Joint Resolution Inviting the Republic of Cuba to Become a State of the American Union: Remarks of Hon. Francis G. Newlands of Nevada in the Senate of the United States, November 23 and 25, 1903, Volume 11895 - 16 pages |
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... point gained for a people which until a short time ago was governed by antiquated laws . Furthermore , we have gained the suppression of the differential flag and export duties ; the reduction of more than 35 per cent . of 17.
... point gained for a people which until a short time ago was governed by antiquated laws . Furthermore , we have gained the suppression of the differential flag and export duties ; the reduction of more than 35 per cent . of 17.
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... cent . of the budget incurred by the last war ; the public and official acceptation by all political parties , of a great part of our financial programme , and the recognition of the prin- ciple of decentralization , which will ...
... cent . of the budget incurred by the last war ; the public and official acceptation by all political parties , of a great part of our financial programme , and the recognition of the prin- ciple of decentralization , which will ...
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... cent , and a much larger proportion of these wretched beings were landed in an enfeebled condition . Coming , too , from a temperate climate , they are not capable of enduring the exposure to the tropical sun , in which the African ...
... cent , and a much larger proportion of these wretched beings were landed in an enfeebled condition . Coming , too , from a temperate climate , they are not capable of enduring the exposure to the tropical sun , in which the African ...
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... cent on its present average value in our markets . On lard , of which the importation from the United States was ... cents per quintal . Of beef , dry and jerked , but 339,161 pounds were imported from the United States , paying a duty ...
... cent on its present average value in our markets . On lard , of which the importation from the United States was ... cents per quintal . Of beef , dry and jerked , but 339,161 pounds were imported from the United States , paying a duty ...
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... cent . Is it extravagant to predict that , with Cuba annexed , we should in a few years have as complete control of this great staple - which has long since ceased to be a luxury and become almost a necessity of life - as we now have of ...
... cent . Is it extravagant to predict that , with Cuba annexed , we should in a few years have as complete control of this great staple - which has long since ceased to be a luxury and become almost a necessity of life - as we now have of ...
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Page 12 - It is impossible that the allied powers should extend their political system to any portion of either continent without endangering our peace and happiness ; nor can any one believe that our Southern brethren, if left to themselves, would adopt it of their own accord. It is equally impossible, therefore, that we should behold such interposition in any form with indifference.
Page 25 - I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.
Page 124 - ... which forfeiture shall only apply to the whole of the merchandise or the value thereof in the case or package containing the particular article or articles of merchandise to which such fraud or false paper or statement relates.
Page 26 - ... there are laws of political as well as of physical gravitation ; and if an apple, severed by the tempest from its native tree, cannot choose but fall to the ground, Cuba, forcibly disjoined from its own unnatural connection with Spain, and incapable of self-support, can gravitate only towards the North American Union, which, by the same law of nature, cannot cast her off from its bosom.
Page 17 - I agree with you that the time is come for offering mediation to the United States Government with a view to the recognition of the independence of the Confederates. I agree further that in case of failure, we ought ourselves to recognize the Southern States as an independent State.
Page 44 - Manchester, and compare it with what it was at the close of the last and the commencement of the present century, we shall find that at that period the useful and industrial arts were comparatively of little importance.
Page 26 - Cuba, almost in sight of our shores, from a multitude of considerations has become an object of transcendent importance to the commercial and political interests of our Union. Its commanding position with reference to the Gulf of Mexico and the West India seas...
Page 83 - I discover any error in the said invoice, or in the account now rendered of the said goods, wares, and merchandise, or receive any other invoice of the same, I will immediately make the same known to the collector of this district. And I do further solemnly and truly declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief [insert the name and residence of...
Page 5 - During the late conflict between Austria and Hungary there seemed to be a prospect that the latter might become an independent nation. However faint that prospect at the time appeared, I thought it my duty, in accordance with the general sentiment of the American people, who deeply sympathized with the Magyar patriots, to stand prepared, upon the contingency of the establishment by her of a permanent government, to be the first to welcome independent Hungary into the family of nations.
Page 60 - The forfeiture provided for in this section shall apply to the whole of the merchandise or the value thereof in the case or package containing the particular article or articles in each invoice which are undervalued...