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Page xvii
... tion in the several States . Adequate accommodations for the great library , which is overgrow . ing the capacity of the rooms now occupied at the Capitol , should be provided without further delay . This invaluable collection of books ...
... tion in the several States . Adequate accommodations for the great library , which is overgrow . ing the capacity of the rooms now occupied at the Capitol , should be provided without further delay . This invaluable collection of books ...
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... tion of trade - dollar . Feb. 8 Common effort to be made by consuls at Shanghai to maintain the status quo respecting the Woo- sung telegraph . Shanghai harbor protection rules submitted to diplomatic corps : Question raised as to compe ...
... tion of trade - dollar . Feb. 8 Common effort to be made by consuls at Shanghai to maintain the status quo respecting the Woo- sung telegraph . Shanghai harbor protection rules submitted to diplomatic corps : Question raised as to compe ...
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... tion of Doctor Falk . The congratulations of the President upon the escape of the Emperor from assassination . The Emperor's condition not one of immediate danger ; the regency of the Crown Prince an ticipated ; the congress to meet in ...
... tion of Doctor Falk . The congratulations of the President upon the escape of the Emperor from assassination . The Emperor's condition not one of immediate danger ; the regency of the Crown Prince an ticipated ; the congress to meet in ...
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... tion in building a railway in Liberia to be sub- mitted to Congress . .do 188 Mr. Seward to Mr. Welsh .... Sept. 2 ... tion of the value of a temporary possessory privilege in respect of the fisheries : and in form- ing their estimate of ...
... tion in building a railway in Liberia to be sub- mitted to Congress . .do 188 Mr. Seward to Mr. Welsh .... Sept. 2 ... tion of the value of a temporary possessory privilege in respect of the fisheries : and in form- ing their estimate of ...
Page xxxv
... tion in building a railway in Liberia to be sub- mitted to Congress . 191 190 Mr. Hoppin to Mr. Evarts ... Mr. Evarts to Mr. Welsh 1 Approval of Mr. Welsh's conduct of the Condon case . Condon case : further correspondence .. Reviewing ...
... tion in building a railway in Liberia to be sub- mitted to Congress . 191 190 Mr. Hoppin to Mr. Evarts ... Mr. Evarts to Mr. Welsh 1 Approval of Mr. Welsh's conduct of the Condon case . Condon case : further correspondence .. Reviewing ...
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Page xii - Among the means which have been employed to this end none have been attended with greater success than the establishment of boards (composed of proper characters) charged with collecting and diffusing information, and enabled by premiums and small pecuniary aids to encourage and assist a spirit of discovery and improvement.
Page 304 - ... and also upon the Magdalen Islands, for the purpose of drying their nets and curing their fish; provided that, in so doing, they do not interfere with the rights of private property, or with British fishermen, in the peaceable use of any part of the said coasts in their occupancy for the same purpose.
Page 295 - Treaty, the amount of any compensation which, in their opinion, ought to be paid by the Government of the United States to the Government of Her Britannic Majesty...
Page vii - From and after the passage of this act it shall not be lawful to employ any part of the Army of the United States, as a posse comitatus or otherwise, for the purpose of executing the laws, except in such cases and under such circumstances as such employment of said force may be expressly authorized by the Constitution or by act of Congress...
Page 299 - Majesty conjointly ; and in case the third commissioner shall not have been so named within a period of three months from the date when this article shall take effect, then the third commissioner shall be named by the representative at London of His Majesty the Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary.
Page 163 - States; but proof of the identity of such articles shall be made, under general regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury...
Page 240 - that it is an essential principle of the law of nations that no power can liberate itself from the engagements of a treaty, nor modify the stipulations thereof, unless with the consent of the contracting powers by means of an amicable arrangement.
Page 380 - ... of His Hawaiian Majesty, that, so long as this Treaty shall remain in force, He will not lease or otherwise dispose of, or create any lien upon any port, harbor, or other territory in His dominions, or grant any special privilege or rights of use therein, to any other power, state or government, nor make any treaty by which any other nation shall obtain the same privileges, relative to the admission of any articles free of duty, hereby secured to the United States.
Page 331 - ... equally, subject, however, to any laws and regulations of either country, within its own territory, not inconsistent with such privilege of free navigation and applying equally and without discrimination to the inhabitants, ships, vessels, and boats of both countries.
Page 246 - Presents give and grant unto you, or any three or more of you, full power to call before you such persons as you shall judge likely to afford you any information upon the subject of this Our Commission ; and...