Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events: Embracing Political, Military, and Ecclesiastical Affairs; Public Documents; Biography, Statistics, Commerce, Finance, Literature, Science, Agriculture, and Mechanical IndustryD. Appleton, 1869 |
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... Committee on Reconstruc- tion . The majority of that commitee submitted , on March 11th , to the House of Representatives , a report in favor of the bill , which was to es- tablish the constitution thus rejected at the polls , chiefly ...
... Committee on Reconstruc- tion . The majority of that commitee submitted , on March 11th , to the House of Representatives , a report in favor of the bill , which was to es- tablish the constitution thus rejected at the polls , chiefly ...
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... Committee on Fees and Salaries reported on the House bill in regard to the pay of members and officers as follows : chaplain , $ 4 ; secretary , $ 10 ; assistant secretary , $ 8 ; clerk , $ 8 ; page , $ 4 ; doorkeeper , $ 6 ; presi ...
... Committee on Fees and Salaries reported on the House bill in regard to the pay of members and officers as follows : chaplain , $ 4 ; secretary , $ 10 ; assistant secretary , $ 8 ; clerk , $ 8 ; page , $ 4 ; doorkeeper , $ 6 ; presi ...
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... committee from among their own number , which shall be an organ of communication with the other branches of the Church , and with the different other Christian bodies who may desire infor- mation or conference on the subject ; the said ...
... committee from among their own number , which shall be an organ of communication with the other branches of the Church , and with the different other Christian bodies who may desire infor- mation or conference on the subject ; the said ...
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... committee upon Church Unity . The joint committee on intercommun- ion with the Eastern Churches reported favor- able progress for the project , and the commit- tee were continued , with the power to corre- spond with the authorities of ...
... committee upon Church Unity . The joint committee on intercommun- ion with the Eastern Churches reported favor- able progress for the project , and the commit- tee were continued , with the power to corre- spond with the authorities of ...
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... committee had submitted a report , declaring the object sought by the movement to be not a fusion of the two bodies or a submission of either to the superior authority of the other , or a modification of the services of one to ...
... committee had submitted a report , declaring the object sought by the movement to be not a fusion of the two bodies or a submission of either to the superior authority of the other , or a modification of the services of one to ...
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Page 265 - All men are by nature free and independent, and have certain inalienable rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty ; acquiring, possessing, and protecting property ; and pursuing and obtaining safety and happiness.
Page 111 - The United States of America and the Emperor of China cordially recognize the inherent and inalienable right of man to change his home and allegiance, and also the mutual advantage of the free migration and emigration of their citizens and subjects, respectively, from the one country to the other, for purposes of curiosity, of trade, or as permanent residents.
Page 100 - ... the passage from the physics of the brain to the corresponding facts of consciousness is unthinkable. Granted that a definite thought and a definite molecular action in the brain occur simultaneously, we do not possess the intellectual organ, nor. apparently, any rudiment of the organ, which would enable us to pass by a process of reasoning from the one phenomenon to the other.
Page 33 - A general diffusion of knowledge and intelligence being essential to the preservation of the rights and liberties of the people, the Legislature shall encourage by all suitable means the promotion of intellectual, scientific, moral, and agricultural improvement.
Page 162 - Under this article of the constitution it rests with congress to decide what government is the established one in a State. For as the United States guarantee to each State a republican government, congress -must necessarily decide what government is established in the State before it can determine whether it is republican or not.
Page 355 - Provided, That the secretaries of State, of the Treasury, of War, of the Navy, and of the Interior, the Postmaster-General, and the Attorney-General, shall hold their offices respectively for and during the term of the President by whom they may have been appointed and for one month thereafter, subject to removal by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Page 152 - And when the senators and representatives of a State are admitted into the councils of the Union, the authority of the government under which they are appointed, as well as its republican character, is recognized by the proper constitutional authority. And its decision is binding on every other department of the government, and could not be questioned in a judicial tribunal.
Page 112 - And, reciprocally, Chinese subjects visiting or residing in the United States, shall enjoy the same privileges, immunities, and exemptions in respect to travel or residence, as may there be enjoyed by the citizens or subjects of the most favored nation.
Page 323 - ... for the unexpired residue, whatever it may be, of any term originally created for a period of not less than...
Page 323 - Every man shall be entitled to be registered as a voter, and, when registered, to vote for a member or members to serve in Parliament for a borough, who is qualified as follows...