excessive, prohibited, 50, 254. no national, 119. America inhabited when colonized, 9. Bankruptcy and insolvency, 118. Appellate jurisdiction, 210. Appointment of representatives, 66. Appointments made by the executive, Bills become law, 30, 98. fail to become law, 96. of credit, 148. signed by whom, 97. Blount, William, 76, 84. Coinage of money, 119, 148. Coins, value of foreign, fixed, 120. Collector of port, his duties, 106. Colonies affected by acts of Parlia- dependencies of England, 12. form a union, 13. New England, unite, 13. no right to form alliances, 12. politically distinct, 13. Colonists emigrated from England, 11. 12. established provincial legislatures, 11. filled with the spirit of liberty, 11. rights of British subjects, 11, 12. Commander-in-chief, 38, 172. Commerce, Congress has power to regulation of, 31, 153. under the Confederation, 113. of King of England, 7. Indian Affairs, 201. Committee of Conference, 96. the States, 16, 155. Common laws, suits at, 50. Compensation of members of Con- President of Senate, 90. Concurrent powers, 100. Confederate government, 17. Confederation, Articles of, 15, 270. revision of, 20. unsatisfactory, 17. Confidential legislative sessions, 85. Congress, act of, goes into effect, 99. legislates over certain places, 33. makes necessary laws, 140. Constitution, objects in establishing, 54. of United States, 25. went into operation, when, 58. government, 18. Constitutions collected from ancient usages, &c., 53. commercial agents, 180. Continental Congress, 9. its power, 16. tax laid by, 102. members of, compensated, 29, 88, Contract defined, 149. obligation of, 149. Controversies, 40. States, 21. proceedings of, 46. officers of United States cannot be Conviction on impeachment, 28. of delegates, 13. what it includes, 56. Congressional districts, 80. Copyright defined, 127. how obtained, 127. punishment for, 121. Court, Circuit, 209, 210. of claims, 214. Supreme, 207. Courts, martial, 248. of United States, judges of, 39. Connecticut, governor chosen by the Credit, bills of, 148. freemen, 11. Consignee, 107. Consignor, 107. Constitution, a State can alter its, 231. and the laws of United States amendment of, 42, 48, 232. difficulties in its formation, 20. how resembles Confederation, 70. legal operation of new, 22. Crew-list, 112. Crimes, capital, 49, 248. committed on the high seas, 216. DARTMOUTH College, 150. Debts contracted before the adoption of United States, 235. intentions, 116. rights, 9, 14, 260. |