre- sentation . The resolutions are as follow : " Resolved , That the practice which has grown ...
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... elected or appointed to any office in this Commonwealth . SECTION 2. All officers whose election is not provided for in this Constitution shall be elected or appointed as may be directed by law . No person shall be ap- pointed to any ...
... elected or appointed to any office in this Commonwealth . SECTION 2. All officers whose election is not provided for in this Constitution shall be elected or appointed as may be directed by law . No person shall be ap- pointed to any ...
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... elected as the representatives to this body , were chosen , three from every Senatorial district , each voter being allowed to vote for two delegates ? The difficulty lies in this condition of things : It lies in the primary meetings ...
... elected as the representatives to this body , were chosen , three from every Senatorial district , each voter being allowed to vote for two delegates ? The difficulty lies in this condition of things : It lies in the primary meetings ...
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... elected to repre- sent a borough who knows nothing about the interests of the particular borough ? The difference here is that we by consti- tutional provision require the representa- tive to live within the district which he represents ...
... elected to repre- sent a borough who knows nothing about the interests of the particular borough ? The difference here is that we by consti- tutional provision require the representa- tive to live within the district which he represents ...
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Achenbach Addicks adjourn adopted Ainey Allegheny Alricks amendment Andrew apportion apportionment apportionment bill Bailey Bannan Bartholomew Beebe Biddle Bigler Boyd Brodhead Broomall BUCKALEW Bullitt Chair CLERK Committee on Revision Commonwealth Constitution Convention Cronmiller Curtin Cuyler Dallas DARLINGTON David N Debates delegate districts division elected entitled fractions Funck gentleman gerrymandering go into committee HARRY WHITE Hazzard Henry W Heverin House Hunsicker J. N. PURVIANCE J. S. BLACK John Price KAINE Lamberton lature Lawrence legislation Legislature Lilly Littleton M'Clean M'Michael M'Murray MacConnell MACVEAGH Mann Mantor ment Messrs mittee motion was agreed move Newlin Niles o'clock Palmer person Philadelphia population PRESIDENT PRICE WETHERILL proposition Purman question ratio Reed representation representative resolution Runk second reading second the call Senate session Smith strike Struthers third reading tion Turrell vention vote W. H. SMITH whole Woodward word yeas and nays