Journal: 1st-13th Congress. Repr. . 14th Congress, 1st Session-50th Congress, 1st Session, Volume 1 |
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... deceased ; which was read the first and second times , by unanimous con- sent , and , with the papers on file , referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs . Agreeably to notice , Mr. Davis asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill ( S ...
... deceased ; which was read the first and second times , by unanimous con- sent , and , with the papers on file , referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs . Agreeably to notice , Mr. Davis asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill ( S ...
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... deceased , praying to be allowed compensation for cer- tain services as an engineer , rendered by said Loammi Baldwin , at the re- quest of the Secretary of the Navy ; which was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs . Mr. Young ...
... deceased , praying to be allowed compensation for cer- tain services as an engineer , rendered by said Loammi Baldwin , at the re- quest of the Secretary of the Navy ; which was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs . Mr. Young ...
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... deceased , praying compensation for his services as an officer in the war of the revolution ; which was referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims . Mr. Williams , of Mississippi , presented the petition of William Dowsing ...
... deceased , praying compensation for his services as an officer in the war of the revolution ; which was referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims . Mr. Williams , of Mississippi , presented the petition of William Dowsing ...
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... deceased may receive a proportion of the prize money , due for prizes captured while serving under Commodore John Paul Jones ; and that a gold medal may be presented to his only sur- viving child and daughter , in commemoration of his ...
... deceased may receive a proportion of the prize money , due for prizes captured while serving under Commodore John Paul Jones ; and that a gold medal may be presented to his only sur- viving child and daughter , in commemoration of his ...
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... deceased , an officer in the army of the revolution , praying to be allowed a pension ; which was referred to the Committee on Pensions . Mr. Benton submitted documents in relation to the bill ( S. 1 ) for the graduation and reduction ...
... deceased , an officer in the army of the revolution , praying to be allowed a pension ; which was referred to the Committee on Pensions . Mr. Benton submitted documents in relation to the bill ( S. 1 ) for the graduation and reduction ...
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Agreeably to notice Alabama Arkansas asked and obtained Benton bill H. R. Clay Committee of Claims Committee on Commerce Committee on Pensions Committee on Public Committee on Revolutionary Congress Connecticut Crittenden deceased desired by one-fifth District of Columbia entitled An act following bills following motion Foster reported Fulton further consideration granting a pension heirs House of Representatives Hubbard leave to bring legal representatives Linn Merrick Messrs Mississippi Mouton nays being desired Norvell obtained leave Ordered praying Prentiss presented the memorial presented the petition President printed Private Land Claims proceeded to consider Public Lands read a third referred the bill relief of John relief of William reported a bill request the concurrence resolution Resolved Revolutionary Claims Roane Ruggles second reading Secretary of War Senate proceeded Senators present Sevier Smith Southard submitted the following Tallmadge Territory of Iowa Territory of Wisconsin Tipton Treasury unanimous consent United voted Wright yeas and nays
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Page 277 - Resolved, That the President, in the late Executive proceedings in relation to the public revenue, has assumed upon himself authority and power not conferred by the Constitution and laws, but in derogation of both.
Page 271 - An act to provide for the better security of the lives of passengers on board of vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam...
Page 96 - An act to authorize the State of Tennessee to issue grants and perfect titles to certain lands therein described, and to settle the claims to the vacant and unappropriated lands within the same,' passed the eighteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and six.
Page 114 - Legislatures thereof shall direct ; and located in parcels conformably to sectional divisions and subdivisions, of not less than three hundred and twenty acres in any one location...
Page 7 - Congress toward the close of their last session. The offer to negotiate a convention for the appointment of a joint commission of survey and exploration I am, however, assured will be met by Her Majesty's Government in a conciliatory and friendly spirit, and instructions to enable the British minister here to conclude such an arrangement will be transmitted to him without needless delay.
Page 9 - It is moreover agreed that hereafter there shall not be formed by the citizens of the United States, or under the authority of the said States, any establishment upon the Northwest Coast of America, nor in any of the islands adjacent to the north of fifty-four degrees and forty minutes of north latitude; and that in the same manner there shall be none formed by Russian subjects or under the authority of Russia south of the same parallel, Art.
Page 10 - ... settlement of the difficulties between France and Mexico will soon reestablish the harmonious relations formerly subsisting between them and again open the ports of that Republic to the vessels of all friendly nations. A convention for marking that part of the boundary between the United States and the Republic of Texas which extends from the mouth of the Sabine to the Red River was concluded and signed at this city on the 25th of April last. It has since been ratified by both Governments, and...
Page 8 - Information has been given to me, derived from official and other sources, that many citizens of the United States have associated together to make hostile incursions from our territory into Canada and to aid and abet insurrection there, in violation of the obligations and laws of the United States and in open disregard of their duties as citizens.
Page 114 - That the lands herein granted to the States above named shall not be disposed of at a price less than one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre, until otherwise authorized by a law of the United States...
Page 463 - Act in addition to an act to prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States, from and after the first day of January, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eight...