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... present time , the Trunk or Central railroad , commencing at Pensacola and running eastwardly from Deerpoint , at the opposite side of Pensacola bay , along or as near the route of the old Bellamy or Federal road as is practicable , to ...
... present time , the Trunk or Central railroad , commencing at Pensacola and running eastwardly from Deerpoint , at the opposite side of Pensacola bay , along or as near the route of the old Bellamy or Federal road as is practicable , to ...
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... of this work , have been reserved from sale by the United States for " naval purposes . " These reser- vations are profitless , and the lands should be sold . Their being 17 held as at present , is injurious to the 16.
... of this work , have been reserved from sale by the United States for " naval purposes . " These reser- vations are profitless , and the lands should be sold . Their being 17 held as at present , is injurious to the 16.
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... present ade- quate means for its construction , it will probably be deferred.- Few foreign capitalists are disposed to embark in such an undertak- ing , as a permanent investment of their means , especially when the proposed work is in ...
... present ade- quate means for its construction , it will probably be deferred.- Few foreign capitalists are disposed to embark in such an undertak- ing , as a permanent investment of their means , especially when the proposed work is in ...
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... present state of things they are utterly worthless to the United States . On the proposed routes of the great central railroad there are , in different sections of the State , vast tracts of these lands , at present of no value to the ...
... present state of things they are utterly worthless to the United States . On the proposed routes of the great central railroad there are , in different sections of the State , vast tracts of these lands , at present of no value to the ...
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... present condition , during such war , without gross direlection of federal duty . That the scientific and able engineers educated for , and in the federal service ought to be , ( when the federal government has so little appropriate ...
... present condition , during such war , without gross direlection of federal duty . That the scientific and able engineers educated for , and in the federal service ought to be , ( when the federal government has so little appropriate ...
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Page 11 - He shall preserve order and decorum ; may speak to points of order in preference to other members, rising from his seat for that purpose ; and shall decide questions of order, subject to an appeal to the House by any two members; on which appeal no member shall speak more than once, unless by leave of the House.
Page 323 - Every order, resolution, or vote to which the concurrence of both Houses may be necessary, except on questions of adjournment, shall be presented to the Governor, and before it shall take effect, be approved by him, or being disapproved, shall be repassed by both Houses according to the rules and limitations prescribed in the case of a bill.
Page 14 - No bill or joint resolution shall be committed or amended until it shall have been twice read, after which it may be referred to a committee...
Page 13 - ... [By the 16th and 17th rules of the Senate, when the yeas and nays shall be called for by one-fifth of the members present, each member called upon shall, unless for special reasons he be excused by the Senate, declare openly, and without debate, his assent or dissent to the question. In taking the yeas and nays, and upon the call of the House, the names of the members shall be taken alphabetically.
Page 120 - Every tax ought to be levied at the time, or in the manner in which it is most likely to be convenient for the contributor to pay it.
Page 13 - ... no motion for the reconsideration of any vote shall be in order after a bill, resolution, message, report, amendment, or motion upon which the vote was taken shall have gone out of the possession of the Senate announcing their decision...
Page 88 - That our Senators in Congress be instructed, and our Representatives be requested, to use their best exertions to procure the passage of a law of Congress donating...
Page 91 - An act to enable the State of Arkansas and other States to reclaim the 'swamp lands
Page 12 - When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received but to adjourn, to lie on the table, for the previous question...
Page 13 - He shall have the right to name any member to perform the duties of the chair, but such substitution shall not extend beyond an adjournment.